Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Comox Valley is older than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 58
94% of households live in a single-detached house; across Canada’s towns the figure is 64%. Electoral Area A, Comox Valley has fewer children under 15 than 91% of Canadian towns, at 11%. The 2021 Census found 3,670 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 8,415. Across Electoral Area A, Comox Valley, 69% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley grew +10% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 81% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 34%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
5.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area A, Comox Valley, 58. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 30% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%. Locally, 4.6% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 16%, a higher share than 79% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Electoral Area A, Comox Valley has 49%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
15% of households rent their home, below 76% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 17% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. 9.3% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$71,000 a year: the median household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s households had a total income below $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Only 8.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (57%), then in the Americas (29%). 2.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area A, Comox Valley has 15%.
6.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 76% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 4.3% of residents belong to a visible minority in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
8.3% of residents speak English and French, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
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
In Electoral Area A, Comox Valley, 1.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley sits below 57% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (24%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 48% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 48%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 34% are 65 or over.
41 towns of 8,302 to 8,524 people: this is the 2nd oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 30.2 in Garneau to 60.8 in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo. By median age, Electoral Area A, Comox Valley sits among Goderich (52.8), Muskoka Lakes (57.2) and Electoral Area G, Nanaimo (60.8).
Every nearby town is younger than Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | 8,415 | — | 58 | 34% | 15% |
| Cumberland | 4,974 | 11.1 km | 39.2 | 15% | 9.6% |
| Comox | 15,884 | 12.6 km | 52.4 | 32% | 12% |
| Courtenay | 32,869 | 15.2 km | 48.8 | 28% | 14% |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 7,830 | 17.1 km | 54 | 29% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
- 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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s residents
What is the average age in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
A median age of 58, older than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 34%.
Is Electoral Area A, Comox Valley bilingual?
English and French: 8.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.8%.
How diverse is Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
15% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4.3% belong to a visible minority and 6.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
27% are Christian and 69% have no religion; 4.1% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area A, Comox Valley good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 55% of households. One-parent families: 4.6%. Schools near Electoral Area A, Comox Valley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
The median household in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley took in $71,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley had about 8,415 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 7,926, 10% 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).