Ottawa-Gatineau Census Atlas

Mississippi Mills

Census Tract 2002.00 · Mississippi Mills · Ottawa, Ontario and Quebec

Mississippi Mills is a neighbourhood of Mississippi Mills, in Ottawa-Gatineau. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 14,740 living in private households. 3.0% 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 0.8%. 93.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 7.4% of the population, compared with 21.4% citywide. Median household income before tax was $100,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Ottawa-Gatineau. 16.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 528.68 km², giving a population density of 28 people per square kilometre (Ottawa-Gatineau averages about 174).

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Population14,7402021, private households
Visible minority3.0%Ottawa-Gatineau 26.4%
Caucasian93.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants7.4%Ottawa-Gatineau 21.4%
Median household income$100,000Ottawa-Gatineau $98,000
Renter households16.8%Ottawa-Gatineau 34.6%
Density28 /km²14,740 people over 528.68 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Population, 202114,740
Population, 201613,163
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202112
Total private dwellings6,241
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents6,043
Population density per square kilometre29
Land area in square kilometres511

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data14,740100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years2,17514.8%16.9%
0 to 4 years7004.7%5.0%
5 to 9 years7455.1%5.8%
10 to 14 years7305.0%6.1%
15 to 64 years8,65058.7%66.1%
15 to 19 years7204.9%5.8%
20 to 24 years5904.0%6.4%
25 to 29 years7054.8%6.8%
30 to 34 years8005.4%6.8%
35 to 39 years7955.4%6.9%
40 to 44 years7555.1%6.6%
45 to 49 years8455.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years9006.1%6.6%
55 to 59 years1,2458.4%7.2%
60 to 64 years1,2908.8%6.6%
65 years and over3,91526.6%17.0%
65 to 69 years1,2658.6%5.4%
70 to 74 years1,1007.5%4.5%
75 to 79 years7204.9%3.1%
80 to 84 years3902.6%2.0%
85 years and over4353.0%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 years1514.8%16.9%
15 to 64 years5958.7%66.1%
65 years and over2726.6%17.0%
85 years and over33.0%2.1%
Average age of the population (Average)46
Median age of the population5050.0%40.4%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data6,045100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house4,66077.1%45.0%
Semi-detached house2754.5%7.1%
Row house4858.0%16.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex751.2%2.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys3956.5%14.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys1402.3%13.9%
Other single-attached house50.1%0.1%
Movable dwelling50.1%0.2%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1,61026.6%15.4%
1961 to 19801,01516.8%26.8%
1981 to 199084013.9%15.5%
1991 to 200064510.7%12.3%
2001 to 20053355.5%7.2%
2006 to 20104056.7%7.7%
2011 to 20154206.9%7.2%
2016 to 202176512.7%7.9%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Condominium1502.5%14.7%
Not condominium5,89597.5%85.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms300.5%0.8%
1 bedroom4006.6%13.3%
2 bedrooms1,45024.0%23.1%
3 bedrooms2,62043.3%37.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,54025.5%25.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms91015.1%27.6%
5 rooms93515.5%14.4%
6 rooms1,04017.2%14.3%
7 rooms96516.0%13.4%
8 or more rooms2,18536.1%30.3%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)7

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed5,73594.9%94.5%
Major repairs needed3055.0%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 data5,870100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs5,03585.8%81.6%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs83014.1%18.4%
30% to less than 100%79013.5%16.5%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data6,045100.0%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 data5,825100.0%100.0%
In core need2654.5%9.4%
Not in core need5,56095.5%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 data4,885100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage571.2%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs100.2%0.0%
% in core housing need20.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,290$1,440
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,392$1,562
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$500,000$548,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$561,000$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 data1,010100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing161.6%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs353.5%0.0%
% in core housing need171.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,100$1,230
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,208$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% data12,215100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data11,92097.6%96.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$49,200
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data11,94597.8%96.3%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data11,09090.8%87.8%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$45,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data8,43569.1%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$46,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data10,49585.9%82.9%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,600$7,950
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data9357.7%7.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,720
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,42019.8%23.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,500$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12,215100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data11,91097.5%96.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,850$61,900
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data11,94597.8%96.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,760$50,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data11,08590.7%87.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,100$58,450
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data8,43069.0%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,300$57,700
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data10,51586.1%82.9%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,640$9,930
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data9307.6%7.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,940$7,130
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,37019.4%23.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,490$8,890

