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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
44 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.4 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
31%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.6% · 2016: 29.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.9%2016: 18.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.2%2016: 13.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 21.9%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.1%2016: 30.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.5%2016: 15.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.7%2011: 42.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.8%2011: 26.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 8.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.9%2016: 17.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.4%2011: 6.5%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.7%2016: 4.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.3%2016: 23.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.8%2016: 7.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.7%2016: 30.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%41.4%2016: 34.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.5%2016: 87.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%11.4%2016: 11.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.1%2016: 0.7%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.6%2016: 78.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 2.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%22.5%2016: 18.4%
Homes
Condominiums
7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.7%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.4%2016: 93.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%8.7%2016: 6.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.4%2016: 85.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.5%2016: 6.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.6%2016: 1.7%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 4.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.8%2016: 1.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.7%2016: 97.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.6%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.4%2016: 1.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.3%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%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.