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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
36.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 33.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.2 years
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.8 · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
41.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 47% · 2016: 43.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%23.3%2016: 23.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 11.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.3%2016: 32%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.1%2016: 24%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12.8%2016: 9.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%34.1%2011: 37.4%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 27.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.7%2016: 16.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.4%2011: 10.1%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.4%2016: 9.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.1%2016: 32%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.3%2016: 17.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.7%2016: 30.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.6%2016: 10.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.6%2016: 88.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.1%2016: 10.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.4%2016: 90.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.3%2016: 5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.3%2016: 4.8%
Homes
Condominiums
12.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.4%2016: 83.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.7%2016: 16.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%73.2%2016: 74.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.4%2016: 4.4%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%10.6%2016: 10.2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.3%2016: 1.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.4%2016: 5.3%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.3%2016: 1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.9%2016: 3.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%37.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.8%2016: 89.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.3%2016: 3.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 5.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 0.3%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 1.8%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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