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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
53.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.7 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
30.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.1% · 2016: 27.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.7%2016: 12.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 8.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.1%2016: 20.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.3%2016: 34.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.3%2016: 24.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.3%2011: 20.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.5%2011: 28.5%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.9%2011: 9.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%39.9%2016: 36.4%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 7.1%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%26.3%2016: 29.5%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.9%2016: 14.5%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%24%2016: 26.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 19.6%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.2%2016: 10.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.1%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%84.1%2016: 86.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.8%2016: 13%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.5%2016: 0.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.4%2016: 98.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.1%2016: 1%
Homes
Condominiums
5.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.5%2016: 69.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%32.7%2016: 30.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66.3%2016: 66.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.6%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.3%2016: 1.3%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.8%2016: 6.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.5%2016: 20%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 1.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.6%2016: 93.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1%2016: 1%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.7%2016: 4.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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