Sooke
Town · British Columbia · Population 15,086
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
- 44.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 48.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.5% (estimated) · 2016: 40.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.9%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.9%2016: 9.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.2%2016: 25.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.7%2016: 30.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.3%2016: 16.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.9%2011: 27.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.7%2011: 29.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.4%2016: 24.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.6%2011: 11.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.8%2016: 11.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.2%2016: 30.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12%2016: 12%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.4%2016: 28.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.7%2016: 17.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.9%2016: 90.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9%2016: 9.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.5%2016: 91.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 2.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.6%2016: 5.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.3%2016: 78.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.7%2016: 21.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%62.3%2016: 65.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.6%2016: 7.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.5%2016: 5.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%11.7%2016: 9.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.7%2016: 6.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.3%2016: 0.2%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.9%2016: 5.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%7.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%30.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%13.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.4%2016: 82%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.7%2016: 9.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 4.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021