Strathroy-Caradoc
Town · Ontario · Population 23,871
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
- 43.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.3% · 2016: 31%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.8%2016: 16.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 12.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.1%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.5%2016: 19.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.6%2011: 32.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31%2011: 29.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.4%2011: 8.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.6%2016: 24.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.4%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.8%2016: 13%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.9%2016: 29.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.6%2016: 9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34%2016: 34.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.7%2016: 14.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.1%2016: 95%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.1%2016: 4.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.8%2016: 87.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.4%2016: 11.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.1%2016: 78.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.9%2016: 21.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%72.6%2016: 74.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.9%2016: 7.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.9%2016: 2.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.4%2016: 12.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.3%2016: 2.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.7%2016: 92.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.1%2016: 0.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 5.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021