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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
42.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.1 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
24.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.1% · 2016: 25.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.9%2016: 19.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 11.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 25.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.2%2016: 27.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.3%2016: 16%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.8%2011: 30.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.8%2011: 31.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.5%2011: 4.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.2%2016: 27.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.8%2011: 5.8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.9%2016: 18.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.7%2016: 20.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%33.9%2016: 42.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 11.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.1%2016: 8.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%85%2016: 86.3%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15%2016: 13.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.8%2016: 99.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.8%
Homes
Condominiums
8.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.7%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%72.3%2016: 75.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%27.7%2016: 24.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.6%2016: 70.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 0.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%11.9%2016: 12.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.7%2016: 14.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.3%2016: 86%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.3%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 5.4%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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