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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: 41.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.2 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
36%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.8% · 2016: 26.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.1%2016: 16.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 12.9%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.3%2016: 24.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28%2016: 30.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.8%2016: 16.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.3%2011: 33.7%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.1%2011: 32.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.5%2011: 8.7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.8%2016: 22%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.3%2011: 8.7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.9%2016: 14.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22%2016: 20.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%27.1%2016: 25.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.1%2016: 31.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.6%2016: 9.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.7%2016: 0.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%56.1%2016: 58.7%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%42.8%2016: 40.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.1%2016: 3.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%92.8%2016: 93.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.2%2016: 3.3%
Homes
Condominiums
4.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.1%2016: 80.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%23.4%2016: 19.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.8%2016: 82%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.4%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.9%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.7%2016: 4.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.9%2016: 8.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.4%2006: 0.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 93.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.6%2016: 4.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.1%2016: 1.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.8%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 0.8%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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