Powell River
Town · British Columbia · Population 13,943
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
- 53.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.7% · 2016: 38%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.8%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.5%2016: 9.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.4%2016: 18.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.5%2016: 32.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.9%2016: 27.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.3%2011: 19.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.9%2011: 32.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 8.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 33.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.4%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.7%2016: 11.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.1%2016: 32.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.5%2016: 14.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.2%2016: 27.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.5%2016: 13.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.7%2016: 93%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7%2016: 6.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.7%2016: 88%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.1%2016: 2.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.2%2016: 9.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 7.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.5%2016: 75.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.6%2016: 24.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%72.1%2016: 73.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 3.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.6%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.8%2016: 4.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.4%2016: 13.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.3%2016: 0.2%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.9%2016: 3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.1%2016: 85.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 7.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.1%2016: 1.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021