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data4,485100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$123,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$105,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data4,47599.8%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,600$144,800
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,100$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 data12,220100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data4,16034.0%37.8%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$74,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$85,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data3,18526.1%25.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,800$17,400
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,720$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)84
Employment income (%) (Rate)62
Government transfers (%) (Rate)16
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)3

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% data12,215100.0%100.0%
Without total income2952.4%3.8%
With total income11,92097.6%96.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)7656.3%7.3%
$10,000 to $19,9991,31510.8%9.8%
$20,000 to $29,9991,47012.0%12.1%
$30,000 to $39,9991,25010.2%10.1%
$40,000 to $49,9991,32510.8%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2159.9%8.5%
$60,000 to $69,9999958.1%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9998006.5%6.5%
$80,000 to $89,9996855.6%5.4%
$90,000 to $99,9995354.4%4.3%
$100,000 and over1,56012.8%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% data12,215100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2702.2%3.7%
With after-tax income11,94597.8%96.3%
Under $10,000 (including loss)8757.2%7.9%
$10,000 to $19,9991,39011.4%10.3%
$20,000 to $29,9991,62513.3%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991,59513.1%12.2%
$40,000 to $49,9991,62513.3%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991,31010.7%10.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991,0508.6%8.1%
$70,000 to $79,9997906.5%6.4%
$80,000 to $89,9995704.7%5.1%
$90,000 to $99,9993552.9%3.5%
$100,000 and over7506.1%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% data12,215100.0%100.0%
Without employment income3,78030.9%28.4%
With employment income8,43069.0%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)1,25010.2%9.0%
$5,000 to $9,9996255.1%5.3%
$10,000 to $19,9999007.4%7.4%
$20,000 to $29,9996555.4%5.6%
$30,000 to $39,9996355.2%5.2%
$40,000 to $49,9996905.6%5.2%
$50,000 to $59,9996255.1%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,9995904.8%5.3%
$70,000 to $79,9994854.0%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9994453.6%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,9993753.1%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,1609.5%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% data12,215100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data11,74596.2%94.1%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,000$46,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data11,75096.2%94.1%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$41,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data10,97089.8%86.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$45,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data8,50069.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data10,01582.0%77.4%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,800$2,420
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data8456.9%5.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$5,680
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12,215100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data11,75596.2%94.0%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,850$58,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data11,77096.4%94.1%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,880$47,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data10,99590.0%86.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,450$57,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data8,54069.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,050$56,450
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data9,91081.1%77.3%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,150$7,030
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data7756.3%6.0%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,520$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 data12,220100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data4,14033.9%37.6%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$69,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,800$79,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data3,02024.7%23.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,200$22,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,680$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)88
Employment income (%) (Rate)67
Government transfers (%) (Rate)12
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% data2,225100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$112,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$94,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,21599.6%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,200$131,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,400$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% data1,695100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$157,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,000$131,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,705100.6%100.3%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$169,200$178,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,800$143,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data460100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$79,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,500$70,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data45598.9%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,200$89,500
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,800$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% data1,765100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$45,600
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,400$40,400
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,780100.8%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$55,200
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,720$45,840

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data14,395100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years2,62518.2%20.6%
0 to 5 years8606.0%6.2%
18 to 64 years8,16056.7%63.3%
65 years and over3,60025.0%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)9056.3%8.8%
0 to 17 years1601.1%2.0%
0 to 5 years500.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years4753.3%5.1%
65 years and over2701.9%1.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)6
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)6
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)6
65 years and over (%) (Rate)8

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% data14,395100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years2,63018.3%20.6%
0 to 5 years8555.9%6.2%
18 to 64 years8,16556.7%63.3%
65 years and over3,60525.0%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)2601.8%5.4%
0 to 17 years300.2%1.0%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.3%
18 to 64 years2001.4%3.9%
65 years and over300.2%0.5%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)2
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)0
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)2
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data6,040100.0%100.0%
1 person1,46024.2%29.1%
2 persons2,58042.7%33.9%
3 persons80013.2%15.0%
4 persons78513.0%14.1%
5 or more persons4207.0%8.0%
Number of persons in private households14,395238.3%242.2%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data12,565100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law8,24565.6%56.5%
Married6,79054.0%43.9%
Living common-law1,45011.5%12.6%
Not married and not living common-law4,31534.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married2,44519.5%30.2%
Not married and not living common law - Separated3853.1%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced6905.5%6.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed7956.3%4.7%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household type - 100% data6,040100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons4,16068.9%60.8%
Couple-family households3,76062.3%51.7%
One-parent-family households4006.6%9.1%
Multigenerational households1202.0%2.2%
Multiple-census-family households350.6%0.4%
One-census-family households with additional persons1352.2%2.6%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1402.3%4.8%
One-person households1,46024.2%29.1%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data6,040100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$98,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$84,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data6,045100.1%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$119,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,400$97,400

