Montrose
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,013
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
- 44.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.8% · 2016: 24.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.8%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.9%2016: 12.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 18.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.2%2016: 34.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.8%2016: 22.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.4%2011: 27.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.2%2011: 41.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.1%2011: 3.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.4%2016: 22.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.8%2011: 5.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2%2016: 3.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.7%2016: 32.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.8%2016: 20%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.7%2016: 32.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.8%2016: 11.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98%2016: 97.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2%2016: 2.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.1%2016: 92%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.9%2016: 7.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%94.2%2016: 91.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%5.8%2016: 8.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%97.7%2016: 96.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%46.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.1%2016: 97.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 2.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021