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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
36.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 36 years
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
44.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.6% (estimated) · 2016: 31.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.8%2016: 20.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.4%2016: 13.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%31.1%2016: 28%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.9%2016: 28.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%11.4%2016: 9.6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.3%2011: 44.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.2%2011: 26.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.2%2011: 9.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14%2016: 12.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 6.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.8%2016: 8.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 31%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.8%2016: 18.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29%2016: 30.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.2%2016: 11.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.5%2016: 97.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.1%2016: 2.1%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95.1%2016: 97.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.5%2016: 2.3%
Homes
Condominiums
9.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%92.8%2016: 96.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%6.7%2016: 3.9%
  • Band or local government housing0.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%82%2016: 86.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.8%2016: 2.6%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1.3%
  • 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%7.2%2016: 8.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%23.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.9%2016: 95.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0.9%2016: 3.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%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.