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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
41.5 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 40.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
40.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.9% (estimated) · 2016: 37.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.3%2016: 18.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.8%2016: 11.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.8%2016: 26.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.9%2016: 26% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.3%2016: 17.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.7%2011: 26.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%15.3%2011: 16.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.2%2011: 13.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.4%2016: 36.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.4%2011: 8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.1%2016: 6.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.4%2016: 16.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.7%2016: 7.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.1%2016: 19.2% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%52.1%2016: 49.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%26.2%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%8.8%2016: 9.9% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%62.6%2016: 62.6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.4%2016: 2.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%35.2%2016: 36.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%19%2016: 19% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%45.8%2016: 44.6% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
11.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.3% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%38.7%2016: 39.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%61.6%2016: 60.3% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%7.5%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%12.5%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%19%2016: 19.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%42.1%2016: 42.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%18.2%2016: 17.3% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%53.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%53.3%2016: 49.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%31.5%2016: 40% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%10%2016: 5.9% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.6%2016: 2.8% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 0.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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