Gananoque
Small town · Ontario · Population 5,383
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
- 53.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.6 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.5% · 2016: 39.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.8%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.9%2016: 31.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.6%2016: 26.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16%2011: 20.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29%2011: 28.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 10%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.6%2016: 35.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.3%2016: 13.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.7%2016: 32.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.2%2016: 7.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.1%2016: 31.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.5%2016: 14.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.3%2016: 91.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.5%2016: 8.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.4%2016: 93.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 2.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.4%2016: 3.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.5%2016: 64%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%36.1%2016: 35.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%52.7%2016: 54.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.8%2016: 9.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.5%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 2.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%25.4%2016: 24.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4.5%2016: 3.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%49.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.7%2016: 76.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%11.3%2016: 20.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.1%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021