Swan Valley West
Small town · Manitoba · Population 2,759
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
- 44.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 18.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 16.5% (estimated) · 2016: 17.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.1%2016: 18.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.3%2016: 9.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.8%2016: 20.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.7%2016: 32.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.6%2016: 19.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.7%2011: 30.7% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.4%2011: 37.6% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.4%2011: 6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.1%2016: 22.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.4%2011: 5.6% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.6%2016: 21.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.4%2016: 31.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.4%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.3%2016: 24.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10%2016: 10.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.9%2016: 96.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.9%2016: 3.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92%2016: 90.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.1%2016: 8.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.5%2016: 90.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.5%2016: 10%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.6%2016: 95.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 1.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.1%2016: 3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.8%2016: 97.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 2.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.1%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021