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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
37.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.8
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
23.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.5% (estimated) · 2016: 24.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%24.9%2016: 24.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.6%2016: 13.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.3%2016: 19.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.6%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.4%2016: 17.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%32.2%2011: 31.2% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.2%2011: 34.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 5.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27%2016: 25.4% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.8%2011: 3.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%38.7%2016: 30.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.8%2016: 27.9% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.8%2016: 11.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.1%2016: 20.8% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9%2016: 5.4% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.2%2016: 94.6% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.8%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.1%2016: 3.7% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%53.7%2016: 53.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%45.5%2016: 45.1% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
0%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.1%2016: 89% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%10.9%2016: 11.8% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.6%2016: 92.3% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.4%2016: 0.4% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.5%2016: 7.3% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.5%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.6%2016: 96.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.6%2016: 1% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.8%2016: 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.