Photo: John Shorten · CC BY 4.0Coquitlam ranks above 89% of Canadian towns on immigrants: 46%
Here half of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. The 2021 Census found 55,950 households in Coquitlam; by July 2025 the population was about 173,599. In Coquitlam, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Households in single-detached houses are rarer here than in 81% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Coquitlam
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 46% of residents; the medians are 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (74%) or in Europe (15%), and 26% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 57%, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 46%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Coquitlam grew +7% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 66% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 17% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 64% of Canadian towns: 16%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 12%. The median age in Coquitlam is 41.6, lower than in 53% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 50–54, with 7.7% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Coquitlam, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
A lower share of one-person households than 65% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Coquitlam the average household is 2.6 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%. The census found that 9% of households are one-parent families in the town.
In Coquitlam, 6.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Coquitlam, 53% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A higher share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 84% of Canadian towns, at 15%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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: 34% date from 2001 or later, 6.1% from before 1961. Compared with other places, renter households are common here: 31%, more than in three fifths of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $92,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Coquitlam’s median household took in $92,000 before tax, 7% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 29% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
In Coquitlam, 16% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (74%) or in Europe (15%). Across Canada’s towns, residents without Canadian citizenship come to 5.8%. Recent arrivals are 26% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Coquitlam sits above 88% of Canadian towns for visible minority residents (57%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (6.3%) and Buddhist (2.1%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. Lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns: 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
52% have a mother tongue other than English or French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.9%. 31% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 4.9% speak neither official language. Coquitlam has fewer bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns, at 6%.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns: 45%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Coquitlam, 45%, and 24% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 4.9%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 59%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 59%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (105,520 to 243,107), the 19th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Milton, at 36; the oldest, Cape Breton, is at 50.4. In age, Coquitlam keeps company with Oakville (41.6), Kamloops (41.6), St. John's (42) and Kelowna (42.4).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Coquitlam
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | — | 41.6 | 16% | 46% |
| Port Moody | 38,285 | 3.0 km | 41.6 | 14% | 33% |
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 4.4 km | 41.6 | 16% | 34% |
| Anmore | 2,508 | 5.7 km | 45.6 | 13% | 28% |
| Lougheed | 15,442 | 6.0 km | 40.7 | 16% | 46% |
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 6.5 km | 34 | 10% | 36% |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 7.2 km | 39.6 | 15% | 40% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Coquitlam’s residents
What religion are people in Coquitlam?
Christian: 37%. No religion: 50%. Another religion: 13%.
Is Coquitlam good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 55% of households are couple families and 9% one-parent families. Schools near Coquitlam are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Coquitlam?
$92,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Coquitlam (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Coquitlam?
Statistics Canada estimates 173,599 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 148,625 in Coquitlam, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Coquitlam?
41.6 is the median age, younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is Coquitlam bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Coquitlam?
Immigrants make up 46% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 57% are members of a visible minority, and 2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).