Highlands
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,482
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
- 45.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.9% · 2016: 26.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.7%2016: 15.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.4%2016: 22.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.9%2016: 37.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.1%2016: 13.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.5%2011: 33.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.8%2011: 33.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 5.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%16.6%2016: 16.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%17.7%2011: 12.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.1%2016: 6.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.7%2016: 30.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.9%2016: 13.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.3%2016: 27.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27%2016: 22.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.8%2016: 94.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7%2016: 5.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.4%2016: 93%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.4%2016: 6.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.5%2016: 88.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11%2016: 12%
- Band or local government housing0.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.5%2016: 94%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%45%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.7%2016: 92.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.1%2016: 1.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 2.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 2.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021