Ottawa-Gatineau Census Atlas

Russell

Census Tract 0183.00 · Russell · Ottawa, Ontario and Quebec

Russell is a neighbourhood of Russell, in Ottawa-Gatineau. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,836 living in private households. 5.4% 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 2.0%. 90.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 8.5% of the population, compared with 21.4% citywide. Median household income before tax was $129,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Ottawa-Gatineau. 13.7% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 16.87 km², giving a population density of 405 people per square kilometre (Ottawa-Gatineau averages about 174).

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Population6,8362021, private households
Visible minority5.4%Ottawa-Gatineau 26.4%
Caucasian90.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants8.5%Ottawa-Gatineau 21.4%
Median household income$129,000Ottawa-Gatineau $98,000
Renter households13.7%Ottawa-Gatineau 34.6%
Density405 /km²6,836 people over 16.87 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Population, 20216,836
Population, 20165,501
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202124
Total private dwellings2,535
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,506
Population density per square kilometre408
Land area in square kilometres17

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,835100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,41020.6%16.9%
0 to 4 years4756.9%5.0%
5 to 9 years4907.2%5.8%
10 to 14 years4506.6%6.1%
15 to 64 years4,41564.6%66.1%
15 to 19 years4206.1%5.8%
20 to 24 years2804.1%6.4%
25 to 29 years3455.0%6.8%
30 to 34 years5407.9%6.8%
35 to 39 years5458.0%6.9%
40 to 44 years4656.8%6.6%
45 to 49 years4156.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years4356.4%6.6%
55 to 59 years5257.7%7.2%
60 to 64 years4456.5%6.6%
65 years and over1,01514.8%17.0%
65 to 69 years3855.6%5.4%
70 to 74 years2954.3%4.5%
75 to 79 years1552.3%3.1%
80 to 84 years951.4%2.0%
85 years and over851.2%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 years2120.6%16.9%
15 to 64 years6564.6%66.1%
65 years and over1514.9%17.0%
85 years and over11.2%2.1%
Average age of the population (Average)39
Median age of the population3938.8%40.4%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house2,02580.8%45.0%
Semi-detached house2158.6%7.1%
Row house100.4%16.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex602.4%2.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1957.8%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 data2,525100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1706.7%15.4%
1961 to 198031012.3%26.8%
1981 to 199046018.2%15.5%
1991 to 200040516.0%12.3%
2001 to 2005702.8%7.2%
2006 to 20101355.3%7.7%
2011 to 201540015.8%7.2%
2016 to 202158023.0%7.9%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
Condominium1204.8%14.7%
Not condominium2,40595.2%85.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.8%
1 bedroom1204.8%13.3%
2 bedrooms35514.1%23.1%
3 bedrooms1,17546.5%37.7%
4 or more bedrooms87034.5%25.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms25510.1%27.6%
5 rooms26010.3%14.4%
6 rooms37014.7%14.3%
7 rooms49019.4%13.4%
8 or more rooms1,15045.5%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 data2,525100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,46097.4%94.5%
Major repairs needed652.6%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 data2,520100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,25589.5%81.6%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs26510.5%18.4%
30% to less than 100%25510.1%16.5%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,525100.0%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 data2,510100.0%100.0%
In core need1255.0%9.4%
Not in core need2,38595.0%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 data2,180100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage713.2%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs60.3%0.0%
% in core housing need20.1%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$1,440
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,700$1,562
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$600,000$548,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$597,000$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 data340100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing61.7%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3510.4%0.0%
% in core housing need226.5%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$1,230
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,375$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% data5,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,25096.9%96.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,000$49,200
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,25597.0%96.3%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,99592.2%87.8%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$45,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16076.8%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,000$46,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,53583.7%82.9%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,560$7,950
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3857.1%7.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,280$5,720
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,01018.6%23.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,39599.5%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,21596.2%96.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,000$61,900
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,21596.2%96.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,450$50,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,92090.8%87.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,150$58,450
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,14576.5%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,550$57,700
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,57584.4%82.9%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,290$9,930
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3957.3%7.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,040$7,130
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,03019.0%23.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,420$8,890

