Ottawa-Gatineau Census Atlas

Avalon (north)

Census Tract 0171.15 · Ottawa, Ontario and Quebec

Avalon (north) is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, in Ottawa-Gatineau. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,709 living in private households. 45.3% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 26.4% across Ottawa-Gatineau as a whole; the largest single group was Black at 18.2%. 51.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 33.2% of the population, compared with 21.4% citywide. Median household income before tax was $119,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Ottawa-Gatineau. 17.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.09 km², giving a population density of 3,402 people per square kilometre (Ottawa-Gatineau averages about 174).

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Population3,7092021, private households
Visible minority45.3%Ottawa-Gatineau 26.4%
Caucasian51.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants33.2%Ottawa-Gatineau 21.4%
Median household income$119,000Ottawa-Gatineau $98,000
Renter households17.8%Ottawa-Gatineau 34.6%
Density3,402 /km²3,709 people over 1.09 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Population, 20213,709
Population, 20163,686
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20211
Total private dwellings1,322
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,306
Population density per square kilometre3,394
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,710100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years69518.7%16.9%
0 to 4 years1704.6%5.0%
5 to 9 years2356.3%5.8%
10 to 14 years2857.7%6.1%
15 to 64 years2,65571.6%66.1%
15 to 19 years2907.8%5.8%
20 to 24 years2306.2%6.4%
25 to 29 years2707.3%6.8%
30 to 34 years2306.2%6.8%
35 to 39 years2506.7%6.9%
40 to 44 years3058.2%6.6%
45 to 49 years3359.0%6.5%
50 to 54 years2807.5%6.6%
55 to 59 years2657.1%7.2%
60 to 64 years1955.3%6.6%
65 years and over3559.6%17.0%
65 to 69 years1554.2%5.4%
70 to 74 years952.6%4.5%
75 to 79 years752.0%3.1%
80 to 84 years200.5%2.0%
85 years and over100.3%2.1%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1918.7%16.9%
15 to 64 years7271.6%66.1%
65 years and over109.6%17.0%
85 years and over00.3%2.1%
Average age of the population (Average)37
Median age of the population3837.6%40.4%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,305100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house41531.8%45.0%
Semi-detached house100.8%7.1%
Row house54541.8%16.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1259.6%2.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys20515.7%14.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%13.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.2%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
1960 or before100.8%15.4%
1961 to 1980151.1%26.8%
1981 to 1990100.8%15.5%
1991 to 2000453.4%12.3%
2001 to 200579059.8%7.2%
2006 to 201037028.0%7.7%
2011 to 2015654.9%7.2%
2016 to 2021251.9%7.9%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Condominium34526.1%14.7%
Not condominium97573.9%85.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.8%
1 bedroom100.8%13.3%
2 bedrooms37028.0%23.1%
3 bedrooms54541.3%37.7%
4 or more bedrooms39529.9%25.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms24518.6%27.6%
5 rooms25519.3%14.4%
6 rooms20515.5%14.3%
7 rooms24018.2%13.4%
8 or more rooms37528.4%30.3%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)6

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,30098.5%94.5%
Major repairs needed251.9%5.5%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,315100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,11084.4%81.6%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs20015.2%18.4%
30% to less than 100%20015.2%16.5%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,305100.0%100.0%
In core need906.9%9.4%
Not in core need1,22093.5%90.6%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage777.1%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs121.1%0.0%
% in core housing need50.4%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$1,440
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,820$1,562
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$580,000$548,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$609,000$585,000

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data240100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3012.4%0.0%
% in core housing need156.2%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$1,230
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,740$1,296

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,005100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,88095.8%96.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,400$49,200
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,88095.8%96.3%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,000$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,68089.2%87.8%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$45,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,38079.2%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$46,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,54584.7%82.9%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,760$7,950
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2157.2%7.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,560$5,720
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data77525.8%23.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120103.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,96098.5%96.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,700$61,900
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,96098.5%96.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,500$50,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,72590.7%87.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,250$58,450
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,43080.9%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,800$57,700
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,59586.4%82.9%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,380$9,930
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2307.7%7.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,400$7,130
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data78526.1%23.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,580$8,890

