Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 98% of Canadian towns: half of Electoral Area B, qathet is over 58
By its share of Indigenous residents (6.1%), Electoral Area B, qathet is above 75% of Canadian towns. Here, 11% of residents are under 15. This British Columbia town has fewer renter households than 77% of Canadian towns, at 14%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,714 residents; the 2021 Census found 760 households.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area B, qathet
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Electoral Area B, qathet is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area B, qathet grew +8% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 73% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 3%.
Electoral Area B, qathet: 32% of residents are 65 or over, above 95% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. For Electoral Area B, qathet, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.1%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Electoral Area B, qathet, 31%. For Electoral Area B, qathet, the census puts one-parent families at 5.3%.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 12%.
In Electoral Area B, qathet, 80% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 28% date from 2001 or later, 9% from before 1961. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $66,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Electoral Area B, qathet’s median household took in $66,000 before tax, 23% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Electoral Area B, qathet, more than in 60% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Electoral Area B, qathet comes in at 11%. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 1.5%.
57% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 1.5%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 5.1% 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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.1% of residents speak English and French in Electoral Area B, qathet. Across Electoral Area B, qathet, 1.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 17%, a lower share than 75% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 7.9% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
48% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 48%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 32% are 65 or over.
Electoral Area B, qathet and its 3 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, qathet | 1,714 | — | 58 | 32% | 11% |
| Powell River | 14,947 | 4.7 km | 53.2 | 31% | 13% |
| Electoral Area C, qathet | 2,409 | 8.9 km | 56 | 34% | 15% |
| Electoral Area D, qathet | 1,221 | 14.8 km | 62.4 | 43% | 11% |
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. 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Electoral Area B, qathet’s residents
What is the average age in Electoral Area B, qathet?
The median age is 58. 11% are under 15 and 32% 65 or older.
Is Electoral Area B, qathet bilingual?
5.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.8%.
How diverse is Electoral Area B, qathet?
Immigrants: 11% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.5%. Indigenous identity: 6.1%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area B, qathet?
57% said they have no religion and 42% that they are Christian; 1.2% named another faith.
Is Electoral Area B, qathet good for families?
11% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 5.3%. Schools near Electoral Area B, qathet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area B, qathet?
Half of Electoral Area B, qathet’s households had more than $66,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Electoral Area B, qathet?
About 1,714, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,664 people in Electoral Area B, qathet, 8% more than 2016.
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).