West Grey
Town · Ontario · Population 13,131
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
- 49.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 32.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.3% · 2016: 29.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.8%2016: 15.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.6%2016: 10.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.6%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.4%2016: 23.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.9%2011: 28.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.9%2011: 37%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 6.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.8%2016: 24%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.6%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.1%2016: 17.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.5%2016: 29.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.5%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.5%2016: 29.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.5%2016: 12%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.9%2016: 95.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92%2016: 92%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.3%2016: 7.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.9%2016: 83.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.1%2016: 16.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.8%2016: 88.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.1%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2%2016: 1.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.6%2016: 4.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.2%2016: 2.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%37.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.7%2016: 93.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.5%2016: 4.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.5%2016: 0.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021