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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
60.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 54.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 58.3 years
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
41.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.5% · 2016: 29.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.9%2016: 9.7%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.9%2016: 7.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.2%2016: 14.3%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.5%2016: 35.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%38.9%2016: 33.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.4%2011: 16.8%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.3%2011: 37.4%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5%2011: 6.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%41.9%2016: 39.2%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.4%2011: 4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.7%2016: 9.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.4%2016: 21.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.6%2016: 14.2%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.3%2016: 24.2%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%38.8%2016: 30.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%10.5%2016: 13%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%17.4%2016: 16.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%71.9%2016: 69.9%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.4%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%23.6%2016: 28.4%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%68.6%2016: 64.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.8%2016: 7.5%
Homes
Condominiums
5.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 6%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.5%2016: 75.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%24.7%2016: 24.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67.2%2016: 71.8%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 2.8%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 1.5%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.2%2016: 5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%19.5%2016: 16%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.6%2016: 3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.5%2016: 86.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1%2016: 1.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.9%2016: 10.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.7%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.8%2016: 0.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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