Central Kootenay D
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,462
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.9 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.2% (estimated) · 2016: 28.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.6%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.8%2016: 6.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 17.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.2%2016: 36.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.5%2016: 27.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14%2011: 13.1% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.7%2011: 40.7% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 7.7% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.1%2016: 35.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 7.7% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.2%2016: 16.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.4%2016: 21.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.5%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.9%2016: 27.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.6%2016: 21.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.4%2016: 90.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.9%2016: 8.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87%2016: 86.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.8%2016: 3.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.2%2016: 10%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.2%2016: 84.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.8%2016: 15.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.4%2016: 89.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.2%2016: 9.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.5%2016: 88.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.1%2016: 7.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 3.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%8.2%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021