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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
45.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.3 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
18.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 23.3% (estimated) · 2016: 19.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 20.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.5%2016: 11.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.9%2016: 19.9%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.2%2016: 31.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.1%2016: 16.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.3%2011: 28.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.6%2011: 37.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 6.6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25%2016: 24.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.7%2011: 5.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.9%2016: 15.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.1%2016: 29.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.2%2016: 17.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.5%2016: 26%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.4%2016: 11%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97%2016: 97.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2%2016: 1.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.8%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%80.3%2016: 80.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 0.8%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%18.7%2016: 18.5%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.3%2016: 87.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12.7%2016: 12.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.1%2016: 89.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.5%2016: 10.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.2%2016: 95.7%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 1.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 2.2%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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