Photo: TwoWild · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of residents with no religion than 99% of Canadian towns, at 74%
By its share of households in single-detached houses (91%), Roberts Creek is above 91% of Canadian towns. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 7.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 3,779 for July 2025. Across Roberts Creek, 3.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Every figure here is for Sunshine Coast D as a whole, the municipality Roberts Creek belongs to.
What stands out about the people of Roberts Creek
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Roberts Creek is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Roberts Creek changed by +3% from 2016 to 2021, behind 57% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 7% higher again. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Roberts Creek is over 51.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
65–69 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 14% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Roberts Creek, 51.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% 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.
The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in Roberts Creek. One-parent families make up 7.7%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Roberts Creek, 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 22% of adults (typical: 27%). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. The census found that 48% of residents 15 and over are married in Roberts Creek.
25% of households rent their home, fewer than in 52% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 20% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $84,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $84,000, the middle household in Roberts Creek earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 25% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
14% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (58%) and in the Americas (23%). 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Roberts Creek has 14%.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 66% of Canadian towns: 4.4%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (5.7%), Roberts Creek is below 66% of Canadian towns. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Roberts Creek sits above 61% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (10%)
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 2.3%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Roberts Creek sits above 56% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (30%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 5.3% (typical 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 58% 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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 58%.
The 7th oldest of 41 towns of 3,721 to 3,844 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Clareview Town Centre, youngest at 32.1, to Georgian Bay, oldest at 58.4. Next to Roberts Creek on this scale come Stoney Creek (50), East Hawkesbury (50.8), Lake Cowichan (52) and Alnwick (53.6).
Median age: 3 of the 4 towns around Roberts Creek are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | — | 51.2 | 28% | 14% |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 6.7 km | 50.8 | 26% | 15% |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 8.6 km | 56 | 35% | 21% |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 10.9 km | 55.6 | 31% | 19% |
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 11.6 km | 57.6 | 37% | 23% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Roberts Creek’s residents
How diverse is Roberts Creek?
Immigrants: 14% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 5.7%. Indigenous identity: 4.4%.
What religion are people in Roberts Creek?
74% said they have no religion and 22% that they are Christian; 4.3% named another faith.
Is Roberts Creek good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 7.7%. Schools near Roberts Creek are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Roberts Creek?
Half of Roberts Creek’s households had more than $84,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Roberts Creek?
About 3,779, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,523 people in Roberts Creek, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Roberts Creek?
The median age is 51.2, older than 88% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 28% 65 or older.
Is Roberts Creek bilingual?
English and French: 10% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.3%.
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).