Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOsoyoos 1 is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 58.8
A First Nations reserve, Osoyoos 1 is home to Osoyoos. Here 12% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 6.3%. 21% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,484 residents; the 2021 Census found 565 households.
What stands out about the people of Osoyoos 1
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
22% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 19% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Osoyoos 1’s median age is 58.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 36% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Osoyoos 1 went from 762 people in 2016 to 1,426 in 2021, +87%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Osoyoos 1’s population changed by +87% since 2016, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
36% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
9.1% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women.
Osoyoos 1 households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% 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 census found that 8% of households are one-parent families in Osoyoos 1.
8.1% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 72% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 52% of residents 15 and over are married in Osoyoos 1. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A smaller share of households in single-detached houses than 55% of Canadian towns: 60%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 62% date from 2001 or later, 6.1% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%.
Households here have a median income of $73,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Osoyoos 1’s, at $73,000, is 15% lower. For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. Pandemic benefits reached 19% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Indigenous residents: 22%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Osoyoos 1 has 48%. The share of visible minority residents stands at 2.4%. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
93% have English as their mother tongue; 3.7% 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
At home: English 98%, French 0.4%. On bilingual residents, Osoyoos 1 sits lower than 90% of Canadian towns: 3.7%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 1.6%.
14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 16% (typical 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 30% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 30%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 36% are 65 or over.
Osoyoos 1 is younger than 1 of its 5 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos 1 | 1,484 | — | 58.8 | 36% | 0% |
| Oliver | 5,262 | 4.4 km | 58 | 37% | 19% |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 6.2 km | 57.6 | 34% | 22% |
| Osoyoos | 5,724 | 16.3 km | 63.2 | 46% | 20% |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | 1,190 | 17.3 km | 50.4 | 27% | 18% |
| Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,429 | 18.0 km | 58 | 34% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Osoyoos 1’s residents
Is Osoyoos 1 bilingual?
English and French: 3.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.6%.
How diverse is Osoyoos 1?
2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority and 22% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Osoyoos 1.
What religion are people in Osoyoos 1?
48% said they have no religion and 46% that they are Christian; 5.7% named another faith.
Is Osoyoos 1 good for families?
9.1% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 64% of households and one-parent families 8%. Schools near Osoyoos 1 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Osoyoos 1?
Half of Osoyoos 1’s households had more than $73,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Osoyoos 1?
About 1,484, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,426 people in Osoyoos 1, 87% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Osoyoos 1?
The median age is 58.8. 9.1% are under 15 and 36% 65 or older.
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).