Niagara-on-the-Lake
Town · Ontario · Population 19,088
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
- 57.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 55 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.9% · 2016: 37.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.1%2016: 9.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16%2016: 16%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.8%2016: 31.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%36.2%2016: 30.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.6%2011: 26.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.4%2011: 40.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5%2011: 5.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24%2016: 21.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.5%2016: 7.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.6%2016: 21.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.3%2016: 6.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.9%2016: 29.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37.6%2016: 34.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.9%2016: 90.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.2%2016: 8.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.8%2016: 1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%76.9%2016: 76.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%21.6%2016: 22.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.8%2016: 87.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.3%2016: 12.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.2%2016: 81.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.7%2016: 4.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.1%2016: 9.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.3%2016: 3.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%32%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.1%2016: 92.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.6%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021