Sechelt
Town · British Columbia · Population 10,847
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
- 57.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.5% · 2016: 42.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.9%2016: 11.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.3%2016: 6.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.1%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27%2016: 30.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%36.6%2016: 33.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.9%2011: 16.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.2%2011: 35.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 34.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.2%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.8%2016: 9.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.9%2016: 29.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.9%2016: 12.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.4%2016: 28.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27%2016: 19.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.6%2016: 92.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.9%2016: 6.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85%2016: 86.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.4%2016: 11.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 15.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 13.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.7%2016: 76.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.3%2016: 23.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%75.3%2016: 74.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.2%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.1%2016: 5.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 3.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9%2016: 8.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.7%2016: 1.9%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5%2016: 5.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.2%2016: 84.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.3%2016: 5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8%2016: 7.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021