Ottawa-Gatineau Census Atlas

Wrightville (northeast)

Census Tract 0840.00 · Gatineau · Ottawa, Ontario and Quebec

Wrightville (northeast) is a neighbourhood of Gatineau, in Ottawa-Gatineau. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,341 living in private households. 11.6% 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 4.0%. 83.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 11.1% of the population, compared with 21.4% citywide. Median household income before tax was $80,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Ottawa-Gatineau. 28.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.42 km², giving a population density of 2,211 people per square kilometre (Ottawa-Gatineau averages about 174).

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Population5,3412021, private households
Visible minority11.6%Ottawa-Gatineau 26.4%
Caucasian83.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants11.1%Ottawa-Gatineau 21.4%
Median household income$80,000Ottawa-Gatineau $98,000
Renter households28.6%Ottawa-Gatineau 34.6%
Density2,211 /km²5,341 people over 2.42 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Population, 20215,341
Population, 20165,376
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1
Total private dwellings2,637
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,536
Population density per square kilometre2,350
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years69513.0%16.9%
0 to 4 years2254.2%5.0%
5 to 9 years2204.1%5.8%
10 to 14 years2554.8%6.1%
15 to 64 years3,26061.0%66.1%
15 to 19 years2254.2%5.8%
20 to 24 years2554.8%6.4%
25 to 29 years3155.9%6.8%
30 to 34 years3206.0%6.8%
35 to 39 years3206.0%6.9%
40 to 44 years2955.5%6.6%
45 to 49 years3055.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years3306.2%6.6%
55 to 59 years4558.5%7.2%
60 to 64 years4458.3%6.6%
65 years and over1,38525.9%17.0%
65 to 69 years4157.8%5.4%
70 to 74 years3406.4%4.5%
75 to 79 years3256.1%3.1%
80 to 84 years2053.8%2.0%
85 years and over1052.0%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 years1313.0%16.9%
15 to 64 years6161.0%66.1%
65 years and over2625.9%17.0%
85 years and over22.0%2.1%
Average age of the population (Average)46
Median age of the population4949.2%40.4%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,535100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,49058.8%45.0%
Semi-detached house1003.9%7.1%
Row house1405.5%16.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1857.3%2.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys62524.7%14.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys50.2%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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
1960 or before2108.3%15.4%
1961 to 19801,90575.1%26.8%
1981 to 19901305.1%15.5%
1991 to 20001204.7%12.3%
2001 to 2005451.8%7.2%
2006 to 2010150.6%7.7%
2011 to 2015953.7%7.2%
2016 to 2021251.0%7.9%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Condominium2409.5%14.7%
Not condominium2,30090.7%85.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.8%
1 bedroom27010.7%13.3%
2 bedrooms62024.5%23.1%
3 bedrooms96538.1%37.7%
4 or more bedrooms68026.8%25.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms57522.7%27.6%
5 rooms41516.4%14.4%
6 rooms31512.4%14.3%
7 rooms31512.4%13.4%
8 or more rooms92036.3%30.3%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)6

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,41595.3%94.5%
Major repairs needed1204.7%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 data2,530100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,17085.8%81.6%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs36514.4%18.4%
30% to less than 100%33513.2%16.5%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,540100.0%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 data2,500100.0%100.0%
In core need1255.0%9.4%
Not in core need2,38095.2%90.6%

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

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,815100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage573.1%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs90.5%0.0%
% in core housing need20.1%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,020$1,440
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,073$1,562
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$310,000$548,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$317,200$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 data720100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing40.5%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs263.6%0.0%
% in core housing need121.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$830$1,230
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$872$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% data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,54598.1%96.2%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$49,200
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,55098.2%96.3%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16089.8%87.8%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$45,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,02065.2%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$46,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,70579.9%82.9%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,600$7,950
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4509.7%7.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$5,720
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,03022.2%23.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,51597.4%96.2%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,560$61,900
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,52097.5%96.3%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,680$50,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,10588.6%87.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,920$58,450
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,02565.3%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,920$57,700
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,72080.3%82.9%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,920$9,930
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data50510.9%7.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,720$7,130
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,09023.5%23.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,680$8,890

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,580100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$123,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$105,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,57099.4%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,300$144,800
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,500$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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39530.1%37.8%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,800$74,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$85,500
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,24026.8%25.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,800$17,400
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,650$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)79
Employment income (%) (Rate)60
Government transfers (%) (Rate)21
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)5

