Thompson-Nicola E (Bonaparte Plateau)
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,162
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
- 62.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 58.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 60.6 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.7% (estimated) · 2016: 29.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%7.8%2016: 6.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%3%2016: 5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%12.5%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%35.3%2016: 41.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%42.2%2016: 35.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%9.1%2011: 12.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.5%2011: 50.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.3%2011: 1.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38%2016: 27.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.1%2011: 6.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.8%2016: 22.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.6%2016: 32.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14%2016: 10.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.2%2016: 27.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.4%2016: 6.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97%2016: 95.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.6%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.5%2016: 91.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.6%2016: 6.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.9%2016: 92.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%9.2%2016: 7.3%
- Band or local government housing0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.3%2016: 93.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- 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%9.1%2016: 6.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%24.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%75.4%2016: 91.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%20%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.6%2016: 4.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021