Okanagan-Similkameen A
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,139
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
- 58 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 58 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.6% (estimated) · 2016: 27.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.3%2016: 8.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.8%2016: 7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.6%2016: 15.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.2%2016: 38.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.6%2016: 30.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.9%2011: 18.6% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%45.1%2011: 42.1% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.1%2011: 4.5% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.1%2016: 21.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.7%2011: 12.1% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.1%2016: 10.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.5%2016: 37.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.1%2016: 9.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.7%2016: 22.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.4%2016: 19.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90%2016: 91%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.5%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%4.5%2016: 3.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%69.2%2016: 69.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%28.9%2016: 29%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.1%2016: 82.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.8%2016: 18.1%
- Band or local government housing1.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.4%2016: 93.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 1.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.4%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.6%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.4%2016: 2.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%13.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.9%2016: 86.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%10.1%2016: 8.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.7%2016: 3.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021