Wellesley
Town · Ontario · Population 11,318
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
- 35.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 32.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 33.7 years
- Average household size
- 3.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.5 · 2011: 3.4 · 2016: 3.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 20.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 22% · 2016: 21.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%24.5%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.9%2016: 15.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.1%2016: 21.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.4%2016: 24.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.1%2016: 11.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%42%2011: 48%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28%2011: 27.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.5%2016: 14.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.6%2011: 7.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%30.2%2016: 33.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.2%2016: 20.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.9%2016: 23.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19%2016: 15.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.6%2016: 92.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.1%2016: 3.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.3%2016: 3.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%63.8%2016: 61.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%35.7%2016: 37.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.9%2016: 87.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%13.1%2016: 12.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.5%2016: 84%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%9.8%2016: 10.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.4%2016: 3.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.1%2016: 88.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%10.4%2016: 6.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.4%2016: 1.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 3%
Statistics Canada, 2021