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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
33.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 30.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.1 years (estimated)
Average household size
3.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 3 (estimated) · 2016: 3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
46%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 92% (estimated) · 2016: 66.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%25%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.1%2016: 10.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%37.9%2016: 45.4% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.1%2016: 15.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%5.9%2016: 3.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%42.1%2011: 38.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18%2011: 24.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 4.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.3%2016: 15.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%15.3%2011: 17.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.9%2016: 5.6% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.5%2016: 19.6% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 9.3% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 26.2% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.3%2016: 39.3% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.4%2016: 90.7% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.3%2016: 7% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.1%2016: 2.2% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%60.4%2016: 60.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%38.3%2016: 37.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
21.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.1%2016: 81.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21%2016: 18.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%60.4%2016: 56.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%12.1%2016: 16% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.9%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14%2016: 13.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%1.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%79%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%19.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.1%2016: 88.3% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.2%2016: 9.4% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.3%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.1%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 1.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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