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Lansing-Westgate

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 15,980

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
40.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 39.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.8% (estimated) · 2016: 48% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.5%2016: 15% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.1%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%31.3%2016: 32.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.3%2016: 26.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.5%2016: 13.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.1%2011: 28.5% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.6%2011: 21.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 8.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.4%2016: 28.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.2%2011: 12.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.4%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13%2016: 13.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%1.6%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.8%2016: 17.5% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%66.4%2016: 64.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.8%2016: 88.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.4%2016: 9.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.8%2016: 2.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%48.8%2016: 51.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%50.3%2016: 47.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
39%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 39% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%56.8%2016: 58.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%43.6%2016: 41.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%36.5%2016: 36% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.8%2016: 10.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%50.1%2016: 50.9% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%30.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%63.9%2016: 51.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%27.2%2016: 39.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 7% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.5% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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