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Scores based on limited data

Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Wikwemikong Unceded use the figures that are available.

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
34.8 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 30.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 33.7 years
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
Moved home in the last 5 years
29.8%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36% · 2016: 35.4%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%24.4%2016: 25.6%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.6%2016: 15.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.7%2016: 21.4%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 27.8%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13%2016: 10.2%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.9%2011: 19%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%8.2%2011: 11%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%26.1%2011: 25.2%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.4%2016: 33.5%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16.4%2011: 12.3%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.7%2016: 20.2%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.8%2016: 19.8%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.5%2016: 12%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%35.5%2016: 38.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.8%2016: 9.5%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.7%2016: 99.2%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.1%2016: 0.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.8%2016: 51.6%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0.2%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%24%2016: 48.2%
Homes
Condominiums
3.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%42.3%2016: 53.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%4.8%2016: 29.4%
  • Band or local government housing52.9%2016: 17.5%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.2%2016: 73.3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 2.1%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%23.1%2016: 21%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.9%2016: 2.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%7.2%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.8%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%42.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.8%2016: 87.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.3%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7.8%2016: 8.8%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.5%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.5%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.