New Westminster
Small city · British Columbia · Population 78,916
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
- 40.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 47.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 52.6% · 2016: 47.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.6%2016: 12.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%34.6%2016: 31.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.3%2016: 29.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.1%2016: 15.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.2%2011: 19.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.4%2011: 21.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.4%2011: 7.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.8%2016: 38.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.2%2011: 12.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.2%2016: 6.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.9%2016: 23.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.2%2016: 7.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.6%2016: 26.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%42.2%2016: 35.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90%2016: 89.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.1%2016: 7.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.8%2016: 2.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%57.1%2016: 61.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%42%2016: 37.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 46.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 42.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.7%2016: 56.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%45.3%2016: 43.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%13.8%2016: 15.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.7%2016: 4.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%10.2%2016: 10.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%34.8%2016: 36.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%34.7%2016: 32.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%68.3%2016: 60.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%22.5%2016: 31.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.3%2016: 6.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021