Sidney
Town · British Columbia · Population 12,318
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
- 62 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 56.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 59.8 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.1% · 2016: 44%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.8%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.4%2016: 7.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.6%2016: 14.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.1%2016: 27.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%45%2016: 40.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%12.7%2011: 14.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.5%2011: 34.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 7.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.6%2016: 38.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.5%2011: 6.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.4%2016: 7.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 28.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 10.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.9%2016: 29%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%25.8%2016: 24%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.8%2016: 92.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.8%2016: 7.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.9%2016: 87.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.6%2016: 10.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 34.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 34.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%76.8%2016: 75.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%23.2%2016: 24.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%34.8%2016: 35.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.4%2016: 8.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%10.3%2016: 10.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%13.2%2016: 14.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%29.5%2016: 29%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.5%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%77.2%2016: 72.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.3%2016: 7.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%12.7%2016: 13.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%3.8%2016: 4.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 2.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021