Peachland
Small town · British Columbia · Population 5,789
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
- 60 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 57.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.4% · 2016: 36.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.3%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.8%2016: 6.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.5%2016: 16%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.9%2016: 35.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%37.6%2016: 31.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.9%2011: 17.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%44.4%2011: 44.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.6%2011: 5.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.6%2016: 22.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.4%2011: 9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.3%2016: 10.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.2%2016: 30.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.3%2016: 15.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.9%2016: 29.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.2%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.4%2016: 94.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.4%2016: 5.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.2%2016: 87.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 2.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.3%2016: 10.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 16.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 17.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.8%2016: 85.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.2%2016: 14%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69%2016: 69.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.4%2016: 2.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.3%2016: 4.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.2%2016: 5.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.8%2016: 15.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.3%2016: 3.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%39.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.6%2016: 91.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.9%2016: 1.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.1%2016: 2.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021