Gold River
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,246
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
- 56.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.4 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.7% (estimated) · 2016: 27.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12%2016: 14%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.8%2016: 7.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.5%2016: 15.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.3%2016: 38%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.5%2016: 25.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.8%2011: 24.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.9%2011: 36.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 4.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.8%2016: 29.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.8%2016: 13.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%41.2%2016: 33.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.5%2016: 11.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.8%2016: 26.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.7%2016: 14.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.2%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94%2016: 93.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.4%2016: 5.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.4%2016: 88.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.6%2016: 11.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%68.9%2016: 69.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.8%2016: 1.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%16.4%2016: 16.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.7%2016: 6.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.4%2016: 6.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%73%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%76.9%2016: 75%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%16.5%2016: 14.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 2.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 6.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021