Harbour Grace
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 2,796
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
- 54 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 19%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 14.7% · 2016: 17%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.6%2016: 12.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.3%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.5%2016: 34.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.1%2016: 24.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.6%2011: 26.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33%2011: 31.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.7%2011: 9.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.3%2016: 26.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.4%2011: 8.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.4%2016: 17.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.7%2016: 27.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.1%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.9%2016: 31.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.3%2016: 11.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.5%2016: 97.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.3%2016: 2.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.5%2016: 99.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.5%2016: 80.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 18.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.8%2016: 89.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 2.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.7%2016: 2.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.5%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.1%2016: 3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.5%2016: 85%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.2%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 4.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5%2016: 8.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021