Lions Bay
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,390
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
- 50.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.8% · 2016: 37.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.1%2016: 15.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 9.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.2%2016: 17.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.8%2016: 34.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.2%2016: 21.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35.6%2011: 31.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.6%2011: 39.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5%2011: 4.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.9%2016: 13.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.9%2011: 10.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.6%2016: 3.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.2%2016: 15.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.3%2016: 6.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.8%2016: 26%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%50%2016: 49.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.1%2016: 86.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.2%2016: 13.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%76.3%2016: 79.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%21.6%2016: 19.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.1%2016: 91.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.9%2016: 8.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95%2016: 94.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4%2016: 4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%63.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.4%2016: 88.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.6%2016: 1.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.9%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021