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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
45 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 42.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.3 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.9 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
33.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.8% (estimated) · 2016: 29.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.4%2016: 18.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.9%2016: 14.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20%2016: 19.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.6%2016: 31.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.3%2016: 16.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%40.8%2011: 45.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.3%2011: 27% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 7.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.3%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.9%2011: 5.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.6%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.7%2016: 18% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.4%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.3%2016: 29.8% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%52.1%2016: 46.1% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%70%2016: 70.3% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%29.3%2016: 29.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%79.6%2016: 82.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%6.1%2016: 6.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%14.3%2016: 10.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
6.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.5% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.2%2016: 94.1% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%8.4%2016: 6.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.1%2016: 75.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.5%2016: 3.4% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%14.5%2016: 17.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.1%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.8%2016: 3.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2011: 1% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%9.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%48.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.3%2016: 83.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.6%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.7%2016: 2.6% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.1% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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