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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
48.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.2 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.4% (estimated) · 2016: 26.6%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.8%2016: 18.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 8.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.8%2016: 20.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.7%2016: 27.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.6%2016: 25.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.1%2011: 25.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.1%2011: 35.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.6%2011: 5.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.6%2016: 31.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.6%2011: 3.7% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.3%2016: 9.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.7%2016: 26.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.6%2016: 16.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.9%2016: 32.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.4%2016: 14.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.9%2016: 97.5%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.1%2016: 2.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.5%2016: 92.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.7%2016: 6.7%
Homes
Condominiums
4.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.4%2016: 84.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%17.6%2016: 16.8%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.5%2016: 83%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 0.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.3%2016: 10.4%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.5%2016: 4.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%35.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.5%2016: 79.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%11.7%2016: 17.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.9%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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