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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
51.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.5 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30% · 2016: 29.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.7%2016: 14.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 10.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.5%2016: 18.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.8%2016: 33.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.2%2016: 24.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.9%2011: 25.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.8%2011: 31%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 8.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.1%2016: 28.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.6%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.8%2016: 14.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.1%2016: 31%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.3%2016: 12%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.3%2016: 28.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.5%2016: 14.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%40.9%2016: 37.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%3.5%2016: 3.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%55.5%2016: 58.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%56.8%2016: 55.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%34.9%2016: 38.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.3%2016: 6%
Homes
Condominiums
3.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.9%2016: 79.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.9%2016: 20.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79%2016: 79.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.5%2016: 1.4%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.9%2016: 4.2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.4%2016: 7.9%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.8%2016: 3.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.5%2016: 92.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 1.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7.2%2016: 5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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