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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
41.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.1 years
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
16.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 20.7% (estimated) · 2016: 14.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.1%2016: 22.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.1%2016: 13.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.6%2016: 20.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 31.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.3%2016: 12.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%33.8%2011: 35.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.2%2011: 39.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%2.3%2011: 4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.3%2016: 14.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.3%2011: 4.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.7%2016: 13%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.2%2016: 26.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.6%2016: 14.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.7%2016: 32.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.3%2016: 14.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.2%2016: 98.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1%2016: 1.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.8%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.2%2016: 84%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%14.6%2016: 15.5%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86%2016: 92.9%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%15.5%2016: 7.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.3%2016: 90.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.9%2016: 8.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.7%2016: 97.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.6%2016: 1.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.1%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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