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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
50.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.8 years
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
40.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.8% · 2016: 31.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.3%2016: 15%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 9.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.2%2016: 21.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.5%2016: 35.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23%2016: 19.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.4%2011: 24.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.1%2011: 35.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 7.5%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.3%2016: 30.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.4%2011: 3.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.5%2016: 12.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.8%2016: 13.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%23.3%2016: 21.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.1%2016: 23.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%31.3%2016: 28.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.3%2016: 0.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%54%2016: 58.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%45.3%2016: 41.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.7%2016: 1.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%95.8%2016: 96.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.5%2016: 1.2%
Homes
Condominiums
5.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.5%2016: 88.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12.5%2016: 12.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%76.7%2016: 81.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%12.5%2016: 10.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 3%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.5%2016: 3.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.1%2016: 96.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.7%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.4%2016: 1.8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 1.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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