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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
58.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 56.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 59.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.6 (estimated) · 2011: 1.7 (estimated) · 2016: 1.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 57.9% (estimated) · 2016: 45% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7.6%2016: 7.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.8%2016: 5.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.5%2016: 22.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.2%2016: 23.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%39.1%2016: 41.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%8.8%2011: 8.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.4%2011: 23.9% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 7.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%51.8%2016: 52.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.2%2011: 8.4% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.6%2016: 5% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.3%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.7%2016: 9.5% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.1%2016: 30% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.3%2016: 30% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.5%2016: 91.1% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.5%2016: 6.8% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.2%2016: 2.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%63.1%2016: 60.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 2.6% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%34.7%2016: 37.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
97.5%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 99.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.4%2016: 82.8% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%21.8%2016: 16.3% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing0.8%2016: 0.9% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.8%2016: 7.6% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%24.7%2016: 26.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%66.1%2016: 66.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%4.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%70.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.1%2016: 77.9% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%10.4%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.5%2016: 6.6% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.1% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%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.