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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: 37.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.8 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
Moved home in the last 5 years
28.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.5% · 2016: 22.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%23.2%2016: 20.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.1%2016: 11%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 26.7%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 28.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.4%2016: 13.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31%2011: 35%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.9%2011: 31.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 7.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.8%2016: 21.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%5.3%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.1%2016: 11.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.2%2016: 24%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%27.8%2016: 33.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.9%2016: 22.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.7%2016: 8.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.3%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%68.9%2016: 70.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%30.8%2016: 28.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.4%2016: 1.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%94.8%2016: 94.9%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.8%2016: 3.3%
Homes
Condominiums
2.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.3%2016: 81.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.7%2016: 19.8%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.7%2016: 85.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 0.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 2.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8%2016: 8.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 1.9%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.7%2016: 89.7%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.2%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 5.9%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.5%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%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.