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data6,040100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000350.6%1.0%
$5,000 to $9,999100.2%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999601.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999701.2%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991502.5%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991552.6%2.4%
$30,000 to $34,9991151.9%2.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991552.6%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991903.1%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991903.1%3.0%
$50,000 to $59,9993606.0%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,9994006.6%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9993505.8%6.3%
$80,000 to $89,9993906.5%6.1%
$90,000 to $99,9993856.4%5.7%
$100,000 and over3,02550.1%48.8%
$100,000 to $124,99987014.4%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,99967011.1%9.9%
$150,000 to $199,99980513.3%12.9%
$200,000 and over67511.2%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% data6,040100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000400.7%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,999150.2%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999601.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999751.2%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991602.6%3.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991552.6%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991652.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9992003.3%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9992303.8%3.6%
$45,000 to $49,9992303.8%3.7%
$50,000 to $59,9994507.5%7.8%
$60,000 to $69,9994607.6%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9994657.7%7.4%
$80,000 to $89,9995058.4%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,9994457.4%6.5%
$100,000 and over2,38539.5%39.2%
$100,000 to $124,99990014.9%13.2%
$125,000 to $149,9995909.8%9.3%
$150,000 and over89514.8%16.7%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Owner5,03083.2%65.4%
Renter1,01516.8%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% data4,540100.0%100.0%
2 persons2,68059.0%50.2%
3 persons80517.7%20.9%
4 persons73516.2%19.9%
5 or more persons3257.2%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% data4,545100.1%100.0%
Total couple families4,04089.0%83.5%
Married couples3,31573.0%64.4%
Common-law couples73016.1%19.1%
Total one-parent families50011.0%16.5%
in which the parent is a woman+3758.3%12.7%
in which the parent is a man+1252.8%3.7%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in census families12,415100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners8,08065.1%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families5054.1%5.7%
Children3,83030.8%37.0%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
Living alone1,46073.7%64.1%
Living with other relatives21510.9%12.9%
Living with non-relatives only30515.4%23.0%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,460100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,460100.0%99.9%

