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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
45.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 41.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.7 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2 (estimated) · 2016: 2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
47.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.1% (estimated) · 2016: 51.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.9%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.2%2016: 35.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.4%2016: 23.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.1%2016: 19.2% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13%2011: 16.2% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.2%2011: 20.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 7.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%54%2016: 39.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 14% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.9%2016: 5.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.3%2016: 21% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 9.5% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.8%2016: 21.9% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%41.1%2016: 43.2% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.1%2016: 82.7% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%14.3%2016: 15.2% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77%2016: 75.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.6%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.4%2016: 18.7% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
10.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 13.5% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%31.2%2016: 40.4% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%69.1%2016: 59.6% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%38%2016: 46.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 4.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%37.6%2016: 48% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%20.4%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%51.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%77.6%2016: 78.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%10.9%2016: 14.1% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.7%2016: 3.3% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.9%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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