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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
51.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.6 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
24.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.7% · 2016: 34.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 14.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 10%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.9%2016: 18.9%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.8%2016: 31.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.4%2016: 24.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.9%2011: 20%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.7%2011: 32.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 7.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%42.8%2016: 42.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.3%2011: 4.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.4%2016: 14.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.7%2016: 38.3%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.4%2016: 17.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26%2016: 21.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.3%2016: 7.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.6%2016: 97.5%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.4%2016: 2.2%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.7%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.4%2016: 91.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.9%2016: 8.2%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.7%2016: 77.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.6%2016: 22%
  • Band or local government housing0.7%2016: 0.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.3%2016: 78.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.2%2016: 3.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 4.3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.2%2016: 6.4%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.9%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.8%2016: 7.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%47.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.9%2016: 87.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%13.2%2016: 7.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 4.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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