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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
47.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.8 years
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
Moved home in the last 5 years
34%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.5% · 2016: 37%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.9%2016: 15.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12%2016: 13.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 17.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.3%2016: 35.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.2%2016: 17.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35.8%2011: 39.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.7%2011: 33.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.6%2011: 5.3%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.1%2016: 12.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.7%2011: 10.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.2%2016: 8.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.1%2016: 26.3%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.4%2016: 7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.3%2016: 33.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%31%2016: 24.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.6%2016: 91.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.6%2016: 7.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.8%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%81.6%2016: 84.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.3%2016: 14.3%
Homes
Condominiums
6.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%95.2%2016: 93.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%4.6%2016: 6.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%97.9%2016: 97.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.2%2016: 0.2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.4%2016: 1.7%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.5%2016: 0.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.1%2016: 96.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.9%2016: 0.7%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.5%2016: 1.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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