Photo: Ryan Durand · CC BY 4.0Half of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is over 52.8, older than 91% of Canadian towns
Just over three in five residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 92% of Canadian towns: 7.8%. Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is home to some 1,772 people (July 2025 estimate), in 695 households at the 2021 Census. Across Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 4.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 52.8; 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.
Growth of +9% since 2016 puts Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako ahead of 78% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako ranks above 76% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 24%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, 16% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
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.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6.4% of households are one-parent families here. Locally, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Married residents 15 and over: 52%, a higher share than 70% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Singles who have never married make up nearly a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%.
A lower share of renter households than 75% of Canadian towns, at 15%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%. The census found that just over four in five households live in a single-detached house in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $74,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako: half had less than $74,500, 13% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 25% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
13% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 are 15% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (53%), then in the Americas (43%).
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 2.5%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 91%, and 3.7% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has 3.7%. Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.6%.
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 6.4%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 18% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 40% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 40% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 50–71 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,772 | — | 52.8 | 24% | 13% |
| Vanderhoof | 4,545 | 50.0 km | 38.4 | 17% | 9.2% |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | 3,643 | 56.7 km | 44 | 18% | 11% |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,312 | 58.1 km | 50.4 | 22% | 5.8% |
| Fort St. James | 1,542 | 62.8 km | 38.8 | 16% | 11% |
| Burns Lake | 2,007 | 70.7 km | 39.6 | 21% | 8.4% |
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. 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.
Questions about Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents
How diverse is Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
13% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
36% are Christian and 61% have no religion; 3.1% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 6.4%. Schools near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
The median household in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako took in $74,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako had about 1,772 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,607, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
A median age of 52.8. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.7% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.6%.
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).