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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
47.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.3 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
20.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 22.2% · 2016: 30.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.7%2016: 16.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 11.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.7%2016: 21.9%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.8%2016: 31.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.7%2016: 18.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.1%2011: 31.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.5%2011: 28%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 9.3%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.6%2016: 29.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.4%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.2%2016: 27%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.6%2016: 24.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%31.6%2016: 31.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.8%2016: 11.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.2%2016: 4.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%91.1%2016: 91.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.9%2016: 8.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.3%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.4%2016: 99.4%
Homes
Condominiums
6.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.2%2016: 75.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%23.5%2016: 24.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69.8%2016: 68.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.7%2016: 7.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2%2016: 1.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.4%2016: 4.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.4%2016: 13%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.7%2016: 4.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.9%2016: 93.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.2%2016: 5.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%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.