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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Maliotenam use the figures that are available.

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
27.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 25.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 26.1 years
Average household size
3.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 · 2011: 3.1 · 2016: 3.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
24%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 23.4% · 2016: 30.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%31.7%2016: 32.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.9%2016: 16.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.8%2016: 25.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.3%2016: 20.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%9%2016: 6.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.9%2011: 25.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%8.6%2011: 8.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%31.4%2011: 30.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21%2016: 21.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%17.1%2011: 14%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%47.9%2016: 50%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%11.1%2016: 7.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%18.8%2016: 21.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16%2016: 15.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.2%2016: 4.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.6%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%81.1%2016: 86.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%16.1%2016: 10.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 2.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.3%2016: 0.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%19.3%2016: 13.3%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%80.4%2016: 86%
Homes
Condominiums
1.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%37.1%2016: 48.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%5.7%2016: 6.9%
  • Band or local government housing57.1%2016: 44.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.6%2016: 92.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.8%2016: 4%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2011: 1.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%14.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%43.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%30.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.2%2016: 82.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.2%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%12.1%2016: 15.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.6%2016: 2.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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