Skowkale is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 62.4
A First Nations reserve, Skowkale is home to Skowkale. The share of children under 15 is 9.6%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Skowkale had about 1,114 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 455 households at the 2021 Census. Renter households: 2.2% of the total. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 43%, more than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Skowkale
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 22% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 21% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Skowkale’s median age is 62.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 44% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Skowkale went from 841 to 983 residents (+17%), faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 94% of Canadian towns: Skowkale changed by +17% since 2016
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again.
44% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 70–74: 13% of residents, 2.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 6.1% in Skowkale. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Skowkale households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 5.6% of households are one-parent families here. One-person households account for 28%.
Married residents 15 and over: 62%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Skowkale comes in at 6.2%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 77%, a higher share than 67% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $67,000 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Skowkale’s, at $67,000, is 22% lower. Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. Pandemic benefits reached 15% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Skowkale ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 22%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (3%), Skowkale is below 77% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 89%, and 3.6% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Skowkale has fewer bilingual residents than 90% of Canadian towns, at 3.6%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 17%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 13% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 37%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 37%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 44% of residents are 65 or over.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Skowkale
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skowkale | 1,114 | — | 62.4 | 44% | 0% |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 1.3 km | 40.4 | 19% | 15% |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | 2.7 km | 69 | 60% | 0% |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | 10.0 km | 53.6 | 27% | 11% |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 12.8 km | 56.8 | 30% | 9.5% |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | 1,155 | 13.7 km | 58.8 | 34% | 14% |
| Rosedale | 2,401 | 14.3 km | 46 | 20% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Skowkale’s residents
Is Skowkale bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Skowkale?
Indigenous identity: 22%. Visible minority: 3%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Skowkale.
What religion are people in Skowkale?
49% are Christian and 43% have no religion; 8.2% follow another religion.
Is Skowkale good for families?
Under 15: 9.6% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Skowkale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Skowkale?
The median household in Skowkale took in $67,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Skowkale?
Skowkale had about 1,114 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 983, 17% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Skowkale?
A median age of 62.4. Children under 15 make up 9.6%, and people 65 and over 44%.
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).