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data2,060100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$123,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$105,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,060100.0%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,400$144,800
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,200$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 data5,395100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,45045.4%37.8%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$74,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,800$85,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,21522.5%25.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,800$17,400
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,150$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)89
Employment income (%) (Rate)74
Government transfers (%) (Rate)11
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% data5,420100.0%100.0%
Without total income1753.2%3.8%
With total income5,25096.9%96.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3356.2%7.3%
$10,000 to $19,9994207.7%9.8%
$20,000 to $29,9994758.8%12.1%
$30,000 to $39,9994307.9%10.1%
$40,000 to $49,9994708.7%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,9995009.2%8.5%
$60,000 to $69,9994959.1%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9994408.1%6.5%
$80,000 to $89,9993706.8%5.4%
$90,000 to $99,9993356.2%4.3%
$100,000 and over98018.1%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% data5,420100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1653.0%3.7%
With after-tax income5,25096.9%96.3%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3656.7%7.9%
$10,000 to $19,9994508.3%10.3%
$20,000 to $29,99954010.0%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,99955510.2%12.2%
$40,000 to $49,99960011.1%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,99964511.9%10.3%
$60,000 to $69,99958010.7%8.1%
$70,000 to $79,9994658.6%6.4%
$80,000 to $89,9993756.9%5.1%
$90,000 to $99,9992654.9%3.5%
$100,000 and over4107.6%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% data5,420100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,26023.2%28.4%
With employment income4,16576.8%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)4458.2%9.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992354.3%5.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993306.1%7.4%
$20,000 to $29,9992755.1%5.6%
$30,000 to $39,9992755.1%5.2%
$40,000 to $49,9992705.0%5.2%
$50,000 to $59,9993005.5%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993356.2%5.3%
$70,000 to $79,9993406.3%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9993055.6%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,9993005.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over75513.9%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% data5,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,17095.4%94.1%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,800$46,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,17095.4%94.1%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$41,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,94091.1%86.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$45,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,18577.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,600$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,24078.2%77.4%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,000$2,420
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3807.0%5.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,040$5,680
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,39599.5%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,13094.6%94.0%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$64,500$58,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,13594.7%94.1%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,200$47,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,90590.5%86.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,850$57,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,20077.5%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,300$56,450
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,20577.6%77.3%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$7,030
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3556.5%6.0%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,680$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 data5,395100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,46045.6%37.6%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$69,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,600$79,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14521.2%23.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,600$22,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,100$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)78
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% data795100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$112,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$94,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data800100.6%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,400$131,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,600$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% data1,030100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,000$157,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,000$131,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,02099.0%100.3%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$173,600$178,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,800$143,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data205100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$79,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$70,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data205100.0%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$89,500
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$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% data520100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,000$45,600
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,200$40,400
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data525101.0%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,400$55,200
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$45,840

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,830100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,67024.5%20.6%
0 to 5 years5758.4%6.2%
18 to 64 years4,14560.7%63.3%
65 years and over1,01514.9%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1201.8%8.8%
0 to 17 years200.3%2.0%
0 to 5 years50.1%0.7%
18 to 64 years550.8%5.1%
65 years and over450.7%1.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)2
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1
65 years and over (%) (Rate)5

