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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
32.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 29.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 30.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
4.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.5 (estimated) · 2011: 4.1 (estimated) · 2016: 4.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 79.9% (estimated) · 2016: 48.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.5%2016: 27.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15.7%2016: 12.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.4%2016: 36.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.6%2016: 18.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%8.6%2016: 5.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.9%2011: 46.2% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%7.4%2011: 9.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.1%2011: 5.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%9.1%2016: 7.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%37.5%2011: 32.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.8%2016: 18.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.1%2016: 24.9% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.2%2016: 4.3% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19%2016: 17.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37%2016: 35.1% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88%2016: 88.9% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.1%2016: 3.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%9.8%2016: 7.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%23.4%2016: 22.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%76.2%2016: 76.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
19.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 25.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.4%2016: 76.1% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.6%2016: 24.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%65.3%2016: 62.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.1%2016: 4.8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.7%2016: 3.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%13.6%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.2%2016: 20.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%83.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.7%2016: 79.8% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%10.5%2016: 18.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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