Photo: Sebbby98 · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 90% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Tsawwassen, 43%. The town is home to some 2,629 people (July 2025 estimate), in 930 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Higher than in 72% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of households are one-parent families.
What stands out about the people of Tsawwassen
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 10% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Tsawwassen went from 816 people in 2016 to 2,256 in 2021, +177%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town people move to
A year before the census, 34% of residents lived elsewhere, 3.2 times the typical share; over five years, 74% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Tsawwassen has grown +177%, faster than 99% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 17%.
Tsawwassen is older than 54% of Canadian towns: a median age of 42.8
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
15% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Tsawwassen, 42.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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.
A quarter of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 68% of Canadian towns: 52%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 24% of adults, against a typical 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
More households in buildings of five or more storeys than 85% of Canadian towns: 17%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 70% date from 2001 or later, 1.1% from before 1961. Compared with other places, renter households are scarce here: 19%, fewer than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns.
$98,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. 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; Tsawwassen’s, at $98,000, is 14% higher. For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 91% of Canadian towns: 54%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 36% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Other faiths: Muslim (5.1%). The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
70% have English as their mother tongue; 7.5% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 82%, French 0.2%. 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 38%, a higher share than 69% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 7.3% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. 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: 61% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 61%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (2,585 to 2,671 people), the 17th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between La Ronge (31) and Brockville (67.7) lies the rest of the group. Westmeria (42.4), Saint-Léonard-d'Aston (42.4), Adelaide/Churchill (43.1) and Castlemore Estates (43.2): the towns nearest Tsawwassen in median age.
Around Tsawwassen, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | — | 42.8 | 18% | 0% |
| Delta | 124,670 | 10.6 km | 44 | 21% | 33% |
| Richmond | 239,584 | 13.9 km | 43.6 | 20% | 60% |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 16.9 km | 49.4 | 25% | 28% |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 17.4 km | 49.7 | 26% | 34% |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 17.7 km | 48 | 23% | 42% |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 19.0 km | 35.2 | 14% | 51% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Tsawwassen’s residents
Is Tsawwassen good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 55% of households and one-parent families 9.7%. Schools near Tsawwassen are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tsawwassen?
Half of Tsawwassen’s households had more than $98,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Tsawwassen?
About 2,629, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,256 people in Tsawwassen, 177% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Tsawwassen?
The median age is 42.8, older than 54% of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 18% 65 or older.
Is Tsawwassen bilingual?
7.5% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Tsawwassen?
Indigenous identity: 12%. Visible minority: 36%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Tsawwassen.
What religion are people in Tsawwassen?
54% said they have no religion and 33% that they are Christian; 12% named another faith.
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).