Thompson-Nicola A (Wells Gray Country)
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,573
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
- 55.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.5% (estimated) · 2016: 29.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.1%2016: 11%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.8%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.8%2016: 37.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.3%2016: 26.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15%2011: 16.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.6%2011: 40.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 5.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.6%2016: 31%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.1%2011: 11.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.5%2016: 27.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.1%2016: 30.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.9%2016: 16.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.5%2016: 19.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.6%2016: 6.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.9%2016: 95.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.5%2016: 4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.1%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7%2016: 7.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.7%2016: 88%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.3%2016: 12.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80%2016: 79.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%20%2016: 19%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%49.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.6%2016: 95.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.6%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.2%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.4%2016: 2.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021