Kippens
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,842
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
- 53.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 21.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26% · 2016: 28.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.1%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.4%2016: 10.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.4%2016: 16.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.7%2016: 36.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.4%2016: 22.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.3%2011: 32.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.8%2011: 36.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 9.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.1%2016: 18.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.2%2011: 4.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.5%2016: 7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.4%2016: 16.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.7%2016: 20.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%37.4%2016: 36.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23%2016: 20.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.6%2016: 91.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.4%2016: 8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.5%2016: 96.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.4%2016: 1.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.2%2016: 90.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.2%2016: 10%
- Band or local government housing0.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.7%2016: 97.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.3%2016: 1.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.7%2016: 0.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%39.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.2%2016: 94.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.1%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 1.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021