Holyrood
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 2,471
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
- 49.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.5% · 2016: 29.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.6%2016: 16.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.5%2016: 23.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.4%2016: 31.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.1%2016: 20.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.6%2011: 28.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.2%2011: 31%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.1%2016: 20.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.5%2011: 9.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.6%2016: 11.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.5%2016: 14%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.6%2016: 17%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.1%2016: 40%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.5%2016: 17.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98%2016: 97.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.8%2016: 2.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.4%2016: 99.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.6%2016: 0.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.4%2016: 86.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.1%2016: 13.8%
- Band or local government housing0.5%2006: 0.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.5%2016: 92.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 1.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%34.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.4%2016: 89.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.2%2016: 3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3%2016: 3.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 4.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021