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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
40.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.7 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 27% · 2016: 21.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.1%2016: 19.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.1%2016: 10.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.9%2016: 24.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.1%2016: 27.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19%2016: 17.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.9%2011: 33.8%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 30.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 8.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.9%2016: 24.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%3.7%2011: 4.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.6%2016: 11.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.5%2016: 15.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%29.9%2016: 37.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.3%2016: 24.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.4%2016: 10.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%76%2016: 79.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%24%2016: 20.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.5%2016: 0.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.1%2016: 98.9%
Homes
Condominiums
2.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 3%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.3%2016: 81.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%19.1%2016: 18.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.3%2016: 84.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.4%2016: 3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.5%2016: 4.3%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.1%2016: 7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.4%2016: 90.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.8%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.3%2016: 7.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1%2016: 1.1%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%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.