Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 36%
Capilano 5 is a First Nations reserve, home to Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw. Immigrants make up 37%, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few children under 15: 10% here, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. Capilano 5 is home to some 3,376 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,335 households at the 2021 Census. Across Capilano 5, 23% of households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Capilano 5
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
36% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 34% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A community of renters
67% of households rent their home, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 68% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A community of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 64% of households, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 11% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 22% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Capilano 5 has changed by −1%, slower than 85% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 16%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
Capilano 5 is older than 71% of Canadian towns: a median age of 45.6
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Here 22% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 12% here, more than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Capilano 5, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
In Capilano 5, 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Capilano 5 the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, 11% of households are one-parent families, a higher share than in 86% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners make up 6.9% in Capilano 5, less than in 80% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 36%, Capilano 5 is behind 75% of Canadian towns on that count. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 64% in Capilano 5, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
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
Where 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Capilano 5 has 67%. Newer homes outnumber old: 14% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961.
$58,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Capilano 5: half had less than $58,000, 33% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns, half of households had more than $87,000 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 38% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 16%, a higher share than 85% of Canadian towns
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 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (68%) or in Europe (23%). A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. 39% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Visible minority residents: 35%, a higher share than 72% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (15%). Higher than in 75% of Canadian towns: 43% of residents said they have no religion.
60% have English as their mother tongue; 5.5% 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
At 0.9%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. For Capilano 5, the census puts bilingual residents at 5.5%.
Capilano 5 sits above 65% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (36%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.7% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
49% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 49%; 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Capilano 5 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | — | 45.6 | 22% | 37% |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 3.8 km | 40.9 | 18% | 55% |
| West End | 30,785 | 3.9 km | 39.9 | 17% | 37% |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 4.0 km | 50.8 | 29% | 46% |
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 4.4 km | 42 | 18% | 38% |
| Davie Village | 16,833 | 4.5 km | 38.4 | 15% | 37% |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 5.1 km | 36.3 | 10% | 41% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Capilano 5’s residents
Is Capilano 5 bilingual?
English and French: 5.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Capilano 5?
37% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 35% belong to a visible minority and 36% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Capilano 5?
30% are Christian and 43% have no religion; 27% follow another religion.
Is Capilano 5 good for families?
Under 15: 10% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 34% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Capilano 5 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Capilano 5?
The median household in Capilano 5 took in $58,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Capilano 5?
Capilano 5 had about 3,376 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,899, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Capilano 5?
A median age of 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 10%, and people 65 and over 22%.
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).