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People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
46 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.7 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
49.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46% (estimated) · 2016: 43.6%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.2%2016: 20.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 10.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.9%2016: 22.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.6%2016: 30.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.9%2016: 16.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.7%2011: 37.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.5%2011: 34%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.2%2011: 6.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.8%2016: 12.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.9%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.8%2016: 11.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.8%2016: 34.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.8%2016: 14.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.1%2016: 22.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.5%2016: 17%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.7%2016: 96.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.1%2016: 2.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88%2016: 86.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 1.3%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.2%2016: 11.8%
Homes
Condominiums
2.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%90.6%2016: 92.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%8.7%2016: 7.6%
  • Band or local government housing0.7%2006: 1.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.5%2016: 84.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.7%2016: 1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%21.8%2016: 13.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%9.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%31.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%22.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.4%2016: 96%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 1.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.6%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.1%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.