North Okanagan F
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,362
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
- 49.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.1 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
- 35.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.7% · 2016: 31.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 8.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.6%2016: 19.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 37.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.9%2016: 20.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 23.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.2%2011: 39.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.6%2011: 5.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.9%2016: 25.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.7%2011: 10.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.4%2016: 15.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.1%2016: 32.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%20.5%2016: 16.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.7%2016: 26%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.4%2016: 9.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.4%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.2%2016: 4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.5%2016: 91.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6%2016: 7.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.5%2016: 81.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 18.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.9%2016: 87.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 0.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.4%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.5%2016: 8.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.4%2016: 90.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.1%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.3%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 2.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021