Columbia-Shuswap E
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,388
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
- 55.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 54 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 45.9% (estimated) · 2016: 34.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.9%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.5%2016: 6.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.4%2016: 17.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%36.5%2016: 40.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.1%2016: 23.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16%2011: 19.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.1%2011: 38.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 6.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.8%2016: 29.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.9%2011: 6.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.5%2016: 24.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.5%2016: 26.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%18.9%2016: 20%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.3%2016: 22.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.7%2016: 7.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 97.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.6%2016: 2.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.4%2016: 92.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.2%2016: 6.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84%2016: 79.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.3%2016: 20.9%
- Band or local government housing0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78.5%2016: 79.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.9%
- 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%20.8%2016: 20%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%42%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.3%2016: 94.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 2.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021