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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
53.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.3 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
48.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.1% · 2016: 38.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.8%2016: 12.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.1%2016: 10.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 20.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.9%2016: 32.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.5%2016: 24.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.4%2011: 19.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.9%2011: 28%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 10.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%40.8%2016: 38.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.9%2011: 7.1%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.1%2016: 16.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20%2016: 21.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%20%2016: 21.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.5%2016: 22.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.6%2016: 18.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%2%2016: 1.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%43.1%2016: 47%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%54.7%2016: 51.2%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%8%2016: 7.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%86.9%2016: 88.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5%2016: 4%
Homes
Condominiums
14.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%60.9%2016: 63.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%39.2%2016: 36.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%51%2016: 53.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.1%2016: 3.3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3%2016: 1.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%14.3%2016: 16.2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%24.2%2016: 22.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.2%2016: 0.1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%2016: 2.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%27.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87%2016: 88%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3%2016: 3.6%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.4%2016: 5.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1.5%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 1.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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