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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
38.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.5 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.8% · 2016: 43.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19%2016: 18.6%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.7%2016: 13.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 24.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.5%2016: 24.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19%2016: 18%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.6%2011: 26%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.5%2011: 30.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.1%2011: 8.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.5%2016: 27.6%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.9%2016: 21.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.4%2016: 31.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.4%2016: 10%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.9%2016: 20%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.9%2016: 17.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.7%2016: 89.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.1%2016: 10.1%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.5%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%78.6%2016: 76.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.4%2016: 5.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16%2016: 17.3%
Homes
Condominiums
4.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.3%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.9%2016: 72.9%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%26.1%2016: 28.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69.9%2016: 72.4%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.2%2016: 4.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%10.8%2016: 5.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.4%2016: 14.1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.4%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.6%2016: 3.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.6%2016: 83.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%10.1%2016: 11.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 2.8%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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