Central Kootenay J
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,517
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
- 46.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.4% · 2016: 34.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.6%2016: 14.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 9.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.3%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 35.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.6%2016: 17.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.6%2011: 26.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.9%2011: 34.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25%2016: 25.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.3%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.2%2016: 10.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.7%2016: 25.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.2%2016: 17.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.8%2016: 34.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.9%2016: 12.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 94.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.4%2016: 4.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.2%2016: 86.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.7%2016: 12.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89%2016: 84.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.6%2016: 15.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.4%2016: 84%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.4%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%12.7%2016: 12.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.5%2016: 97.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.2%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 0.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021