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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
50 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.6 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
33.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.7% (estimated) · 2016: 25.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.8%2016: 15%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 10.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 19.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.5%2016: 29.4%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.5%2016: 25.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.3%2011: 25.2% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.1%2011: 32.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.5%2011: 6.9% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.3%2016: 30%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.9%2011: 6.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.3%2016: 12.4%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%36.5%2016: 32.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8%2016: 7.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.9%2016: 32.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19%2016: 16.8%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.6%2016: 86.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%14.7%2016: 13.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.2%2016: 96.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.1%2016: 2.4%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.8%2016: 1%
Homes
Condominiums
1.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.8%2016: 83.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.2%2016: 16.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.4%2016: 63.1%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.5%2016: 0.8%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.7%2016: 10%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%23.7%2016: 24.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%16.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%98.1%2016: 95%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 1.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 2.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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