Valemount
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,052
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: 44.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.3 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.5% (estimated) · 2016: 44.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.2%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 6.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.6%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.4%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.9%2016: 18.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.5%2011: 18.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.2%2011: 28.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.7%2011: 8.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%39.8%2016: 42%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.7%2011: 9.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.3%2016: 14.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%43.2%2016: 40.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.3%2016: 9.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.3%2016: 22.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18%2016: 13.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.2%2016: 95.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.2%2016: 4.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.6%2016: 89.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10%2016: 9.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.9%2016: 73%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.1%2016: 28%
- Band or local government housing1%2006: 1.1% (estimated)
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.7%2016: 65%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.9%2016: 2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.9%2016: 8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%22.5%2016: 24%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%46.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80%2016: 88.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.4%2016: 8.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%8.4%2016: 4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.3%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021