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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
38.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.9 years
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.1% · 2016: 27.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.8%2016: 19%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 10.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.9%2016: 26.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.8%2016: 29.6%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.2%2016: 14.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35.6%2011: 31.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.7%2011: 32.6%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.8%2016: 20%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.9%2011: 5.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15%2016: 16.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.1%2016: 21.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%22.4%2016: 35.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.1%2016: 14.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19%2016: 12%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%1.9%2016: 0.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%55.3%2016: 58.5%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%43.2%2016: 40.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%6%2016: 4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%91.4%2016: 94.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.6%2016: 2%
Homes
Condominiums
2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.2%2016: 76.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.8%2016: 23.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.1%2016: 85%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3%2016: 4%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5%2016: 5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4%2016: 3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.7%2016: 89.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.5%2016: 1.8%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7%2016: 8%
  • 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.