Sicamous
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,613
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: 52.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 56 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.3% (estimated) · 2016: 38.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.9%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.9%2016: 9.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.6%2016: 14.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.1%2016: 38.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.2%2016: 28.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.3%2011: 17.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.3%2011: 38%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 7.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.3%2016: 30.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 8.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.9%2016: 18.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%38.1%2016: 32.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.7%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.6%2016: 28.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%4.1%2016: 4.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.2%2016: 96.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 3.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.8%2016: 92.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.6%2016: 6.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 12.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.7%2016: 79.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.3%2016: 20.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.5%2016: 67.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.8%2016: 1.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%10%2016: 9.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.4%2016: 3.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.8%2016: 6.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2%2016: 0.9%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.4%2016: 10.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%45%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82%2016: 83.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12.2%2016: 7.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.1%2016: 4.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021