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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
34.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 35.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.5 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.7 (estimated) · 2011: 1.7 (estimated) · 2016: 1.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
69.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 59.1% (estimated) · 2016: 67.7% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%6.4%2016: 6.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%21.5%2016: 23.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%40.1%2016: 37.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%15%2016: 15.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17%2016: 16.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%9%2011: 8.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.7%2011: 17.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.5%2011: 3.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%54.3%2016: 55.7% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%14.4%2011: 14.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.3%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%9%2016: 10.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.5%2016: 2.9% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13%2016: 13.5% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%72.8%2016: 70.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%37.1%2016: 35.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%4.2%2016: 4.5% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%57%2016: 58.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.7%2016: 2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%23.3%2016: 24.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%19.8%2016: 20.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%56.9%2016: 54.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
30.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 22.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%19.7%2016: 18.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%80.1%2016: 81.9% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%1.2%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.2%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.7%2016: 16.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%80%2016: 79% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%32.5%2016: 26% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%36.2%2016: 38.1% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%25.2%2016: 32.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.5%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.2%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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