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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
60.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 57.4 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
18.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 19% · 2016: 19.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.8%2016: 9.5%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.5%2016: 7.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.4%2016: 13.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.2%2016: 36.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%39.5%2016: 33.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.8%2011: 23.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.6%2011: 42.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5%2011: 3.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 30%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%23.1%2016: 24.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.8%2016: 22.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%30.8%2016: 30.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13.2%2016: 16.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.9%2016: 6.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%90%2016: 91.5%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10%2016: 8.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.9%2016: 0.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.1%2016: 99.5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.9%2006: 1.2%
Homes
Condominiums
6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%76%2016: 80%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%24%2016: 20%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83%2016: 81%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13%2016: 15%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%39%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.2%2016: 78.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7.7%2016: 18.8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 2.5%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.1%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.