White Rock
Town · British Columbia · Population 21,939
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
- 58 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 54.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.6 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 1.9 · 2011: 1.9 · 2016: 1.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 49.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51% · 2016: 47.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9%2016: 8.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.4%2016: 7.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.7%2016: 16.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.6%2016: 32.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%37.3%2016: 34%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.1%2011: 13.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.9%2011: 26.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%44.4%2016: 44.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.9%2011: 7.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.1%2016: 5.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27%2016: 26.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.3%2016: 8.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.2%2016: 28.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%34.5%2016: 30.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90%2016: 90.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.1%2016: 8.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.9%2016: 1.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%74.1%2016: 78.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%24.6%2016: 20.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 43.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 42.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%64.8%2016: 67.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%35.2%2016: 32.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%24%2016: 25.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.4%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%17.5%2016: 17.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%41.5%2016: 42.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%14.7%2016: 12.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.2%2016: 82.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.7%2016: 7.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.7%2016: 9.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.7%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021