▁Canada ' s ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁were ▁females ▁at ▁, ▁while ▁ ▁were ▁males . ▁The ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 1 . 0 ▁years ▁( 4 0 . 1 ▁years ▁for ▁males ▁and ▁ 4 1 . 9 ▁years ▁for ▁females ). ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁occupied ▁private ▁dwell ings , ▁ ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁single ▁det ached ▁dwell ings , ▁followed ▁by ▁ ▁being ▁units ▁in ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁store ys , ▁and ▁ ▁being ▁a partment ▁units ▁in ▁buildings ▁with ▁five ▁or ▁more ▁store ys . ▁The ▁average ▁household ▁size ▁was ▁ 2 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁household . ▁Two - person ▁households ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁frequent ▁size ▁among ▁private ▁households ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁work ▁data ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁people ▁driving ▁their ▁car ▁to ▁work ▁of ▁ 5 1 . 3 % ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ation . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁public ▁trans it ▁decre ased ▁to ▁ 2 5 . 1 % ▁comparing ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census . ▁The ▁census ▁data ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁shows ▁that ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁using ▁other ▁modes ▁of ▁transport ation ▁more ▁than ▁other ▁years , ▁this ▁includes ▁walking ▁and ▁cy cling . ▁ ▁Population ▁and ▁dwell ings ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁orig ins ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁of ▁Canada ▁Statistics ▁Act ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links