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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
54.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.1 years
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.5% (estimated) · 2016: 30.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.1%2016: 13.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 8.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.7%2016: 19.6%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.2%2016: 35.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.7%2016: 23.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.5%2011: 18.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.8%2011: 28.8%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 8.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 36%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 10.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.7%2016: 18.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 30.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.4%2016: 12.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 23.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.7%2016: 14.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.4%2016: 96.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.6%2016: 2.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.1%2016: 90.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.2%2016: 8.8%
Homes
Condominiums
3.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.3%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.3%2016: 74.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.7%2016: 25.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69.4%2016: 63.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 1.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.4%2016: 4.7%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.9%2016: 3.3%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.8%2016: 5.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.3%2016: 20.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%33.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.3%2016: 87%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%15%2016: 11.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.7%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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