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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
53.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.2 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
32.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.1% · 2016: 20.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.4%2016: 14.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.5%2016: 7.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.4%2016: 19.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.3%2016: 34.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.6%2016: 24.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.5%2011: 21.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32%2011: 35.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35.3%2016: 31%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.7%2016: 19.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.2%2016: 28.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%22.6%2016: 24.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.8%2016: 20.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11%2016: 7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%13.2%2016: 12.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%29.5%2016: 31%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%57.3%2016: 56.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%26.4%2016: 25.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%68.1%2016: 71.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.6%2016: 3.2%
Homes
Condominiums
0.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.5%2016: 87%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.1%2016: 12.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.7%2016: 92%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.5%2016: 1.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 3.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 1.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 1.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.7%2016: 96.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.2%2016: 1.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.9%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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