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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
53.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.7 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
26.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 18.1% · 2016: 18.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12%2016: 11.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.4%2016: 9.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.2%2016: 17.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%35.5%2016: 37%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.1%2016: 24.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18%2011: 23.8%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.1%2011: 38.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 6.5%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28%2016: 24.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.5%2011: 8.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%27.6%2016: 34.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.6%2016: 24.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.5%2016: 10.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.8%2016: 21.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.4%2016: 10.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%32%2016: 26.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%5.3%2016: 6.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%62.5%2016: 66.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%37.5%2016: 35.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%54.8%2016: 59.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.7%2016: 5.6%
Homes
Condominiums
1.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.5%2016: 94.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%9%2016: 6.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95.3%2016: 95.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.1%2016: 0.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 1.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%2016: 2.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.4%2016: 96.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 1.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.3%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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