Madawaska Valley
Small town · Ontario · Population 3,927
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
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.3% · 2016: 20.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.6%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.7%2016: 8.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.5%2016: 15.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.2%2016: 32.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35.4%2016: 31.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.5%2011: 24.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35%2011: 33.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 7.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35%2016: 31.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.8%2011: 3.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.1%2016: 17.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%38.4%2016: 27.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.4%2016: 10.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.7%2016: 29%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.4%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 94.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.5%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.2%2016: 83.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.6%2016: 14.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.1%2016: 83.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.6%2016: 16.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.1%2016: 91.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 1.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5%2016: 4.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%34.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.6%2016: 88.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.1%2016: 10%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 0.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021