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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
54 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.5 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
22.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 18.2% · 2016: 27%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13%2016: 14%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 8.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.5%2016: 19.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 32.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.1%2016: 26%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.5%2011: 27.4%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.7%2011: 37.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.6%2011: 5.7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.4%2016: 29.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%2.7%2011: 5.7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.5%2016: 21%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%13.5%2016: 13.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%39.6%2016: 37.7%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 18.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.8%2016: 10.9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%86.9%2016: 87.6%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.7%2016: 12%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.4%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.2%2016: 99.2%
Homes
Condominiums
4.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.7%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.7%2016: 74.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%23.4%2016: 24.5%
  • Band or local government housing0.9%2016: 0.9%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%73.6%2016: 75.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.6%2016: 1.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.5%2016: 5.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.3%2016: 16.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%40.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.6%2016: 93.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 4.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%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.