Ladysmith
Small town · British Columbia · Population 8,990
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
- 52.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.8% · 2016: 42.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.3%2016: 14.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 8.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.4%2016: 18.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.7%2016: 30.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.9%2016: 27.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.5%2011: 22.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.5%2011: 35.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.3%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.2%2016: 27.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.5%2011: 7.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.6%2016: 8.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30%2016: 27.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 12.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.1%2016: 33.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.3%2016: 17.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.5%2016: 94.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.2%2016: 5.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.8%2016: 92.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.1%2016: 6.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 13.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 12.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.8%2016: 80.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.2%2016: 19.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67.5%2016: 68.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.2%2016: 5.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.9%2016: 6.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.5%2016: 3.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.6%2016: 9.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.4%2016: 6.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.3%2016: 91.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.9%2016: 5.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 1.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021