Half of Mount Currie is under 33.2, younger than 95% of Canadian towns
Mount Currie is a First Nations reserve, the home of Lil'wat Nation. Here nearly two thirds of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. Some 1,298 people live in Mount Currie, by the estimate for July 2025. The share of one-parent families stands at 18%. Residents aged 15 to 24 are more common here than in 97% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Mount Currie
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
97% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 96% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Mount Currie’s residents are under 33.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 8.9% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Mount Currie went from 1,285 people in 2016 to 1,242 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Mount Currie changed by −3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 93% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of Canadian towns, at 8.9%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of children under 15 tops 87% of Canadian towns: 21%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 94% of Canadian towns: 3.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-person households at 22%, Mount Currie is behind 71% of Canadian towns on that count.
Married residents 15 and over: 24%, a lower share than 97% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 48% of adults, against a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a fifth of the total.
A lower share of renter households than 89% of Canadian towns, at 10%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 76% in Mount Currie. Nearly a third of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The median household brings in $54,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Mount Currie: half had less than $54,800, 36% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 97%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
98% have English as their mother tongue; 0.4% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.4% of residents speak English and French here. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 3%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 24% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
Employment: 40% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 40%; 8.9% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as young as Mount Currie
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Currie | 1,298 | — | 33.2 | 8.9% | 0% |
| Pemberton | 3,620 | 9.8 km | 36.4 | 6.6% | 18% |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet | 2,027 | 10.1 km | 42.8 | 13% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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 Mount Currie’s residents
How diverse is Mount Currie?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority and 97% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Mount Currie.
What religion are people in Mount Currie?
Most often Christian (11%) or no religion (65%); other religions make up 24%.
Is Mount Currie good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 33% of households and one-parent families 18%. Schools near Mount Currie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mount Currie?
Median total household income in Mount Currie was $54,800 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Mount Currie?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,298 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Mount Currie counted 1,242, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Mount Currie?
Half the residents are older than 33.2 and half younger; 21% are children under 15 and 8.9% are 65 or over.
Is Mount Currie bilingual?
0.4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 100% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
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).