Ottawa
Major city · Ontario · Population 1,017,449
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
- 40 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.2% · 2016: 39.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.4%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.9%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 26.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 27.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.9%2016: 15.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.2%2011: 28.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.4%2011: 23.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.8%2011: 8.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.6%2016: 28.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11%2011: 10.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.6%2016: 6.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%17.6%2016: 19.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.7%2016: 4.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.7%2016: 25.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%49.5%2016: 45%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%60.6%2016: 59.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.4%2016: 1.4%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%36.4%2016: 37.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.5%2016: 1.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%58.2%2016: 60.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%12.5%2016: 13.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%29.3%2016: 25.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 16.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 15.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.9%2016: 65.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%36.1%2016: 34.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.7%2016: 42.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.3%2016: 5.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%21.4%2016: 21.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.6%2016: 10.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%18.9%2016: 18.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%76.8%2016: 68.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%11.2%2016: 20.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7%2016: 7.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.5%2016: 2.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.4%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021