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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: 36 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 (estimated) · 2011: 3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.9 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
28.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 59.8% (estimated) · 2016: 31.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.4%2016: 20.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.8%2016: 12.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.5%2016: 27.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.7%2016: 29.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.4%2016: 9.9% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%41.1%2011: 46.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.7%2011: 23.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 4.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.1%2016: 15% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.3%2011: 11.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.2%2016: 3.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13.9%2016: 13.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.2%2016: 5.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.4%2016: 25.1% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%60.8%2016: 53% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.4%2016: 89.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.5%2016: 8.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%60.5%2016: 60.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%38.3%2016: 37.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
26.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 27.9% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.6%2016: 88.7% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%14.2%2016: 11.3% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%73.4%2016: 74.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.3%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%15.6%2016: 13.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.7%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%71.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.3%2016: 91.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.2%2016: 6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.7%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.2%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.2% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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