Woodstock
Town · Ontario · Population 46,705
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: 41.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.8% (estimated) · 2016: 43.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.6%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.6%2016: 11.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.3%2016: 26%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.9%2016: 27%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.6%2016: 19%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.7%2011: 26.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.6%2011: 27.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.5%2011: 9.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28%2016: 29.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.2%2011: 7.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.2%2016: 14.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.7%2016: 34%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.2%2016: 7.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.4%2016: 30.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.4%2016: 14.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.3%2016: 94%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.6%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.1%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.3%2016: 89.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%14.6%2016: 9.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%65.2%2016: 66.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%34.8%2016: 33.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%57.5%2016: 57.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.7%2016: 8.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%11.7%2016: 10.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.1%2016: 12.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%8.9%2016: 8.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.7%2016: 91.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.2%2016: 1.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 5.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.5%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021