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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
50 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.8 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
35.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.4% (estimated) · 2016: 36.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.8%2016: 14.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 11.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23%2016: 19%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.1%2016: 31.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.1%2016: 23.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.8%2011: 30.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.5%2011: 31.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 8% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.7%2016: 26.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.4%2011: 5.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.7%2016: 6.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.9%2016: 30.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.2%2016: 21.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.5%2016: 30.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.7%2016: 10.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.9%2016: 96.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.8%2016: 2.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.6%2016: 93.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.4%2016: 5.2%
Homes
Condominiums
7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.7%2016: 77%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%19.3%2016: 22.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%72.7%2016: 78%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.6%2016: 4.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.2%2016: 0.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14%2016: 14.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.7%2016: 1.8%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 92.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.8%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 3.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 1.2%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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