Georgian Bay
Small town · Ontario · Population 3,441
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
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 48.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.8% · 2016: 30.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.9%2016: 8.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.7%2016: 8.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.9%2016: 16%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.9%2016: 36%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.1%2016: 30.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.7%2011: 20.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.6%2011: 38.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 6.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.8%2016: 27%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.9%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.4%2016: 23.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.2%2016: 32.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.4%2016: 10%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 24.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.3%2016: 10%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.3%2016: 96%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.7%2016: 4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.4%2016: 90.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.4%2016: 8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.2%2016: 88.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.5%2016: 11.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.9%2016: 90.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.2%2016: 1.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.2%2016: 2.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.3%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 2.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90%2016: 88.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.7%2016: 4.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 3.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021