Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 98% of Canadian towns: 26%
In Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine, 7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, more households in single-detached houses than in 90% of Canadian towns: 91%. There are 1% fewer residents than in 2016. On the census count, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 26% of residents, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 19% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s median age is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine has changed by −1%, slower than 86% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 11%.
Half of Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine is over 51.6, older than 89% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 65–69 than any other five-year age: just over one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, 16% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 32%, a higher share than 69% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 6.3% of households are one-parent families.
15% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
15% of households rent their home, fewer than in 76% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a reference point, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 20% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income, middle of the range: $63,600 a year
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
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s median household took in $63,600 before tax, 26% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 26% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 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
2.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%). Immigrants are rarer here than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 62%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 0.7%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 89%, and 7.6% speak French as well
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
The census found that 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine.
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine ranks below 86% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 47% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 47%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 25% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as old as Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 61–74 km from Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine | 1,617 | — | 51.6 | 25% | 11% |
| Smithers | 5,627 | 61.0 km | 39.6 | 18% | 13% |
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | 5,829 | 64.4 km | 41.2 | 17% | 11% |
| Telkwa | 1,544 | 74.2 km | 35.6 | 13% | 9.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s residents
How diverse is Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.7% are members of a visible minority, and 26% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
Christian: 35%. No religion: 62%. Another religion: 2.8%.
Is Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 52% of households are couple families and 6.3% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
$63,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,617 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,455 in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
51.6 is the median age. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
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).