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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
38.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 39 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.6% (estimated) · 2016: 36.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 19.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.2%2016: 12.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.2%2016: 26.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.9%2016: 27.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.5%2016: 13.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.4%2011: 32.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.8%2011: 25.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.7%2011: 10.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.3%2016: 24.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.8%2011: 9.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.9%2016: 20.5% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.8%2016: 19.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%29.1%2016: 29% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.3%2016: 19.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.9%2016: 11.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.2%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%69.5%2016: 72.4% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%30.3%2016: 27.5% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.8%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%96.1%2016: 96.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
6.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.5%2016: 69.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%32.7%2016: 30.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%61.5%2016: 62.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%10%2016: 10.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.3%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.7%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.6%2016: 15.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.8%2011: 1.4% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.2%2016: 95% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.6%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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