Wellington North
Town · Ontario · Population 12,431
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
- 42 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.4% · 2016: 32.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.8%2016: 18.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.9%2016: 12%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23%2016: 21.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.3%2016: 27.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22%2016: 20.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.1%2011: 28.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.7%2011: 31.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.7%2016: 28.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.3%2016: 24.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31%2016: 30.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 10.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.8%2016: 24.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.9%2016: 9.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.6%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.5%2016: 2.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 1.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.7%2016: 85.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.7%2016: 13.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.9%2016: 76%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.2%2016: 24%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74.9%2016: 75.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 2.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.7%2016: 4.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.4%2016: 15.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.6%2016: 88.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 9.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021