South Dundas
Town · Ontario · Population 11,044
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
- 50.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 50 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 31.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.3% · 2016: 27.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15%2016: 15%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 9.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.4%2016: 19%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.8%2016: 31.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.1%2016: 24.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22%2011: 26.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36%2011: 35.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 8.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.9%2016: 24.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.9%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.9%2016: 15.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.1%2016: 33%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.2%2016: 10.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.7%2016: 30.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.3%2016: 10.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87%2016: 86.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.3%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.9%2016: 13%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.1%2016: 90.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.1%2016: 4.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.8%2016: 4.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.9%2016: 77.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.1%2016: 22.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.1%2016: 79.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7%2016: 6.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.5%2016: 4.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.4%2016: 5.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.6%2016: 0.3%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.5%2016: 2.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%39.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.3%2016: 93.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 4.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021