Duncan
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,047
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
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.4 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 1.9 · 2016: 1.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 49.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 53.8% · 2016: 47%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.2%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.2%2016: 7.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.3%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.6%2016: 26.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35.9%2016: 33.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12%2011: 13.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.2%2011: 21.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 9.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%47.6%2016: 48.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.4%2011: 7.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.8%2016: 15.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.3%2016: 31.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.6%2016: 10.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 31.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.4%2016: 12%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.7%2016: 93.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.1%2016: 6.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.9%2016: 90.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.7%2016: 7.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 24.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 23.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%57.6%2016: 54.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%42.4%2016: 45.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.8%2016: 42.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.9%2016: 6.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.2%2016: 2.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%43.8%2016: 43.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.2%2016: 76.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.6%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12%2016: 15.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 2.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 2.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021