Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAbove 98% of Canadian towns: 66% of residents said they have no religion
Of the immigrants living here, 11% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Some 4,829 people live in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, by the estimate for July 2025. Locally, 8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median age in the town is 48, higher than in 80% of Canadian towns.
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap grew +9% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 76% 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 10%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
In Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 23% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. For Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, the census puts children under 15 at 17%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap sits below 58% of Canadian towns for one-person households (25%)
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 5.6%, Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap is behind 87% of Canadian towns on that count. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Common-law partners make up 14% in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, more than in 74% 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
A fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Typically, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 80% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 72% 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
9.4% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap has fewer renter households than 64% of Canadian towns, at 19%.
$69,500 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s households had a total income below $69,500, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
In Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns
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 share of immigrants trails just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 8.5%. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Here, 2.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap sits above 85% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (9%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Indigenous residents make up 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 3.6% also speak French
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap has 3.6%. French is the mother tongue of 0.8% and English of 94%; at home, 0.1% speak French most often and 99% English.
9.2% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 97% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 54% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (4,732 to 4,939 people), the 8th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Sutton is the oldest at 60.4, Empire Park the youngest at 30.9. In age, Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap keeps company with Barrhead (47.6), St. Stephen (48), Central Okanagan (51.6) and Dundas (51.6).
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap and its 3 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | — | 48 | 23% | 8.5% |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 14.5 km | 50 | 30% | 7.1% |
| Enderby | 3,292 | 14.9 km | 54.4 | 33% | 7.6% |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 16.0 km | 48 | 23% | 7.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s residents
What is the average age in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
48 is the median age, older than 80% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap bilingual?
English and French: 3.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
Immigrants make up 8.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.8% are members of a visible minority, and 9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
Christian: 33%. No religion: 66%. Another religion: 0.6%.
Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 58% of households are couple families and 5.6% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
$69,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
Statistics Canada estimates 4,829 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 4,400 in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, 9% more than 2016.
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).