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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
38.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 41.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.1 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
45.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 39% (estimated) · 2016: 41.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.9%2016: 14% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%35.3%2016: 30.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.6%2016: 30.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.2%2016: 12.2% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.5%2011: 17.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21%2011: 21% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.9%2011: 11.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.8%2016: 37.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%12.8%2011: 12.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.7%2016: 21.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.3%2016: 19.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%19.3%2016: 16.8% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.7%2016: 25.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%25.7%2016: 17.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%2.5%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%48%2016: 51.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%47.7%2016: 46.6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.3%2016: 1.5% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.5%2016: 3.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%73.8%2016: 80.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%22.7%2016: 16.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
12.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.3% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%37.4%2016: 41.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%61.2%2016: 58.1% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing1.5%2006: 1.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%11.5%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%27.1%2016: 27.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%57.4%2016: 55.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.3%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.6% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%49.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%8.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%58.2%2016: 54.7% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%32.3%2016: 35.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.7%2016: 6.7% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 3.2% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 0% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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