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Characteristic Okanagan-Similkameen, RD Data quality note(s)
British Columbia
(Census division) 		Okanagan-Similkameen, RD Data quality note(s)
British Columbia
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 80,742 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,742 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 79,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available 79,475 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 41,168 ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,168 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 7.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 10,414.26 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,414.26 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 80,740 38,675 42,070 80,740 38,675 42,070
0 to 4 years 2,915 1,470 1,450 2,915 1,470 1,450
5 to 9 years 3,165 1,620 1,540 3,165 1,620 1,540
10 to 14 years 3,775 1,865 1,910 3,775 1,865 1,910
15 to 19 years 4,335 2,145 2,185 4,335 2,145 2,185
15 years 860 420 445 860 420 445
16 years 860 420 440 860 420 440
17 years 925 460 465 925 460 465
18 years 865 430 435 865 430 435
19 years 830 420 410 830 420 410
20 to 24 years 3,485 1,800 1,685 3,485 1,800 1,685
25 to 29 years 3,310 1,650 1,660 3,310 1,650 1,660
30 to 34 years 3,315 1,630 1,685 3,315 1,630 1,685
35 to 39 years 3,600 1,715 1,885 3,600 1,715 1,885
40 to 44 years 4,125 1,960 2,165 4,125 1,960 2,165
45 to 49 years 5,705 2,665 3,040 5,705 2,665 3,040
50 to 54 years 6,775 3,130 3,650 6,775 3,130 3,650
55 to 59 years 6,890 3,300 3,590 6,890 3,300 3,590
60 to 64 years 7,095 3,420 3,675 7,095 3,420 3,675
65 to 69 years 5,890 2,845 3,040 5,890 2,845 3,040
70 to 74 years 5,140 2,450 2,690 5,140 2,450 2,690
75 to 79 years 4,400 2,195 2,205 4,400 2,195 2,205
80 to 84 years 3,485 1,620 1,870 3,485 1,620 1,870
85 years and over 3,340 1,185 2,155 3,340 1,185 2,155
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 52.0 51.4 52.6 52.0 51.4 52.6
% of the population aged 15 and over 87.8 87.2 88.3 87.8 87.2 88.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 70,890 33,720 37,165 70,890 33,720 37,165
Married or living with a common-law partner 42,995 21,520 21,475 42,995 21,520 21,475
Married (and not separated) 36,455 18,250 18,205 36,455 18,250 18,205
Living common law 6,550 3,270 3,275 6,550 3,270 3,275
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 27,890 12,200 15,685 27,890 12,200 15,685
Single (never legally married) 13,855 7,570 6,280 13,855 7,570 6,280
Separated 2,045 905 1,140 2,045 905 1,140
Divorced 5,640 2,335 3,300 5,640 2,335 3,300
Widowed 6,355 1,385 4,965 6,355 1,385 4,965
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 24,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 16,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 3,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 3,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 1,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 24,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24,310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 20,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 20,945 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 17,695 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,695 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 11,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 5,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 2,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 2,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 985 ...Data not available ...Data not available 985 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 3,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 2,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 1,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 395 ...Data not available ...Data not available 395 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 3,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 2,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 755 ...Data not available ...Data not available 755 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 240 ...Data not available ...Data not available 240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 490 ...Data not available ...Data not available 490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 50 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 17,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 17,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 3,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 6,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,175 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 2,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 3,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 1,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 0.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available 0.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 78,410 37,725 40,685 78,410 37,725 40,685
Number of persons not in census families 15,645 6,905 8,740 15,645 6,905 8,740
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 1,525 605 920 1,525 605 920
Living with non-relatives only 3,035 1,730 1,305 3,035 1,730 1,305
Living alone 11,085 4,570 6,515 11,085 4,570 6,515
Number of census family persons 62,765 30,820 31,940 62,765 30,820 31,940
Average number of persons per census family 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 20,635 9,755 10,880 20,635 9,755 10,880
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 6,625 2,135 4,490 6,625 2,135 4,490
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 525 130 395 525 130 395
Living with non-relatives only 460 255 210 460 255 210
Living alone 5,640 1,755 3,890 5,640 1,755 3,890
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 14,015 7,615 6,395 14,015 7,615 6,395
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 23,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 21,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 19,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 12,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 6,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 2,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 1,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 1,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 880 ...Data not available ...Data not available 880 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 440 ...Data not available ...Data not available 440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 485 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 600 ...Data not available ...Data not available 600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 12,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 11,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 1,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 22,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 2,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 10,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,205 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 940 ...Data not available ...Data not available 940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 2,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,430 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 920 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 5,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 36,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 11,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,090 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 15,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 4,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 3,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 1,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,145 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 695 ...Data not available ...Data not available 695 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 78,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,410 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 79,780 38,335 41,445 79,780 38,335 41,445
