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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
43.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 45.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
37.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31% (estimated) · 2016: 40.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.3%2016: 25.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.2%2016: 27.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.5%2016: 21.2% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.4%2011: 20.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.1%2011: 26.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 9.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.9%2016: 30.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.4%2011: 12.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.3%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.9%2016: 19.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.9%2016: 12.6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.3%2016: 27% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.8%2016: 30.8% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.5%2016: 89.9% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.5%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%78.9%2016: 78.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.8%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.3%2016: 17.3% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
5.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.8%2016: 72.2% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%31%2016: 28.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.8%2016: 72.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.3%2016: 14.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%8.2%2016: 8.2% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%69%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%4.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%0%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.6%2016: 78.1% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%4.4%2016: 12.3% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6%2016: 6.2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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