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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
35.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 31.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 33 years
Average household size
3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 · 2011: 3 · 2016: 3.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.6% · 2016: 46.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%25.2%2016: 28.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 12.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.8%2016: 29%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.2%2016: 21%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12%2016: 10.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.5%2011: 46.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.3%2011: 29.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 5.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%10.7%2016: 12.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.5%2011: 7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.6%2016: 12.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%45.5%2016: 33.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.8%2016: 13.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.8%2016: 32.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.4%2016: 7.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.8%2016: 98.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.2%2016: 1.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.3%2016: 81.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%15.3%2016: 17.9%
Homes
Condominiums
6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%90.5%2016: 83.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%9.5%2016: 16.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%75%2016: 78.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.3%2016: 7.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.3%2016: 10%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.4%2016: 1.2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 1.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6%2016: 1.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%38.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.8%2016: 90.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 4.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.5%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 3.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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