East Saanich 2
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,790
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for East Saanich 2 use the figures that are available.
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
- 64 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 57.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 58.5 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.6% · 2016: 32%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7.8%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.7%2016: 7.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%11.5%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.4%2016: 28.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%46.9%2016: 36.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%6.3%2011: 8.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.6%2011: 38.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 6.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%41.8%2016: 34.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.5%2011: 8.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.1%2016: 18.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.6%2016: 27.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.5%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27%2016: 29.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.9%2016: 9.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.3%2016: 95.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.7%2016: 4.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.9%2016: 90.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.7%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.4%2016: 7.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.8%2016: 93.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%6.9%2016: 4.6%
- Band or local government housing6.3%2016: 2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%51.9%2016: 57.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 1.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%41.3%2016: 41.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%8.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%52.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.2%2016: 84%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%4%2016: 8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3%2016: 6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%3%2016: 2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021