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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
46.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 42.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.7 years (estimated)
Average household size
3.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.5 (estimated) · 2011: 3.4 (estimated) · 2016: 3.4 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
26.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 38% (estimated) · 2016: 32.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.2%2016: 13.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 12% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.8%2016: 25.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.6%2016: 29.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.3%2016: 19.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.4%2011: 36.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.4%2011: 15.7% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.7%2011: 10.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.5%2016: 12% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%26%2011: 26.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%23.4%2016: 25.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.3%2016: 30.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.1%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.5%2016: 17.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%26.8%2016: 23.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%72%2016: 70.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.6%2016: 2.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%25.5%2016: 26.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%22%2016: 20.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%77.8%2016: 79.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
27.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 28.9% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.7%2016: 88.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%11.6%2016: 11.2% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing0.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%51.1%2016: 51% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.2%2016: 7.2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.3%2016: 7.8% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.4%2016: 6.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%25.7%2016: 25.6% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%67.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%4.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82%2016: 73.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%14.7%2016: 23.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.2%2016: 2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.5%2016: 0.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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