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South Eglinton-Davisville

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 23,380

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
37.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 37.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.2 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.6 (estimated) · 2011: 1.6 (estimated) · 2016: 1.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
60.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 63% (estimated) · 2016: 57.5% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.4%2016: 8.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.3%2016: 8.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%47.3%2016: 43.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.6%2016: 22.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.7%2016: 17.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.3%2011: 9.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.7%2011: 19.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.5%2011: 5.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%50.7%2016: 53.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 8.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%1.5%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%10.7%2016: 11.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%1.5%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%14.7%2016: 18.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%71.4%2016: 66.2% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.2%2016: 83.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%11.9%2016: 14.6% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.7%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%52.1%2016: 59.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.1%2016: 2.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%45.8%2016: 37.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
43%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 33.8% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%30.5%2016: 31.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%69.5%2016: 68.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%3.6%2016: 4.4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.3%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.2%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 1% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.4%2016: 7.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%85.7%2016: 84% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%21.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%39.8%2016: 29.8% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%43.9%2016: 57.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%11%2016: 10.2% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.6%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3%2016: 0.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.