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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
38.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.6 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.8% · 2016: 33.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.2%2016: 21.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 9.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.8%2016: 27.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.8%2016: 26.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.1%2016: 15%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.2%2011: 34.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.8%2011: 32%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 9.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29%2016: 25.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.9%2011: 2.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 15.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%9.4%2016: 14.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%32.4%2016: 32.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.1%2016: 27.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.1%2016: 10.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%80.4%2016: 83.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%19.4%2016: 16%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.3%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.3%2016: 99.5%
Homes
Condominiums
4.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.1%2016: 73%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%26.9%2016: 27%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%62.4%2016: 63.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.1%2016: 6.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.5%2016: 3.5%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%10.2%2016: 10%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.9%2016: 13.9%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2%2016: 1.7%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.8%2016: 1.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.7%2016: 90%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 6.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 2.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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