Sables-Spanish Rivers
Small town · Ontario · Population 3,237
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
- 50.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.3% · 2016: 31.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.1%2016: 15.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 19.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.3%2016: 34.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 19.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.8%2011: 25.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.6%2011: 35.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.6%2016: 23.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.7%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.1%2016: 22.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.3%2016: 31.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.1%2016: 10.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.5%2016: 29%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8%2016: 7.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.3%2016: 85.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.6%2016: 14%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.7%2016: 84.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%9.1%2016: 9.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.2%2016: 6.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.3%2016: 83.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%13.7%2016: 15.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.9%2016: 92.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.6%2016: 4.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.7%2016: 92.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021