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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
38.5 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
35.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.1% (estimated) · 2016: 40.6% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 19.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.7%2016: 11.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.7%2016: 29.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.4%2016: 27.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.8%2016: 12.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.2%2011: 26.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.1%2011: 18.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12%2011: 12.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.4%2016: 23.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16.3%2011: 18.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.7%2016: 18.5% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.2%2016: 33.3% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 9.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.9%2016: 22.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.4%2016: 15.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.5%2016: 92.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.7%2016: 4.6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.8%2016: 3.3% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%55.6%2016: 58.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%43.5%2016: 39.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
21.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.5% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%66%2016: 63.2% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%34.2%2016: 37% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%43.9%2016: 43.4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%15.1%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%15.9%2016: 16.6% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.5%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%19.6%2016: 19.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%71.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.7%2016: 77.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.1%2016: 18.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1%2016: 1.6% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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