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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
38.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 38.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.1% (estimated) · 2016: 37.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%23.2%2016: 22.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.9%2016: 14.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.7%2016: 22.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%21.4%2016: 22.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.7%2016: 17.7% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.8%2011: 27.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21%2011: 21.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.5%2011: 10.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.6%2016: 32.9% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.2%2011: 6.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.1%2016: 4.3% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%10.4%2016: 10.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.2%2016: 2.6% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%12.1%2016: 15.5% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%68%2016: 66.9% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%15.8%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%11.5%2016: 14.5% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%68.7%2016: 68.5% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4%2016: 3.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%13.5%2016: 12.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%51.2%2016: 55.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%35.2%2016: 31.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
31%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 31.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.6%2016: 54% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%45.2%2016: 46.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%7.1%2016: 7.1% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.8%2016: 9.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5%2016: 5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7%2016: 7.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%52.1%2016: 52.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%19.3%2016: 19.3% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%70.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%16%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%7.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%3.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%51.5%2016: 46.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%17.3%2016: 27.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%20.9%2016: 17% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%6%2016: 8.2% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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