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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
38 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 32.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.5 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
Moved home in the last 5 years
24.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36% · 2016: 21.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20%2016: 22.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14%2016: 12.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.8%2016: 28.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24%2016: 22.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.8%2016: 14.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31%2011: 34.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27%2011: 26.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 5.7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29%2016: 28.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 8.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.8%2016: 16%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%39.7%2016: 33.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.1%2016: 16%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.1%2016: 22.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.2%2016: 11.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.8%2016: 98.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.8%2016: 1.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.1%2016: 90%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.5%2016: 9.6%
Homes
Condominiums
5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%80%2016: 84.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%19%2016: 15.7%
  • Band or local government housing1%2006: 1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.8%2016: 76.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.1%2016: 17.5%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.1%2016: 4.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91%2016: 95.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.8%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.3%2016: 4.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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