Cowichan Valley A
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,949
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.2 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
- 42.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.7% · 2016: 38.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.4%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.9%2016: 10%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18%2016: 16.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.9%2016: 37.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.7%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.6%2011: 25.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.1%2011: 36.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.6%2016: 23.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12%2011: 8.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7%2016: 8.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29%2016: 25.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.5%2016: 10.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 30.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.8%2016: 25.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.4%2016: 90.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.4%2016: 9.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.8%2016: 90.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.8%2016: 7.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88%2016: 81.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12%2016: 18.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.9%2016: 75.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.9%2016: 3.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.2%2016: 3.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.7%2016: 2.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%12.3%2016: 13%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%7.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.7%2016: 89.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.5%2016: 3.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.3%2016: 3.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021