Lake Cowichan
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,325
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.8% (estimated) · 2016: 41.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.8%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 9.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.5%2016: 21.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.5%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.4%2016: 22.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.1%2011: 19.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.9%2011: 31.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.2%2016: 30.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.1%2011: 11.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.5%2016: 16%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.3%2016: 37.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.7%2016: 12%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.3%2016: 26.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.5%2016: 7.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.3%2016: 96.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 3.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.4%2016: 93.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.7%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5%2016: 5.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.9%2016: 73.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.1%2016: 25.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78.2%2016: 81%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 1.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.7%2016: 4.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.7%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.4%2016: 10.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2016: 1.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.5%2016: 89.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.9%2016: 0.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12%2016: 6.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 1.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.3%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021