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% data4,635100.0%100.0%
Without total income901.9%3.8%
With total income4,54098.0%96.2%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2355.1%7.3%
$10,000 to $19,99947510.2%9.8%
$20,000 to $29,99962013.4%12.1%
$30,000 to $39,99962513.5%10.1%
$40,000 to $49,99957512.4%9.3%
$50,000 to $59,99954011.7%8.5%
$60,000 to $69,9994459.6%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,9993307.1%6.5%
$80,000 to $89,9992455.3%5.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991503.2%4.3%
$100,000 and over3006.5%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% data4,635100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income901.9%3.7%
With after-tax income4,55098.2%96.3%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2755.9%7.9%
$10,000 to $19,99950510.9%10.3%
$20,000 to $29,99975516.3%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,99978016.8%12.2%
$40,000 to $49,99975516.3%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,99960513.1%10.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993557.7%8.1%
$70,000 to $79,9992505.4%6.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991302.8%5.1%
$90,000 to $99,999601.3%3.5%
$100,000 and over851.8%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% data4,635100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,61034.7%28.4%
With employment income3,02565.3%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)3808.2%9.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992405.2%5.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993407.3%7.4%
$20,000 to $29,9992655.7%5.6%
$30,000 to $39,9992906.3%5.2%
$40,000 to $49,9992755.9%5.2%
$50,000 to $59,9993006.5%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992856.1%5.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991753.8%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991553.3%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991102.4%3.4%
$100,000 and over2154.6%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% data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,49096.9%94.1%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$46,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,49096.9%94.1%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$41,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,14089.3%86.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$45,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,07566.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,43574.1%77.4%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,100$2,420
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3607.8%5.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,040$5,680
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,46596.3%94.0%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,320$58,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,47096.4%94.1%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,080$47,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,10588.6%86.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,160$57,650
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,07566.3%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,960$56,450
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,40573.5%77.3%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,120$7,030
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3708.0%6.0%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,880$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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39530.1%37.6%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,800$69,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,600$79,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,23026.5%23.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,800$22,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,500$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)84
Employment income (%) (Rate)64
Government transfers (%) (Rate)16
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% data735100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$112,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$94,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data745101.4%99.8%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,400$131,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,600$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% data495100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$157,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$131,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data47094.9%100.3%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$178,400
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,400$143,800

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data285100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$79,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$70,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data295103.5%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$89,500
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$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% data1,050100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,200$45,600
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,000$40,400
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,075102.4%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,100$55,200
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,100$45,840

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,335100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years83015.6%20.6%
0 to 5 years2655.0%6.2%
18 to 64 years3,13058.7%63.3%
65 years and over1,37025.7%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)4358.2%8.8%
0 to 17 years701.3%2.0%
0 to 5 years300.6%0.7%
18 to 64 years1953.7%5.1%
65 years and over1653.1%1.7%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)8
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)9
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)12
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)6
65 years and over (%) (Rate)12

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% data5,330100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years83015.6%20.6%
0 to 5 years2655.0%6.2%
18 to 64 years3,13058.7%63.3%
65 years and over1,37525.8%16.1%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)2304.3%5.4%
0 to 17 years350.7%1.0%
0 to 5 years100.2%0.3%
18 to 64 years1502.8%3.9%
65 years and over450.8%0.5%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)4
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)5
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)3
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)5
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,535100.0%100.0%
1 person90535.7%29.1%
2 persons95037.5%33.9%
3 persons34513.6%15.0%
4 persons2309.1%14.1%
5 or more persons1003.9%8.0%
Number of persons in private households5,330210.3%242.2%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,645100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,57055.3%56.5%
Married1,73037.2%43.9%
Living common-law84518.2%12.6%
Not married and not living common-law2,07544.7%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,30028.0%30.2%
Not married and not living common law - Separated952.0%2.5%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3657.9%6.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed3156.8%4.7%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household type - 100% data2,535100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,42556.2%60.8%
Couple-family households1,18546.7%51.7%
One-parent-family households2409.5%9.1%
Multigenerational households351.4%2.2%
Multiple-census-family households100.4%0.4%
One-census-family households with additional persons753.0%2.6%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households903.6%4.8%
One-person households90535.7%29.1%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,535100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$98,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$84,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$119,500
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,300$97,400

