Strong
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,566
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: 49.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.7% · 2016: 32.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.4%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 8.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.9%2016: 19.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.7%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31%2016: 27.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.5%2011: 25.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.9%2011: 38.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 4.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.2%2016: 23.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.4%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.9%2016: 14%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.5%2016: 33.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 12%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.4%2016: 29.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.5%2016: 11.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.5%2016: 95.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.5%2016: 4.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95.8%2016: 94.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.5%2016: 4.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.9%2016: 91%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.1%2016: 9.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.7%2016: 96.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.8%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.3%2016: 0.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.7%2016: 95.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.2%2016: 3.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021