Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 80,742
Population in 2006: 79,475
Population in 2001: 76,635
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:

1.6%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

3.7%
Province:

5.3%

Total private dwellings: 41,168
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 36,050
Land area (km2): 10414.26

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

7.8
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This division population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

20,051 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

21,781 CAD
Province:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This division:

13.0%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This division:

55.5%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

51.8%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

6.6%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Okanagan-Similkameen

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Okanagan-Similkameen

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

52.0
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This division:

87.8%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 4,460
This division:

5.7%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 2,180
This division:

5.8%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 2,280
Here:

5.6%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 3,380
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 1,505
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 1,870
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.9%

Okanagan-Similkameen Minority Population Characteristics

Okanagan-Similkameen citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 42,995
This division:

60.7%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 21,520
This division:

63.8%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 21,475
Here:

57.8%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 27,890
This division:

39.3%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 12,200
This division:

36.2%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 15,685
Here:

42.2%
British Columbia:

43.6%

Okanagan-Similkameen - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in this division

Average family income in this division in 2005

Okanagan-Similkameen families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Okanagan-Similkameen

First official language spoken in Okanagan-Similkameen

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this division

Mobility status in 2006

Okanagan-Similkameen - Place of residence in 2005

Okanagan-Similkameen - Place of residence in 2001

Okanagan-Similkameen mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Okanagan-Similkameen

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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