North Perth
Town · Ontario · Population 15,538
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
- 37.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.2% · 2016: 34.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.1%2016: 20.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.3%2016: 23.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.7%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.7%2016: 17.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.3%2011: 32.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 31.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 6.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.1%2016: 25.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.8%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.7%2016: 20%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.9%2016: 33.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 8.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.8%2016: 27.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.9%2016: 11%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.5%2016: 96.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2%2016: 2.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.5%2016: 1.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%83.6%2016: 86.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%15.8%2016: 13.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.4%2016: 73.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.7%2016: 26.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.2%2016: 73.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.4%2016: 4.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.4%2016: 3.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.9%2016: 14.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.4%2016: 2.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%15.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90%2016: 89.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.7%2016: 7.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 1.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021