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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
45.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.4 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
27.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 22.9% · 2016: 22.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 14.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.3%2016: 8.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.5%2016: 25.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.3%2016: 33.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.4%2016: 18.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.5%2011: 29.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.3%2011: 36.9%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.5%2011: 6.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.8%2016: 21.3%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.9%2011: 8.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.8%2016: 14.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.2%2016: 26.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.2%2016: 11.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.9%2016: 33.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.6%2016: 14.4%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%15.8%2016: 12.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%5.3%2016: 6.6%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%78.8%2016: 81.2%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%21%2016: 18.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%73.8%2016: 79.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.3%2016: 2.1%
Homes
Condominiums
0.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%88%2016: 88.4%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12.3%2016: 11.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.1%2016: 85.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 3%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.6%2016: 4.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.3%2016: 5.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96%2016: 96.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.4%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.2%2016: 1.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 2.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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