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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
40.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.6 years
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.2% · 2016: 24.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.7%2016: 20.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.3%2016: 11.3%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.8%2016: 24.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30%2016: 30.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.8%2016: 13.1%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.4%2011: 41.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.3%2011: 35.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 3.5%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.1%2016: 15.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.1%2011: 8.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.2%2016: 9.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.2%2016: 27%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.5%2016: 10.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.5%2016: 32.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.6%2016: 21.1%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.8%2016: 84.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.5%2016: 14.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.7%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.4%2016: 82.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.8%2016: 5%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.8%2016: 12.8%
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%95.9%2016: 95.9%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%5.1%2016: 3.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%98%2016: 97.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 2.1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.3%2016: 97%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 2.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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