Nelson
Town · British Columbia · Population 11,106
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
- 42.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 48%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 45.3% (estimated) · 2016: 46.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.9%2016: 15.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 11.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.4%2016: 27.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.4%2016: 27.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.6%2016: 18.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18%2011: 20.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23%2011: 21.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.5%2011: 10.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%35.3%2016: 36.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%14.2%2011: 11.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4%2016: 5.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.1%2016: 24.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8%2016: 9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.6%2016: 28.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%40.3%2016: 31.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.9%2016: 87.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.9%2016: 12.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.7%2016: 87.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.8%2016: 2.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.5%2016: 9.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.1%2016: 60.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%36.9%2016: 39.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%50.6%2016: 50.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.6%2016: 5.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.1%2016: 5.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%14.4%2016: 14.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20%2016: 20.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.4%2016: 4.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%45.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%65.2%2016: 66.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.9%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%23.7%2016: 25.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.7%2016: 5.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.5%2016: 1.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021