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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Musqueam 2 use the figures that are available.

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
42 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.6 years
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.5% · 2016: 32.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.9%2016: 18.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15.8%2016: 14.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.5%2016: 22.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.7%2016: 27.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.8%2016: 17.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23%2011: 28.4%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18.6%2011: 20.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.6%2011: 11.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.2%2016: 20.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%26.5%2011: 21.1%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.5%2016: 13.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.4%2016: 24.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 10.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.4%2016: 18.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.6%2016: 33.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.5%2016: 90.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.6%2016: 8.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 0.9%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%81.8%2016: 80.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.3%2016: 19.1%
Homes
Condominiums
1.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%49.5%2016: 71.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.6%2016: 23.3%
  • Band or local government housing28.8%2016: 5.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%47.3%2016: 45.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%13.4%2016: 12.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%40.2%2016: 39.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%58.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%72.4%2016: 66.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%8.2%2016: 16.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%9.2%2016: 11.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%3.1%2016: 4.8%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.1%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.