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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
43.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.3 years
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.1% · 2016: 24.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.5%2016: 19.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.3%2016: 13.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.6%2016: 21.6%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.9%2016: 34%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.8%2016: 11.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.7%2011: 45%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.4%2011: 27%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15%2016: 15.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.2%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.8%2016: 5.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.8%2016: 20.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.5%2016: 17.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.3%2016: 28.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%35.7%2016: 28.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%8.6%2016: 6.9%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%16.5%2016: 19.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%74.2%2016: 72.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%22.4%2016: 21.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%55.3%2016: 62.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%22.3%2016: 16.5%
Homes
Condominiums
4.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%95.9%2016: 95.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%3.9%2016: 4.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.7%2016: 94.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.1%2016: 0.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.4%2016: 1.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%41.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.8%2016: 91.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.5%2016: 6.3%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 0.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.2%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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