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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
30 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 31.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.5 years
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 3.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
35%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.3% · 2016: 28.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%25.8%2016: 26.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15.3%2016: 15%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.9%2016: 24.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.1%2016: 22.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%11.4%2016: 12.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.2%2011: 43.7%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.2%2011: 33.8%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%2.5%2011: 4.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.7%2016: 14.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%35%2016: 39.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.1%2016: 25.3%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.9%2016: 7.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.3%2016: 20.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.7%2016: 9.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.1%2016: 96%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.6%2016: 3.1%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.3%2016: 1.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%72.9%2016: 68.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%26.2%2016: 30.5%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.8%2016: 93.2%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%11.2%2016: 8.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.3%2016: 95.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.8%2016: 1.4%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.8%2016: 2.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.7%2016: 96.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 3.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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