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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
46.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 43.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.5 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
31.1%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.8% (estimated) · 2016: 37.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.9%2016: 12.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.3%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.8%2016: 31.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.1%2016: 24.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.3%2016: 22% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.3%2011: 22.6% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.9%2011: 18.8% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10%2011: 10.4% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35.6%2016: 35.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.1%2011: 14.1% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.6%2016: 8.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%17.5%2016: 17.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.1%2016: 3.8% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16.6%2016: 20.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%55.8%2016: 50.5% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%81.7%2016: 80.1% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.8%2016: 14.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4.2%2016: 4.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%64.6%2016: 63.2% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%33.5%2016: 35% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
12.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%50.4%2016: 48.7% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%49.4%2016: 51.7% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%15.9%2016: 15.5% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%15.1%2016: 14.9% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.9%2016: 5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.8%2016: 7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%33.9%2016: 35.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%23.4%2016: 22% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%53.3%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%14.8%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%48.3%2016: 35.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%29.8%2016: 45.8% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%10.1%2016: 8.3% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.4%2016: 9.5% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.7%2016: 0.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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