Cariboo I
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,485
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
- 52.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.5% · 2016: 21.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.1%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.8%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.2%2016: 16.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34%2016: 39.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.3%2016: 20.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.9%2011: 21.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.1%2011: 36.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 7.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.3%2016: 26%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.6%2011: 10.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.9%2016: 22.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.8%2016: 31.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.7%2016: 12.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.6%2016: 24.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%5.7%2016: 10.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 95.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.7%2016: 4.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.9%2016: 94.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.1%2016: 3.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.4%2016: 92.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.9%2016: 8.7%
- Band or local government housing0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%84.1%2016: 88.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.8%2016: 2.4%
- 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%10.6%2016: 8.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%43.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.2%2016: 96.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 0%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021