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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
42 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.4 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.3% (estimated) · 2016: 29.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.9%2016: 19.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.6%2016: 11.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 25%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.9%2016: 33.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.4%2016: 11%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.6%2011: 42.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.1%2011: 30.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.1%2011: 6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14%2016: 14.3%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.2%2011: 8.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.1%2016: 12.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.8%2016: 21.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%24.6%2016: 23.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24%2016: 23.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.5%2016: 19.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%3.8%2016: 3.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%36.3%2016: 37.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%59.8%2016: 58.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%8.5%2016: 9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%88.5%2016: 88.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3%2016: 2.4%
Homes
Condominiums
0.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%92.7%2016: 93.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%7.1%2016: 6.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94%2016: 94.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 1.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.2%2016: 0.3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 2.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.5%2016: 0.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%31.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.4%2016: 90.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.7%2016: 7%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1%2016: 0.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.6%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 0.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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