Kitchener
City · Ontario · Population 256,885
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
- 37.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.2% · 2016: 41.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.5%2016: 17.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%31.4%2016: 29.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.5%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.7%2016: 13.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28%2011: 29.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.6%2011: 23.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.3%2011: 9.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.7%2016: 27.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.5%2011: 10.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.2%2016: 11.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.6%2016: 26.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.5%2016: 6.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.7%2016: 27.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%34%2016: 27.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.5%2016: 91.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.2%2016: 6.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.3%2016: 2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.4%2016: 70.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%33.6%2016: 28.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 14.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 11.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%59.7%2016: 62.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%40.3%2016: 37.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%47.5%2016: 48.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.4%2016: 5.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.9%2016: 12.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.2%2016: 3.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.5%2016: 15.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%15.4%2016: 14.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.5%2016: 86.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.7%2016: 7.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021