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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
39.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 35.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
39%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.2% (estimated) · 2016: 42.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19%2016: 20.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 29.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 26% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.3%2016: 10.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.8%2011: 30.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.1%2011: 19.3% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.3%2011: 15% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.9%2016: 22.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.9%2011: 11.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.9%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.4%2016: 25.6% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.6%2016: 10% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 29.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%26.1%2016: 21.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.2%2016: 92% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.8%2016: 6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.7%2016: 1.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.2%2016: 70.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%32.4%2016: 27.4% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
26.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 24.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.2%2016: 67.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%32.3%2016: 32.2% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing0.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%47%2016: 47.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.6%2016: 7.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%25.1%2016: 25.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%19.2%2016: 19.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2011: 1.5% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%67.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.5%2016: 84.3% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.9%2016: 11.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 3.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%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.