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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
45.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.1 years
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.3% · 2016: 29.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.2%2016: 17%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 11.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 23%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.1%2016: 28.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23%2016: 20%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.1%2011: 33.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.6%2011: 33.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 7.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.8%2016: 22%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.7%2011: 5.5%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.3%2016: 15.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.2%2016: 27%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.5%2016: 9.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.1%2016: 31.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.9%2016: 16.9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.3%2016: 91%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7%2016: 6.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.6%2016: 2.7%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.2%2016: 81.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.5%2016: 17.6%
Homes
Condominiums
2.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.7%2016: 84.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%15.3%2016: 15.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83%2016: 84.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 3.2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.3%2016: 5.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.2%2016: 5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.8%2016: 95.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.1%2016: 0.3%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.5%2016: 3.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 0.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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