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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
44.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.5 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
44.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 39% · 2016: 38.6%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 15.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 9.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.2%2016: 25.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.4%2016: 34.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.5%2016: 14.7%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.9%2011: 24.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.7%2011: 33.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.4%2011: 7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.7%2016: 28.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 6.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.7%2016: 14.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.9%2016: 18.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%28.6%2016: 28.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.3%2016: 23.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.5%2016: 15.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.7%2016: 0.7%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%51.5%2016: 52.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%47.7%2016: 47.2%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.6%2016: 3.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%92.5%2016: 93.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.9%2016: 2.9%
Homes
Condominiums
1.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.6%2016: 85.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%15.3%2016: 14.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.2%2016: 90.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.3%2016: 1.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.2%2016: 0.2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6%2016: 6.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.9%2016: 1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%13.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.9%2016: 96.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 1.1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0.8%2016: 1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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