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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
40.5 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.9 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
46.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.4% (estimated) · 2016: 49.7% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.8%2016: 13.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 13% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.5%2016: 34.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.1%2016: 28.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.3%2016: 11% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.1%2011: 15.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%15.2%2011: 17.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11%2011: 11.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%40.4%2016: 38.7% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%20.2%2011: 20.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18%2016: 21.5% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28%2016: 26.5% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 9.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.7%2016: 21.5% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24.3%2016: 20.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.6%2016: 89.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.6%2016: 7.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.6%2016: 3.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.3%2016: 65.3% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.8%2016: 32.3% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
21.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 23.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.7%2016: 52.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%45.3%2016: 46% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%49.1%2016: 50.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%14.2%2016: 14.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%30.1%2016: 28.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4%2016: 3.6% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%43.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%16.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%75.8%2016: 71.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%15.5%2016: 21.3% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%2016: 1.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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