Sunshine Coast F
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,407
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
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37% (estimated) · 2016: 32.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.2%2016: 11%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.3%2016: 8.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.5%2016: 16.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.6%2016: 37.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.6%2016: 27%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.9%2011: 19.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.8%2011: 38.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.9%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.4%2016: 30.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9%2011: 7.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.6%2016: 5.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33%2016: 23.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 13.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27%2016: 23%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%26.6%2016: 32.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.5%2016: 92.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.1%2016: 7.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.8%2016: 88.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11%2016: 10.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80%2016: 81.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.5%2016: 19.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.3%2016: 91.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.5%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.9%2016: 5.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.9%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.5%2016: 2.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%16.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.6%2016: 77.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%6.5%2016: 13.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.1%2016: 4.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 2.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.5%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021