Thurso
Small town · Quebec · Population 3,084
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.3% · 2016: 42.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.2%2016: 19.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 10.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.1%2016: 25.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.9%2016: 26.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.1%2016: 17.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.7%2011: 24.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.1%2011: 29.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12%2011: 10%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.3%2016: 30.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%24.7%2016: 20.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.6%2016: 22.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%26.2%2016: 31.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.3%2016: 19.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.2%2016: 6.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%1.3%2016: 0.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%56%2016: 58.7%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%42.5%2016: 40.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%2.9%2016: 2.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%94%2016: 95%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.1%2016: 2.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%64.4%2016: 65.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%35.6%2016: 34.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%51.9%2016: 57.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%12.6%2016: 12.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.1%2016: 0.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%10.2%2016: 10.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%23.9%2016: 17.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%35.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%14.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91%2016: 88.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.6%2016: 3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.1%2016: 6.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021