Strathcona B
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,059
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
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.5 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 (estimated) · 2011: 2 · 2016: 1.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.9% (estimated) · 2016: 41.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.4%2016: 13%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.7%2016: 6.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.5%2016: 19.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 32.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35.4%2016: 28.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%10.7%2011: 15%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.7%2011: 32%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.6%2011: 8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%46.4%2016: 42.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.6%2011: 5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.2%2016: 5.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.5%2016: 23.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.2%2016: 12.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%14.3%2016: 22.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37.8%2016: 35.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.1%2016: 86.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%11.4%2016: 13%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.6%2016: 87%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.8%2016: 4.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.6%2016: 8.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.2%2016: 65.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.8%2016: 33.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.6%2016: 89.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.4%2016: 7.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.8%2016: 66.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.5%2016: 15.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.5%2016: 8.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.8%2016: 7%
Statistics Canada, 2021