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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
32 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 30.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 30.8 years
Average household size
3.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.4 · 2011: 3.4 · 2016: 3.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
27.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.3% · 2016: 23.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%27.1%2016: 27.6%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.5%2016: 15.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.7%2016: 23.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.4%2016: 23.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12.3%2016: 10.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%45.1%2011: 48.7%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.6%2011: 28.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4%2011: 3.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.3%2016: 12.6%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%31.5%2016: 35.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.3%2016: 22%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.6%2016: 8.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 22.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.1%2016: 10.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 95.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.5%2016: 2.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 2.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%72%2016: 68.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%27.7%2016: 31%
Homes
Condominiums
0.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.3%2016: 86.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.6%2016: 13.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.7%2016: 87.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.9%2016: 5.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 0.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 3.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.7%2016: 2.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.1%2016: 92.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.4%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 4.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 0.8%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 1.8%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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