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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
53.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.8 years
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.4% · 2016: 35.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.7%2016: 11%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 8.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.5%2016: 18.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.1%2016: 31.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.6%2016: 30.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%11.6%2011: 15%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.9%2011: 30%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.9%2011: 10.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.8%2016: 38.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.9%2011: 10%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19%2016: 28.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%47.1%2016: 23.6%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.3%2016: 8.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%14%2016: 27.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.6%2016: 11.4%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%33.2%2016: 22.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%4.6%2016: 5.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%60%2016: 71.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%30.7%2016: 29.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%52.5%2016: 63.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.8%2016: 6.7%
Homes
Condominiums
2.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%57.7%2016: 55.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%43.1%2016: 43.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%58.5%2016: 61%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.4%2016: 5.7%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.4%2016: 4.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%8.5%2016: 8.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.8%2016: 19.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.5%2016: 1.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%35.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.6%2016: 85.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.9%2016: 2.4%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.3%2016: 11%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.4%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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