Upper Island Cove
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,401
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
- 53.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 15.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 11.2% · 2016: 24%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.1%2016: 14.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.1%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 35.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.9%2016: 21.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.6%2011: 32.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.1%2011: 33.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 4.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.6%2016: 20.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6%2011: 11.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.3%2016: 14.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.7%2016: 28.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16%2016: 16.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.3%2016: 28.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.7%2016: 10.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.9%2016: 98.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.7%2016: 1.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%100%2016: 100%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%90.6%2016: 95.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.5%2016: 4.8%
- Band or local government housing0.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.8%2016: 97.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 2.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.3%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.4%2016: 92.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 4.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 1.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021