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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
44.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.7 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
34.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.2% · 2016: 30.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18%2016: 16.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 12.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.3%2016: 22.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.4%2016: 30.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.5%2016: 17.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.3%2011: 31.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.2%2011: 28.8%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.6%2011: 9.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.5%2016: 23.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.5%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10%2016: 10.6%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.2%2016: 21.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%22.2%2016: 23.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 25.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.2%2016: 18.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.4%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%55.1%2016: 56.6%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%44.2%2016: 42.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.7%2016: 1.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%85.8%2016: 89.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.5%2016: 8.6%
Homes
Condominiums
16.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.7%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77%2016: 78.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%23%2016: 21.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%59.8%2016: 61.4%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.6%2016: 6.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 1.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 1.7%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%26.6%2016: 24.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.4%2016: 3.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.9%2016: 88.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.2%2016: 7.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 3.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 0.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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