Golden
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,986
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.1% · 2016: 41%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.9%2016: 15.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 11.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%34.1%2016: 30.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.2%2016: 27.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.9%2016: 15.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.8%2011: 24.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.2%2011: 26.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 8.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.5%2016: 30.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.3%2011: 12.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.4%2016: 11.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.9%2016: 31.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.8%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 26.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%25.3%2016: 18.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.6%2016: 87.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13%2016: 11.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%83.8%2016: 84.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.9%2016: 3.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.3%2016: 12.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.2%2016: 73%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.8%2016: 27%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%56.5%2016: 56.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 5.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.5%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.5%2016: 3.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.4%2016: 10.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%17%2016: 18.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%46.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%79.9%2016: 73.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12.5%2016: 14.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.7%2016: 9.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021