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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
44.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.3 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.9% · 2016: 24.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17%2016: 16.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 10.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 22%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.5%2016: 31.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.6%2016: 18.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.7%2011: 31.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.3%2011: 31.9%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 6.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.1%2016: 23.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 7.7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.1%2016: 10.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.6%2016: 30.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 10%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36%2016: 33.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.5%2016: 15.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%78.1%2016: 78.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%21.5%2016: 20.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.2%2016: 87.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%7.5%2016: 7.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.4%2016: 4.9%
Homes
Condominiums
0.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.5%2016: 80.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.4%2016: 19%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.9%2016: 85.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.4%2016: 1.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.2%2016: 1.2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 0.6%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.4%2016: 8.9%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0.6%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.4%2016: 1.8%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.5%2016: 93.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 4.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 0.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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