  Single responses  78,910 37,920 40,990 78,910 37,920 40,990
    English  67,360 32,460 34,905 67,360 32,460 34,905
    French  1,515 735 780 1,515 735 780
    Non-official languages  10,035 4,725 5,305 10,035 4,725 5,305
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 25 10 5 25 10 5
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  20 15 5 20 15 5
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 9,805 4,630 5,170 9,805 4,630 5,170
        African languages, n.i.e.  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Afrikaans  55 25 35 55 25 35
        Akan (Twi)  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Albanian  15 10 5 15 10 5
        Amharic  5 5 5 5 5 5
        Arabic  25 10 10 25 10 10
        Armenian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Bengali  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  15 5 10 15 5 10
        Bosnian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  10 5 0 10 5 0
        Burmese  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Cantonese  85 40 40 85 40 40
        Chinese, n.o.s.  150 65 85 150 65 85
        Creoles  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Croatian  110 55 55 110 55 55
        Czech  130 60 70 130 60 70
        Danish  140 70 75 140 70 75
        Dutch  640 320 320 640 320 320
        Estonian  15 5 10 15 5 10
        Finnish  105 40 65 105 40 65
        Flemish  15 5 5 15 5 5
        Fukien  0 0 0 0 0 0
        German  2,385 1,125 1,265 2,385 1,125 1,265
        Greek  75 40 30 75 40 30
        Gujarati  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Hakka  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Hindi  40 20 20 40 20 20
        Hungarian  330 170 160 330 170 160
        Ilocano  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Italian  310 175 140 310 175 140
        Japanese  75 25 55 75 25 55
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Korean  55 25 35 55 25 35
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Macedonian  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Malay  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Malayalam  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Maltese  5 5 5 5 5 5
        Mandarin  45 15 30 45 15 30
        Marathi  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Nepali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian  55 25 25 55 25 25
        Oromo  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  2,280 1,140 1,135 2,280 1,140 1,135
        Pashto  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Persian (Farsi)  40 25 20 40 25 20
        Polish  190 75 110 190 75 110
        Portuguese  845 410 435 845 410 435
        Romanian  30 10 15 30 10 15
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian  180 65 115 180 65 115
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  20 15 10 20 15 10
        Serbo-Croatian  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  25 5 15 25 5 15
        Sindhi  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  15 10 5 15 10 5
        Slovak  65 25 45 65 25 45
        Slovenian  50 25 30 50 25 30
        Somali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish  330 165 165 330 165 165
        Swahili  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Swedish  70 25 45 70 25 45
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  190 45 145 190 45 145
        Taiwanese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tamil  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Telugu  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Thai  40 10 30 40 10 30
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish  10 0 10 10 0 10
        Ukrainian  335 155 175 335 155 175
        Urdu  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Vietnamese  70 30 40 70 30 40
        Yiddish  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 205 80 120 205 80 120
  Multiple responses          865 415 455 865 415 455
    English and French  170 80 90 170 80 90
    English and non-official language  630 310 325 630 310 325
    French and non-official language  55 20 35 55 20 35
    English, French and non-official language 15 5 5 15 5 5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 79,780 38,335 41,445 79,780 38,335 41,445
  English only 74,280 35,885 38,395 74,280 35,885 38,395
  French only 35 20 20 35 20 20
  English and French 4,755 2,115 2,645 4,755 2,115 2,645
  Neither English nor French 705 315 390 705 315 390
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 79,780 38,335 41,445 79,780 38,335 41,445
  English 77,630 37,320 40,310 77,630 37,320 40,310
  French 1,300 635 665 1,300 635 665
  English and French 165 75 90 165 75 90
  Neither English nor French 680 305 375 680 305 375
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 1,385 670 710 1,385 670 710
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 79,780 38,335 41,445 79,780 38,335 41,445
  Single responses 78,700 37,825 40,875 78,700 37,825 40,875
    English 74,455 35,765 38,690 74,455 35,765 38,690
    French 365 180 190 365 180 190
    Non-official languages 3,880 1,885 1,995 3,880 1,885 1,995
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 5 0 0 5 0
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 5 0
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 3,835 1,860 1,975 3,835 1,860 1,975
        African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Afrikaans 35 15 15 35 15 15
        Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian 5 5 0 5 5 0
        Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Arabic 5 5 5 5 5 5
        Armenian 5 0 5 5 0 5
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bengali 5 0 0 5 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 5 5 5 5 5 5
        Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese 50 25 25 50 25 25
        Chinese, n.o.s. 60 30 30 60 30 30
        Creoles 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Croatian 20 10 10 20 10 10
        Czech 30 15 10 30 15 10
        Danish 5 0 5 5 0 5
        Dutch 75 35 40 75 35 40
        Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Finnish 20 10 10 20 10 10