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,000100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$123,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$105,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,015101.5%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$159,200$144,800
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,800$117,600

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,43546.0%37.8%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$74,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$85,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data70522.6%25.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,600$17,400
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,950$29,080
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)88
Employment income (%) (Rate)77
Government transfers (%) (Rate)12
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)4

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,005100.0%100.0%
Without total income1304.3%3.8%
With total income2,88095.8%96.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2307.7%7.3%
$10,000 to $19,9992658.8%9.8%
$20,000 to $29,99930510.1%12.1%
$30,000 to $39,9992558.5%10.1%
$40,000 to $49,9992458.2%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,99930510.1%8.5%
$60,000 to $69,9992909.7%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991755.8%6.5%
$80,000 to $89,9991856.2%5.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991404.7%4.3%
$100,000 and over48016.0%15.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,005100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1304.3%3.7%
With after-tax income2,88095.8%96.3%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2408.0%7.9%
$10,000 to $19,9992709.0%10.3%
$20,000 to $29,99935011.6%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992909.7%12.2%
$40,000 to $49,99936512.1%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,99937512.5%10.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992508.3%8.1%
$70,000 to $79,9992107.0%6.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992006.7%5.1%
$90,000 to $99,9991254.2%3.5%
$100,000 and over1956.5%7.2%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,005100.0%100.0%
Without employment income62020.6%28.4%
With employment income2,38579.4%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)2508.3%9.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991705.7%5.3%
$10,000 to $19,9992006.7%7.4%
$20,000 to $29,9991755.8%5.6%
$30,000 to $39,9991555.2%5.2%
$40,000 to $49,9991755.8%5.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992207.3%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992207.3%5.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991454.8%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991605.3%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991254.2%3.4%
$100,000 and over39513.1%11.5%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,005100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,79593.0%94.1%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$46,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,79593.0%94.1%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$41,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,60086.5%86.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$45,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,33577.7%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,200$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,35078.2%77.4%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$980$2,420
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1655.5%5.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,440$5,680
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120103.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,90096.5%94.0%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,700$58,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,90596.7%94.1%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,840$47,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,63587.7%86.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,600$57,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,37078.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,250$56,450
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,44081.2%77.3%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,605$7,030
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1956.5%6.0%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,900$7,750

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42545.7%37.6%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$69,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$79,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data64520.7%23.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,400$22,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,450$34,120
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)92
Employment income (%) (Rate)80
Government transfers (%) (Rate)8
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data255100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$112,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$94,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data24094.1%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,000$131,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$105,500

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data520100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,000$157,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$131,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data580111.5%100.3%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$187,000$178,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$143,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data180100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$79,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$70,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data17094.4%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$89,500
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$77,000

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data380100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,000$45,600
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,000$40,400
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data420110.5%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,800$55,200
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,800$45,840

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,700100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years86023.2%20.6%
0 to 5 years2155.8%6.2%
18 to 64 years2,48067.0%63.3%
65 years and over3559.6%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1504.1%8.8%
0 to 17 years501.4%2.0%
0 to 5 years150.4%0.7%
18 to 64 years802.2%5.1%
65 years and over200.5%1.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)4
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)6
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)8
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)3
65 years and over (%) (Rate)6

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data3,700100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years86023.2%20.6%
0 to 5 years2105.7%6.2%
18 to 64 years2,48567.2%63.3%
65 years and over3609.7%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1153.1%5.4%
0 to 17 years350.9%1.0%
0 to 5 years150.4%0.3%
18 to 64 years752.0%3.9%
65 years and over50.1%0.5%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)3
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)4
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)3