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

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data4,585100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data4,585100.0%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% data14,395100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution5,32037.0%40.1%
In bottom decile8105.6%8.3%
In second decile8706.0%7.3%
In third decile1,0157.1%7.7%
In fourth decile1,2208.5%8.1%
In fifth decile1,4109.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution9,07063.0%59.9%
In sixth decile1,63011.3%9.6%
In seventh decile1,70011.8%10.5%
In eighth decile1,92013.3%11.8%
In ninth decile2,09514.6%13.8%
In top decile1,72512.0%14.1%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room6,00599.3%98.2%
More than one person per room350.6%1.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Suitable5,95598.5%95.3%
Not suitable951.6%4.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household2,69044.5%49.4%
Two-maintainer household3,20052.9%46.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1502.5%4.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years801.3%3.3%
25 to 34 years61510.2%15.1%
35 to 44 years76512.7%18.1%
45 to 54 years92515.3%18.6%
55 to 64 years1,42523.6%20.2%
65 to 74 years1,40023.2%14.7%
75 to 84 years68011.2%7.5%
85 years and over1552.6%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'1,170100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only78066.7%62.3%
Not suitable only756.4%13.5%
Major repairs needed only26022.2%15.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'151.3%3.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'353.0%4.7%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing4,870416.2%283.3%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4303.0%26.4%
South Asian900.6%4.2%
Chinese600.4%3.4%
Black1100.8%7.8%
Filipino450.3%1.1%
Arab600.4%4.7%
Latin American350.2%1.4%
Southeast Asian100.1%1.2%
West Asian00.0%1.0%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Japanese00.0%0.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Multiple visible minorities150.1%0.9%
Not a visible minority13,96097.0%73.6%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Buddhist300.2%0.8%
Christian9,12063.4%56.3%
Christian, n.o.s.7155.0%6.5%
Anabaptist150.1%0.1%
Anglican1,2858.9%3.5%
Baptist1701.2%0.7%
Catholic4,10028.5%35.8%
Christian Orthodox650.5%1.8%
Jehovah's Witness250.2%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran1901.3%0.5%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)750.5%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic950.7%1.0%
Presbyterian4953.4%0.8%
Reformed200.1%0.1%
United Church1,46010.1%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions4052.8%1.9%
Hindu550.4%1.4%
Jewish500.3%0.8%
Muslim600.4%7.8%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions650.5%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives5,00034.7%31.6%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Canadian2,23515.5%15.9%
English3,72525.9%13.4%
Irish5,45537.9%17.5%
Scottish4,82033.5%13.9%
French, n.o.s.2,47017.2%17.1%
German1,74512.1%6.5%
Chinese750.5%3.6%
Italian5053.5%3.8%
Indian (India)1200.8%2.3%
Ukrainian3102.2%1.9%
Dutch5954.1%2.2%
Polish5503.8%2.5%
Québécois150.1%2.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.8756.1%3.2%
Filipino400.3%1.1%
French Canadian3702.6%4.3%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.2301.6%2.2%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1300.9%1.7%
Métis1801.3%1.3%
European, n.o.s.1951.4%1.6%
Russian1551.1%1.1%
Norwegian1200.8%0.6%
Welsh2952.0%1.4%
Portuguese500.3%1.0%
American1200.8%1.0%
Spanish750.5%1.0%
Swedish1751.2%0.5%
Hungarian1050.7%0.7%
Acadian600.4%0.9%
Pakistani00.0%0.5%
African, n.o.s.400.3%1.4%
Jewish1000.7%0.8%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese00.0%0.8%
Arab, n.o.s.600.4%1.7%
Greek400.3%0.6%
Jamaican500.3%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Cree, n.o.s.450.3%0.2%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Romanian350.2%0.5%
Lebanese250.2%2.0%
Iranian00.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.300.2%0.5%
Danish850.6%0.4%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.950.7%0.6%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian550.4%0.4%
Belgian400.3%0.5%
Haitian200.1%1.0%
Hindu00.0%0.3%
Mexican300.2%0.3%
Mennonite700.5%0.1%
Swiss800.6%0.4%
Finnish1150.8%0.3%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian250.2%0.3%
Japanese00.0%0.3%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.750.5%0.3%
Northern European, n.o.s.750.5%0.3%
Muslim00.0%0.4%
Egyptian00.0%0.5%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.1%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic200.1%0.1%
Colombian150.1%0.3%
Moroccan00.0%0.4%
Czech750.5%0.3%
Syrian600.4%0.5%
Guyanese00.0%0.2%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.2%
Ojibway200.1%0.1%
Newfoundlander150.1%0.2%
Hong Konger00.0%0.1%
Ontarian700.5%0.6%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.2%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian00.0%0.2%
Brazilian00.0%0.2%
Nigerian00.0%0.3%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak450.3%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.350.2%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.8%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.3%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin1350.9%0.8%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian100.1%0.2%
South African300.2%0.1%
Australian250.2%0.1%
Palestinian00.0%0.4%
Chilean150.1%0.1%
Congolese00.0%0.6%
Nova Scotian100.1%0.1%
Ethiopian00.0%0.2%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.2%
Berber00.0%0.2%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese150.1%0.1%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.250.2%0.1%
New Brunswicker150.1%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli400.3%0.1%
Mohawk400.3%0.2%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%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%
Latvian250.2%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 Irish150.1%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.200.1%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.6%
Argentinian00.0%0.0%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%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%
