North Dumfries
Town · Ontario · Population 10,619
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
- 42.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.4% · 2016: 31%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.3%2016: 18.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.1%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.5%2016: 31.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.7%2016: 14.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%37.9%2011: 40.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32%2011: 31.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.6%2016: 14.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.5%2016: 10.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.6%2016: 24.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.1%2016: 8.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.6%2016: 32.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.1%2016: 23.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.6%2016: 94.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.9%2016: 4.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.5%2016: 88.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.6%2016: 10.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.3%2016: 89.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.7%2016: 10.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%82.5%2016: 84%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.1%2016: 5.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.4%2016: 5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.5%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5%2016: 3.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%33.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.3%2016: 95.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 3.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021