Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 58.8: Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot is older than 99% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot comes in at 5.4%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,875 for July 2025. Locally, nearly two thirds of residents said they have no religion. Renter households are rarer here than in 90% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
Older than most towns
Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot’s median age is 58.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot went from 1,616 to 1,843 residents (+14%), faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot outgrew 91% of Canadian towns: +14%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot: 33% of residents are 65 or over, above 96% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 60–64: 14% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. 9.8% of residents are under 15, a lower share than in 96% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). One-parent families account for 5.2%.
More married residents 15 and over than 78% of Canadian towns: 55%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 13%, Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot is ahead of 66% of Canadian towns on that count. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Above 81% of Canadian towns: 86% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961.
Half of households earn more than $85,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot had $85,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within British Columbia’s towns, the household in the middle had $87,000. Pandemic benefits reached 18% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
11% of residents are immigrants
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (53%) or in Africa (24%). 1.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns. Of the immigrants living here, 5.3% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
More Indigenous residents than 75% of Canadian towns: 6%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot, 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
7.6% of residents speak English and French, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
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
At 0.8%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot ranks below 70% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 19%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 15%, against 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 47%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 47%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 33% are 65 or over.
Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot is older than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | 1,875 | — | 58.8 | 33% | 11% |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8.5 km | 50.4 | 24% | 7.8% |
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 11.9 km | 49.2 | 27% | 10% |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot | 2,141 | 13.7 km | 54 | 29% | 7.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 D, Alberni-Clayoquot’s residents
Is Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 9.8%. 57% of households are couple families and 5.2% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
$85,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,875 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,843 in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
58.8 is the median age. Under 15: 9.8%. 65 and over: 33%.
Is Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.5% are members of a visible minority, and 6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Christian: 33%. No religion: 65%. Another religion: 1.9%.
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).