Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0More Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 40%
The median age in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is 38.8, lower than in 71% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 29% on 2016. On the census count, 37% of households rent their home. Immigrants make up 7.4%, against 17% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
40% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 38% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 9.5% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot went from 677 to 875 residents (+29%), faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +29% change since 2016: faster than 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 15%.
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot ranks above 94% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 23%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot comes in at 17%. 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. One-parent families: nearly a tenth of the total.
More common-law partners than 86% of Canadian towns: 23%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of married residents 15 and over (33%), Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is below 80% of Canadian towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
71% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 60% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $69,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s households had a total income below $69,500, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 37% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot ranks below 56% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 10%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (54%) and in the Americas (15%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 3.4%, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are nearly a quarter of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
67% of residents said they have no religion, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot, 1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 5.1% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 5.1% in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 1.1%, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Below 62% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 29% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 46%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 46%; 17% of residents are 65 or over.
A younger town than 4 of the 5 around it: Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 13–68 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot | 1,009 | — | 38.8 | 17% | 7.4% |
| Ucluelet | 2,452 | 13.2 km | 39.6 | 14% | 12% |
| Tofino | 2,772 | 21.9 km | 36.4 | 12% | 9.9% |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | 1,875 | 58.8 km | 58.8 | 33% | 11% |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 67.0 km | 50.4 | 24% | 7.8% |
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 67.8 km | 49.2 | 27% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s residents
What is the population of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot had about 1,009 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 875, 29% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
A median age of 38.8. Children under 15 make up 23%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot bilingual?
5.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
7.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.1% belong to a visible minority and 40% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
18% are Christian and 67% have no religion; 15% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot good for families?
Under 15: 23% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 46% of households. One-parent families: 9.5%. Schools near Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
The median household in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot took in $69,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).