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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
39.7 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 39 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
1.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.8 (estimated) · 2011: 1.8 (estimated) · 2016: 1.9 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
55.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 61.5% (estimated) · 2016: 61.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.6%2016: 11.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 10.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36.5%2016: 39.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.6%2016: 25.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16%2016: 13.4% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.7%2011: 12% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.9%2011: 19.1% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 5.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%46.3%2016: 43.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%10.7%2011: 12.3% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.8%2016: 4.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.9%2016: 22.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 8% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.6%2016: 22.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%48.5%2016: 42.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.6%2016: 88.9% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.4%2016: 9.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.9%2016: 1.4% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%66.1%2016: 66.1% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%32%2016: 32% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
38.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 41.7% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%39.6%2016: 40.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%60.7%2016: 60.1% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%14.9%2016: 14% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.1%2016: 8.2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.7%2016: 4.7% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.3%2016: 8.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%54.3%2016: 54.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%10.2%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.5%2011: 0.5% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%11.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.7%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%73.6%2016: 64.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%11.8%2016: 20.3% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%8.7%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 2.7% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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