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A collection of selected Statistics about Cobourg from the 2021 Census .

Population

In 2016, the enumerated population of Cobourg (Town) was 19,440.
In 2021, the enumerated population of Cobourg (Town) was 20,519.

Age groups

Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

 

Cobourg

Ontario

0 to 14 years 12.4 15.8
15 to 64 years 53.6 65.6
65 years and over 34.0 18.5
85 years and over 5.6 2.3
Average age of the population 49.9 41.8
Median age of the population 54.8 41.6

Households

Total - Private households in Cobourg - 8,635 in 2016 and 9130 in 2021
Average household size: Cobourg:    2.2    Ontario:  2.6    

Dwellings (2021)

  • Owners 6,275
  • Renters 2,860
  • Condominium 1,275 
  • Not condominium 7,860

Language

Knowledge of official languages in 2021:

Language Number
English only 92.4%
English and French 7.3%

Citizenship

2021 - All Canadian Citizens except:

Not Canadian citizens: 485

Generation Status in 2021

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada (not how many generations lived in Cobourg!)

First generation 2,810
Second generation  3,300
Third generation or more 13,670

Income and Employment

Average total income in 2020

Cobourg $52,000
Ontario $56,350

Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020: $115,900

Employment

15 years and over

Participation rate 50.8%
Employment rate 44.5%
Unemployment rate 12.4%

Commuting to Work in 2021

Main mode of commuting

Car, truck, van - as a driver 4,995
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 480
Public transit 70
Walked 490
Bicycle 55
Other method 95

 

Religion

Selected

No Religion  43%
Christian   55%
Catholic   19%
United     9.5%
Anglican  9.6%
Jewish     0.1%
Muslim    0.3%

Education

Bachelor Degree or higher   17.6%

 

For more details, go to Statistics Canada site here  

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