Humber Arm South
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,537
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: 43.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 48 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 21.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 15.5% · 2016: 21.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.7%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 9.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.5%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%35.8%2016: 36.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 18.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.8%2011: 26.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.3%2011: 27.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.1%2011: 11.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.1%2016: 23.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.6%2011: 12.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.6%2016: 26.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.2%2016: 22.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.5%2016: 11.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.1%2016: 33%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.9%2016: 7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.1%2016: 99.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.6%2016: 0.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99%2016: 99.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.9%2016: 90.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.4%2016: 10.3%
- Band or local government housing0.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95.7%2016: 95.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.9%2016: 3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.4%2016: 0.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 87.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.5%2016: 6.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.5%2016: 4%
Statistics Canada, 2021