St. Lawrence
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,115
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
- 54.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 19%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21% · 2016: 21.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.7%2016: 13%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.2%2016: 17.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.2%2016: 36%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.5%2016: 22.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.6%2011: 30.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.1%2011: 31.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12.4%2011: 14.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.8%2016: 21.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.2%2011: 4.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.6%2016: 11.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.6%2016: 26.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.4%2016: 28.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.9%2016: 26.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.6%2016: 7.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.6%2016: 98.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.4%2016: 1.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.5%2016: 98.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.5%2016: 86.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 12.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.9%2016: 95.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%47.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%33%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84%2016: 85.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12.3%2016: 9.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 3.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021