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,305100.0%100.0%
1 person27020.7%29.1%
2 persons37028.4%33.9%
3 persons25019.2%15.0%
4 persons23518.0%14.1%
5 or more persons18013.8%8.0%
Number of persons in private households3,700283.5%242.2%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,010100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,68055.8%56.5%
Married1,39546.3%43.9%
Living common-law2809.3%12.6%
Not married and not living common-law1,33544.4%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married97532.4%30.2%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1304.3%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1655.5%6.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed602.0%4.7%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household type - 100% data1,310100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons87066.4%60.8%
Couple-family households72555.3%51.7%
One-parent-family households15011.5%9.1%
Multigenerational households503.8%2.2%
Multiple-census-family households100.8%0.4%
One-census-family households with additional persons503.8%2.6%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households503.8%4.8%
One-person households27020.6%29.1%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,305100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$98,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$84,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,320101.1%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,600$119,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,600$97,400

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,305100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.8%1.0%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,99950.4%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999100.8%2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999151.1%2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999151.1%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999151.1%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999201.5%3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999554.2%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,999755.7%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999806.1%6.3%
$80,000 to $89,999957.3%6.1%
$90,000 to $99,999906.9%5.7%
$100,000 and over81562.5%48.8%
$100,000 to $124,99922016.9%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,99916012.3%9.9%
$150,000 to $199,99920515.7%12.9%
$200,000 and over23017.6%13.4%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,305100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.8%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999151.1%3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999151.1%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999151.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999201.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999201.5%3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999403.1%3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999755.7%7.8%
$60,000 to $69,9991058.0%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991058.0%7.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991108.4%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991158.8%6.5%
$100,000 and over66551.0%39.2%
$100,000 to $124,99921016.1%13.2%
$125,000 to $149,99916512.6%9.3%
$150,000 and over29522.6%16.7%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Owner1,08081.8%65.4%
Renter23517.8%34.6%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,025100.0%100.0%
2 persons41040.0%50.2%
3 persons25524.9%20.9%
4 persons23522.9%19.9%
5 or more persons13513.2%9.0%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,030100.5%100.0%
Total couple families82580.5%83.5%
Married couples69067.3%64.4%
Common-law couples14013.7%19.1%
Total one-parent families20520.0%16.5%
in which the parent is a woman+16516.1%12.7%
in which the parent is a man+403.9%3.7%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in census families3,220100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,65551.4%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families2006.2%5.7%
Children1,36542.4%37.0%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data485100.0%100.0%
Living alone27055.7%64.1%
Living with other relatives10020.6%12.9%
Living with non-relatives only11523.7%23.0%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data270100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data270100.0%99.9%

