Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, 77% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay has 32%. There are 2% more residents than in 2016. Across Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Compared with other places, renter households are scarce here: 15%, fewer than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
+2% since 2016, a pace below 66% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 97% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 18% of residents are 65 or over in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay. The median age in the town is 46, higher than in 72% of Canadian towns. Against that, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay comes in at 6.8%.
Common-law partners make up 19% in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, more than in 83% 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
With married residents 15 and over at 40%, Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay is behind two thirds of Canadian towns on that count. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 80% in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 18% from before 1961. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$64,500 a year: the median household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s median household took in $64,500 before tax, 25% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across British Columbia’s towns is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 29% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
9.7% 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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in the Americas (50%) and in Europe (38%). Lower than in 65% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of residents are immigrants. Most recent wave: 25% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, 1.2%. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 4.8% 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
At home: English 98%, French 0.6%. Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay has fewer bilingual residents than 77% of Canadian towns, at 4.8%. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 1.8% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 15%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
51% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
51% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 18% are 65 or more.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay with figures are 8–22 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay | 1,795 | — | 46 | 18% | 9.7% |
| Salmo | 1,310 | 8.0 km | 50.4 | 28% | 6.6% |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 19.7 km | 49.2 | 23% | 2.8% |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 19.9 km | 50 | 27% | 7.1% |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 21.8 km | 47.6 | 21% | 5.7% |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 21.8 km | 45.6 | 25% | 8.6% |
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. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s residents
What is the median income in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
Median total household income in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay was $64,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,795 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay counted 1,650, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger; 16% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0.3% only French; 1.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.7%. A visible minority makes up 1.2% and Indigenous residents 7%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
Most often Christian (20%) or no religion (77%); other religions make up 2.7%.
Is Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 6.8%. Schools near Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay 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).