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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
38.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.6 years
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.7
Moved home in the last 5 years
54.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.9% · 2016: 56.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.4%2016: 18.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.4%2016: 9.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%33.8%2016: 31.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%18.4%2016: 20.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.9%2016: 20.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.9%2011: 20.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.1%2011: 32.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.3%2011: 7.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29%2016: 26.3%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%18.8%2011: 9.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.3%2016: 9.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%44.7%2016: 37.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.6%2016: 7.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.5%2016: 22.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24.7%2016: 22.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.5%2016: 98.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.3%2016: 1.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%53.4%2016: 61.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%46.2%2016: 38%
Homes
Condominiums
11%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.2%2016: 72.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%31.1%2016: 27.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66.5%2016: 71.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 1.3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.6%2016: 7.6%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.6%2016: 4.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.3%2016: 10.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%5.6%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.8%2016: 4.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.8%2016: 91.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.5%2016: 7.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.7%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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