Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Duck Lake 7 is over 60, older than 99% of Canadian towns
Here 8.5% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,091 residents; the 2021 Census found 940 households. The share of children under 15 stands at 7.6%. 9.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a higher share than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Duck Lake 7
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Duck Lake 7 is 60; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +11% change since 2016: Duck Lake 7 grew faster than 85% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 13% higher again. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
In Duck Lake 7, 37% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.2%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Duck Lake 7 has 35%. One-parent families: 7.5% of the total.
More common-law partners than 62% of Canadian towns: 12%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns. In Duck Lake 7, 47% of residents 15 and over are married.
Households in single-detached houses make up 26% in Duck Lake 7, less than in 87% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 74% of Canadian towns. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 8.6% date from 2001 or later, 2.1% from before 1961.
A median household income of $62,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $62,000, the middle household in Duck Lake 7 earned 28% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns, half of households had more than $87,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 59% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most recent wave: 12% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.9% of the total. Immigrants are rarer here than in 60% of Canadian towns.
52% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.8% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 3% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 3% of residents speak English and French in Duck Lake 7. In Duck Lake 7, 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
8.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 98% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 18% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 48%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 37% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 48% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Duck Lake 7 has a younger population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake 7 | 2,091 | — | 60 | 37% | 12% |
| Lake Country | 17,637 | 4.3 km | 44 | 19% | 12% |
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 9.6 km | 51.6 | 25% | 12% |
| Central Okanagan West | 3,298 | 15.1 km | 54.8 | 25% | 13% |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 15.2 km | 42.4 | 21% | 15% |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 | 2,081 | 17.5 km | 52 | 25% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
Questions about Duck Lake 7’s residents
What is the population of Duck Lake 7?
Duck Lake 7 had about 2,091 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,847, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Duck Lake 7?
A median age of 60. Children under 15 make up 7.6%, and people 65 and over 37%.
Is Duck Lake 7 bilingual?
English and French: 3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
How diverse is Duck Lake 7?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.8% belong to a visible minority and 9.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Duck Lake 7?
47% are Christian and 52% have no religion; 1.6% follow another religion.
Is Duck Lake 7 good for families?
Under 15: 7.6% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 7.5%. Schools near Duck Lake 7 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Duck Lake 7?
The median household in Duck Lake 7 took in $62,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).