Woolwich
Town · Ontario · Population 26,999
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 32.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.2% · 2016: 30.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.8%2016: 21.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.7%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25%2016: 24.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.9%2016: 26.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.6%2016: 16.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%37.2%2011: 38.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.4%2011: 31.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 5.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%18.1%2016: 18%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 8.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13%2016: 17.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.3%2016: 23%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 8.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.3%2016: 25.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.7%2016: 26%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94%2016: 94.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 4.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.5%2016: 1.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.9%2016: 78.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%21.5%2016: 21%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.9%2016: 85.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.1%2016: 14.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%75.8%2016: 77.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.2%2016: 7.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.7%2016: 4.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.4%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.7%2016: 7.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.2%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2011: 1.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%15.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%27.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91%2016: 89.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 6.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 1.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021