McDougall
Small town · Ontario · Population 2,744
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
- 52 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 32.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.8% · 2016: 26.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.7%2016: 14.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 9.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 18.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.3%2016: 33.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.7%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.5%2011: 29.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.7%2011: 39.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.6%2011: 5.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.6%2016: 19.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 5.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.8%2016: 10%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.7%2016: 23.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.3%2016: 13.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%35.3%2016: 33.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.1%2016: 19.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.1%2016: 95%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.9%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94%2016: 93.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.7%2016: 4.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.8%2016: 93.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.2%2016: 6.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.5%2016: 96.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.2%2016: 1.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%16%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.3%2016: 98%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.2%2016: 1.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021