West Kelowna
Town · British Columbia · Population 36,078
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.2% (estimated) · 2016: 40.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.3%2016: 16.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.1%2016: 10.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.6%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.6%2016: 29.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.4%2016: 20.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.3%2011: 28.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.2%2011: 35%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.5%2011: 7.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.5%2016: 18%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.4%2011: 11%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.4%2016: 8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.9%2016: 29.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.7%2016: 13.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.5%2016: 31.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.5%2016: 17.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.9%2016: 94.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.7%2016: 5.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.4%2016: 87.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.3%2016: 10.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 13.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 11.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.6%2016: 83.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17.4%2016: 16.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%68%2016: 70.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 3.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.3%2016: 3.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%9.2%2016: 8.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.1%2016: 9.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.6%2016: 4.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%27.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.2%2016: 90%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.1%2016: 3.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 2.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.2%2016: 3.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021