Okanagan-Similkameen B - Regional district electoral area, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 1,140
Population in 2006: 1,082
Population in 2001: 1,122
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

5.4%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here -3.6%
British Columbia 5.3%

Total private dwellings: 502
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 473
Land area (km2): 238.30

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

4.8
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Okanagan-Similkameen B population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This region:

58.7%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

54.9%
Province:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This region:

7.4%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Okanagan-Similkameen B

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Okanagan-Similkameen B

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This region:

15,886 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This region:

17,944 CAD
Province:

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

11.1%
Province:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this region

Earnings and income details for this region


Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

49.2
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.6%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of Okanagan-Similkameen B

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 255
Here:

23.6%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 135
Here:

25.2%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 120
This region:

21.8%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 75
This region:

6.9%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 25
Here:

4.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 50
This region:

9.1%
Province:

4.9%
This region citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 615
Here:

64.1%
British Columbia:

57.9%
Male: 310
This region:

63.3%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 310
This region:

66.0%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 335
This region:

34.9%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 180
Here:

36.7%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 160
This region:

34.0%
British Columbia:

43.6%

This region - Marital Status

Okanagan-Similkameen B marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this region

Households types in this region

Average family income in Okanagan-Similkameen B in 2005

This region families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this region

First official language spoken in Okanagan-Similkameen B

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this region

Mobility status in 2006

This region - Place of residence in 2005

This region - Place of residence in 2001

Okanagan-Similkameen B mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this region

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Okanagan-Similkameen B


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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