Wasaga Beach
Town · Ontario · Population 24,862
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
- 56.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50% · 2016: 42.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.7%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 8.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 16.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.8%2016: 29.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%34.7%2016: 33.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.4%2011: 20.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.5%2011: 42.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 6.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.3%2016: 23.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.3%2011: 8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.3%2016: 13.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.2%2016: 33%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.6%2016: 9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.7%2016: 30.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.3%2016: 13.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.9%2016: 93.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.6%2016: 5.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.2%2016: 85.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2%2016: 2.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.9%2016: 12.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.4%2016: 86.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.6%2016: 13.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%82.7%2016: 83.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 2.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.4%2016: 7.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.7%2016: 4.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.5%2016: 1.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%35.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.9%2016: 93.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.5%2016: 1.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.3%2016: 3.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021