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,040100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,055101.4%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data3,700100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,11030.0%40.1%
In bottom decile1453.9%8.3%
In second decile1704.6%7.3%
In third decile1905.1%7.7%
In fourth decile2356.4%8.1%
In fifth decile37510.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,58569.9%59.9%
In sixth decile41011.1%9.6%
In seventh decile48013.0%10.5%
In eighth decile51013.8%11.8%
In ninth decile60516.4%13.8%
In top decile57515.5%14.1%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,28097.0%98.2%
More than one person per room403.0%1.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,23593.6%95.3%
Not suitable906.8%4.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household51038.6%49.4%
Two-maintainer household73055.3%46.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household755.7%4.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years100.8%3.3%
25 to 34 years18514.0%15.1%
35 to 44 years30523.1%18.1%
45 to 54 years34025.8%18.6%
55 to 64 years28021.2%20.2%
65 to 74 years14511.0%14.7%
75 to 84 years503.8%7.5%
85 years and over00.0%2.4%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'300100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only19565.0%62.3%
Not suitable only7023.3%13.5%
Major repairs needed only155.0%15.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'103.3%3.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%4.7%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'103.3%1.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing1,025341.7%283.3%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,74545.3%26.4%
South Asian2957.7%4.2%
Chinese501.3%3.4%
Black70018.2%7.8%
Filipino1002.6%1.1%
Arab2757.1%4.7%
Latin American952.5%1.4%
Southeast Asian501.3%1.2%
West Asian701.8%1.0%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Japanese250.6%0.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Multiple visible minorities501.3%0.9%
Not a visible minority2,10554.7%73.6%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
Buddhist150.4%0.8%
Christian2,55066.2%56.3%
Christian, n.o.s.3108.1%6.5%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican902.3%3.5%
Baptist350.9%0.7%
Catholic1,69544.0%35.8%
Christian Orthodox651.7%1.8%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran100.3%0.5%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.3%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic701.8%1.0%
Presbyterian451.2%0.8%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church451.2%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1403.6%1.9%
Hindu601.6%1.4%
Jewish150.4%0.8%
Muslim44011.4%7.8%
Sikh150.4%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions250.6%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives73019.0%31.6%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,855100.0%100.0%
Canadian51513.4%15.9%
English3759.7%13.4%
Irish45511.8%17.5%
Scottish3408.8%13.9%
French, n.o.s.61516.0%17.1%
German1704.4%6.5%
Chinese601.6%3.6%
Italian1102.9%3.8%
Indian (India)1303.4%2.3%
Ukrainian150.4%1.9%
Dutch250.6%2.2%
Polish451.2%2.5%
Québécois551.4%2.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.701.8%3.2%
Filipino1203.1%1.1%
French Canadian1654.3%4.3%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.651.7%2.2%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.300.8%1.7%
Métis852.2%1.3%
European, n.o.s.551.4%1.6%
Russian350.9%1.1%
Norwegian00.0%0.6%
Welsh300.8%1.4%
Portuguese852.2%1.0%
American200.5%1.0%
Spanish701.8%1.0%
Swedish200.5%0.5%
Hungarian200.5%0.7%
Acadian300.8%0.9%
Pakistani1002.6%0.5%
African, n.o.s.1503.9%1.4%
Jewish100.3%0.8%
Punjabi401.0%0.2%
Vietnamese300.8%0.8%
Arab, n.o.s.601.6%1.7%
Greek100.3%0.6%
Jamaican401.0%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.200.5%0.4%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Romanian250.6%0.5%
Lebanese1503.9%2.0%
Iranian200.5%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.350.9%0.5%
Danish00.0%0.4%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.3%0.6%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian200.5%0.4%
Belgian300.8%0.5%
Haitian2205.7%1.0%
Hindu00.0%0.3%
Mexican150.4%0.3%
Mennonite00.0%0.1%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish200.5%0.3%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.3%
Japanese250.6%0.3%
South Asian, n.o.s.350.9%0.2%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Northern European, n.o.s.350.9%0.3%
Muslim451.2%0.4%
Egyptian100.3%0.5%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.350.9%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.1%
Colombian00.0%0.3%
Moroccan350.9%0.4%
Czech00.0%0.3%
Syrian150.4%0.5%
Guyanese00.0%0.2%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.300.8%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.2%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.2%
Hong Konger00.0%0.1%
Ontarian250.6%0.6%
Persian300.8%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.3%0.2%
Turkish751.9%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian00.0%0.2%
Brazilian250.6%0.2%
Nigerian00.0%0.3%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.8%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.3%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean350.9%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.100.3%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin150.4%0.8%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian100.3%0.2%
South African00.0%0.1%
Australian00.0%0.1%
Palestinian00.0%0.4%
Chilean00.0%0.1%
Congolese701.8%0.6%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.1%
Ethiopian100.3%0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.2%
Berber300.8%0.2%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.1%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian100.3%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.2%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian300.8%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian350.9%0.1%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.2%
Guatemalan00.0%0.0%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.0%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian451.2%0.6%
