Kensington
Small town · Prince Edward Island · Population 1,812
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
- 50 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.6% (estimated) · 2016: 41.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.3%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 10.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.3%2016: 19.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.2%2016: 30.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.3%2016: 24.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.3%2011: 23.5% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.2%2011: 27.3% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 9.8% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35.3%2016: 34%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.4%2011: 5.3% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.4%2016: 6.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35%2016: 27.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 13.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25%2016: 30.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.4%2016: 22.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.3%2016: 90.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.7%2016: 9.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.9%2016: 96%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 2.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.9%2016: 1.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%56.1%2016: 61.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%43.9%2016: 38%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%54.9%2016: 55%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%13.9%2016: 11.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.1%2016: 7.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.2%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.5%2016: 16.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.5%2016: 9.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.9%2016: 89%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.7%2016: 6.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3%2016: 2.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021