West Lincoln
Town · Ontario · Population 15,454
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
- 40.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 · 2011: 3 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.1% · 2016: 29.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.7%2016: 29.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.4%2016: 15%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%37.2%2011: 40.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.3%2011: 29.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 6.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.6%2016: 14.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.6%2011: 9.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.2%2016: 10.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.2%2016: 30.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.6%2016: 10.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.9%2016: 32.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.3%2016: 15.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.2%2016: 96.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.6%2016: 3.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90%2016: 89.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.1%2016: 9.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.9%2016: 89.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.1%2016: 10.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83.7%2016: 84.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.2%2016: 5.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.8%2016: 6.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.6%2016: 3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.3%2016: 94.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 3.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021