Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of Indigenous residents than 98% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Half of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents are over 48.4, older than in 81% of Canadian towns. With about 1,769 residents in July 2025, Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako counted 710 households at the 2021 Census. For Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako, the census puts renter households at 13%. Most recent wave: 17% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
25% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 16% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako went from 1,885 to 1,706 residents (−10%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 99% of Canadian towns: Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako changed by −10% since 2016
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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 64% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for children under 15 is 15% in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako and 16% across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Fewer one-person households than 61% of Canadian towns: 24%
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 7.7% of households are one-parent families.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 66% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). At 13%, the share of common-law partners is higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako ranks above 80% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 85%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 11% predate 1961, 5.6% date from 2001 or later. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $93,000 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
Household incomes run high in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako: half had more than $93,000, 8% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within British Columbia’s towns, the household in the middle had $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 18% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
6.7% 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
Here 2.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 5.8%. Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako has fewer immigrants than 75% of Canadian towns, at 6.7%. Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (65%), then in Europe (39%).
In Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako, 64% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 3.2% 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
The share of bilingual residents trails 93% of Canadian towns: 3.2%. 0.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns.
Below 97% of Canadian towns: 9.2% 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
Without any certificate: 20% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 54%
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.
With 21% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 54% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako, 2 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 3–72 km from Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,769 | — | 48.4 | 21% | 6.7% |
| Burns Lake | 2,007 | 3.3 km | 39.6 | 21% | 8.4% |
| Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,631 | 25.6 km | 50.4 | 27% | 19% |
| Houston | 3,114 | 59.7 km | 38.8 | 16% | 9.1% |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,772 | 72.0 km | 52.8 | 24% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents
Is Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako bilingual?
3.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.6%.
How diverse is Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.7%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 25%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Most often Christian (35%) or no religion (64%); other religions make up 1.5%.
Is Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 60% of households and one-parent families 7.7%. Schools near Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Median total household income in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako was $93,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,769 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako counted 1,706, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Half the residents are older than 48.4 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
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).