Argentinian00.0%0.0%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish601.6%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.0%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Coptic00.0%0.1%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican200.5%0.1%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.1%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.1%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.1%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.0%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.1%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.250.6%0.1%
Ivorian350.9%0.1%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.3%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan250.6%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.1%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.2%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.0%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.1%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.1%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.1%
Central African00.0%0.1%
Libyan00.0%0.1%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.250.6%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.1%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.1%
St. Lucian501.3%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.1%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
First generation1,37535.7%25.1%
Second generation79520.6%17.6%
Third generation or more1,68043.6%57.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1052.7%3.2%
Single Indigenous responses952.5%3.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity3,74597.3%96.8%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.3%0.7%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,84099.7%99.3%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,850100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)300.8%1.5%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)300.8%1.4%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1253.2%4.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1253.2%3.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,69596.0%94.5%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,855100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,51565.2%76.2%
Immigrants1,28033.2%21.4%
Before 19801203.1%3.4%
1980 to 19901754.5%2.4%
1991 to 20002857.4%4.1%
2001 to 201041010.6%4.8%
2011 to 20212907.5%6.7%
Non-permanent residents551.4%2.4%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,280100.0%100.0%
Americas33526.2%15.1%
Brazil00.0%0.8%
Colombia00.0%1.1%
El Salvador100.8%0.8%
Guyana00.0%0.4%
Haiti15512.1%3.0%
Jamaica151.2%1.1%
Mexico151.2%0.8%
Peru00.0%0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.4%
United States of America453.5%3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas705.5%2.9%
Europe957.4%22.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.8%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France151.2%1.6%
Germany00.0%1.4%
Greece00.0%0.3%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%1.6%
Netherlands00.0%0.7%
Poland201.6%1.4%
Portugal100.8%1.1%
Romania00.0%1.2%
Russian Federation00.0%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%1.0%
United Kingdom201.6%5.6%
Other places of birth in Europe100.8%3.3%
Africa32525.4%19.6%
Algeria151.2%1.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the655.1%1.8%
Egypt00.0%1.6%
Eritrea00.0%0.5%
Ethiopia201.6%0.9%
Morocco302.3%1.5%
Nigeria00.0%1.1%
Somalia00.0%1.5%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa18514.5%9.1%
Asia52040.6%42.9%
Afghanistan00.0%1.0%
Iran403.1%2.1%
Iraq00.0%1.5%
Lebanon1007.8%4.6%
Syria100.8%2.3%
Turkey352.7%0.6%
China151.2%7.0%
Hong Kong00.0%1.1%
Korea, South00.0%0.8%
Taiwan00.0%0.3%
Philippines554.3%3.8%
Viet Nam151.2%2.1%
Bangladesh00.0%1.1%
India755.9%5.4%
Pakistan806.2%1.9%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia302.3%6.4%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%0.4%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data160100.0%100.0%
Americas6540.6%11.1%
Europe106.2%8.6%
Africa2515.6%30.2%
Asia6540.6%49.8%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,855100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,55092.1%92.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 1885522.2%19.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,69069.8%72.8%
Not Canadian citizens3057.9%7.9%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,280100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years14010.9%10.1%
5 to 14 years24018.8%18.2%
15 to 24 years21516.8%18.0%
25 to 44 years58045.3%45.2%
45 years and over1108.6%8.5%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants55047.4%48.3%
Principal applicants22519.4%20.9%
Secondary applicants33028.4%27.5%
Immigrants sponsored by family30025.9%26.1%
Refugees28524.6%24.1%
Other immigrants252.2%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission15513.4%9.1%
Work permits only before admission756.5%8.1%
Study permits only before admission201.7%3.1%
Work and study permits before admission302.6%6.5%
Other permits before admission100.9%0.6%
No pre-admission experience88576.3%72.5%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree39512.7%12.8%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate78025.0%23.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,94562.3%63.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level75024.0%27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,19538.3%36.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,23571.6%65.7%
No certificate, diploma or degree1404.5%4.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate40012.8%12.1%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,70554.6%48.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level64520.7%20.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,05533.8%28.7%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate43013.8%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,69586.4%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,23571.6%65.7%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1655.3%5.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,07566.5%60.1%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,235100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree53523.9%25.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,70576.3%74.4%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,235100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable502.2%2.3%
All classes of workers2,18597.8%97.7%
Employee1,97088.1%86.0%
Self-employed2109.4%11.6%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,235100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable502.2%2.3%
