Newmarket
Small city · Ontario · Population 87,942
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42% · 2016: 36.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.5%2016: 17.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.8%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 23.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.7%2016: 30.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.9%2016: 13.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%36.7%2011: 39.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.8%2011: 20.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.3%2011: 10.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%18.3%2016: 17.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.8%2011: 12.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.3%2016: 8.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.3%2016: 23.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.2%2016: 5.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.1%2016: 29.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%40.1%2016: 33.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.7%2016: 90.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.4%2016: 7.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.8%2016: 2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%64.2%2016: 71.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%34.8%2016: 27.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.8%2016: 79.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.2%2016: 20.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%59.8%2016: 59.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.4%2016: 7.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.8%2016: 12.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.6%2016: 6.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.8%2016: 8.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%5%2016: 4.5%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%39.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90%2016: 85.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.9%2016: 9.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021