Lillooet
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,302
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
- 54.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.5% (estimated) · 2016: 30.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.1%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 8.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.7%2016: 19.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.2%2016: 35.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.7%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.5%2011: 18.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.8%2011: 28.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 8.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 36%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 10.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.7%2016: 18.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 30.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.4%2016: 12.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 23.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.7%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.4%2016: 96.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.6%2016: 2.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.1%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.2%2016: 8.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.3%2016: 74.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.7%2016: 25.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69.4%2016: 63.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 1.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.4%2016: 4.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.9%2016: 3.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.8%2016: 5.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.5%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.3%2016: 20.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%33.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.3%2016: 87%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%15%2016: 11.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.7%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021