All occupations2,18597.8%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations200.9%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations57025.5%20.2%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1958.7%12.9%
3 Health occupations1858.3%7.2%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services45520.4%17.1%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport552.5%3.5%
6 Sales and service occupations49021.9%21.1%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1908.5%11.8%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%1.2%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities301.3%1.3%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,235100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable502.2%2.3%
All industries2,18597.8%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.1%
22 Utilities150.7%0.4%
23 Construction853.8%6.5%
31-33 Manufacturing401.8%3.1%
41 Wholesale trade200.9%1.8%
44-45 Retail trade29013.0%9.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing502.2%3.3%
51 Information and cultural industries401.8%2.0%
52 Finance and insurance954.3%3.0%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing401.8%1.5%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1356.0%9.5%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.1%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services602.7%4.1%
61 Educational services1657.4%7.7%
62 Health care and social assistance30513.6%11.7%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.1%1.8%
72 Accommodation and food services853.8%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)401.8%3.8%
91 Public administration68030.4%21.8%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,225100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,00081.6%80.1%
Car, truck or van - as a driver92575.5%72.8%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger806.5%7.3%
Public transit15512.7%9.7%
Walked352.9%5.9%
Bicycle00.0%1.3%
Other method352.9%3.0%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,225100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes30524.9%26.7%
15 to 29 minutes43035.1%38.9%
30 to 44 minutes26521.6%21.8%
45 to 59 minutes13010.6%7.1%
60 minutes and over1058.6%5.5%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,225100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.705.7%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.28523.3%19.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.32526.5%27.1%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.20016.3%20.2%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.1209.8%11.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.22518.4%14.6%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,115100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,05094.2%79.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence00.0%1.6%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence151.3%10.0%
Commute to a different province or territory504.5%8.8%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data3,680100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,20559.9%58.9%
Movers1,47039.9%41.1%
Non-migrants98026.6%22.0%
Migrants49513.5%19.1%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,830100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,33587.1%87.0%
Movers49512.9%13.0%
Non-migrants38510.1%8.7%
Migrants1102.9%4.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,070100.0%100.0%
Worked at home82539.9%39.7%
Worked outside Canada150.7%0.3%
No fixed workplace address1155.6%9.9%
Usual place of work1,11553.9%50.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
English only1,60043.2%48.5%
French only1052.8%7.3%
English and French1,95552.8%43.1%
Neither English nor French401.1%1.2%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
English2,33563.0%66.4%
French1,17031.6%29.8%
English and French1704.6%2.7%
Neither English nor French401.1%1.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,37591.1%94.3%
Multiple responses3308.9%5.7%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,25087.7%94.1%
Multiple responses45512.3%5.9%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
None2,64071.3%80.6%
English3609.7%6.5%
French2757.4%4.6%
Non-official language2556.9%5.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2556.9%5.5%
English and French250.7%0.5%
English and non-official language(s)601.6%0.8%
French and non-official language(s)601.6%0.9%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages300.8%0.6%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,705100.0%100.0%
English1,62043.7%50.9%
French47512.8%20.2%
Non-official language1754.7%4.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1754.7%4.7%
English and French57515.5%8.8%
English and non-official language(s)50013.5%10.8%
French and non-official language(s)1002.7%1.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)2506.7%2.9%
Multiple non-official languages150.4%0.3%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
English1,23052.6%61.5%
French1355.8%11.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.3%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.3%
English and French92539.5%25.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)301.3%0.5%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
None1,58067.5%77.4%
English1556.6%6.5%
French57024.4%14.6%
Non-official language200.9%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous200.9%0.9%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language49556.2%32.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language39044.3%67.1%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data700100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language41058.6%33.5%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada33547.9%24.6%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada7510.7%8.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language29041.4%66.5%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,700100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,700100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,23571.6%66.0%
Employed2,07066.3%59.6%
Unemployed1655.3%6.4%
Not in the labour force88028.2%34.0%
Participation rate (Rate)72
Employment rate (Rate)66
Unemployment rate (Rate)7
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
Did not work93029.8%34.0%
Worked2,19070.2%66.0%
Worked full year full time1,45546.6%38.8%
Worked part year and/or part time73523.6%27.3%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)45

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