Okanagan-Similkameen C
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,986
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
- 57.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 43.2% (estimated) · 2016: 32.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.1%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.5%2016: 7.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.7%2016: 15.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.5%2016: 34%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%34%2016: 31.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.1%2011: 19%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.4%2011: 41.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.3%2011: 4.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.9%2016: 25.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.2%2011: 10.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.9%2016: 19%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.7%2016: 34%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.9%2016: 9.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.7%2016: 24.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.6%2016: 12.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.7%2016: 91.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.5%2016: 5.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%3.4%2016: 2.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%73%2016: 70.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.1%2016: 3.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%23.8%2016: 26%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.2%2016: 80.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.1%2016: 19.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%76.8%2016: 79.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.6%2016: 1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.3%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%19.1%2016: 16.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%33.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.8%2016: 93.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.5%2016: 5.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.5%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021