Parksville
Town · British Columbia · Population 13,642
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
- 62 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 57.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 60.9 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 54.8% · 2016: 45.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.2%2016: 9.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.7%2016: 7.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.2%2016: 14.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.6%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%44.3%2016: 42.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.6%2011: 14.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.5%2011: 39.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.5%2011: 7.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.6%2016: 34.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.7%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.9%2016: 9.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.4%2016: 28.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.7%2016: 12.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.7%2016: 32.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.2%2016: 17.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.8%2016: 93.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.9%2016: 6.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.3%2016: 89.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.3%2016: 9.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 20.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 23%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.1%2016: 74.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.9%2016: 25.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%60.2%2016: 61.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.3%2016: 6.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.6%2016: 10.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.7%2016: 2.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.8%2016: 14.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1%2016: 0.7%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.5%2016: 4.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.2%2016: 84.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.5%2016: 1.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%11.1%2016: 9.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.1%2016: 1.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 2.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021