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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
33.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 33.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 33.2 years
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 3.1 · 2016: 3
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.2% · 2016: 30.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%26.1%2016: 24.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.9%2016: 14.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.6%2016: 24%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.3%2016: 24.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.3%2016: 12%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%43.8%2011: 44.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.3%2011: 33.5%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%2.2%2011: 1.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.3%2016: 17.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 4.7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%30.9%2016: 26.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.5%2016: 29.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.5%2016: 9.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.4%2016: 23.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.3%2016: 12%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.6%2016: 91.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.6%2016: 6.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 1.8%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%62.6%2016: 61.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.3%2016: 4.3%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%34.2%2016: 34.3%
Homes
Condominiums
1.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.4%2016: 88.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.6%2016: 11.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.8%2016: 91.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.2%2016: 2.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 1.5%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.3%2016: 3.1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.6%2016: 1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.1%2016: 92.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.2%2016: 4.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 0.9%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 1.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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