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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
41.3 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 38.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.7 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.9 (estimated) · 2011: 1.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
46.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 60.6% (estimated) · 2016: 40.5% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.7%2016: 14.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.1%2016: 7.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36.3%2016: 35.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.6%2016: 30.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.9%2016: 12.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.8%2011: 13% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.1%2011: 20.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 8.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%47.5%2016: 39.9% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 11% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.7%2016: 4.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.7%2016: 20.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17%2016: 23.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%42.8%2016: 48.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.8%2016: 88.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%11.2%2016: 10.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.3% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.8%2016: 87.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.2%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
23.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 17.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%53.1%2016: 59.7% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%46.9%2016: 41% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.1%2016: 46% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 4.3% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%18.4%2016: 14.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%12%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%24.1%2016: 19.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 0.7% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%42.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%6.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%31.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%76.2%2016: 71.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.7%2016: 9.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7.6%2016: 7.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%4.8%2016: 10% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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