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Junction-Wallace Emerson

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 23,484

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
38.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.8% (estimated) · 2016: 44.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.1%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 10.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%42%2016: 41.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.4%2016: 24% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.2%2016: 11.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.9%2011: 23.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.4%2011: 17.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 10.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.3%2016: 31.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%15.9%2011: 19.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 16.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19%2016: 21.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.8%2016: 4.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.1%2016: 19.1% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%46.3%2016: 38.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%82.4%2016: 81.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.8%2016: 10.7% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%6.7%2016: 8.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%54.6%2016: 51% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%43.8%2016: 47.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
23.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 18.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%49.8%2016: 47.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%49.8%2016: 52% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%7.8%2016: 7.9% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%11.9%2016: 12.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.6%2016: 8.9% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.8%2016: 5.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%39.6%2016: 42.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%26.8%2016: 22.8% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%39.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%16.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%14.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%49.4%2016: 36.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%32.7%2016: 48.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.3%2016: 5.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%4.4%2016: 7.9% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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