Prince Edward Island
Province or territory · Population 154,331
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
- 44 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2016: 44.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.3% · 2016: 33.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.3%2016: 15.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 12.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.5%2016: 22.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.6%2016: 30%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.2%2016: 19.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.1%2011: 28.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.3%2011: 28.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.5%2011: 9.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.9%2016: 27.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.3%2011: 7.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.1%2016: 12%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.1%2016: 25.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.6%2016: 8.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.7%2016: 30.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27.4%2016: 23.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.2%2016: 86.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.7%2016: 12.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.9%2016: 90.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3%2016: 3.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.1%2016: 5.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.8%2016: 70.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%31%2016: 29.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67.9%2016: 69.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.6%2016: 5.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.2%2016: 3.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%16.1%2016: 15.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.2%2016: 0.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.3%2016: 4.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.4%2016: 91.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.4%2016: 1.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 5.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 0.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021