Photo: The High Fin Sperm Whale · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Cultus Lake is over 56.8, older than 97% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Cultus Lake has 9.6%. The census found that 52% of residents said they have no religion here. On renter households, Cultus Lake sits lower than 89% of Canadian towns: 10%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 2,773 for July 2025. Every figure here is for Fraser Valley H as a whole, the municipality Cultus Lake belongs to.
What stands out about the people of Cultus Lake
Older than most towns
Cultus Lake’s median age is 56.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Cultus Lake went from 1,847 people in 2016 to 2,459 in 2021, +33%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +33% since 2016 puts Cultus Lake ahead of 99% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 92% of Canadian towns: 30%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: just over one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 7.3%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cultus Lake, 56.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Cultus Lake households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Cultus Lake, 32%. One-parent families account for 4.8%.
In Cultus Lake, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, 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
Nearly a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 9.9%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 83% of Canadian towns, at 87%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 41% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961.
$80,000 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Cultus Lake’s households had a total income below $80,000, 7% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within British Columbia’s towns, the household in the middle had $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 22% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 79% of Canadian towns: 15%
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
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 2.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Immigrants account for 9.5%.
4.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3.9% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 5.1% 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
At home: English 97%, French 0.4%. Cultus Lake has fewer bilingual residents than 73% of Canadian towns, at 5.1%. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.4%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Below 70% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 11% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 50% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Oldest by rank: 1st of 41 towns of 2,737 to 2,809 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Kuujjuaq, at 28.8; the oldest, Cultus Lake, is at 56.8. Little Current (55.6) and Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley (56): the towns nearest Cultus Lake in median age.
Cultus Lake sits below 2 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | — | 56.8 | 30% | 9.5% |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | 10.2 km | 69 | 60% | 0% |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 12.6 km | 40.4 | 19% | 15% |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | 12.8 km | 62.4 | 44% | 0% |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | 14.5 km | 53.6 | 27% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Cultus Lake’s residents
Is Cultus Lake bilingual?
5.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.4%.
How diverse is Cultus Lake?
Immigrants: 9.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.9%. Indigenous identity: 4.5%.
What religion are people in Cultus Lake?
52% said they have no religion and 46% that they are Christian; 2% named another faith.
Is Cultus Lake good for families?
9.6% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 4.8%. Schools near Cultus Lake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cultus Lake?
Half of Cultus Lake’s households had more than $80,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Cultus Lake?
About 2,773, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,459 people in Cultus Lake, 33% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Cultus Lake?
The median age is 56.8, older than 97% of Canadian towns. 9.6% are under 15 and 30% 65 or older.
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).