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Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 27,526

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
45.3 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 43 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.4%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46% (estimated) · 2016: 37.1% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.3%2016: 14.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.4%2016: 11.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.5%2016: 24.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.3%2016: 27.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.4%2016: 22.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.6%2011: 31.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%18.8%2011: 18.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.7%2011: 11.6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.1%2016: 24.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16.8%2011: 16.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.4%2016: 11.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.4%2016: 24.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.6%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.1%2016: 21.7% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%42.9%2016: 38.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.8%2016: 84.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.2%2016: 5.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%8.9%2016: 9.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%35.8%2016: 35.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%63.4%2016: 64.1% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
28.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 26.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%56%2016: 56.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%43.7%2016: 43.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%29.9%2016: 30.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.5%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.5%2016: 6.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.2%2016: 3.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%50%2016: 48.1% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%47%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%69.9%2016: 60.8% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%24.1%2016: 35% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.1% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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