Renter households: 4.8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
With one-person households at 16%, Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George is behind 88% of Canadian towns on that count. 63% of residents said they have no religion. The median age here is 45.6, higher than in 71% of Canadian towns. There are 2% more residents than in 2016.
Slower growth than 63% of Canadian towns: Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George changed by +2% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 69% of Canadian towns: 18%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Among British Columbia’s towns, Qualicum Beach has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 56%. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
4.8% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
In Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, 58% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 19% of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners account for 14%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 94%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 20% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 3.3% built before 1961.
Half above, half below $122,000 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: half had more than $122,000, 42% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 19% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 66% of Canadian towns, at 9.4%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (62%) and in the Americas (28%). 6.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 75% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Most recent wave: 17% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 10%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 2.5% in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George and 15% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 5.4% speak French as well
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
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Lower than in 70% of Canadian towns: 5.4% of residents speak English and French. 1.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 66% of Canadian towns: 20%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 10% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 62% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
The employment rate of 62% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,733 to 3,890), the 16th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Clareview Town Centre is the youngest of them at 32.1; Georgian Bay, at 58.4, the oldest. Next to Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George on this scale come Pincher Creek (45.2), Dixie (45.4), Golf Course (46.5) and Salisbury (46.8).
Every neighbour of Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George has a younger population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–29 km from Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | — | 45.6 | 18% | 6.5% |
| Prince George | 85,944 | 17.1 km | 38.8 | 16% | 10% |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 22.6 km | 45.6 | 18% | 5.5% |
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George | 3,764 | 28.9 km | 44.4 | 17% | 5.8% |
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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s residents
What is the average age in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
The median age is 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 18% 65 or older.
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 95% only English, and French is the first language of 1.3%.
How diverse is Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
Immigrants: 6.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.5%. Indigenous identity: 10%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
63% said they have no religion and 37% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 71% of households and one-parent families 4.8%. Schools near Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
Half of Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s households had more than $122,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
About 3,811, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,603 people in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, 2% 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).