Leamington
Town · Ontario · Population 29,680
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
- 41.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 44% · 2016: 33.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.5%2016: 18.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.5%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.5%2016: 23.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.1%2016: 26.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.3%2016: 19.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.6%2011: 32.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.2%2011: 26.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.7%2011: 9.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.5%2016: 25.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10%2011: 8.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%30.1%2016: 30.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.6%2016: 29%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.7%2016: 6.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.2%2016: 23.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.4%2016: 10.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.5%2016: 88.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.6%2016: 6.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%5.9%2016: 4.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%61.3%2016: 62%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%37.6%2016: 36.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.3%2016: 69.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.7%2016: 30.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%64.6%2016: 65.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.3%2016: 8.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.5%2016: 7.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 3.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.6%2016: 9.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%7%2016: 5.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.3%2016: 91.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.3%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.3%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 1.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021