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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
59.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 55.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 58.2 years
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
Moved home in the last 5 years
44%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.2% · 2016: 31.2%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.8%2016: 9.8%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.5%2016: 6.1%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.5%2016: 14.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%35.5%2016: 35.5%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35%2016: 34.3%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.8%2011: 15.4%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%45.7%2011: 42.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.3%2011: 5.4%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.4%2016: 33.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.8%2011: 5.4%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.1%2016: 19.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.7%2016: 19.2%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%23.2%2016: 31.6%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.4%2016: 21.5%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.7%2016: 9%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%1.8%2016: 2.8%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%54.4%2016: 50.8%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%43.8%2016: 46.5%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%5.8%2016: 6.8%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%90.8%2016: 89.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.4%2016: 4%
Homes
Condominiums
2.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.4%2016: 83.9%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%18.6%2016: 15.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83%2016: 83.9%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 2.5%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.5%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.3%2016: 2.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.6%2016: 11.2%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.4%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%12.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.6%2016: 93.2%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.7%2016: 3.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.7%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.7%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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