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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
45.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.6 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.4% · 2016: 23.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.4%2016: 16.1%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.3%2016: 13.6%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23%2016: 23.2%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.5%2016: 31.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18%2016: 15.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.3%2011: 25.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.8%2011: 30.1%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.3%2011: 12.3%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.6%2016: 24.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 8%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.6%2016: 10%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.6%2016: 25.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13%2016: 16.3%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25%2016: 27.8%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.8%2016: 20.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%10.3%2016: 8.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%19.1%2016: 22.9%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%70.3%2016: 68.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%26%2016: 22.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%55.7%2016: 63.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%18.3%2016: 14.6%
Homes
Condominiums
1.9%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.9%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%72.2%2016: 75.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%27.8%2016: 24.1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%68.9%2016: 68.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%9.9%2016: 9.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.6%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.8%2016: 6.8%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.3%2016: 14.9%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%3.1%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.7%2016: 84.1%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%6.2%2016: 10.4%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 1.6%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.1%2016: 1.6%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.6%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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