Coquitlam
Small city · British Columbia · Population 148,625
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.9% · 2016: 43%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.1%2016: 16%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.6%2016: 26.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29%2016: 30.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.3%2016: 13.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.5%2011: 35.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.9%2011: 20.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 9.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.9%2016: 22.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.6%2011: 13%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.9%2016: 6.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.7%2016: 24.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.3%2016: 7.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.6%2016: 24.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%44.5%2016: 37.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89%2016: 88.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6%2016: 6.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4.9%2016: 4.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%47.5%2016: 50.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%51.6%2016: 48.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 32%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 30.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.3%2016: 71.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.7%2016: 28.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%35.2%2016: 38.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 3.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.8%2016: 9.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%15.4%2016: 14.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%21.2%2016: 22.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%15%2016: 11.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.2%2016: 76.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%12.8%2016: 17.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 3.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021