Twillingate
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 2,121
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
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53 years (estimated) · 2016: 55 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 20.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 16.2% · 2016: 18.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.4%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.9%2016: 7.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.1%2016: 16.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.3%2016: 35.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%36.6%2016: 30.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.9%2011: 24.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.8%2011: 40.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.5%2011: 7.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.9%2016: 27.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.1%2016: 25%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.6%2016: 22.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 15.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.2%2016: 26.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.4%2016: 9.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99%2016: 98.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1%2016: 1.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.8%2016: 99.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.1%2016: 88.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.4%2016: 11.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.1%2016: 93.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.9%2016: 2.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3%2016: 2.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.3%2016: 88.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.7%2016: 2.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021