West Perth
Small town · Ontario · Population 9,038
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.2% · 2016: 28%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.7%2016: 19.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.6%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.2%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.7%2016: 28.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.9%2016: 16.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.6%2011: 36.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.4%2011: 29.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.3%2016: 24.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6%2011: 6.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.5%2016: 11%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 31.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.7%2016: 11%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.9%2016: 33.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.8%2016: 12.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.7%2016: 97.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2%2016: 2.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.8%2016: 94.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.9%2016: 5.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.7%2016: 81%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.3%2016: 19.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.6%2016: 87.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.2%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2%2016: 1.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.8%2016: 7.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2011: 1.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%43.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.3%2016: 93.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.1%2016: 4.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.9%2016: 0.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021