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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
38.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.6 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
28.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 18.9% (estimated) · 2016: 20%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.8%2016: 22.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.4%2016: 9.9%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.1%2016: 23.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.8%2016: 26.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.6%2016: 18.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.3%2011: 30.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.6%2011: 36.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.5%2011: 4.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.2%2016: 22.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.5%2011: 2.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.8%2016: 14.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.2%2016: 29%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 11.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32%2016: 31.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18%2016: 13%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.5%2016: 94.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.9%2016: 2.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.6%2016: 2.6%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%78.2%2016: 78.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%20.8%2016: 19.7%
Homes
Condominiums
1.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.6%2016: 89%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.4%2016: 10.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.1%2016: 92.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.9%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.7%2016: 2.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.3%2016: 4.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.2%2016: 92%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.7%2016: 8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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