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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
49.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.8 years
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
42.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.8% · 2016: 35.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15%2016: 15.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 10%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.9%2016: 18.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.3%2016: 28.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.8%2016: 28.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 22.6%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.2%2011: 24.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 8.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%42%2016: 40.3%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.9%2011: 3.5%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.2%2016: 3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%8.9%2016: 9.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.7%2016: 6.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.5%2016: 21.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%65.6%2016: 60.2%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%4.7%2016: 4.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%20.2%2016: 21.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%74.4%2016: 73.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.6%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%11.2%2016: 12%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%71.3%2016: 74%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.5%2016: 14%
Homes
Condominiums
30.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 29.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%60.9%2016: 64.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%39.1%2016: 35.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%28.7%2016: 30.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.9%2016: 7.3%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.6%2016: 4.9%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 1.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%34.7%2016: 35.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%23.2%2016: 19.5%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%35%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%33.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%69%2016: 63.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%15.8%2016: 27.3%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.3%2016: 5.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%3.6%2016: 3.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 0.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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