Cowichan Valley B
Small town · British Columbia · Population 8,994
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
- 44.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.4% · 2016: 34.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 10.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.6%2016: 24.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.1%2016: 34.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18%2016: 13.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.6%2011: 31.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.8%2011: 32.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.4%2016: 19.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.7%2011: 9.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.8%2016: 9.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.3%2016: 28.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.9%2016: 15.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30%2016: 28.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19%2016: 17.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.5%2016: 92.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.4%2016: 7.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.3%2016: 93.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.7%2016: 5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.4%2016: 85.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.8%2016: 14.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.3%2016: 89.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 1.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0.2%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%8.8%2016: 7.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%42.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.1%2016: 92.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 2.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 2.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021