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Kingsway South

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 8,935

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
49 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 45.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.3 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
26.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32% (estimated) · 2016: 32.7% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.2%2016: 17.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.3%2016: 11.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.6%2016: 18.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.2%2016: 31% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.9%2016: 21.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%36.3%2011: 36.6% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.2%2011: 26.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 7.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.5%2016: 23.6% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.2%2011: 5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%0.6%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%7.9%2016: 9.8% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%0.8%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13.3%2016: 15.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%76.3%2016: 72.2% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86%2016: 85.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.4%2016: 13.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%76.6%2016: 76% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%22.1%2016: 22.3% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
18%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.2%2016: 81.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.4%2016: 18.7% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67%2016: 65% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.3%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.9%2016: 9.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%19.1%2016: 22% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%58.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%9.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%8.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%73.5%2016: 62.1% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%14.1%2016: 32% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 3.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.6%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.