Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Above 85% of Canadian towns: 9.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 89% of households live in a single-detached house in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako. For Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako, the census puts children under 15 at 21%. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 7.8%, fewer than in 84% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 5,829 people (July 2025 estimate), in 2,140 households at the 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako has grown +6%, faster than 64% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 17% in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako, less than in 63% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 55–59: 7.7% of residents. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. There is little gap on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 69% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako hold 2.6 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 5.8% of households are one-parent families.
55% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 78% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners make up 14%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako, 14% of households rent their home, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 17% date from 2001 or later, 8.2% from before 1961. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$98,000 a year: the median household income
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako had $98,000 before tax, 14% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across British Columbia’s towns has $87,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 22% 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
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 14% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 0.4% of residents. 2.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Fewer immigrants than in 63% of Canadian towns: 11%.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 90% of Canadian towns: 53%
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, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 7.3% 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
On the census count, 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako sits below 51% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (26%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.3% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Employment: 65% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 65% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 19th youngest of 41 towns of 5,716 to 5,943 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Electoral Area B, Peace River (30.6) and Osoyoos (63.2) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako’s: Boyle Street (40.7), Sainte-Martine (41.2), Country Hills West (41.8) and County Court (41.9).
Every neighbour of Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents
What is the median income in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
Median total household income in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
The latest figure is an estimate: 5,829 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako counted 5,587, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
Half the residents are older than 41.2 and half younger, younger than 55% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako bilingual?
English and French: 7.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
How diverse is Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 1.5% and Indigenous residents 9.1%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
Most often Christian (46%) or no religion (53%); other religions make up 1.4%.
Is Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 5.8%. Schools near Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako are on its Schools page.
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).