Photo: Darren Kirby from Penticton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Campbell River: 64% of residents said they have no religion, above 98% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 26% in Campbell River and 19% across Canada’s towns. Some 38,300 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. Residents who moved in within the year: 14% of the total. The median age here is 48, higher than in 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Campbell River
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 5.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Campbell River outgrew 71% of Canadian towns: +8%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%.
In Campbell River, 9.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Where 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, Campbell River has 15%. 60–64 is the most common age band: 8.5% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Campbell River, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% 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 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone here. Across Campbell River, 8.5% of households are one-parent families.
A larger share of common-law partners than 67% of Canadian towns: 13%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 23% of adults (typical: 27%). Across Campbell River, 47% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
28% of households rent their home, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Campbell River comes in at 61%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 26% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.1% built before 1961.
Half above, half below $78,000 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Campbell River’s households had a total income below $78,000, 9% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
11% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are immigrants here. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (52%) and in Asia (24%). Campbell River has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns, at 3.1%.
In Campbell River, 11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 5.8%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 7% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 97%, French 0.3%. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.4%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Campbell River sits below 72% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (18%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 52% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 26% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 52% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 34.8 (Malton) up to 53.2 (Sorel-Tracy). The towns whose median age is nearest to Campbell River’s: Beverley Glen (47.9), Boucherville (48), Pointe-Claire (49.2) and Fort Erie (51.6).
No nearby town is as young as Campbell River
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell River | 38,300 | — | 48 | 26% | 11% |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 9.5 km | 52 | 26% | 11% |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 9.5 km | 58.4 | 37% | 19% |
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. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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 Campbell River’s residents
What is the median income in Campbell River?
Median total household income in Campbell River was $78,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Campbell River?
The latest figure is an estimate: 38,300 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Campbell River counted 35,519, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Campbell River?
Half the residents are older than 48 and half younger, older than 80% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Campbell River bilingual?
English and French: 7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
How diverse is Campbell River?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 5.8% and Indigenous residents 11%.
What religion are people in Campbell River?
Most often Christian (33%) or no religion (64%); other religions make up 3.1%.
Is Campbell River good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 51% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Campbell River 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).