Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 86% of Canadian towns: half of Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako is over 50.4
The share of Indigenous residents is 11%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,631 residents in July 2025, Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako counted 620 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 93% of households live in a single-detached house. 8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako went from 1,593 to 1,512 residents (−5%), slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako’s median age is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% 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, Bulkley-Nechako’s population moved −5% on 2016, less than in 96% 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 typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 27%, a higher share than 85% 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 60–64, with 11% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako, 18% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.4 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 5.7% of households are one-parent families in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako. On the census count, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone.
Above 86% of Canadian towns: 57% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
19% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 10%.
A lower share of renter households than 74% of Canadian towns, at 15%
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
9.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Median gross household income: $79,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $79,000, the middle household in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako earned 8% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. In 2020, 20% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 63% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 21% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in the Americas (49%) and in Europe (39%).
More residents with no religion than 83% of Canadian towns: 48%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako has 3.7%. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 2.6% also speak French
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.6% of residents speak English and French here. On the census count, 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako sits below 75% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (17%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 54% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 54% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
A younger town than 1 of the 4 around it: Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 26–73 km from Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,631 | — | 50.4 | 27% | 19% |
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,769 | 25.6 km | 48.4 | 21% | 6.7% |
| Burns Lake | 2,007 | 28.5 km | 39.6 | 21% | 8.4% |
| Houston | 3,114 | 67.9 km | 38.8 | 16% | 9.1% |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | 1,772 | 72.8 km | 52.8 | 24% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents
What is the population of Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
About 1,631, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,512 people in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
The median age is 50.4. 18% are under 15 and 27% 65 or older.
Is Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako bilingual?
English and French: 2.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
Immigrants: 19% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.7%. Indigenous identity: 11%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
48% said they have no religion and 52% that they are Christian; 0.3% named another faith.
Is Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 61% of households and one-parent families 5.7%. Schools near Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
Half of Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako’s households had more than $79,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).