Central Okanagan West
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,897
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
- 54.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 52.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.5% (estimated) · 2016: 35.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.9%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.2%2016: 5.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.9%2016: 19.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%38%2016: 40.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25%2016: 23.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.1%2011: 20.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.1%2011: 46.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 4.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.7%2016: 22.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.2%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.6%2016: 9.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.5%2016: 26.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.9%2016: 20.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.4%2016: 28.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.3%2016: 15.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.6%2016: 92.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.2%2016: 7.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.1%2016: 89.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.4%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.4%2016: 9.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.1%2016: 92.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.5%2016: 7.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.1%2016: 96.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.6%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.6%2016: 2.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%14.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%38%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%13.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.6%2016: 93.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 3.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 2.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021