Candle Lake
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 1,160
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
- 62.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 59.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 62.2 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 47.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.2% · 2016: 25.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%6.9%2016: 6.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.2%2016: 4.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%9.9%2016: 8.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%37.1%2016: 42.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%40.9%2016: 36.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.8%2011: 11.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%53%2011: 56.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%2.6%2011: 1.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.8%2016: 23.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%0.9%2011: 3.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%0%2016: 3.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.1%2016: 28.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.9%2016: 26.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34%2016: 31.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16%2016: 10.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.1%2016: 94.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.6%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.5%2016: 4.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.8%2016: 88.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3%2016: 3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.2%2016: 8.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%94.1%2016: 94%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%5.9%2016: 4.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.6%2016: 97.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.7%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.8%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.8%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%33.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.2%2016: 85.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 6.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 8.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021