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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
48.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.5 years
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
Moved home in the last 5 years
33.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.1% · 2016: 31.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15%2016: 14.9%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 11.9%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21%2016: 21.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.9%2016: 28.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.6%2016: 23.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21%2011: 24.8%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.5%2011: 30.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 8.9%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.5%2016: 31.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%7.5%2011: 7%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.6%2016: 14.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29%2016: 25.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 8.8%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.1%2016: 34.3%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.4%2016: 16.4%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%57%2016: 55.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%2.1%2016: 2.2%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%40.8%2016: 42.7%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.4%2016: 65.7%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%28.4%2016: 30.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.2%2016: 3.6%
Homes
Condominiums
2.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%72.3%2016: 69.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%27.7%2016: 30.4%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78.4%2016: 75.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 2.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 1.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.8%2016: 14.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.1%2016: 1.1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.1%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.9%2016: 88.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.9%2016: 2.5%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.5%2016: 7.5%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.2%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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