Osoyoos
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,556
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
- 63.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 60 years (estimated) · 2016: 61.9 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 (estimated) · 2011: 2 (estimated) · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 48.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.8% (estimated) · 2016: 41.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7.7%2016: 8.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.6%2016: 5.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.7%2016: 14.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.8%2016: 28%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%46.3%2016: 42.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%11%2011: 12% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.6%2011: 44.9% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 5.6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.1%2016: 35.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 7.6% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.9%2016: 13.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.9%2016: 29.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.9%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.9%2016: 25.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.4%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.5%2016: 93.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.4%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 1.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%80.1%2016: 80.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.5%2016: 2.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.4%2016: 17.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 27.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 25.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.9%2016: 74.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.1%2016: 25.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%58.7%2016: 59.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.6%2016: 1.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.2%2016: 6.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.8%2016: 6.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.2%2016: 20.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.4%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.1%2016: 4.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%7.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.3%2016: 82.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%14.7%2016: 13.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 2.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021