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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
44.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.8 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
27.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 23.8% (estimated) · 2016: 26.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.1%2016: 23.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 10.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.3%2016: 22.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.3%2016: 23.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 20.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.9%2011: 26% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.4%2011: 37% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.5%2011: 6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.7%2016: 30.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.5%2011: 4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.8%2016: 11%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.3%2016: 34.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.1%2016: 13.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.3%2016: 28.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.6%2016: 11.9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.4%2016: 95.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.2%2016: 2.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 1.9%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.6%2016: 70.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.3%2016: 1.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.1%2016: 27.5%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.6%2016: 86.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%10.2%2016: 13.6%
  • Band or local government housing1.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92%2016: 88.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.3%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 7.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.5%2016: 3.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%35.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.9%2016: 88%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.7%2016: 7.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.9%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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