Musqueam 2 ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 52%
Musqueam 2 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Musqueam. 11% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 16%. Lower than in 71% of Canadian towns: 47% of households live in a single-detached house. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,879 residents; the 2021 Census found 565 households.
What stands out about the people of Musqueam 2
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
52% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 49% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Musqueam 2’s population moved ±0% on 2016, less than in 80% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%. Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A lower share of children under 15 than 62% of Canadian towns, at 15%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 20–24: 9.1% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. In Musqueam 2, 20% of residents are 65 or over. The median age in the community is 42, lower than in 51% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Musqueam 2 households average 2.9 people, larger than in 87% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.1% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 87% of Canadian towns. Across Musqueam 2, 21% of households are one person living alone.
Fewer married residents 15 and over than 72% of Canadian towns: 38%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
22% of households rent their home, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
18% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.5% built before 1961. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$108,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Musqueam 2’s, at $108,000, is 26% higher. British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 28% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 91% of Canadian towns, at 54%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (6.1%). Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 7.6% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 0.9%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. For Musqueam 2, the census puts bilingual residents at 7.6%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 34% in Musqueam 2, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 15% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
50% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 20% are 65 or more.
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Musqueam 2
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musqueam 2 | 1,879 | — | 42 | 20% | 0% |
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 2.3 km | 44.3 | 19% | 40% |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 3.4 km | 45.2 | 21% | 48% |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 3.7 km | 46.6 | 25% | 50% |
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | 3.8 km | 43.9 | 22% | 39% |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 4.3 km | 31.4 | 12% | 46% |
| Greektown | 16,618 | 4.5 km | 37.8 | 15% | 29% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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 Musqueam 2’s residents
What is the median income in Musqueam 2?
Median total household income in Musqueam 2 was $108,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Musqueam 2?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,879 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Musqueam 2 counted 1,646, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Musqueam 2?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Musqueam 2 bilingual?
7.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Musqueam 2?
17% of residents belong to a visible minority and 52% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Musqueam 2.
What religion are people in Musqueam 2?
Most often Christian (28%) or no religion (54%); other religions make up 18%.
Is Musqueam 2 good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 43% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Musqueam 2 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).