Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Electoral Area A, qathet is over 57.2, older than 97% of Canadian towns
Recent arrivals are 7.9% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. At the same time, at 70%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in 99% of Canadian towns. Electoral Area A, qathet is home to some 1,330 people (July 2025 estimate), in 635 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 10% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area A, qathet
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 2.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line Electoral Area A, qathet’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 57.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area A, qathet went from 1,105 to 1,250 residents (+13%), faster growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+13% since 2016, a pace 89% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
4.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area A, qathet households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Electoral Area A, qathet, 38% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, on one-parent families, Electoral Area A, qathet sits lower than 98% of Canadian towns: 3.9%.
Electoral Area A, qathet ranks above 84% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 20%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Electoral Area A, qathet. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
86% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 82% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Renter households: 14% here and 25% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 28% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $61,200 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Electoral Area A, qathet had $61,200 before tax, 29% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within British Columbia’s towns, the household in the middle had $87,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 28% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Electoral Area A, qathet ranks above 83% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 16%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 3.6% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (53%) and in the Americas (32%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area A, qathet has 3.6%. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A larger share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns: 4.4%
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
15% of residents speak English and French; across Canada’s towns the figure is 7.5%. Across the comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Below 69% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 6.4% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 41%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 41% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% of residents are 65 or over.
2 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Electoral Area A, qathet
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Electoral Area A, qathet with figures are 23–28 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, qathet | 1,330 | — | 57.2 | 32% | 15% |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona | 1,074 | 23.1 km | 58.4 | 35% | 19% |
| Powell River | 14,947 | 23.3 km | 53.2 | 31% | 13% |
| Electoral Area B, qathet | 1,714 | 27.9 km | 58 | 32% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “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. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Electoral Area A, qathet’s residents
Is Electoral Area A, qathet bilingual?
15% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 85% English only. French is the mother tongue of 4.4%.
How diverse is Electoral Area A, qathet?
15% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.6% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area A, qathet?
29% are Christian and 70% have no religion; 1.2% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area A, qathet good for families?
Under 15: 10% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 3.9%. Schools near Electoral Area A, qathet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area A, qathet?
The median household in Electoral Area A, qathet took in $61,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area A, qathet?
Electoral Area A, qathet had about 1,330 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,250, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area A, qathet?
A median age of 57.2. Children under 15 make up 10%, and people 65 and over 32%.
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).