Warfield
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,753
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: 45.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.5% · 2016: 27.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.4%2016: 14.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.9%2016: 23.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.9%2016: 31.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.9%2016: 19.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.8%2011: 23.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.2%2011: 32.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.2%2011: 7.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.8%2016: 32.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5%2011: 2.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6%2016: 7.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.2%2016: 24.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.5%2016: 19.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.6%2016: 29.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%30.2%2016: 18.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.7%2016: 95.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 3.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.3%2016: 91.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.9%2016: 8.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.8%2016: 79.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.9%2016: 20.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.6%2016: 80.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.9%2016: 1.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 2.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.1%2016: 14.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.2%2016: 1.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%63.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%10%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%3.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.5%2016: 89.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021