70% of residents said they have no religion, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
6.5% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot had about 3,069 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,260 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 13% of households rent their home. On residents aged 15 to 24, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot sits lower than 85% of Canadian towns: 8.6%.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 3.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s residents are under 50.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s population changed by +7% since 2016, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
Half of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot is over 50.4, older than 86% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. At 14%, the share of children under 15 is lower than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot, 50.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
25% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. Here, 6.7% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of common-law partners than 68% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). Higher than in 64% of Canadian towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 81% of Canadian towns: 85%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $79,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot: half had less than $79,000, 8% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 23% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Only 8.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Immigrants: 7.8%, below 70% of Canadian towns. Add to that, at 1.7%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in four fifths of Canadian towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%. Most immigrants were born in Europe (76%) or in the Americas (20%).
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 12%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.5% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 5.4% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot has 5.4%. 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 93% of Canadian towns: 11%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 12%, beside a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
In its size band (3,018 to 3,117), the 11th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Ainslie Wood East (28.2) and Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part (56.8) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s: Vanscoy No. 345 (49.2), Poplar Park (50.3), Athens (50.8) and Cap-Pelé (50.8).
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot is younger than 3 of its 4 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | — | 50.4 | 24% | 7.8% |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot | 2,141 | 5.9 km | 54 | 29% | 7.3% |
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 6.0 km | 49.2 | 27% | 10% |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | 1,875 | 8.5 km | 58.8 | 33% | 11% |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 4,815 | 19.0 km | 60 | 37% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s residents
How diverse is Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 7.8%. A visible minority makes up 1.5% and Indigenous residents 12%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Most often Christian (29%) or no religion (70%); other religions make up 1%.
Is Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 6.7%. Schools near Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Median total household income in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot was $79,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,069 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot counted 2,946, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Half the residents are older than 50.4 and half younger, older than 86% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 1.5%.
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).