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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
50.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.9 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
30.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.5% · 2016: 26.7%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15%2016: 14.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 11.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.8%2016: 18.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.2%2016: 34%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.2%2016: 22.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.8%2011: 28.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.2%2011: 38.2%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.2%2011: 5.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.5%2016: 21.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.4%2011: 6.5%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7%2016: 10.1%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.7%2016: 26.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.4%2016: 10.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%35.2%2016: 33.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.8%2016: 18.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%46.1%2016: 44.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.8%2016: 2.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%51.9%2016: 52.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.2%2016: 64.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%25.4%2016: 28%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.4%2016: 7.2%
Homes
Condominiums
0.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.1%2016: 87.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%12%2016: 12.8%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.1%2016: 93.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.9%2016: 1.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0.7%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2%2016: 1.7%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 1.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.9%2016: 94.7%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.7%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 3.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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