Electoral Area D, Columbia-ShuswapBritish Columbia

Some 4,829 people live in this town, in British Columbia. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 9%.

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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

4,829

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

43%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

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Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap a good place to live?

Where it falls short is cost of living (D). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Its best grade is for safety (A−). Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than 6% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #233 of 250 in British Columbia.

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 is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.

StrongestA⁻SafetyWeakestD⁻Hazard risk DCost of living

What makes Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Hazard risk

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

Cost of living

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $500,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap 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

Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsD⁻Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁻Open →SchoolsSchools are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap gets a D− for hazard risk

2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship. Radon around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap is ordinary for Canada: 6.4% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.010 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is a real hazard of the town: 13% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.34% a year, in the high band. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Thompson/Cariboo health region, with Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap one part of it.

Highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap6.4%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.010	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.4%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.010

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

High

wildfire band

0.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageElectoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireHigh wildfire band · 13% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.010 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HousingCost of living D

More households own their home in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 81%

Rent took 23% of household income, between British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%).

$500,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap$500,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Households owning their home	81%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	23%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	21%	18%

$1,000

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$880

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters81% own their home Cost of living7.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Renting$1,000 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

The car took 93% of commuters, above both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	30 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	87%	89%

$69,500

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to410 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Salmon Arm

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SchoolsSchools C⁻

Most schools around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap score below the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 5

An elementary school stands 7.3 km from the centre, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. The 3 km around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap counts 1 elementary school, 4 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.

6schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
M.V. Beattie Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaNearest elementary school, 2.8 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Falkland Elementary Junior School Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn Electoral Area D, Columbia-ShuswapAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

Independent2

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	7.3 km	0.6 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	7.3 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

7.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

7.3 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageElectoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results0 of 5 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school6 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school, 4 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school Language0 of 6 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Climate

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.3°C

Expect January lows of around −5.6°C in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap. Some 203 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Between the last spring frost, 28 April, and the first in autumn, 6 October, lie 160 days. December is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average.

28.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.6°C

Spring15.3°C

Summer26.7°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
July afternoon high	28.3°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	203 cm	51 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	654 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
January night low	−5.6°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C

203 cm

of snow a year

127

days with frost a year

160

frost-free days, 28 Apr to 6 Oct

121

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 28.3°C, January lows −5.6°C Rain and snow654 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow203 cm of snow a year Weather station20 km to the station · Salmon Arm

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Salmon Arm)

SafetySafety A⁻

For the force that serves Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, the Crime Severity Index is 45, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 53, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 18.4 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 10.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

45Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202347

202443

202545

2023–2025	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Crime Severity Index	45	83	67
Property crime per 1,000	18.4	31	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	53	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

30%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageElectoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety45 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Falkland detachment area

HealthHealth C

Expect 78.8 years of life in the region around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 2.7 under the typical Canadian town

Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, further than the usual 3.7 km.

48%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap48%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	78.8	81.0	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	48%	50%	52%

78.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

16 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageElectoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 16 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.8, men 76.0 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area

Weather

In Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −1°C nights

By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −5°C. November normally sees 83 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Salmon Arm forecast.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December1°C

January1°C

February3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	2°C	−5°C	193 mm
Spring	15°C	3°C	133 mm
Summer	27°C	12°C	143 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	185 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

83 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Salmon Arm); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap sends Mel Arnold (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies

Salmon Arm-Shuswap is the riding Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

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Who runs itRegional District Electoral Area

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap has two public libraries, ORL: Falkland Branch and ORL: Silver Creek Branch

No library board reports for Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 9%

Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. 1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

48median age

Electoral Area D, Columbia-ShuswapBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

48.1% of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 2,120 women to 2,285 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap
	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	17%	14%	16%
15 to 64	61%	64%	64%
65+	23%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	56%	56%

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Immigrants9% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages48 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households1,805 households · 2.4 people per household English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Pillar Park is 1.4 km from Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

The nearest national park is Mount Revelstoke National Park, 78 km away. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). OpenStreetMap shows 4 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

1.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap1.4%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.4%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	14	4

78 km

to Mount Revelstoke National Park

1.4 km

to Pillar Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas9 protected areas within 10 km · Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Park National & provincial parks78 km to a national park · Mount Revelstoke National Park

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

Nearby attractions

Enderby & District Museum and Archives and 5 more in and around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumEnderby & District Museum and Archives3.1 km outside town, to the east Art galleryArt galleryThe She Shed4.9 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryCardiff Miller Art Warehouse3.3 km outside town, to the east Art galleryArt galleryCourtyard Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumEnderby And District Museum Society3 km outside town, to the east Art galleryArt gallerySalmon Arm Arts Centre4.8 km outside town, to the northeast

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

15pages on Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 45 Housing & costDHomes 7.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁻6 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 78.8 in its region Work & commuteC⁻54% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: high

Out and about

Outdoors1.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 28°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

No notable person born in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Brad FarynukCanadian ice hockey player · born in Enderby · born 1982

George AbbottCanadian politician · born in Enderby · born 1952

Theobald Butler BarrettCanadian politician · born in Armstrong · 1894–1969

Leonard Arthur ChristianCanadian World War I flying ace · born in Armstrong · 1889–1955

Leonard BawtreeCanadian politician · born in Enderby · 1924–2014

Rick DugdaleCanadian film producer and director · born in Enderby · born 1901

Photo credits

George Abbott: Mpvescio, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rick Dugdale: NwonDeeb, CC BY-SA 4.0

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s neighbours

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

ArmstrongEnderbySpallumcheenElectoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap	4,829	—	D	D	A⁻	C
Armstrong	5,643	14	C⁺	D	C⁺	B⁺
Enderby	3,292	15	C⁻	D	B⁻	B
Spallumcheen	5,843	16	C⁺	D	B⁺	B

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

Questions about Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

Who are the people of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 9% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.

Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap growing?

It grew from 4,044 people in 2016 to 4,400 in 2021, up 8.8%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 4,829.

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?

Single-detached houses make up 80% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.

About Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap

Town in British Columbia

Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap is a municipality in British Columbia, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 4,829 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Columbia-Shuswap
Census subdivision: 5939039

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).