Osoyoos 1British Columbia
It is home to the Osoyoos. It is a First Nations reserve of 1,484 residents in British Columbia.
Is Osoyoos 1 a good place to live?
Pupils here do better than most (B+). People here tend to be in good health (B+). Hazard risk is higher than most (D−). Work and incomes lag (C).
Reserves such as Osoyoos 1 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Osoyoos 1 grades
Each subject compares Osoyoos 1 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Reserves such as Osoyoos 1 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Osoyoos 1 stand out
The 3 things Osoyoos 1 does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Osoyoos 1.
On hazards, Osoyoos 1 comes out behind almost every Canadian town
The radon tests numbers here cover the Okanagan health region
One flood study covers the town, by Okanagan Basin Water Board. Fire is a regular visitor: 34% of the land within 25 km of Osoyoos 1 has burned since 1986 (0.90% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, 17% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.022 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 17% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.022 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Summer runs warm in Osoyoos 1: July highs of 31.6°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
December is the snowiest month, with 20 cm on average. Counting rain and snow alike, 344 mm falls in a year, below British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Expect January lows of around −3.8°C in Osoyoos 1.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 31.6°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 344 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −3.8°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 111 | 60 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Osoyoos)
Results around Osoyoos 1 split both ways in British Columbia: 2 of 5 schools high, 1 low
Taken together, Osoyoos 1 and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools. Teenagers have 4.3 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senpaq'cin School IndependentIn Osoyoos 1Elementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Southern Okanagan Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 1.4 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 4.3 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.2 km | 0.6 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Trips to work from Osoyoos 1 are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average
By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
52% of adults around Osoyoos 1 rate their health very good or excellent
Smokers make up 12% of the region’s adults, above British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.0, women 84.1 and men 78.2 (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Osoyoos 1 live 3.0 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 12% | 9% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 52% | 50% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area
More of Osoyoos 1’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%
Visible minorities make up 2.4% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
45.3% of Osoyoos 1’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 645 and men at 780; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.1% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 36% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 55% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 7°C in Osoyoos 1, nights around freezing
Expect about 28 mm of rain and snow over November. December follows at 2°C by day and −3°C by night. Snow is normal by November, about 8 cm over the month. July brings the warmest days, 32°C; January the coldest nights, −4°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 3°C | −3°C | 77 mm |
| Spring | 18°C | 4°C | 87 mm |
| Summer | 30°C | 14°C | 99 mm |
| Autumn | 16°C | 4°C | 82 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Osoyoos); the forecast is on the Weather page
Helena Konanz (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Osoyoos 1 in Ottawa as MP for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Osoyoos 1 is ORL: Oliver Branch, 3.9 km away
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Few places match Osoyoos 1 for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 100 km there is no national park. 37 protected areas lie within 10 km. 2.4 km out lies the largest, South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, at 9,364 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Osoyoos 1 | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 17% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Osoyoos 1
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre and 7 more in and around Osoyoos 1
Sights in Osoyoos 1 and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from around Osoyoos 1
No notable person born in Osoyoos 1 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Patricia Churchland: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Corban Knight: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Chuck Kobasew: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Travis Turner: Dragon-knight23, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mitch Fritz: FrenchKheldar, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Osoyoos 1
First Nations reserve in British Columbia
Osoyoos 1 is a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,484 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Okanagan-Similkameen
- First Nation
- Osoyoos
- Census subdivision
- 5907802
Osoyoos 1’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos 1 | 1,484 | — | — | — | — | B+ |
| Oliver | 5,262 | 4.4 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 6.2 | C− | D | C− | B |
| Osoyoos | 5,724 | 16 | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | 1,190 | 17 | — | C− | C− | B |
| Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,429 | 18 | — | C− | C− | B− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Osoyoos 1
Is Osoyoos 1 growing?
It added people: 762 in 2016, 1,426 in 2021, 87.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,484.
How old are the people of Osoyoos 1?
At 58.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 9% of the population and seniors 36%.
What kind of homes are in Osoyoos 1?
Mostly 60% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 21% have just one.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).