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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Sandy Bay 5 use the figures that are available.

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
21.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 20.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 20.9 years
Average household size
4.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 5 · 2011: 4.9 · 2016: 4.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
23.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 16.7% · 2016: 13.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%35.4%2016: 36%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%20.8%2016: 20.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.5%2016: 22.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%16.5%2016: 17.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%4.4%2016: 3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.5%2011: 29.5%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%5.7%2011: 5.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%18.9%2011: 14.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%7.5%2016: 10.6%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%43.4%2011: 38.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%68.1%2016: 71.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.2%2016: 10.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.9%2016: 5.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%12.3%2016: 9.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%2.9%2016: 3.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.6%2016: 99.4%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.4%2016: 0.2%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%76.1%2016: 66.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%23.7%2016: 33.2%
Homes
Condominiums
2.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.7%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%9.5%2016: 3.5%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%0%2016: 1.8%
  • Band or local government housing90.5%2016: 94.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.4%2016: 85.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 1.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 2.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 9.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.5%2016: 95.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 4.4%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 4.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.2%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.