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Yorkdale-Glen Park

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 17,043

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
43 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 45.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.8 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.2%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.7% (estimated) · 2016: 31.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.1%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.7%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%31%2016: 24.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.3%2016: 26.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.4%2016: 22.3% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.9%2011: 25.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.6%2011: 17.4% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12.2%2011: 14.1% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.2%2016: 25.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16%2011: 16.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13%2016: 16.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.9%2016: 27.9% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.1%2016: 6.2% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.2%2016: 23.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%39.4%2016: 25.4% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.1%2016: 88.2% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.3%2016: 5.7% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%5.6%2016: 6% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%41.8%2016: 42% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%57.5%2016: 57.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
39.7%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 27.2% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%53.7%2016: 61.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%46.6%2016: 38.2% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%31.8%2016: 40.6% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%18.3%2016: 11.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.1%2016: 8.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.4%2016: 15.5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%27.6%2016: 22.2% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.2%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10.7%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%17.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%61.9%2016: 55.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%29.2%2016: 36.9% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.6%2016: 5.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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