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,540100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.0%1.0%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999150.6%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999301.2%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991154.5%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999853.3%2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999803.1%2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999753.0%2.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991154.5%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999953.7%3.0%
$50,000 to $59,9992158.5%6.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991907.5%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992258.9%6.3%
$80,000 to $89,9992208.7%6.1%
$90,000 to $99,9991807.1%5.7%
$100,000 and over87534.4%48.8%
$100,000 to $124,99933513.2%12.6%
$125,000 to $149,9992007.9%9.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992309.1%12.9%
$200,000 and over1054.1%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% data2,540100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000301.2%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999150.6%1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999301.2%1.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991204.7%3.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991003.9%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991054.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991154.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991204.7%3.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991455.7%3.7%
$50,000 to $59,99926510.4%7.8%
$60,000 to $69,99927510.8%7.7%
$70,000 to $79,99925510.0%7.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992208.7%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991556.1%6.5%
$100,000 and over58523.0%39.2%
$100,000 to $124,99928511.2%13.2%
$125,000 to $149,9991706.7%9.3%
$150,000 and over1355.3%16.7%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Owner1,81571.6%65.4%
Renter72528.6%34.6%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,565100.0%100.0%
2 persons96061.3%50.2%
3 persons32020.4%20.9%
4 persons20513.1%19.9%
5 or more persons805.1%9.0%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,56099.7%100.0%
Total couple families1,26580.8%83.5%
Married couples84554.0%64.4%
Common-law couples42026.8%19.1%
Total one-parent families29518.8%16.5%
in which the parent is a woman+21513.7%12.7%
in which the parent is a man+805.1%3.7%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in census families4,120100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,53561.5%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families2957.2%5.7%
Children1,29031.3%37.0%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,210100.0%100.0%
Living alone90574.8%64.1%
Living with other relatives16013.2%12.9%
Living with non-relatives only15012.4%23.0%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data905100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data90099.4%99.9%

