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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
37.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.4 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
37.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.2% · 2016: 22.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.4%2016: 15.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 12.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32%2016: 22.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.6%2016: 33.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.3%2016: 16%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.8%2011: 32.8%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.5%2011: 27.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 9.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.5%2016: 25%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.6%2011: 10.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.8%2016: 15.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.8%2016: 25%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%33%2016: 26.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 25%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.3%2016: 9.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.6%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%56.1%2016: 62.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%43.1%2016: 37.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.6%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.4%2016: 2.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%91.2%2016: 93.8%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.4%2016: 4.1%
Homes
Condominiums
3.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.4%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.8%2016: 90.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%14.2%2016: 9.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79%2016: 78.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.9%2016: 1.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.2%2016: 0.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.8%2016: 2.3%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.5%2016: 0.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.6%2016: 16.4%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%22.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.5%2016: 96%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.2%2016: 2%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 2.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%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.