Invermere
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,917
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
- 44 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.8% · 2016: 43.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.2%2016: 16.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 11.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.7%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.3%2016: 20.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 28.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.2%2011: 33.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 11.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.6%2016: 26.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.9%2011: 6.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.1%2016: 7.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.9%2016: 20.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.4%2016: 16%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.7%2016: 32.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.6%2016: 22.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.4%2016: 92.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.4%2016: 7.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.6%2016: 87.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.1%2016: 2.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.3%2016: 10.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 20.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%70.8%2016: 71.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%29.5%2016: 28%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.3%2016: 69.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.4%2016: 7.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.4%2016: 7.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 6.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.7%2016: 9.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 0.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%11.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.1%2016: 80.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%13.6%2016: 13.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.4%2016: 4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021