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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
40.5 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 39.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
44.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 47% (estimated) · 2016: 47.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.3%2016: 14.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 10.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.6%2016: 33.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.5%2016: 26.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.4%2016: 15.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.8%2011: 19.6% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.7%2011: 21.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10%2011: 10.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.7%2016: 35.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.7%2011: 13% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.9%2016: 6.9% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.1%2016: 26.9% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.6%2016: 7.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.1%2016: 23.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%42.3%2016: 36% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91%2016: 91% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.6%2016: 7.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.6%2016: 77.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%21.4%2016: 20.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
32%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 39.9% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%55.1%2016: 62.7% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%44.7%2016: 37.8% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%36%2016: 37.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%23%2016: 24.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.7%2016: 22.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%16.3%2016: 11.2% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%43.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.4%2016: 79.2% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%8.3%2016: 13% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 6.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.8%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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