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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
49.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
2
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
36.6%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.3% (estimated) · 2016: 35.9% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12%2016: 12% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 8.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 25% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.1%2016: 40.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.1%2016: 14.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.6%2011: 17.8% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.9%2011: 31.2% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 6.8% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%40.1%2016: 40.3% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.8%2011: 8.7% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.5%2016: 12.7% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.5%2016: 20.3% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.1%2016: 13% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.7%2016: 33.4% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.1%2016: 20% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.6%2016: 86.7% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.9%2016: 79% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.4%2016: 5.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.7%2016: 15.2% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
1.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%70.1%2016: 69.9% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%22.4%2016: 16.2% (estimated)
  • Band or local government housing7.5%2016: 13.9% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.8%2016: 94.4% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.4%2016: 1.9% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.4%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.7%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%13.6%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%44.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%14.3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.4%2016: 82.2% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 9% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.7%2016: 7.5% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

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