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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 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 37.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.2 years
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
33.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.7% · 2016: 12.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.2%2016: 21.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.3%2016: 12.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.7%2016: 25.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.4%2016: 29.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14%2016: 11.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.6%2011: 33%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.4%2011: 28.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 10.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.9%2016: 26%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8.6%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.5%2016: 23.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.2%2016: 19.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%34.8%2016: 30.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.6%2016: 16.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.1%2016: 9.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.4%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%73.7%2016: 79.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%25.9%2016: 20.6%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.1%2016: 0.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%97.4%2016: 97.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.5%2016: 1.6%
Homes
Condominiums
2.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.3%2016: 85.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.7%2016: 14.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.4%2016: 92.7%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.9%2016: 3.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.9%2016: 2.1%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 89.4%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.1%2016: 7.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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