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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
40.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.2 years
Average household size
2.5
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
39.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.7% · 2016: 30.8%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.3%2016: 19.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 10.4%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.4%2016: 27%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.6%2016: 32.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.1%2016: 10.8%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.5%2011: 33.3%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.8%2011: 30.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 6.6%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.1%2016: 21.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%9.1%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.8%2016: 16.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.6%2016: 20.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%20.9%2016: 20.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 24.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.2%2016: 17.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%5.7%2016: 4.5%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%31.8%2016: 36%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%62.4%2016: 59.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%11.1%2016: 10%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%83.7%2016: 86.8%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.2%2016: 3.2%
Homes
Condominiums
3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.6%2016: 87.8%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%13.4%2016: 12.3%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83.5%2016: 84%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.3%2016: 4.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0.7%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.8%2016: 6.2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 3.8%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.2%2016: 0.3%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.5%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.2%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%31.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.3%2016: 93.9%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.3%2016: 4.2%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.5%2016: 1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 0.9%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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