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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
51.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 53 years
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.8% (estimated) · 2016: 33.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.6%2016: 12.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.9%2016: 8.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 18.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.9%2016: 39.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 22%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.3%2011: 20.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.6%2011: 35.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 5.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.6%2016: 34%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.7%2011: 6.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.6%2016: 16.9%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%16.5%2016: 22.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%31.6%2016: 24.4%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.8%2016: 20.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.5%2016: 15.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%66.2%2016: 66.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%33.6%2016: 32.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%2.3%2016: 2.1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%95.1%2016: 96.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.5%2016: 1.5%
Homes
Condominiums
1.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.1%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%87%2016: 86.2%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.5%2016: 14.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.3%2016: 93.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 2.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.4%2016: 2.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%45.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%98%2016: 99.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2%2016: 1.5%
  • 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.