Skip to content
AreaScore

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
55.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.8 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.5% (estimated) · 2016: 23.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.8%2016: 11.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.2%2016: 9.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 17.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.7%2016: 32.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.4%2016: 29.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.8%2011: 21.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 31.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 8.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.8%2016: 38.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.5%2011: 2.9% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.7%2016: 15.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.5%2016: 24.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%36.5%2016: 30.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16.8%2016: 20.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8%2016: 10.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%79.3%2016: 81.7%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%20.7%2016: 18.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.7%2016: 1.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.2%2016: 98.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.1%2006: 1.4% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
5.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.4%2016: 71.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%24.6%2016: 28.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.1%2016: 79.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.4%2016: 1.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.2%2016: 7.7%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.2%2016: 10.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0.8%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%63%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89%2016: 96.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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