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% data6,830100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,67024.5%20.6%
0 to 5 years5758.4%6.2%
18 to 64 years4,14560.7%63.3%
65 years and over1,01514.9%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)450.7%5.4%
0 to 17 years100.1%1.0%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.3%
18 to 64 years350.5%3.9%
65 years and over00.0%0.5%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
1 person42016.8%29.1%
2 persons91536.5%33.9%
3 persons44017.6%15.0%
4 persons48519.4%14.1%
5 or more persons25010.0%8.0%
Number of persons in private households6,830272.7%242.2%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data5,425100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,75569.2%56.5%
Married3,11557.4%43.9%
Living common-law63511.7%12.6%
Not married and not living common-law1,67530.9%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,12020.6%30.2%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1352.5%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2053.8%6.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2103.9%4.7%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household type - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,92576.8%60.8%
Couple-family households1,75570.1%51.7%
One-parent-family households1706.8%9.1%
Multigenerational households552.2%2.2%
Multiple-census-family households100.4%0.4%
One-census-family households with additional persons652.6%2.6%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households351.4%4.8%
One-person households42016.8%29.1%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,000$98,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$84,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,525100.8%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,400$119,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,500$97,400

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.4%1.0%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99950.2%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,99950.2%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999251.0%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999251.0%2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999200.8%2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999251.0%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999451.8%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999351.4%3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999953.8%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991305.2%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991154.6%6.3%
$80,000 to $89,9991405.6%6.1%
$90,000 to $99,9991255.0%5.7%
$100,000 and over1,70568.1%48.8%
$100,000 to $124,99939515.8%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,99937014.8%9.9%
$150,000 to $199,99952020.8%12.9%
$200,000 and over42517.0%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% data2,505100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.4%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999100.4%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999301.2%3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999301.2%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999251.0%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999401.6%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999502.0%3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999602.4%3.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991255.0%7.8%
$60,000 to $69,9991706.8%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991656.6%7.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991656.6%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991957.8%6.5%
$100,000 and over1,42556.9%39.2%
$100,000 to $124,99948019.2%13.2%
$125,000 to $149,99936514.6%9.3%
$150,000 and over57523.0%16.7%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
Owner2,18086.3%65.4%
Renter34513.7%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% data2,085100.0%100.0%
2 persons95545.8%50.2%
3 persons45021.6%20.9%
4 persons47022.5%19.9%
5 or more persons2059.8%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% data2,085100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,86589.4%83.5%
Married couples1,55074.3%64.4%
Common-law couples31515.1%19.1%
Total one-parent families22010.6%16.5%
in which the parent is a woman+1708.2%12.7%
in which the parent is a man+452.2%3.7%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in census families6,225100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,73059.9%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families2153.5%5.7%
Children2,27536.5%37.0%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data605100.0%100.0%
Living alone42069.4%64.1%
Living with other relatives9014.9%12.9%
Living with non-relatives only10016.5%23.0%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data420100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data425101.2%99.9%

