| Population and dwelling counts |
Population, 2016 |
923,598 |
| Population and dwelling counts |
2011 to 2016 population change (%) |
0.2 |
| Population and dwelling counts |
Population density per square kilometre |
17.4 |
| Population and dwelling counts |
Total private dwellings |
458,568 |
| Population and dwelling counts |
Population share (%) |
2.6 |
| Age and sex |
Proportion (%) 65 years and over |
19.9 |
| Age and sex |
% change 65 years and over (2011 to 2016) |
19.9 |
| Age and sex |
Proportion (%) less than 15 years |
14.5 |
| Age and sex |
Proportion (%) 15 to 64 years |
65.6 |
| Age and sex |
Male/female ratio (number of males per 100 females) |
93.7 |
| Age and sex |
Average age |
43.5 |
| Type of dwelling |
% of occupied private dwellings that are single-detached houses |
65.5 |
| Type of dwelling |
Number of persons living in collective dwellings |
15,025 |
| Type of dwelling |
% of people aged 85 and over living in collective dwellings |
25.2 |
| Type of dwelling |
% of occupied private dwellings in buildings with five or more storeys |
5.3 |
| Families, households and marital status |
One-person households (%) |
29.5 |
| Families, households and marital status |
Common-law couples (%) |
19.0 |
| Families, households and marital status |
Couples with children (%) |
42.8 |
| Families, households and marital status |
Young adults 20 to 34 living with their parents (%) |
29.7 |
| Language |
English-French bilingualism rate (%) |
10.5 |
| Language |
Population with more than one language spoken at home (%) |
6.8 |
| Language |
Official language minority (%) |
3.2 |
| Language |
Population with a mother tongue other than English or French |
49,160 |
| Income |
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) |
60,764 |
| Income |
Median employment income in 2015 of persons 25 to 54 ($) |
39,126 |
| Income |
Proportion (%) of total income from government transfers in 2015 |
15.4 |
| Income |
Proportion (%) of population in low income in 2015 |
17.2 |
| Income |
% change in median total income of households (2005 to 2015) |
10.2 |
| Income |
% change in median employment income of persons 25 to 54 (2005 to 2015) |
12.9 |
| Income |
Difference in the proportion of total income from government transfers (2005 to 2015) |
0.3 |
| Income |
Difference in the proportion of the population in low income (2005 to 2015) |
0.0 |
| Income |
Proportion (%) of persons younger than 18 in low income in 2015 |
22.2 |
| Income |
Difference in the proportion of persons younger than 18 in low income (2005 to 2015) |
- 0.4 |
| Income |
Proportion (%) of seniors in low income in 2015 |
17.9 |
| Income |
Difference in the proportion of seniors in low income (2005 to 2015) |
2.8 |
| Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Immigrants (%) |
6.1 |
| Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Second generation population (%) |
7.6 |
| Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Visible minority population (%) |
6.5 |
| Immigration and ethnocultural diversity |
Number of recent immigrants (landed between 2011 and 2016) |
11,785 |
| Housing |
Homeownership rate (%) |
68.7 |
| Housing |
% of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs (shelter-cost-to-income-ratio) |
21.5 |
| Housing |
Households in unsuitable housing (rate) |
2.9 |
| Housing |
Households living in dwellings in need of major repairs (rate) |
8.8 |
| Aboriginal peoples |
Aboriginal population, 2016 |
51,490 |
| Aboriginal peoples |
2006 to 2016 Aboriginal population change (%) |
113.5 |
| Aboriginal peoples |
Average age of the Aboriginal population |
35.1 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma |
10.6 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma |
25.9 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher |
25.5 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma who studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) |
15.8 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher who studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) |
19.8 |
| Education |
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 who obtained their highest postsecondary qualification in their province or territory of residence |
74.5 |
| Labour |
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year, full time in 2015 |
51.9 |
| Labour |
Number of workers employed in the manufacturing sector |
29,160 |
| Labour |
Number of workers employed in the Public administration |
38,435 |
| Labour |
Number of employed women who are family physicians |
745 |
| Labour |
Number of employed women who are police officers |
340 |
| Journey to work |
% using public transit to get to work, 2016 |
6.4 |
| Journey to work |
Average commuting duration, in minutes, 2016 |
22.2 |
| Language of work |
% of workers using English or French at work |
99.9 |
| Language of work |
% of workers using more than one language at work |
4.9 |
