Massey Drive
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,606
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
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.8 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.5% · 2016: 40.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.1%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.7%2016: 14.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.3%2016: 30.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29%2016: 29.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%10.6%2016: 5.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.4%2011: 48.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 26.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 5.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.8%2016: 16.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.2%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.2%2016: 6.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.1%2016: 13.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.6%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.6%2016: 37.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37%2016: 30.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.1%2016: 95.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.3%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.9%2016: 4.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%98.8%2016: 99.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.2%2016: 0.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84%2016: 83.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16%2016: 15.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.2%2016: 98.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.4%2016: 1.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%35.2%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%11.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%45.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.7%2016: 93.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.2%2016: 1.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 3.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021