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

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data2,085100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,100100.7%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% data6,830100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,69024.7%40.1%
In bottom decile1051.5%8.3%
In second decile2053.0%7.3%
In third decile4055.9%7.7%
In fourth decile4206.1%8.1%
In fifth decile5608.2%8.8%
In top half of the distribution5,14075.3%59.9%
In sixth decile74510.9%9.6%
In seventh decile87012.7%10.5%
In eighth decile1,20017.6%11.8%
In ninth decile1,35019.8%13.8%
In top decile98014.3%14.1%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,51599.6%98.2%
More than one person per room100.4%1.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,47598.0%95.3%
Not suitable502.0%4.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household99039.2%49.4%
Two-maintainer household1,47558.4%46.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household602.4%4.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,525100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years200.8%3.3%
25 to 34 years34513.7%15.1%
35 to 44 years54521.6%18.1%
45 to 54 years48019.0%18.6%
55 to 64 years53521.2%20.2%
65 to 74 years40015.8%14.7%
75 to 84 years1405.5%7.5%
85 years and over652.6%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'350100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only24068.6%62.3%
Not suitable only4011.4%13.5%
Major repairs needed only5014.3%15.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%3.0%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'102.9%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 housing2,175621.4%283.3%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3705.4%26.4%
South Asian901.3%4.2%
Chinese450.7%3.4%
Black1352.0%7.8%
Filipino00.0%1.1%
Arab150.2%4.7%
Latin American00.0%1.4%
Southeast Asian150.2%1.2%
West Asian100.1%1.0%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Japanese00.0%0.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.4%0.3%
Multiple visible minorities300.4%0.9%
Not a visible minority6,44094.6%73.6%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Buddhist150.2%0.8%
Christian4,42064.9%56.3%
Christian, n.o.s.4306.3%6.5%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican4256.2%3.5%
Baptist550.8%0.7%
Catholic2,74040.2%35.8%
Christian Orthodox951.4%1.8%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran701.0%0.5%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.1%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic500.7%1.0%
Presbyterian550.8%0.8%
Reformed200.3%0.1%
United Church3605.3%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1101.6%1.9%
Hindu150.2%1.4%
Jewish200.3%0.8%
Muslim751.1%7.8%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality100.1%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions250.4%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives2,23532.8%31.6%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Canadian1,51522.2%15.9%
English1,31519.3%13.4%
Irish1,81526.7%17.5%
Scottish1,53522.5%13.9%
French, n.o.s.1,42520.9%17.1%
German6609.7%6.5%
Chinese450.7%3.6%
Italian3805.6%3.8%
Indian (India)851.2%2.3%
Ukrainian1802.6%1.9%
Dutch4506.6%2.2%
Polish2153.2%2.5%
Québécois550.8%2.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.3855.7%3.2%
Filipino00.0%1.1%
French Canadian2653.9%4.3%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.2002.9%2.2%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.851.2%1.7%
Métis1552.3%1.3%
European, n.o.s.1151.7%1.6%
Russian250.4%1.1%
Norwegian250.4%0.6%
Welsh1301.9%1.4%
Portuguese701.0%1.0%
American1051.5%1.0%
Spanish450.7%1.0%
Swedish200.3%0.5%
Hungarian550.8%0.7%
Acadian851.2%0.9%
Pakistani300.4%0.5%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish350.5%0.8%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese00.0%0.8%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%1.7%
Greek350.5%0.6%
Jamaican500.7%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Cree, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Romanian300.4%0.5%
Lebanese550.8%2.0%
Iranian100.1%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.400.6%0.5%
Danish550.8%0.4%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.150.2%0.6%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian500.7%0.4%
Belgian450.7%0.5%
Haitian00.0%1.0%
Hindu00.0%0.3%
Mexican00.0%0.3%
Mennonite00.0%0.1%
Swiss651.0%0.4%
Finnish400.6%0.3%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.3%
Japanese00.0%0.3%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.600.9%0.3%
Northern European, n.o.s.200.3%0.3%
Muslim00.0%0.4%
Egyptian400.6%0.5%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.100.1%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.1%
Colombian00.0%0.3%
Moroccan00.0%0.4%
Czech300.4%0.3%
Syrian00.0%0.5%
Guyanese00.0%0.2%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.2%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.2%
Hong Konger00.0%0.1%
Ontarian1051.5%0.6%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian300.4%0.2%
Turkish200.3%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.300.4%0.2%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian00.0%0.2%
Brazilian00.0%0.2%
Nigerian00.0%0.3%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.2%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%
Algonquin500.7%0.8%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian00.0%0.2%
South African00.0%0.1%
Australian00.0%0.1%
Palestinian00.0%0.4%
Chilean00.0%0.1%
Congolese00.0%0.6%
Nova Scotian00.0%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%
Albanian200.3%0.1%
Maltese150.2%0.1%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.200.3%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%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%
Barbadian00.0%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.1%
Slavic, n.o.s.250.4%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 Irish100.1%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian600.9%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.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander100.1%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)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.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 data6,810100.0%100.0%