        Flemish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Fukien 0 0 0 0 0 0
        German 405 185 215 405 185 215
        Greek 20 10 10 20 10 10
        Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew 5 0 0 5 0 0
        Hindi 15 5 10 15 5 10
        Hungarian 60 25 35 60 25 35
        Ilocano 10 5 5 10 5 5
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 0
        Italian 60 30 30 60 30 30
        Japanese 15 10 10 15 10 10
        Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean 40 20 25 40 20 25
        Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Macedonian 5 0 0 5 0 0
        Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 25 15 15 25 15 15
        Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,975 990 990 1,975 990 990
        Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi) 20 10 10 20 10 10
        Polish 45 15 25 45 15 25
        Portuguese 385 170 215 385 170 215
        Romanian 5 5 5 5 5 5
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian 30 15 15 30 15 15
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian 15 5 10 15 5 10
        Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 25 10 15
        Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slovak 15 5 10 15 5 10
        Slovenian 10 5 5 10 5 5
        Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish 165 100 65 165 100 65
        Swahili 5 0 0 5 0 0
        Swedish 10 5 5 10 5 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55 25 25 55 25 25
        Taiwanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tamil 0 0 5 0 0 5
        Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Thai 20 5 10 20 5 10
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish 5 0 5 5 0 5
        Ukrainian 10 5 5 10 5 5
        Urdu 5 5 0 5 5 0
        Vietnamese 60 25 35 60 25 35
        Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 45 20 20 45 20 20
  Multiple responses         1,080 510 570 1,080 510 570
    English and French 85 40 45 85 40 45
    English and non-official language 970 450 515 970 450 515
    French and non-official language 5 5 5 5 5 5
    English, French and non-official language 20 10 5 20 10 5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 79,780 38,335 41,445 79,780 38,335 41,445
  None 74,585 35,930 38,655 74,585 35,930 38,655
  Single responses  5,065 2,350 2,715 5,065 2,350 2,715
    English  1,570 770 795 1,570 770 795
    French  630 285 345 630 285 345
    Non-official languages  2,865 1,295 1,570 2,865 1,295 1,570
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 25 10 15 25 10 15
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  15 10 10 15 10 10
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 5 5 5 5 5
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Ojibway  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 2,615 1,180 1,435 2,615 1,180 1,435
        African languages, n.i.e.  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Afrikaans  15 10 5 15 10 5
        Akan (Twi)  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Albanian  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Amharic  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Arabic  10 10 5 10 10 5
        Armenian  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  10 0 0 10 0 0
        Bengali  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Bosnian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Burmese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese  15 15 10 15 15 10
        Chinese, n.o.s.  45 15 25 45 15 25
        Creoles  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Croatian  35 15 20 35 15 20
        Czech  35 15 20 35 15 20
        Danish  40 15 25 40 15 25
        Dutch  175 75 100 175 75 100
        Estonian  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Finnish  40 20 20 40 20 20
        Flemish  5 5 0 5 5 0
        Fukien  0 0 0 0 0 0
        German  700 315 385 700 315 385
        Greek  35 15 15 35 15 15
        Gujarati  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Hakka  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Hebrew  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hindi  25 10 15 25 10 15
        Hungarian  80 40 40 80 40 40
        Ilocano  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian  135 55 80 135 55 80
        Japanese  45 15 30 45 15 30
        Khmer (Cambodian)  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Korean  5 5 5 5 5 5
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Macedonian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay  5 5 10 5 5 10
        Malayalam  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin  10 5 10 10 5 10
        Marathi  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Nepali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Oromo  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  225 120 110 225 120 110
        Pashto  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Polish  45 20 30 45 20 30
        Portuguese  255 120 125 255 120 125
        Romanian  15 10 5 15 10 5
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian  40 15 25 40 15 25
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Serbo-Croatian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  20 10 10 20 10 10
        Sindhi  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Slovak  15 5 5 15 5 5
        Slovenian  20 10 10 20 10 10
        Somali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish  245 110 130 245 110 130
        Swahili  5 5 5 5 5 5
        Swedish  25 10 15 25 10 15
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  60 15 45 60 15 45
        Taiwanese  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Tamil  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Telugu  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Thai  25 10 15 25 10 15
        Tibetan languages  0 5 0 0 5 0
        Tigrigna  0 0 5 0 0 5
        Turkish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ukrainian  40 15 25 40 15 25
        Urdu  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Vietnamese  15 5 10 15 5 10
        Yiddish  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 225 105 125 225 105 125
  Multiple responses          125 55 70 125 55 70
    English and French  10 5 10 10 5 10
    English and non-official language  25 10 10 25 10 10
    French and non-official language  90 40 50 90 40 50
    English, French and non-official language  0 0 0 0 0 0

Symbols

A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

  • A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia (Code 5907) and Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia (Code 5907) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 23, 2024).

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Map: Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional district, Census Division (shaded in green), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Okanagan-Similkameen (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Okanagan-Similkameen (Regional district)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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