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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Uashat 27 use the figures that are available.

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
29.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 24.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 26 years
Average household size
3.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 (estimated) · 2011: 3.4 (estimated) · 2016: 3.3
Moved home in the last 5 years
24.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 20.4% (estimated) · 2016: 26.9%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%30%2016: 32.4%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.5%2016: 15.7%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.2%2016: 24.8%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.2%2016: 21.1%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%8.7%2016: 6%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.2%2011: 28.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%8.1%2011: 11% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%28.3%2011: 20.5% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.2%2016: 18.8%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%25.3%2011: 22.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%52.1%2016: 59%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%12.3%2016: 9.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.8%2016: 13.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%13%2016: 13.9%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%4.1%2016: 3.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.7%2016: 0.6%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%83.4%2016: 89%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.3%2016: 8.8%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.9%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.6%2016: 1.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%30.6%2016: 26.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%67.8%2016: 72.6%
Homes
Condominiums
10.2%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%39.8%2016: 64.6%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%11.2%2016: 6.2%
  • Band or local government housing49%2016: 29.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.7%2016: 87.6%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.1%2016: 5.2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1%2016: 2.1%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.2%2016: 6.2%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%13.3%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%40.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%38.8%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81%2016: 75.8%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%14.3%2016: 18.2%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.4%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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