Photo: Ursus sapien · CC BY-SA 4.049% of residents said they have no religion, a share 86% of Canadian towns don’t reach
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 37% in Port Coquitlam. At the same time, on immigrants, Port Coquitlam sits higher than 78% of Canadian towns: 34%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 67,724 for July 2025. Locally, 16% of residents are 65 or over.
A +5% change since 2016: Port Coquitlam grew faster than 55% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again. Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A median age of 41.6: Port Coquitlam is younger than 53% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Little separates the share of residents aged 15 to 24 here, 11%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Port Coquitlam, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
In Port Coquitlam, 23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Nothing unusual on one-parent families: 9.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.6 people on average.
Port Coquitlam ranks below 68% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 8.6%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 28% of adults (typical: 27%). For Port Coquitlam, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 51%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
1.8% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 23% of households rent their home here. 26% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5% built before 1961.
Median household income here: $102,000 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
Port Coquitlam’s median household took in $102,000 before tax, 19% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 27% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 8.8%, a higher share than 63% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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: 23% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Here, 9.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%.
Port Coquitlam ranks above 77% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (4.3%) and Sikh (2.2%). Against that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 3%.
62% have English as their mother tongue; 6.6% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 0.9%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. 19% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.8% speak neither official language.
Port Coquitlam sits above 62% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (33%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
6.5% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Grande Prairie (34), at the other Shawinigan (54.4). By median age, Port Coquitlam sits among Woodstock (40.8), Stouffville (41.6), Aurora (42) and Georgetown (42).
2 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Port Coquitlam
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | — | 41.6 | 16% | 34% |
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | 4.4 km | 41.6 | 16% | 46% |
| Port Moody | 38,285 | 6.9 km | 41.6 | 14% | 33% |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 7.1 km | 42.2 | 15% | 52% |
| Pitt Meadows | 20,892 | 7.1 km | 43.2 | 18% | 26% |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 8.0 km | 37.4 | 12% | 48% |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 8.3 km | 39.6 | 15% | 40% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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 Port Coquitlam’s residents
What religion are people in Port Coquitlam?
40% are Christian and 49% have no religion; 11% follow another religion.
Is Port Coquitlam good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 9.1%. Schools near Port Coquitlam are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Port Coquitlam?
The median household in Port Coquitlam took in $102,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Port Coquitlam?
Port Coquitlam had about 67,724 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 61,498, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Port Coquitlam?
A median age of 41.6, younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Port Coquitlam bilingual?
English and French: 6.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Port Coquitlam?
34% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 40% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
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).