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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
40.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 42 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
45.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 45.5% (estimated) · 2016: 45.7% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.2%2016: 13.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.3%2016: 11.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36.3%2016: 31.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27%2016: 30.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.3%2016: 13.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.6%2011: 20.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.7%2011: 18.7% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.5%2011: 11% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.7%2016: 39.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.4%2011: 11.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.9%2016: 9.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.1%2016: 23.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.5%2016: 5.1% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.3%2016: 27.1% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%47.6%2016: 35.2% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.3%2016: 89.1% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.5%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2%2016: 1.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%62.1%2016: 64.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%36.6%2016: 34.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
25%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 17.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%49.7%2016: 45.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%50.7%2016: 53.8% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%27.7%2016: 28.9% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4%2016: 4.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%37.8%2016: 37.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%26.7%2016: 25.7% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%13.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%69.9%2016: 62.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%22%2016: 30.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 3.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 0.8% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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