Creston
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,583
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
- 57.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 55.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 57.7 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.9% (estimated) · 2016: 42.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.9%2016: 10.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.4%2016: 15.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.2%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%38.5%2016: 37%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.9%2011: 15.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.3%2011: 37%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.3%2011: 6.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.1%2016: 37.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.5%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.9%2016: 16.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 29.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.6%2016: 10%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.1%2016: 32.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.2%2016: 10.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 95.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.5%2016: 88.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9%2016: 9.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%76.2%2016: 73%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%23.8%2016: 27%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74%2016: 73.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 3.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.1%2016: 6.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.1%2016: 4.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.9%2016: 10.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%33.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.6%2016: 82.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%13%2016: 13.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.7%2016: 1.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021