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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
46 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.7 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.6% · 2016: 30.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.1%2016: 16.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.4%2016: 8.9%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 23.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29%2016: 34.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.1%2016: 17.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.3%2011: 29.1%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.3%2011: 32.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4%2011: 7%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.3%2016: 31.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.1%2011: 4.7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.3%2016: 16.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%11.6%2016: 22%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%36.6%2016: 35.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17%2016: 16.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.6%2016: 8.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%86.2%2016: 88.1%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.4%2016: 11.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.5%2016: 0.5%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%99.5%2016: 99.5%
Homes
Condominiums
3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.8%2016: 83.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.2%2016: 16.9%
  • Band or local government housing1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.9%2016: 89.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4%2016: 3.4%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.1%2016: 6.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3%2011: 2.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%41.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.5%2016: 93.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.6%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.4%2016: 7.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%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.