Residents with no religion make up 65% in Lions Bay, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
By its share of one-person households (14%), Lions Bay is below 93% of Canadian towns. Some 1,375 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. Renter households account for 12%. Compared with other places, immigrants are common here: 35%, more than in 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Lions Bay
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Lions Bay is 50.4; 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.
From 2016 to 2021, Lions Bay outgrew 51% of Canadian towns: +4%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 1% below the census count.
A median age of 50.4: Lions Bay is older than 86% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are under 15 in Lions Bay. In Lions Bay, 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 82% of Canadian towns: 2.8 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.
Where 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Lions Bay has 5%.
Married residents 15 and over: 59%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners: 12%, above 64% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
95% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
8.9% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2% built before 1961. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $140,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $140,000, the middle household in Lions Bay out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 63%. Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
8.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 76% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 20% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 5.4% of the total.
65% said they have no religion, more than say they are Christian
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of Indigenous residents (1.4%), Lions Bay is below 73% of Canadian towns. The census found that 11% of residents belong to a visible minority here.
Lions Bay: 12% of residents speak English and French, above 66% of Canadian towns
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, 7.9% mostly speak another language; 0.7% speak neither English nor French. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.2% here, more than in 64% of Canadian towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 85% of Canadian towns, at 50%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Lions Bay, 50%, and 20% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 3.6%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 63% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of the 4 towns nearest Lions Bay, 2 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Bay | 1,375 | — | 50.4 | 25% | 35% |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 13.8 km | 50 | 25% | 23% |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 13.8 km | 50.8 | 29% | 46% |
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | 17.0 km | 45.6 | 22% | 37% |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 18.1 km | 55.6 | 31% | 19% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Lions Bay’s residents
What is the median income in Lions Bay?
$140,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Lions Bay (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Lions Bay?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,375 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,390 in Lions Bay, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lions Bay?
50.4 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Lions Bay bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 12% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 87% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Lions Bay?
Immigrants make up 35% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 11% are members of a visible minority, and 1.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Lions Bay?
Christian: 33%. No religion: 65%. Another religion: 2.6%.
Is Lions Bay good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 71% of households are couple families and 5% one-parent families. Schools near Lions Bay are on its Schools page.
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).