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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
41.1 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 41.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.6% (estimated) · 2016: 35.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.7%2016: 18.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.6%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.5%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.9%2016: 30.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.8%2016: 13.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.3%2011: 28.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.1%2011: 28% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 7.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.9%2016: 25.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.9%2011: 7.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.5%2016: 4.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.7%2016: 16.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.8%2016: 5.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.3%2016: 22.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%61.7%2016: 52.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.6%2016: 90% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.8%2016: 9.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.5% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.3%2016: 83.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.6%2016: 15% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
24.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 22.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.2%2016: 82.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.4%2016: 17.8% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.9%2016: 74.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.8%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.4%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%21.5%2016: 21.5% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2011: 0.8% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%48.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%3.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.6%2016: 81.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.8%2016: 10.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 3.3% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.8%2016: 4.9% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.9%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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