Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 73%
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 16% in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet and 11% across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 13% of the total. At 8.8%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 82% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 2,027 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet went from 1,663 to 2,000 residents (+20%), faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet has grown +20%, faster than 96% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 1%.
Half of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet is over 42.8, older than 54% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15 make up 15%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 45–49: one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 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.
With one-parent families at 3.7%, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet is behind 98% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone.
Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet sits above 83% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (19%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Married residents 15 and over account for 45%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 79% in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet, more than in 71% 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
9.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Renter households account for 29%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $92,000 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
Household incomes run high in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet: half had more than $92,000, 7% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 34% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
11% 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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (57%) or in the Americas (18%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 62% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are 36% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Indigenous residents: 6%, a higher share than 75% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
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, 5.5% and 6%.
5.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
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
The share of bilingual residents tops 71% of Canadian towns: 17%. As a reference point, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Only 24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 5% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
70% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 70% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The towns around Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet | 2,027 | — | 42.8 | 13% | 11% |
| Pemberton | 3,620 | 1.2 km | 36.4 | 6.6% | 18% |
| Mount Currie | 1,298 | 10.1 km | 33.2 | 8.9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet’s residents
What is the median income in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet?
Median total household income in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet was $92,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,027 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet counted 2,000, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet?
Half the residents are older than 42.8 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 17% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 83% speak only English and 0.3% only French; 5.3% grew up with French.
How diverse is Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 5.5% and Indigenous residents 6%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet?
Most often Christian (22%) or no religion (73%); other religions make up 5.2%.
Is Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 55% of households and one-parent families 3.7%. Schools near Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet are on its Schools page.
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).