Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOnly 8.7% of households rent their home in Rosedale
The share of one-person households is 17%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. About 2,401 people lived in Rosedale in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Census figures put residents with no religion at 44% locally. Higher than in 72% of Canadian towns: 18% of residents are under 15. The census figures here are for the whole of Fraser Valley D, the municipality that includes Rosedale.
What stands out about the people of Rosedale
Growing faster than most
Rosedale went from 1,529 people in 2016 to 2,092 in 2021, +37%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 99% of Canadian towns: Rosedale changed by +37% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 15% higher again. Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A median age of 46: Rosedale is older than 72% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 65–69: nearly one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 82% of Canadian towns: 2.8 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 4.2%, below 97% of Canadian towns.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 95% of Canadian towns: 60%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 7.9% of the total.
Rosedale: 78% of households live in a single-detached house, above 69% of Canadian towns
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
54% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 3.6% built before 1961. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$109,000 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Rosedale’s median household took in $109,000 before tax, 27% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 17% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
12% of residents are immigrants
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are immigrants in Rosedale. The census found that 2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens locally. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 5.3% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
88% have English as their mother tongue; 3.1% also speak French
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
Rosedale sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.7%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 93% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 21% in Rosedale, less than in 66% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 11% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 58%.
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Rosedale
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 2,401 | — | 46 | 20% | 12% |
| Kent | 7,093 | 5.3 km | 48 | 26% | 16% |
| Harrison Hot Springs | 2,148 | 11.7 km | 57.2 | 33% | 19% |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | 13.2 km | 53.6 | 27% | 11% |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | 14.3 km | 62.4 | 44% | 0% |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 15.3 km | 40.4 | 19% | 15% |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | 16.0 km | 69 | 60% | 0% |
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. “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. 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 Rosedale’s residents
How diverse is Rosedale?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 12%. A visible minority makes up 5.3% and Indigenous residents 4%.
What religion are people in Rosedale?
Most often Christian (54%) or no religion (44%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Rosedale good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 67% of households and one-parent families 4.2%. Schools near Rosedale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosedale?
Median total household income in Rosedale was $109,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rosedale?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,401 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Rosedale counted 2,092, 37% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Rosedale?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger; 18% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Rosedale bilingual?
3.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.7%.
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).