qathet A
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,250
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
- 57.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 54.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.9 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.8% · 2016: 37.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.4%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.4%2016: 5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.6%2016: 37.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.6%2016: 29.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%11.8%2011: 12.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.6%2011: 41.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 4.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37%2016: 34.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.7%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.4%2016: 13.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.8%2016: 25.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.6%2016: 18%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.8%2016: 24.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.2%2016: 18%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.2%2016: 86.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.2%2016: 13.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.6%2016: 87.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.4%2016: 5.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8%2016: 6.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.8%2016: 85.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.2%2016: 14.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.9%2016: 94.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.9%2016: 5.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.5%2016: 83.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%13.8%2016: 10.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 6.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021