First generation69010.1%25.1%
Second generation94013.8%17.6%
Third generation or more5,18076.1%57.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2503.7%3.2%
Single Indigenous responses2503.7%3.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity6,55596.3%96.8%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian400.6%0.7%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,76599.3%99.3%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,805100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)951.4%1.5%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)951.4%1.4%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3004.4%4.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3004.4%3.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,41094.2%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 data6,810100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants6,21091.2%76.2%
Immigrants5808.5%21.4%
Before 19802303.4%3.4%
1980 to 1990901.3%2.4%
1991 to 2000851.2%4.1%
2001 to 2010951.4%4.8%
2011 to 2021751.1%6.7%
Non-permanent residents200.3%2.4%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data580100.0%100.0%
Americas8514.7%15.1%
Brazil00.0%0.8%
Colombia00.0%1.1%
El Salvador00.0%0.8%
Guyana203.4%0.4%
Haiti00.0%3.0%
Jamaica203.4%1.1%
Mexico00.0%0.8%
Peru00.0%0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.4%
United States of America508.6%3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%2.9%
Europe34058.6%22.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.8%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France101.7%1.6%
Germany305.2%1.4%
Greece00.0%0.3%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy203.4%1.6%
Netherlands6010.3%0.7%
Poland00.0%1.4%
Portugal254.3%1.1%
Romania00.0%1.2%
Russian Federation101.7%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%1.0%
United Kingdom10518.1%5.6%
Other places of birth in Europe559.5%3.3%
Africa7012.1%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%
Nigeria203.4%1.1%
Somalia00.0%1.5%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa406.9%9.1%
Asia8514.7%42.9%
Afghanistan00.0%1.0%
Iran00.0%2.1%
Iraq00.0%1.5%
Lebanon00.0%4.6%
Syria00.0%2.3%
Turkey101.7%0.6%
China254.3%7.0%
Hong Kong00.0%1.1%
Korea, South00.0%0.8%
Taiwan00.0%0.3%
Philippines00.0%3.8%
Viet Nam00.0%2.1%
Bangladesh00.0%1.1%
India203.4%5.4%
Pakistan101.7%1.9%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia101.7%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 data35100.0%100.0%
Americas1542.9%11.1%
Europe00.0%8.6%
Africa00.0%30.2%
Asia1542.9%49.8%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,810100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens6,70098.4%92.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,66024.4%19.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,03573.9%72.8%
Not Canadian citizens1101.6%7.9%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data580100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years9015.5%10.1%
5 to 14 years16027.6%18.2%
15 to 24 years12521.6%18.0%
25 to 44 years15025.9%45.2%
45 years and over559.5%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 data345100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants16547.8%48.3%
Principal applicants6518.8%20.9%
Secondary applicants10029.0%27.5%
Immigrants sponsored by family14040.6%26.1%
Refugees4011.6%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 data345100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission102.9%9.1%
Work permits only before admission3510.1%8.1%
Study permits only before admission257.2%3.1%
Work and study permits before admission257.2%6.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.6%
No pre-admission experience25072.5%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 data5,400100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree55510.3%12.8%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,48527.5%23.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,35562.1%63.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,80533.4%27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,55028.7%36.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,69568.4%65.7%
No certificate, diploma or degree1653.1%4.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate80514.9%12.1%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,73050.6%48.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,43526.6%20.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,29524.0%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 data5,395100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate60011.1%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,79588.9%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,69568.5%65.7%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1803.3%5.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,51565.2%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 data3,690100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96526.2%25.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,73074.0%74.4%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,755100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable401.1%2.3%
All classes of workers3,71598.9%97.7%
Employee3,34589.1%86.0%
Self-employed3659.7%11.6%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,755100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable401.1%2.3%
All occupations3,71598.9%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations651.7%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations80521.4%20.2%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations43511.6%12.9%
3 Health occupations2155.7%7.2%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services76520.4%17.1%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1052.8%3.5%
6 Sales and service occupations67518.0%21.1%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations55514.8%11.8%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations651.7%1.2%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities350.9%1.3%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,755100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable401.1%2.3%
