Hamilton
City · Ontario · Population 569,353
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
- 40.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.4% · 2016: 35.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16%2016: 16.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 25.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.3%2016: 28.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.3%2016: 17.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.2%2011: 28.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.8%2011: 23%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.3%2011: 10.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.9%2016: 28.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.8%2011: 9.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.4%2016: 12.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.7%2016: 26.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.6%2016: 7.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.4%2016: 29.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%31%2016: 25%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.3%2016: 92.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.8%2016: 5.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.9%2016: 1.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%71.4%2016: 73.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%27.5%2016: 25.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%65.7%2016: 67.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%34.3%2016: 32.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%56.2%2016: 57.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3%2016: 3.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.3%2016: 11.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 3.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.5%2016: 8.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%16.4%2016: 15.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.4%2016: 83%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%7.4%2016: 10.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.6%2016: 4.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021