Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResidents with no religion: 55%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 7.4% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Spallumcheen is home to some 5,843 people (July 2025 estimate), in 2,035 households at the 2021 Census. In Spallumcheen, nine in ten households live in a single-detached house. At 23%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in 70% of Canadian towns.
A change of +4% since 2016 leaves Spallumcheen behind 51% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%.
Older than 80% of Canadian towns: half of Spallumcheen is over 48
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 10% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.8% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Spallumcheen, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
In Spallumcheen, 19% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.6 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 6.6% in Spallumcheen. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Spallumcheen, 57% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% 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 9%.
Spallumcheen sits below 64% of Canadian towns for renter households (19%)
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
18% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 14% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $84,000 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Spallumcheen’s median household took in $84,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns the median is $87,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 22% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 10% in Spallumcheen, less than in 57% of Canadian towns
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 (65%) and in the Americas (19%). The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Spallumcheen has fewer immigrants than 71% of Canadian towns, at 7.6%. What’s more, 1.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%.
Spallumcheen ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 5.8%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 15% belong to a visible minority and 2.8% are Indigenous; here, 1.4% and 5.8%.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 3.3% also speak French
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Spallumcheen, 3.3%. 0.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 57% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 9th oldest of 41 towns of 5,726 to 5,948 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Nutana Urban Centre is the oldest at 62, Electoral Area B, Peace River the youngest at 30.6. Sandstone Valley (46.9), East Ferris (48), New Edinburgh (50.2) and Val-David (50.4): the towns nearest Spallumcheen in median age.
Older than Spallumcheen: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | — | 48 | 23% | 7.6% |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 3.5 km | 50 | 30% | 7.1% |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 12.0 km | 50.4 | 26% | 12% |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 13.7 km | 47.2 | 21% | 11% |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 16.0 km | 48 | 23% | 8.5% |
| Enderby | 3,292 | 16.8 km | 54.4 | 33% | 7.6% |
| Vernon | 49,527 | 17.5 km | 49.2 | 28% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Spallumcheen’s residents
Is Spallumcheen bilingual?
English and French: 3.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Spallumcheen?
Immigrants: 7.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.4%. Indigenous identity: 5.8%.
What religion are people in Spallumcheen?
55% said they have no religion and 44% that they are Christian; 1.3% named another faith.
Is Spallumcheen good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 61% of households and one-parent families 6.6%. Schools near Spallumcheen are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Spallumcheen?
Half of Spallumcheen’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 Spallumcheen?
About 5,843, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 5,307 people in Spallumcheen, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Spallumcheen?
The median age is 48, older than 80% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
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).