Dominican00.0%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.150.1%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander150.1%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)100.1%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.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.1%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.3%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%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.00.0%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. Lucian00.0%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 data14,395100.0%100.0%
First generation1,1858.2%25.1%
Second generation1,91013.3%17.6%
Third generation or more11,30078.5%57.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity5754.0%3.2%
Single Indigenous responses5653.9%3.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity13,82096.0%96.8%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian500.3%0.7%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian14,34099.6%99.3%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)1150.8%1.5%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)1050.7%1.4%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)100.1%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries6454.5%4.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries6404.4%3.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.1%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only13,63094.7%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 data14,395100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants13,32092.5%76.2%
Immigrants1,0607.4%21.4%
Before 19805203.6%3.4%
1980 to 19901200.8%2.4%
1991 to 20001350.9%4.1%
2001 to 2010800.6%4.8%
2011 to 20212001.4%6.7%
Non-permanent residents150.1%2.4%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,060100.0%100.0%
Americas18017.0%15.1%
Brazil00.0%0.8%
Colombia00.0%1.1%
El Salvador00.0%0.8%
Guyana00.0%0.4%
Haiti00.0%3.0%
Jamaica100.9%1.1%
Mexico00.0%0.8%
Peru00.0%0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.4%
United States of America1059.9%3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas302.8%2.9%
Europe67063.2%22.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.8%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France151.4%1.6%
Germany858.0%1.4%
Greece00.0%0.3%
Hungary302.8%0.3%
Italy201.9%1.6%
Netherlands353.3%0.7%
Poland201.9%1.4%
Portugal00.0%1.1%
Romania00.0%1.2%
Russian Federation00.0%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine100.9%1.0%
United Kingdom35033.0%5.6%
Other places of birth in Europe959.0%3.3%
Africa504.7%19.6%
Algeria00.0%1.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.8%
Egypt00.0%1.6%
Eritrea00.0%0.5%
Ethiopia00.0%0.9%
Morocco00.0%1.5%
Nigeria00.0%1.1%
Somalia00.0%1.5%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%9.1%
Asia16015.1%42.9%
Afghanistan00.0%1.0%
Iran00.0%2.1%
Iraq00.0%1.5%
Lebanon00.0%4.6%
Syria403.8%2.3%
Turkey00.0%0.6%
China100.9%7.0%
Hong Kong00.0%1.1%
Korea, South00.0%0.8%
Taiwan00.0%0.3%
Philippines201.9%3.8%
Viet Nam00.0%2.1%
Bangladesh00.0%1.1%
India454.2%5.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.9%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia201.9%6.4%
Oceania and other places of birth100.9%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 data140100.0%100.0%
Americas3525.0%11.1%
Europe2517.9%8.6%
Africa00.0%30.2%
Asia6546.4%49.8%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data14,395100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens14,14098.2%92.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 182,57017.9%19.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over11,57080.4%72.8%
Not Canadian citizens2551.8%7.9%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,060100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years16015.1%10.1%
5 to 14 years25023.6%18.2%
15 to 24 years21520.3%18.0%
25 to 44 years38536.3%45.2%
45 years and over504.7%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 data540100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants24545.4%48.3%
Principal applicants10519.4%20.9%
Secondary applicants14025.9%27.5%
Immigrants sponsored by family18534.3%26.1%
Refugees10519.4%24.1%
Other immigrants00.0%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 data540100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission356.5%9.1%
Work permits only before admission9517.6%8.1%
Study permits only before admission203.7%3.1%
Work and study permits before admission407.4%6.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.6%
No pre-admission experience34563.9%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 data12,215100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1,33510.9%12.8%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate3,47528.4%23.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree7,40560.6%63.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level4,48036.7%27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,92023.9%36.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data7,30059.8%65.7%
No certificate, diploma or degree3803.1%4.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,82514.9%12.1%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree5,10041.8%48.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level3,09025.3%20.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,01016.5%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 data12,220100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,57512.9%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate10,64587.1%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data7,30559.8%65.7%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate4954.1%5.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate6,81055.7%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 data7,305100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,20530.2%25.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree5,09569.7%74.4%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data7,380100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable851.2%2.3%
All classes of workers7,29598.8%97.7%
Employee5,99081.2%86.0%
Self-employed1,30517.7%11.6%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data7,380100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable851.2%2.3%
All occupations7,29598.8%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations1201.6%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations1,17015.9%20.2%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations77510.5%12.9%
3 Health occupations5357.2%7.2%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services90012.2%17.1%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport2303.1%3.5%
