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Squamish-Lillooet D

Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,057

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
49.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.5 years
Average household size
2.4
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
43.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.7% (estimated) · 2016: 40.1%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.3%2016: 14.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.6%2016: 7.5%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25%2016: 25.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.5%2016: 36.3%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.6%2016: 17.5%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.5%2011: 21.9%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%42.7%2011: 37%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%2.2%2011: 5.5%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.2%2016: 22.7%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%12.4%2011: 9.6%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%1.8%2016: 7.8%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%17.5%2016: 22.4%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.4%2016: 15.5%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.6%2016: 24.1%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%50.9%2016: 29.3%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.8%2016: 87.3%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%14.7%2016: 12.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.7%2016: 83.9%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3.8%2016: 2.8%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%18.5%2016: 13.3%
Homes
Condominiums
9.8%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 12.3%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.3%2016: 87.7%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%7.6%2016: 11.1%
  • Band or local government housing1.1%2016: 1.2%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.6%2016: 85.2%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.2%2016: 10.2%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%11.1%2016: 1.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 0%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%10.9%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%38%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%28.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.4%2016: 96.3%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.7%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%12.2%2016: 2.4%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.