Magnetawan
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,753
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
- 59.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 54.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 57.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.4% · 2016: 36.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10%2016: 8.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.6%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.1%2016: 14.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.6%2016: 37.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35%2016: 32%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.8%2011: 18.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%42.4%2011: 41.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.8%2011: 5.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.7%2016: 24.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.9%2016: 17%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34%2016: 23.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.6%2016: 15%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.8%2016: 31.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.1%2016: 12.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.9%2016: 95%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90%2016: 89.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2%2016: 2.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8%2016: 7.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.3%2016: 90.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.7%2016: 10.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%97%2016: 96%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 2.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.2%2016: 0.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.1%2016: 93.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021