A younger housing stock: 91% of Big Lakes County’s homes are from 1961 on

Against 18% in the typical town, Big Lakes County has 0.5 times the share. 3.7% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.

Homes by age

The biggest share of Big Lakes County’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 39%

Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 20% of Big Lakes County’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Big Lakes County today were built before 2001. In Big Lakes County, 28% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).

9.2%

Before 1961

28%

1961–80

39%

1981–2000

20%

2001–15

3.7%

2016–21

Big Lakes CountyTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Big Lakes County in brief

Its homes are mostly newer: 9.2% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).