Severn
Town · Ontario · Population 14,576
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
- 49.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.3% · 2016: 34%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.3%2016: 14%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 11%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.2%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.3%2016: 34.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.5%2016: 21.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.4%2011: 28.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.4%2011: 35.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.9%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22%2016: 21.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.5%2011: 9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.3%2016: 13.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.3%2016: 28.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.9%2016: 11.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.3%2016: 32.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.2%2016: 14.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.6%2016: 95.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.2%2016: 4.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.1%2016: 94%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.7%2016: 4.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.9%2016: 88.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.1%2016: 11.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.2%2016: 90%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 0.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.4%2016: 3.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.3%2016: 3.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.5%2016: 96.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 1.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021