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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
44.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 47.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.1 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.2% (estimated) · 2016: 32.5% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.4%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 10.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.7%2016: 23.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28%2016: 30.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.6%2016: 22.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.1%2011: 22.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.5%2011: 30.3% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.8%2011: 9.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.9%2016: 27.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.7%2011: 13.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.7%2016: 9.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%23%2016: 24.6% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.1%2016: 14.2% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.7%2016: 28.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.1%2016: 22.4% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.8%2016: 88.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.4%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.7%2016: 10.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%79.1%2016: 77.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.8%2016: 5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.1%2016: 17.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.5%2016: 79.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%20.1%2016: 20.5% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing1.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.2%2016: 78.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.9%2016: 7.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.4%2016: 5.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.9%2016: 6.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%74.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%2.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.8%2016: 85.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%6.1%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1%2016: 2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 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.