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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
32.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 31.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
3.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.4 (estimated) · 2011: 3.1 (estimated) · 2016: 3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
60.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 96% (estimated) · 2016: 78.5% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%26.6%2016: 23.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%37.9%2016: 42.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.9%2016: 18.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%4.5%2016: 3.7% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%47.6%2011: 45.1% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19%2011: 24.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 4.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13%2016: 15.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.8%2011: 14.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.4%2016: 4.3% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.4%2016: 16.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.5%2016: 6.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.2%2016: 24.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%58%2016: 48.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.6%2016: 91.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.6%2016: 5.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.7%2016: 2.6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%50.8%2016: 51.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%48.2%2016: 47.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
25.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 28.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.4%2016: 89.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.8%2016: 10.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.3%2016: 69.4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%16.4%2016: 16.1% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.2%2016: 12.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%9.3%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%0.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%46.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%51.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.8%2016: 83.8% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.6%2016: 12.5% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.2%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.4%2016: 1.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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