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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
28.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 26.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 28.1 years
Average household size
3.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.2 · 2011: 3.4 · 2016: 3.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37% · 2016: 45.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%30.1%2016: 28.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15%2016: 17.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.7%2016: 26.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.7%2016: 21.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%7.4%2016: 6.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%44%2011: 47.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.4%2011: 25.9%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.6%2011: 4.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.6%2016: 15.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.3%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.8%2016: 17.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%36.2%2016: 35.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13%2016: 14.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.7%2016: 24.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.2%2016: 7.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%78.4%2016: 76.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.6%2016: 0.7%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%17%2016: 19.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4%2016: 3.5%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%53.5%2016: 50.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%11.2%2016: 14%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%35.3%2016: 35.6%
Homes
Condominiums
2.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.5%2016: 83.2%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.5%2016: 17.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83.6%2016: 88%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.9%2016: 3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.9%2016: 4.3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.9%2016: 3.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.4%2016: 1.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%45%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.6%2016: 93.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.6%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2%2016: 3.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 2%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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