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

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,630100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,635100.3%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% data5,335100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,70050.6%40.1%
In bottom decile3807.1%8.3%
In second decile4458.3%7.3%
In third decile56510.6%7.7%
In fourth decile63511.9%8.1%
In fifth decile67012.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,63049.3%59.9%
In sixth decile65012.2%9.6%
In seventh decile72013.5%10.5%
In eighth decile56510.6%11.8%
In ninth decile4558.5%13.8%
In top decile2404.5%14.1%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,51599.2%98.2%
More than one person per room251.0%1.8%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,47597.6%95.3%
Not suitable652.6%4.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,47058.0%49.4%
Two-maintainer household1,00539.6%46.6%
Three-or-more-maintainer household652.6%4.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years602.4%3.3%
25 to 34 years30512.0%15.1%
35 to 44 years34513.6%18.1%
45 to 54 years40015.8%18.6%
55 to 64 years53020.9%20.2%
65 to 74 years45017.8%14.7%
75 to 84 years36514.4%7.5%
85 years and over803.2%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'545100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only35565.1%62.3%
Not suitable only6511.9%13.5%
Major repairs needed only11521.1%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'00.0%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 housing1,995366.1%283.3%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,335100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population62011.6%26.4%
South Asian100.2%4.2%
Chinese100.2%3.4%
Black2154.0%7.8%
Filipino551.0%1.1%
Arab1853.5%4.7%
Latin American300.6%1.4%
Southeast Asian350.7%1.2%
West Asian250.5%1.0%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Japanese00.0%0.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.6%0.3%
Multiple visible minorities250.5%0.9%
Not a visible minority4,71588.4%73.6%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,335100.0%100.0%
Buddhist450.8%0.8%
Christian3,77570.8%56.3%
Christian, n.o.s.2705.1%6.5%
Anabaptist00.0%0.1%
Anglican150.3%3.5%
Baptist150.3%0.7%
Catholic3,29561.8%35.8%
Christian Orthodox851.6%1.8%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.3%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.5%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic200.4%1.0%
Presbyterian00.0%0.8%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church300.6%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions250.5%1.9%
Hindu00.0%1.4%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1001.9%7.8%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives1,41026.4%31.6%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,330100.0%100.0%
Canadian1,66031.1%15.9%
English1703.2%13.4%
Irish3556.7%17.5%
Scottish1603.0%13.9%
French, n.o.s.1,35025.3%17.1%
German1102.1%6.5%
Chinese150.3%3.6%
Italian851.6%3.8%
Indian (India)150.3%2.3%
Ukrainian200.4%1.9%
Dutch150.3%2.2%
Polish200.4%2.5%
Québécois4909.2%2.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.300.6%3.2%
Filipino00.0%1.1%
French Canadian5259.8%4.3%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1001.9%2.2%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1953.7%1.7%
Métis751.4%1.3%
European, n.o.s.350.7%1.6%
Russian150.3%1.1%
Norwegian00.0%0.6%
Welsh150.3%1.4%
Portuguese1653.1%1.0%
American551.0%1.0%
Spanish00.0%1.0%
Swedish100.2%0.5%
Hungarian00.0%0.7%
Acadian150.3%0.9%
Pakistani00.0%0.5%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese350.7%0.8%
Arab, n.o.s.250.5%1.7%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.300.6%0.4%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%0.3%
Romanian00.0%0.5%
Lebanese1953.7%2.0%
Iranian00.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.200.4%0.5%
Danish00.0%0.4%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.851.6%0.6%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.4%
Belgian500.9%0.5%
Haitian901.7%1.0%
Hindu00.0%0.3%
Mexican00.0%0.3%
Mennonite00.0%0.1%
Swiss100.2%0.4%
Finnish00.0%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.250.5%0.3%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Muslim00.0%0.4%
Egyptian00.0%0.5%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.1%
Colombian250.5%0.3%
Moroccan150.3%0.4%
Czech00.0%0.3%
Syrian150.3%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%
Ontarian100.2%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%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.8%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.3%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African 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.100.2%0.2%
Algonquin901.7%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%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.1%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk250.5%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%
Tunisian100.2%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.150.3%0.1%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.2%
Guatemalan00.0%0.0%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.0%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian500.9%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 Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.1%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.1%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.0%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.1%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian150.3%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 data5,335100.0%100.0%
First generation65512.3%25.1%
Second generation3957.4%17.6%
Third generation or more4,28080.2%57.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,335100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2454.6%3.2%
Single Indigenous responses2454.6%3.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity5,08595.3%96.8%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,335100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian300.6%0.7%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,30099.3%99.3%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,330100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)2103.9%1.5%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)2103.9%1.4%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3356.3%4.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3356.3%3.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,78589.8%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 data5,330100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants4,71088.4%76.2%
Immigrants59011.1%21.4%
Before 19801352.5%3.4%
1980 to 1990701.3%2.4%
1991 to 20001052.0%4.1%
2001 to 20101001.9%4.8%
2011 to 20211853.5%6.7%
Non-permanent residents300.6%2.4%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data590100.0%100.0%
Americas13022.0%15.1%
Brazil00.0%0.8%
Colombia152.5%1.1%
El Salvador00.0%0.8%
Guyana00.0%0.4%
Haiti6010.2%3.0%
Jamaica00.0%1.1%
Mexico00.0%0.8%
Peru00.0%0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.4%
United States of America355.9%3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas101.7%2.9%
Europe12521.2%22.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.8%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France355.9%1.6%
Germany00.0%1.4%
Greece00.0%0.3%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%1.6%
Netherlands00.0%0.7%
Poland00.0%1.4%
Portugal6511.0%1.1%
Romania00.0%1.2%
Russian Federation00.0%1.2%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%1.0%
United Kingdom00.0%5.6%
Other places of birth in Europe101.7%3.3%
Africa8013.6%19.6%
Algeria101.7%1.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the254.2%1.8%
Egypt00.0%1.6%
Eritrea00.0%0.5%
Ethiopia00.0%0.9%
Morocco101.7%1.5%
Nigeria00.0%1.1%
Somalia00.0%1.5%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.5%
Other places of birth in Africa305.1%9.1%
Asia25543.2%42.9%
Afghanistan00.0%1.0%
Iran00.0%2.1%
Iraq00.0%1.5%
Lebanon13522.9%4.6%
Syria101.7%2.3%
Turkey00.0%0.6%
China00.0%7.0%
Hong Kong00.0%1.1%
Korea, South00.0%0.8%
Taiwan00.0%0.3%
Philippines457.6%3.8%
Viet Nam152.5%2.1%
Bangladesh00.0%1.1%
India00.0%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 birth101.7%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 data105100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%11.1%
Europe00.0%8.6%
Africa2019.0%30.2%
Asia6561.9%49.8%
Oceania and other00.0%0.3%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,330100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,17597.1%92.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 1882515.5%19.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,35581.7%72.8%
Not Canadian citizens1552.9%7.9%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data590100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years6010.2%10.1%
