British Columbia
Province or territory · Population 5,000,879
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2016: 43 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.6% · 2016: 42.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.3%2016: 14.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.4%2016: 25.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27%2016: 29.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.3%2016: 18.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.7%2011: 24.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 26%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 8.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.4%2016: 28.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.9%2011: 12.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8%2016: 9.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.8%2016: 26.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 9.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.1%2016: 24.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%35%2016: 29.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.1%2016: 89.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.6%2016: 6.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.3%2016: 3.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%67.1%2016: 68.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.7%2016: 29.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 23.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 22.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%66.8%2016: 68%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%32.8%2016: 31.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%42.4%2016: 44.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.1%2016: 3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.3%2016: 7.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%12.2%2016: 12.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.4%2016: 20.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%10.9%2016: 9.4%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.7%2016: 2.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%79.9%2016: 76%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.3%2016: 13.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.5%2016: 6.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2%2016: 2.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 1.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021