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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
25.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 20.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 23.5 years
Average household size
3.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4.4 · 2011: 4 · 2016: 4
Moved home in the last 5 years
37.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 40% · 2016: 35.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%33%2016: 32.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%16.7%2016: 20.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 23.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.7%2016: 17.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%5.4%2016: 5.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 31.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%7.5%2011: 10.4%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%22.6%2011: 27.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17%2016: 17%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%30.2%2011: 22.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%42.4%2016: 43.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.4%2016: 21.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.6%2016: 9.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13%2016: 16.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.5%2016: 9.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99%2016: 99.5%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1%2016: 0.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.5%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.8%2016: 48.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%34.2%2016: 51.4%
Homes
Condominiums
3.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%34%2016: 41.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%64.2%2016: 58.5%
  • Band or local government housing1.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66%2016: 69.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.5%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%17%2016: 13.2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 7.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.7%2016: 1.9%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.8%2016: 7.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%47.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%50%2016: 25%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%42.9%2016: 53.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%7.1%2016: 18.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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