Point Edward
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,930
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
- 55.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 31.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 23.3% · 2016: 34.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.4%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.3%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.6%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.8%2016: 31.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.1%2016: 26.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.1%2011: 19.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34%2011: 33.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 7.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34%2016: 31.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.3%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.2%2016: 8.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.9%2016: 29.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.3%2016: 14.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%43.9%2016: 34.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.6%2016: 12.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.3%2016: 93.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6%2016: 5.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.3%2016: 93.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 2.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.9%2016: 4.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 15.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 15.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.1%2016: 88%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.9%2016: 12.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%76.6%2016: 75.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.2%2016: 20.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%53.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94%2016: 91%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.2%2016: 5.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021