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Town · British Columbia · Population 11,575
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: 44.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.9% · 2016: 41.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.1%2016: 15.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 9.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.2%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.6%2016: 32%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.9%2016: 17.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.1%2011: 23.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.8%2011: 30.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 7.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.4%2016: 25.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.3%2011: 10.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.1%2016: 6.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.5%2016: 26%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.2%2016: 10.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.8%2016: 28.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37.5%2016: 28.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.6%2016: 91%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.7%2016: 8.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.5%2016: 84.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 2.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%15.7%2016: 13.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 26.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.3%2016: 71.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%32.6%2016: 28.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%36%2016: 39.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 4.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%20.1%2016: 17.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%18.4%2016: 21.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%18.3%2016: 15%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.4%2016: 2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%14.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%78.6%2016: 79.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%8.2%2016: 8.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 4.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%4.1%2016: 5.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021