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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
46.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.5% (estimated) · 2016: 23.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.5%2016: 16.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 14.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.6%2016: 17.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.7%2016: 34.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20%2016: 17.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35.9%2011: 40.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.5%2011: 27.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 8.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19%2016: 18.7% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.8%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.1%2016: 4.9% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13.2%2016: 17% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.8%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.9%2016: 25.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.1%2016: 40.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%3.7%2016: 3.4% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%25.4%2016: 27.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%70.4%2016: 69.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%12.3%2016: 12% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%71.1%2016: 74.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.6%2016: 13% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
8.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.1%2016: 87.4% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%11.8%2016: 12% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.6%2016: 82.3% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.1%2016: 4.2% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.8%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%42.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88%2016: 83.2% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%6.8%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 2.6% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1.2% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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