Quesnel
Small town · British Columbia · Population 9,889
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
- 45.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 47.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.4% · 2016: 41.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 16.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.3%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.7%2016: 22.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.8%2016: 29.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.9%2016: 19.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.3%2011: 21.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.1%2011: 26.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 11%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.6%2016: 35.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.2%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.5%2016: 20.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.7%2016: 34%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.2%2016: 11%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.5%2016: 20.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.1%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.4%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.2%2016: 3.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.9%2016: 89.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.2%2016: 9.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%62%2016: 63.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%38%2016: 36.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%59.6%2016: 61%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 2.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.5%2016: 5.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.9%2016: 4.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%22.9%2016: 21%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.3%2016: 5.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%46.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.6%2016: 89.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.9%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 6.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 1.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021