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Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish Columbia

The town, home to 3,643 people, lies in British Columbia. It lies in Bulkley-Nechako.

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Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia · Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
3,643
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
44
years · British Columbia’s towns: 48
Postsecondary
38%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%
TownGrade
D−
#2,531 of 2,556

Is Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako a good place to live?

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako grades low on several counts. The town grades D− overall, better than 2% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #241 of 250 in British Columbia. Health is its weak spot (D). Safety is weaker too (D). Floods and other hazards weigh less here (B). A median home here was worth $310,000 at the census, or 3.6 times what the middle household earns in a year.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

What makes Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako.

HealthHealth D

Expect 76.6 years of life in the region around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, 4.9 under the typical Canadian town

Across the region, 39% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 12% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia; what’s more, the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average a fifth of adults, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. What sets Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 17 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

39%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako39%
British Columbia’s towns50%
Canadian towns52%
HealthElectoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Very good or excellent health39%50%52%
Life expectancy at birth76.681.081.5
Chronic conditions (average share)20%15%17%
Smokers12%9%12%
76.6
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
17 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
12%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
55 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area)

SafetySafety D

Violent crime weighs more where Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 179

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako itself

Property crime in its police area ran at 45.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 33.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vanderhoof detachment area.

126Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023144
2024120
2025115
2023–2025Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Violent crime33.512.512
Violent Crime Severity Index1797686
Crime Severity Index1268367
Property crime per 1,00045.13131.2
107
non-violent Crime Severity Index
30%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Summers stay cool in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako: July afternoons reach 22.6°C, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

On a January night, the temperature in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako falls to about −11.7°C. There are 184 days of frost in a typical year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). June is the wettest month, with 68 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 107 frost-free days, from 22 May to 7 September.

22.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.5°C
Spring11.0°C
Summer21.7°C
Autumn9.1°C
Normals, 1991–2020Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Days with frost a year18460159
Snowfall a year204 cm51 cm141 cm
Precipitation a year590 mm1,152 mm883 mm
January night low−11.7°C0.5°C−13.5°C
204 cm
of snow a year
184
days with frost a year
107
frost-free days, 22 May to 7 Sep
116
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Prince George)

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Commutes averaged 27 min, close to both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%
Walk4%
Census 2021Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Average trip27 min26 min26 min
$88,000
median household income, 2020
18%
worked from home, May 2021
11%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

SchoolsSchools C

Mixed results around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako: 1 high and 1 low of 6 schools in British Columbia

Young children have 4.1 km to the nearest elementary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

9schools within 3 kmCSchools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Mapes ElementaryIn Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoElementaryElementary–English public
Woodland Centre School IndependentIn Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoAll gradesAll grades–Independent

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public7
Independent2
Schools within 3 kmElectoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Nearest elementary school4.1 km0.6 km0.5 km
Nearest secondary school4.1 km1.8 km1.2 km
4.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
4.1 km
to the nearest elementary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Northern Interior health region

Fire reaches the land around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako now and then: 7.7% within 25 km since 1986 (0.20% a year), below the high band. More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.013 for each $1,000 of buildings, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030).

Moderatewildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako12%
British Columbia’s towns1.8%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsElectoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.013$0.36$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline12%1.8%6.6%
$0.013
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Moderate
wildfire band
1.5 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
2
flood studies on the national inventory

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living C+

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

87% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$310,000median home value, 2021C+Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako$310,000
British Columbia$720,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter10%21%18%
Rent as a share of income18%24%20%
Median home value, 2021$310,000$720,000$406,000
Households owning their home87%76%74%
$960
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$930
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Weather

What November brings in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako: −6°C at night, 1°C by day

Precipitation in November averages 57 mm. The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −10°C nights. November usually brings some 35 cm of snow. The year peaks in July (23°C) and bottoms out in January (−12°C).

1°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November1°C
December−3°C
January−4°C
February−1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−3°C−11°C121 mm
Spring11°C−1°C112 mm
Summer22°C8°C180 mm
Autumn9°C−1°C178 mm
−6°C
a normal November night
57 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Prince George); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Todd Doherty took Cariboo—Prince George in 2021 by 15,448 votes, more than the margin in 79% of ridings

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako is in Nechako Lakes for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, whose current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

No public library stands in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako: the closest, Vanderhoof Public Library, is 9.6 km away

After it comes Fort St.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A provincial park at Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s edge: Stuart River Park

Within 10 km are 15 protected areas. No national park lies within 100 km. Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.

4.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako4.8%
British Columbia’s towns6.7%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsElectoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Protected land within 10 km4.8%6.7%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km8144
At the edge
to Stuart River Park
9
beaches within 5 km
8
public protected areas within 10 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 11% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.

44median age
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%
Postsecondary qualification38%

Women and men · all residents

47.4% of Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents are women

Here the census found 1,850 men and 1,665 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoBritish ColumbiaCanada
Under 1519%14%16%
15 to 6463%64%64%
65+18%21%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree25%13%16%
Postsecondary qualification38%56%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Nearby attractions

Nechako Valley Sporting Association Trail System and 3 more in and around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

The best-known places to visit in and around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

15pages on Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

Famous people from around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

No notable person born in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →
Photo credits

Vandana Slatter: US Department of Education, CC BY 2.0 · Konrad Reeder: TaraO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jordan Luck: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0

Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

VanderhoofVanderhoofElectoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako3,643—D−C+DD
Vanderhoof4,54510C+B+DC

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

Who are the people of Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako?

At the 2021 census, 11% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 11% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako?

Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 21% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.

Has Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako grown?

It went from 3,665 people in 2016 to 3,517 in 2021, down 4%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 3,643.

About Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako

Town in British Columbia

For Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in British Columbia, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
3,643 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
British Columbia
Census division
Bulkley-Nechako
Census subdivision
5951019

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).