Harbour Breton
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,477
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
- 52 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 19.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 17.4% · 2016: 17.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.9%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.3%2016: 20.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%36.3%2016: 37.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.1%2016: 19%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.4%2011: 33.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.3%2011: 34.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 6.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.2%2016: 17.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.9%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%27.1%2016: 26.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.4%2016: 32.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10%2016: 12%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.2%2016: 20.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.4%2016: 7.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.3%2016: 99.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.7%2016: 0.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%100%2016: 99.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.5%2016: 84.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.7%2016: 15.9%
- Band or local government housing0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.4%2016: 93.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 4.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.4%2016: 0.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.6%2016: 86.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.7%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.3%2016: 6.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.3%2016: 7.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021