One-person households: 14%, a lower share than 93% of Canadian towns
13% of residents are 65 or over; across Canada’s towns the figure is 19%. The 2021 Census counted 11,625 residents in 3,600 households. The share of visible minority residents stands at 51%. More children under 15 than in 86% of Canadian towns: 20%.
Younger than 76% of Canadian towns: half of Provinceton is under 38.2
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Provinceton, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Provinceton, 38.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Provinceton households average 3.2 people, larger than in 94% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: nearly a tenth of the total.
Below 85% of Canadian towns: 6.1% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Provinceton, 57% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 13% in Provinceton, less than in 80% 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
69% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.8% built before 1961. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 43% here, fewer than in three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (2.5%), Provinceton is above 66% of Canadian towns.
$128,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Provinceton: half had more than $128,000, 49% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 28% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More immigrants than 78% of Canadian towns: 34%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (69%) or in Europe (16%). For comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Higher than in 63% of Canadian towns: 8.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens. 19% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns, at 38%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (14%), Muslim (3%), Hindu (2.8%) and Buddhist (2.2%). The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents make up 2.5%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 62%, and 5.2% speak French as well
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.2% of residents speak English and French here. At home, 20% mostly speak another language; 2.9% speak neither English nor French. 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 86% of Canadian towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 60% of Canadian towns: 33%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 6.6% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 65%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
13th lowest median age among 41 towns of 11,380 to 11,879
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31.5 (Cityscape) up to 57.6 (Sechelt). In age, Provinceton keeps company with Banff (36.8), West Springs (37.4), Morden (38.4) and Estevan (38.8).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Provinceton
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provinceton | 11,625 | — | 38.2 | 13% | 34% |
| Cloverdale | 13,615 | 1.9 km | 39.6 | 15% | 30% |
| Clayton Heights | 8,961 | 2.7 km | 35 | 6.9% | 31% |
| Surrey Centre | 16,482 | 2.8 km | 39 | 15% | 28% |
| Rosewood Park | 9,004 | 3.2 km | 42.1 | 19% | 27% |
| Aloha Estates | 13,194 | 3.4 km | 34.5 | 7.2% | 31% |
| Sunrise Estates | 4,292 | 3.9 km | 41.2 | 19% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Provinceton’s residents
What is the population of Provinceton?
Provinceton had 11,625 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Provinceton?
38.2 is the median age, younger than 76% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 13%.
Is Provinceton bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Provinceton?
Immigrants make up 34% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 51% are members of a visible minority, and 2.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Provinceton?
Christian: 39%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 23%.
Is Provinceton good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 59% of households are couple families and 8.7% one-parent families. Schools near Provinceton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Provinceton?
$128,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Provinceton (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).