Tofino
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,516
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
- 36.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 33.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 57.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.8% (estimated) · 2016: 52%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.7%2016: 13.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 10.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%43.7%2016: 42%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%21.3%2016: 22.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%11.9%2016: 11.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18%2011: 19%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.2%2011: 19%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 5.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.7%2016: 31.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%24.3%2011: 24.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.1%2016: 6.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.2%2016: 21%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 17.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.2%2016: 31.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%30.3%2016: 22.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.1%2016: 88.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.5%2016: 11.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.9%2016: 86.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.2%2016: 4.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.9%2016: 9.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%52.9%2016: 58.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%47.1%2016: 41.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%50.8%2016: 53.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.5%2016: 9.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.5%2016: 7.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%8.5%2016: 8.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.2%2016: 11.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.6%2016: 9.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%29.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%61.4%2016: 60.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%23.7%2016: 25%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%11%2016: 9.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.1%2016: 2.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021