qathet C
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,197
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
- 56 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.2% (estimated) · 2016: 32.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.8%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.2%2016: 6.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.2%2016: 36.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.7%2016: 26.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.7%2011: 16.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.3%2011: 38%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.9%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.4%2016: 32.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.8%2011: 9.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.3%2016: 11.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.2%2016: 25.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.9%2016: 19.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.3%2016: 28.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.8%2016: 15.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.6%2016: 91.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8%2016: 8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.9%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.7%2016: 3.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.4%2016: 6.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%76%2016: 77.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24%2016: 22.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.2%2016: 90.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.5%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.4%2016: 6.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.9%2016: 88.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.7%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.5%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5%2016: 5%
Statistics Canada, 2021