Southern Gulf Islands
Small town · British Columbia · Population 6,101
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
- 61.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 59.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 62.6 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.9 · 2011: 1.9 · 2016: 1.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.2% · 2016: 31.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7.7%2016: 7.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.8%2016: 4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.6%2016: 11.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.6%2016: 33.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%42.4%2016: 43.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%10.5%2011: 10.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.8%2011: 42.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.1%2011: 4.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.9%2016: 35.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.7%2011: 7.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7%2016: 9.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25%2016: 23.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.4%2016: 9.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.7%2016: 26.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%36.3%2016: 31.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.4%2016: 90.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.6%2016: 9.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.2%2016: 90.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8%2016: 8.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.5%2016: 85.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.5%2016: 14.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95.3%2016: 95.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.3%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.3%2016: 0.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.3%2016: 0.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.3%2016: 79.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%4.2%2016: 6.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.5%2016: 7.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%3%2016: 2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.1%2016: 4.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021