Rossland
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,140
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
- 40.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.4% · 2016: 33.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.2%2016: 18.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.1%2016: 9.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.5%2016: 30.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.3%2016: 12.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.9%2011: 29.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.9%2011: 29.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 8.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.6%2016: 28%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.6%2011: 7.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.5%2016: 5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%12.4%2016: 16.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.4%2016: 11.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.2%2016: 26.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%51.8%2016: 40.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.3%2016: 86.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.6%2016: 13.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.7%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.7%2016: 3.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.5%2016: 6.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.1%2016: 79.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.7%2016: 20.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%76.7%2016: 81.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.2%2016: 1.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 1.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.9%2016: 11%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.6%2016: 0.3%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.7%2016: 3.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%46.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%13.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.6%2016: 82.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.9%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12%2016: 12.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.2%2016: 2.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021