Langford
Town · British Columbia · Population 46,584
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
- 38.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 37.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 57.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.3% · 2016: 50.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.2%2016: 18%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.9%2016: 30.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.5%2016: 27.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.7%2016: 12.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.6%2011: 26.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.5%2011: 26.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 9.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.4%2016: 24.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%14.5%2011: 13.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.1%2016: 8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.9%2016: 30.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.9%2016: 10.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27%2016: 29.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.1%2016: 20.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.8%2016: 92.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.5%2016: 7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%83.3%2016: 87.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%15.1%2016: 10.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 22.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 18.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%64.8%2016: 69.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%35.2%2016: 30.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%35.1%2016: 39.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.7%2016: 5.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.2%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%24.3%2016: 24%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%19.6%2016: 18.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%6.9%2016: 2.3%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.1%2016: 4.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%38%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%26.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.3%2016: 83.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.1%2016: 7.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.8%2016: 4.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.2%2016: 2.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021