All industries3,71598.9%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting401.1%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.1%
22 Utilities350.9%0.4%
23 Construction3258.7%6.5%
31-33 Manufacturing1303.5%3.1%
41 Wholesale trade651.7%1.8%
44-45 Retail trade3609.6%9.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1654.4%3.3%
51 Information and cultural industries752.0%2.0%
52 Finance and insurance1002.7%3.0%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing601.6%1.5%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services3208.5%9.5%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.1%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1153.1%4.1%
61 Educational services3559.5%7.7%
62 Health care and social assistance41010.9%11.7%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation802.1%1.8%
72 Accommodation and food services1102.9%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)1604.3%3.8%
91 Public administration80521.4%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,98594.5%80.1%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,87589.3%72.8%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1105.2%7.3%
Public transit100.5%9.7%
Walked653.1%5.9%
Bicycle100.5%1.3%
Other method401.9%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes44021.0%26.7%
15 to 29 minutes51024.3%38.9%
30 to 44 minutes92043.8%21.8%
45 to 59 minutes1708.1%7.1%
60 minutes and over653.1%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.2009.5%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.53025.2%19.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.60028.6%27.1%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.29514.0%20.2%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.1657.9%11.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.30514.5%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 data1,770100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence48527.4%79.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence201.1%1.6%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1,24570.3%10.0%
Commute to a different province or territory150.8%8.8%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data6,320100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,64557.7%58.9%
Movers2,68042.4%41.1%
Non-migrants4957.8%22.0%
Migrants2,18034.5%19.1%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,720100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,86087.2%87.0%
Movers86012.8%13.0%
Non-migrants1952.9%8.7%
Migrants6659.9%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 data3,530100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,42540.4%39.7%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.3%
No fixed workplace address3309.3%9.9%
Usual place of work1,77050.1%50.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,835100.0%100.0%
English only3,94057.6%48.5%
French only500.7%7.3%
English and French2,84041.6%43.1%
Neither English nor French100.1%1.2%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,835100.0%100.0%
English5,60081.9%66.4%
French1,17017.1%29.8%
English and French600.9%2.7%
Neither English nor French100.1%1.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,835100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,56596.0%94.3%
Multiple responses2754.0%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% data6,835100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,64597.2%94.1%
Multiple responses1902.8%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% data6,835100.0%100.0%
None5,99587.7%80.6%
English2553.7%6.5%
French4256.2%4.6%
Non-official language1201.8%5.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1201.8%5.5%
English and French00.0%0.5%
English and non-official language(s)100.1%0.8%
French and non-official language(s)200.3%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% data6,835100.0%100.0%
English5,34578.2%50.9%
French4406.4%20.2%
Non-official language400.6%4.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous350.5%4.7%
English and French80011.7%8.8%
English and non-official language(s)1802.6%10.8%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%1.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)400.6%2.9%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%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 data3,990100.0%100.0%
English2,88072.2%61.5%
French1203.0%11.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.3%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.3%
English and French98524.7%25.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%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 data3,990100.0%100.0%
None3,09577.6%77.4%
English1102.8%6.5%
French78019.5%14.6%
Non-official language00.0%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%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% data1,700100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language75544.4%32.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language94055.3%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% data1,190100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language52043.7%33.5%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada35529.8%24.6%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada16513.9%8.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language67056.3%66.5%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,830100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,830100.0%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 data5,400100.0%100.0%
In the labour force3,76069.6%66.0%
Employed3,53065.4%59.6%
Unemployed2304.3%6.4%
Not in the labour force1,64030.4%34.0%
Participation rate (Rate)70
Employment rate (Rate)65
Unemployment rate (Rate)6
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,400100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,62030.0%34.0%
Worked3,77569.9%66.0%
Worked full year full time2,51046.5%38.8%
Worked part year and/or part time1,27023.5%27.3%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)44

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