West Interlake
Small town · Manitoba · Population 2,228
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
- 47.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.6% (estimated) · 2016: 26.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.3%2016: 18%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.8%2016: 9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.5%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.9%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.4%2016: 25.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.7%2011: 19.8% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.8%2011: 30.7% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.1%2011: 8.9% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.9%2016: 37%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.6%2011: 6.9% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.6%2016: 23.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.3%2016: 30.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.3%2016: 11.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.1%2016: 26.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%14.7%2016: 9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.5%2016: 98.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.3%2016: 1.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.3%2016: 91.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.8%2016: 7.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.8%2016: 77.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.2%2016: 22.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.3%2016: 82%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.1%2016: 2.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 5.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.1%2016: 9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.2%2016: 84.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.4%2016: 1.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8.3%2016: 8.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.4%2016: 5.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021