McKellar
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,419
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
- 60.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 55.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 59.2 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.5% · 2016: 22.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7%2016: 8.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.6%2016: 6.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%13.4%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%36.6%2016: 37.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%37.3%2016: 35.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.9%2011: 16.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%46%2011: 48.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.3%2011: 4.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.2%2016: 24.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 8.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.6%2016: 15.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.2%2016: 30%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.5%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31%2016: 28.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.1%2016: 15.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.7%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.7%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.5%2016: 90.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.1%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.4%2016: 8.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%96.4%2016: 93.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%4.3%2016: 6.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%98.6%2016: 99%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.7%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.7%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 90.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 4.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.8%2016: 3.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021