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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
40.1 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 41.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.8 (estimated) · 2011: 1.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
60.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 63% (estimated) · 2016: 58.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.9%2016: 14.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 11.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%33.8%2016: 38.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.6%2016: 26.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.8%2016: 9.7% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.9%2011: 10.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%15.9%2011: 16.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 9.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%44.5%2016: 44.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%15.8%2011: 15.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.7%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29%2016: 30.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.1%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.4%2016: 24% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27.6%2016: 23.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.4%2016: 90.6% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.4%2016: 7.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.9%2016: 1.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.2%2016: 64.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.5%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.3%2016: 32.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
13.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 10% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%27.3%2016: 25.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%72.7%2016: 73.6% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%23.3%2016: 21.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.6%2016: 4.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.3%2016: 4.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%62.3%2016: 65% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4%2016: 3.9% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%75.3%2016: 67.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%15.2%2016: 23.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.6%2016: 4.3% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.9%2016: 1.2% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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