Cariboo G
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,312
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
- 56.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.2% · 2016: 32.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.2%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.9%2016: 8.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17%2016: 16.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 34.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.9%2016: 27.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.5%2011: 21.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%42.5%2011: 41.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 6.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.8%2016: 25.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.4%2011: 7.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.2%2016: 17%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.5%2016: 32.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.7%2016: 14.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 24.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.5%2016: 11.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 96.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.8%2016: 3.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.9%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.1%2016: 8.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.8%2016: 85.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.2%2016: 14.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.3%2016: 88.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.6%2016: 0.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5%2016: 10.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%7.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%37.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.7%2016: 93.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.2%2016: 1.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.8%2016: 3.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021