Shelburne
Small town · Ontario · Population 8,994
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
- 36.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.9% (estimated) · 2016: 53.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.5%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.9%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.2%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.5%2016: 14.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%33.9%2011: 34.4% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.3%2011: 23% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.2%2011: 8.8% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.2%2016: 21.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%15.4%2011: 9.3% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.3%2016: 11.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.7%2016: 35.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.9%2016: 6.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.7%2016: 33.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.4%2016: 12.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.3%2016: 95.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.1%2016: 3.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.8%2016: 89.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.4%2016: 10%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.2%2016: 79.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.8%2016: 20.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%72.9%2016: 73.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.1%2016: 3.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.4%2016: 6.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 3.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11.7%2016: 12.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%35%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.7%2016: 92.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 0.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.8%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021