Cariboo H
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,884
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
- 57.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 56 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.3% · 2016: 32%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12%2016: 10.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.1%2016: 7.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.8%2016: 15.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34%2016: 38.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.2%2016: 27.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.2%2011: 17%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.3%2011: 43.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.5%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.7%2016: 25%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.2%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.9%2016: 19%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%38.8%2016: 35.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%18.6%2016: 14.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.3%2016: 21.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.4%2016: 11.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.5%2016: 95.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 4.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.1%2016: 88.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.8%2016: 9.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.6%2016: 86.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.4%2016: 14%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.3%2016: 87.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%8.5%2016: 11.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%37.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.9%2016: 89.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%10.3%2016: 5.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 3.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021