New Tecumseth
Town · Ontario · Population 43,948
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.8% · 2016: 39.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.1%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.7%2016: 24.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.2%2016: 28.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.9%2016: 18.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%33.1%2011: 31.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.6%2011: 29.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.1%2011: 9.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19.8%2016: 20.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.3%2011: 9.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.9%2016: 12.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.1%2016: 33.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.8%2016: 8.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.6%2016: 29.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.6%2016: 15.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.4%2016: 94.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.7%2016: 5.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%80%2016: 86.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%18.9%2016: 12.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 14.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 13.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.9%2016: 83.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.1%2016: 16.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.8%2016: 71.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7%2016: 7.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.1%2016: 8.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 3.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.7%2016: 8.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2011: 0.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%11%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%17.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 93.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.6%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021