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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
48.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.6 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.4% (estimated) · 2016: 24.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.9%2016: 12.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 11.9%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.9%2016: 22%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32%2016: 34.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.9%2016: 18.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.1%2011: 26.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.5%2011: 26.7% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 9.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35%2016: 30.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.2%2011: 9.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%25.3%2016: 33.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.4%2016: 23.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.6%2016: 14.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.4%2016: 22.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.2%2016: 6.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.3%2016: 0.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%70.6%2016: 67.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%29.2%2016: 32.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.8%2016: 2.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%97.5%2016: 96.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
Homes
Condominiums
6.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.3%2016: 81.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.7%2016: 18%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.1%2016: 83.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%6%2016: 5.6%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 1.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.7%2016: 7.3%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 94%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.4%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.8%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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