Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain3.7% of households rent their home, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 8%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,748 residents in July 2025, Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley counted 650 households at the 2021 Census. 9.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Immigrants are rarer here than in 63% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley changed by +2% from 2016 to 2021, behind 66% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
Older than 92% of Canadian towns: half of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is over 53.6
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The share of children under 15 trails 94% of Canadian towns: 11%. Across Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley, 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 6.9%, Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is behind 71% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley, 26% of households are one person living alone.
Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley: 49% of residents 15 and over are married, above 58% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley.
Households in single-detached houses: 69%, a higher share than 58% 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
Just over one in ten homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 6% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
$72,000 a year is the median household income here
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley had $72,000 before tax, 16% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
11% of residents are immigrants
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (47%) and in the Americas (27%). 2.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 71% of Canadian towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 88% of Canadian towns, at 51%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley, 5.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 4.3% also speak French
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.3% of residents speak English and French here. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.3% of the total.
Below 92% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 13% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 51% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 51%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Older than Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | — | 53.6 | 27% | 11% |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | 9.2 km | 69 | 60% | 0% |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | 10.0 km | 62.4 | 44% | 0% |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 11.2 km | 40.4 | 19% | 15% |
| Rosedale | 2,401 | 13.2 km | 46 | 20% | 12% |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 14.5 km | 56.8 | 30% | 9.5% |
| Kent | 7,093 | 18.0 km | 48 | 26% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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 E, Fraser Valley’s residents
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?
Christian: 48%. No religion: 51%. Another religion: 1.4%.
Is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 56% of households are couple families and 6.9% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?
$72,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,748 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,568 in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?
53.6 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley bilingual?
4.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.3%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 5.5% are members of a visible minority, and 9.9% 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).