Photo: waferboard · CC BY 2.0Visible minority residents: 78%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship tops 91% of Canadian towns: 20%. At the 2021 Census, 63,957 people lived in Fleetwood, in 18,845 households. On the census count, nearly a third of households live in a single-detached house. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 39.5, younger than in two thirds of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Fleetwood
More immigrants than most towns
51% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (84%), then in Europe (5.9%); 26% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 78%, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 51%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 15% in Fleetwood, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 20–24: 7.9% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 17%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Fleetwood, 39.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
3.4 people per household, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Fleetwood has 15%. 7.4% of households are one-parent families.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 3.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 29% of adults, beside a typical 27%. At 56%, the share of married residents 15 and over is higher than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
0.6% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 59% 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: 35% date from 2001 or later, 1.9% from before 1961. Renter households are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 25%.
$109,400 a year is the median household income here
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
Half of Fleetwood’s households had a total income above $109,400, 27% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 33% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
In Fleetwood, 51% of residents are immigrants, more than in 93% 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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (84%), then in Europe (5.9%). 12% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants. Most recent wave: 26% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
A lower share of residents with no religion than 82% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Fleetwood. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
65% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
At home, 40% mostly speak another language; 7.9% speak neither English nor French. Few places have so few bilingual residents: 2.9% here, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. 0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 1.5%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 34%, a higher share than 63% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 12% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 59% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. 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 59%.
Youngest by rank: 9th of 41 towns of 50,246 to 81,611 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Grande Prairie, at 34; the oldest, Shawinigan, is at 54.4. By median age, Fleetwood sits among Bradford (37.6), Langford (38.4), Alliston (39.6) and Fredericton (40).
Around Fleetwood, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | 63,957 | — | 39.5 | 17% | 51% |
| Johnston Heights | 30,971 | 3.0 km | 40.3 | 16% | 54% |
| Newton | 51,222 | 3.8 km | 36.2 | 15% | 48% |
| Guildford | 14,663 | 3.9 km | 38.4 | 13% | 55% |
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 4.0 km | 35.6 | 11% | 48% |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 5.1 km | 42.2 | 15% | 52% |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 5.2 km | 37.4 | 12% | 48% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. 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 Fleetwood’s residents
Is Fleetwood good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 7.4%. Schools near Fleetwood are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fleetwood?
The median household in Fleetwood took in $109,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Fleetwood?
The 2021 Census counted 63,957 people in Fleetwood.
What is the average age in Fleetwood?
A median age of 39.5, younger than 67% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Fleetwood bilingual?
2.9% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 89% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.3%.
How diverse is Fleetwood?
51% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 78% belong to a visible minority and 1.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Fleetwood?
31% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 46% follow another religion.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).