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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
48.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
42.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 45% (estimated) · 2016: 46.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.6%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.9%2016: 10.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.3%2016: 26% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.9%2016: 32.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.4%2016: 19% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.8%2011: 17.5% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.9%2011: 21.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 12.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%40.4%2016: 32.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%19.9%2011: 19.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.4%2016: 22% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.5%2016: 29.8% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.8%2016: 23.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.3%2016: 12.8% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.8%2016: 91.6% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6%2016: 6.7% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.2%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.2%2016: 77.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.7%2016: 2.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%20.1%2016: 20.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
3.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.2%2016: 55.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%45.1%2016: 44.8% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing0.7%2006: 1.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%59%2016: 59.4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.8%2016: 5.6% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%21.2%2016: 21.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.9%2016: 10.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.6%2016: 1.2% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%47.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%47.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%0%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.2%2016: 75.7% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%8.1%2016: 17.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.9% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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