Strathcona C
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,737
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: 51.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.3 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.7% (estimated) · 2016: 30.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.3%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.6%2016: 7.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.9%2016: 17.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.6%2016: 36.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%36.9%2016: 28.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.6%2011: 16.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36%2011: 37.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.4%2011: 7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.1%2016: 32.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 6.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.5%2016: 7.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.6%2016: 29%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.9%2016: 11.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.9%2016: 27.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.5%2016: 25%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.5%2016: 89.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.7%2016: 10.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.3%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.2%2016: 2.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.5%2016: 7.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.6%2016: 77.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.8%2016: 22.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.1%2016: 89.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.1%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.8%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.1%2016: 6.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%39.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%66%2016: 66.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.5%2016: 8.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%10.2%2016: 11%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%7.5%2016: 4.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.8%2016: 8.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021