French River / Rivière des Français
Small town · Ontario · Population 2,828
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
- 58 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.7 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.5% · 2016: 35.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.3%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6%2016: 6.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.1%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.1%2016: 39.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.8%2016: 25.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.7%2011: 17.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.4%2011: 45.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 4.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.9%2016: 27%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.5%2011: 8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.4%2016: 17.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.7%2016: 28.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.7%2016: 11.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.9%2016: 31.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.6%2016: 11.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%48.4%2016: 42.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.1%2016: 1.5%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%50.2%2016: 55.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%53.5%2016: 49.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%39.4%2016: 45.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.1%2016: 4.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.1%2016: 82.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.6%2016: 17.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.4%2016: 90.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 3.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.9%2016: 5.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2011: 1.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88%2016: 94.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.3%2016: 3.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.7%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021