5 to 14 years8013.6%18.2%
15 to 24 years16528.0%18.0%
25 to 44 years23539.8%45.2%
45 years and over559.3%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 data455100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants22048.4%48.3%
Principal applicants10523.1%20.9%
Secondary applicants12026.4%27.5%
Immigrants sponsored by family14531.9%26.1%
Refugees9520.9%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 data455100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission255.5%9.1%
Work permits only before admission255.5%8.1%
Study permits only before admission00.0%3.1%
Work and study permits before admission102.2%6.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.6%
No pre-admission experience39085.7%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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree84018.1%12.8%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,18025.5%23.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,61556.4%63.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,73037.3%27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher88519.1%36.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,77059.8%65.7%
No certificate, diploma or degree2856.1%4.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate60012.9%12.1%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,88540.7%48.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,20526.0%20.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher68514.8%28.7%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate93520.2%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,70079.8%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,77059.8%65.7%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3507.6%5.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,41552.1%60.1%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,770100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree88531.9%25.6%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,88568.1%74.4%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable552.1%2.3%
All classes of workers2,57097.9%97.7%
Employee2,34089.1%86.0%
Self-employed2308.8%11.6%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable552.1%2.3%
All occupations2,57097.9%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations150.6%1.5%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations61523.4%20.2%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2007.6%12.9%
3 Health occupations1555.9%7.2%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services38014.5%17.1%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1054.0%3.5%
6 Sales and service occupations58022.1%21.1%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations47017.9%11.8%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.4%1.2%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities351.3%1.3%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable552.1%2.3%
All industries2,57097.9%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.1%
22 Utilities200.8%0.4%
23 Construction29011.0%6.5%
31-33 Manufacturing501.9%3.1%
41 Wholesale trade351.3%1.8%
44-45 Retail trade26510.1%9.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing903.4%3.3%
51 Information and cultural industries251.0%2.0%
52 Finance and insurance552.1%3.0%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing451.7%1.5%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1204.6%9.5%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.1%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1204.6%4.1%
61 Educational services1806.9%7.7%
62 Health care and social assistance33012.6%11.7%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation401.5%1.8%
72 Accommodation and food services903.4%5.0%
81 Other services (except public administration)1405.3%3.8%
91 Public administration68025.9%21.8%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,645100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,38584.2%80.1%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,31079.6%72.8%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger754.6%7.3%
Public transit16510.0%9.7%
Walked452.7%5.9%
Bicycle100.6%1.3%
Other method402.4%3.0%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,645100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes56034.0%26.7%
15 to 29 minutes73044.4%38.9%
30 to 44 minutes22013.4%21.8%
45 to 59 minutes553.3%7.1%
60 minutes and over754.6%5.5%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,645100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.16510.0%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.39023.7%19.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.45527.7%27.1%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.25515.5%20.2%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.17010.3%11.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.21513.1%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 data1,285100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence88068.5%79.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence00.0%1.6%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence554.3%10.0%
Commute to a different province or territory35027.2%8.8%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,135100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,45067.2%58.9%
Movers1,68532.8%41.1%
Non-migrants90517.6%22.0%
Migrants78515.3%19.1%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,295100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,91092.7%87.0%
Movers3907.4%13.0%
Non-migrants2454.6%8.7%
Migrants1452.7%4.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,345100.0%100.0%
Worked at home71030.3%39.7%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.3%
No fixed workplace address35515.1%9.9%
Usual place of work1,28554.8%50.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%
English only3105.8%48.5%
French only1,43526.9%7.3%
English and French3,56066.8%43.1%
Neither English nor French300.6%1.2%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%
English62511.7%66.4%
French4,53585.1%29.8%
English and French1452.7%2.7%
Neither English nor French300.6%1.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,07595.2%94.3%
Multiple responses2554.8%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% data5,330100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,11596.0%94.1%
Multiple responses2204.1%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% data5,330100.0%100.0%
None4,53085.0%80.6%
English3656.8%6.5%
French1803.4%4.6%
Non-official language1402.6%5.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1402.6%5.5%
English and French300.6%0.5%
English and non-official language(s)551.0%0.8%
French and non-official language(s)300.6%0.9%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages50.1%0.6%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%
English3757.0%50.9%
French3,84072.0%20.2%
Non-official language1252.3%4.7%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1252.3%4.7%
English and French59511.2%8.8%
English and non-official language(s)1001.9%10.8%
French and non-official language(s)1452.7%1.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)1502.8%2.9%
Multiple non-official languages50.1%0.3%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
English39013.5%61.5%
French1,21542.2%11.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.3%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.3%
English and French1,23542.9%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)250.9%0.5%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
None1,82563.4%77.4%
English61521.4%6.5%
French41514.4%14.6%
Non-official language100.3%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.3%0.9%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
French and non-official language(s)150.5%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% data845100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language15518.3%32.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language69582.2%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% data605100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language9515.7%33.5%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada508.3%24.6%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada457.4%8.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language51585.1%66.5%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,330100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareOttawa-Gatineau
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,62556.6%66.0%
Employed2,34550.6%59.6%
Unemployed2755.9%6.4%
Not in the labour force2,01543.5%34.0%
Participation rate (Rate)57
Employment rate (Rate)51
Unemployment rate (Rate)10
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,640100.1%100.0%
Did not work1,92041.4%34.0%
Worked2,71558.6%66.0%
Worked full year full time1,41530.5%38.8%
Worked part year and/or part time1,29027.8%27.3%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)41

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