6 Sales and service occupations1,46519.9%21.1%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1,55021.0%11.8%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations3604.9%1.2%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1902.6%1.3%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data7,380100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable851.2%2.3%
All industries7,29598.8%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting2853.9%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.2%0.1%
22 Utilities901.2%0.4%
23 Construction1,00013.6%6.5%
31-33 Manufacturing4656.3%3.1%
41 Wholesale trade1752.4%1.8%
44-45 Retail trade78510.6%9.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1602.2%3.3%
51 Information and cultural industries1752.4%2.0%
52 Finance and insurance1552.1%3.0%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1001.4%1.5%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services6809.2%9.5%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.1%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services3755.1%4.1%
61 Educational services4005.4%7.7%
62 Health care and social assistance86511.7%11.7%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1502.0%1.8%
72 Accommodation and food services2453.3%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)3204.3%3.8%
91 Public administration86011.7%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 data4,605100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van4,23091.9%80.1%
Car, truck or van - as a driver3,94085.6%72.8%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2906.3%7.3%
Public transit150.3%9.7%
Walked2405.2%5.9%
Bicycle00.0%1.3%
Other method1152.5%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 data4,605100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes1,30028.2%26.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,24527.0%38.9%
30 to 44 minutes1,16525.3%21.8%
45 to 59 minutes59512.9%7.1%
60 minutes and over3056.6%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 data4,605100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.52511.4%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.1,14024.8%19.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.1,24527.0%27.1%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.78517.0%20.2%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.4058.8%11.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.50511.0%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 data3,660100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,25034.2%79.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence57515.7%1.6%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1,80049.2%10.0%
Commute to a different province or territory300.8%8.8%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data13,695100.0%100.0%
Non-movers8,46061.8%58.9%
Movers5,24038.3%41.1%
Non-migrants1,0707.8%22.0%
Migrants4,17530.5%19.1%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data14,275100.0%100.0%
Non-movers12,89090.3%87.0%
Movers1,3809.7%13.0%
Non-migrants4353.0%8.7%
Migrants9456.6%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 data6,820100.0%100.0%
Worked at home2,21532.5%39.7%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.3%
No fixed workplace address94513.9%9.9%
Usual place of work3,66053.7%50.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data14,560100.0%100.0%
English only11,97082.2%48.5%
French only100.1%7.3%
English and French2,57517.7%43.1%
Neither English nor French150.1%1.2%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data14,560100.0%100.0%
English13,95595.8%66.4%
French5653.9%29.8%
English and French250.2%2.7%
Neither English nor French150.1%1.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data14,560100.0%100.0%
Single responses14,34098.5%94.3%
Multiple responses2251.5%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% data14,560100.0%100.0%
Single responses14,47099.4%94.1%
Multiple responses950.7%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% data14,565100.0%100.0%
None13,94595.7%80.6%
English1150.8%6.5%
French2651.8%4.6%
Non-official language2001.4%5.5%
Indigenous50.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1951.3%5.5%
English and French00.0%0.5%
English and non-official language(s)50.0%0.8%
French and non-official language(s)250.2%0.9%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages100.1%0.6%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data14,560100.0%100.0%
English13,70094.1%50.9%
French950.7%20.2%
Non-official language650.4%4.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous650.4%4.7%
English and French3752.6%8.8%
English and non-official language(s)2801.9%10.8%
French and non-official language(s)50.0%1.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)400.3%2.9%
Multiple non-official languages50.0%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 data8,100100.0%100.0%
English7,56093.3%61.5%
French250.3%11.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.3%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.3%
English and French5056.2%25.0%
English and non-official language(s)150.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%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 data8,100100.0%100.0%
None7,64594.4%77.4%
English350.4%6.5%
French4055.0%14.6%
Non-official language100.1%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.1%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% data2,680100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language37013.8%32.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language2,31086.2%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% data1,925100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language26513.8%33.5%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada1005.2%24.6%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada1658.6%8.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,66086.2%66.5%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data14,395100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data14,395100.0%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 income30.0%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data12,215100.0%100.0%
In the labour force7,38060.4%66.0%
Employed6,82555.9%59.6%
Unemployed5604.6%6.4%
Not in the labour force4,83539.6%34.0%
Participation rate (Rate)60
Employment rate (Rate)56
Unemployment rate (Rate)8
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data12,215100.0%100.0%
Did not work4,55037.2%34.0%
Worked7,67062.8%66.0%
Worked full year full time4,27535.0%38.8%
Worked part year and/or part time3,39527.8%27.3%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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