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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
55.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.5 years
Average household size
2.3
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.7% · 2016: 33.5%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.4%2016: 13.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.4%2016: 8.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 17.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.9%2016: 32.9%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.1%2016: 27.9%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20%2011: 21.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.5%2011: 37.7%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 6.8%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.9%2016: 25.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.2%2011: 8.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.9%2016: 14%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.8%2016: 30.9%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 10.1%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.9%2016: 32.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.6%2016: 12.7%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.4%2016: 96.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 3.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.1%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.8%2016: 94.2%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.1%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5%2016: 4.7%
Homes
Condominiums
1.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.7%2016: 81.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%17.3%2016: 18.6%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.2%2016: 88%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.6%2016: 1.5%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.3%2016: 6.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 0.7%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.1%2016: 92.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 0.9%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%6.1%2016: 5.3%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.2%2016: 0.3%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.1%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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