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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
47.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 46.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 47 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.9 (estimated) · 2011: 1.9 (estimated) · 2016: 1.9 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
46.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.8% (estimated) · 2016: 46.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.4%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.8%2016: 25.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 28% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.4%2016: 24.5% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.1%2011: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.7%2011: 22.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.2%2011: 9.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%45.3%2016: 47.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 8.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.7%2016: 11.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.7%2016: 18.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.7%2016: 4.6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.3%2016: 23% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%46.9%2016: 42.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%45.3%2016: 40.6% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%4.2%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%49.3%2016: 54.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.3%2016: 1.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%43.7%2016: 46.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%27.4%2016: 31.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%28.8%2016: 21.8% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
43.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 42.7% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%48%2016: 45.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%52%2016: 53.7% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%12.6%2016: 12.6% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.8%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%28.6%2016: 28.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.7%2016: 14.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%42.9%2016: 43% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%66.2%2016: 58% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%17.4%2016: 30.8% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.9%2016: 3.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.8%2016: 1.8% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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