Oliver
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,094
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: 55.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 57.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 47.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.3% (estimated) · 2016: 41.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.6%2016: 12.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.9%2016: 6.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.4%2016: 16.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.5%2016: 27.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%37.4%2016: 36.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.3%2011: 15.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.9%2011: 38.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 6.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.3%2016: 29.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.7%2011: 9.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.3%2016: 10.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.4%2016: 34.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.6%2016: 12.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.1%2016: 31%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16%2016: 11.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93%2016: 93.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 4.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.3%2016: 2.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%80.1%2016: 79.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%18.4%2016: 18.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 21.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.1%2016: 76.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.9%2016: 23.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%66.5%2016: 67.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.4%2016: 2.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.7%2016: 11.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11.7%2016: 12.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.8%2016: 4.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87%2016: 88.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.8%2016: 9.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.6%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.8%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021