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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
58 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 56 years
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 1.9
Moved home in the last 5 years
48.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.8% · 2016: 30.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.7%2016: 9.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5%2016: 6.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17%2016: 15.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%37.1%2016: 41.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.1%2016: 26.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%11.3%2011: 16.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36%2011: 35.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.9%2011: 7.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%41.2%2016: 36.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.6%2011: 6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.3%2016: 12.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.1%2016: 18.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%21.8%2016: 28.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.3%2016: 19.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.3%2016: 20.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%2.4%2016: 2.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%39.7%2016: 41.7%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%57.9%2016: 55.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%7.7%2016: 8.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%87.2%2016: 87.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.1%2016: 4.7%
Homes
Condominiums
2.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.8%2016: 87.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.2%2016: 12.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.7%2016: 93.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 2.2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.5%2016: 0.3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.5%2016: 1.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.4%2016: 2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.3%2016: 94%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.3%2016: 2.8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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