Souris
Small town · Prince Edward Island · Population 1,079
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
- 51.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 52 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.3% · 2016: 34.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.9%2016: 13.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.2%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.8%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.9%2016: 30.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31%2016: 28.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.5%2011: 19.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.8%2011: 22.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%14.6%2011: 15.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%44.8%2016: 41.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.3%2016: 28.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%36.3%2016: 36.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 6.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.3%2016: 17.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.3%2016: 10%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.2%2016: 94%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.8%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.1%2016: 94.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2%2016: 2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.9%2016: 3.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%57.3%2016: 61.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%42.7%2016: 38.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%54.2%2016: 55.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.3%2016: 8.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.2%2016: 11.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%18.8%2016: 14%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.4%2016: 8.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.2%2016: 82.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.9%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%14.5%2016: 14.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021