Central Kootenay G
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,650
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
- 46 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 31.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.5% · 2016: 25.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.1%2016: 16.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.7%2016: 7.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.8%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.6%2016: 35.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.9%2016: 14.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.6%2011: 19.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.4%2011: 31.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 6.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.4%2016: 33.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.8%2011: 9.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.3%2016: 14.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.7%2016: 34.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.8%2016: 18.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30%2016: 26.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.7%2016: 6.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 92.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 6.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.6%2016: 92.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.5%2016: 5.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.2%2016: 80%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.8%2016: 20%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.9%2016: 81.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%19.5%2016: 16.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.4%2016: 90.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.6%2016: 3.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021