Older than 98% of Canadian towns: half of Tsinstikeptum 9 is over 58.4
Tsinstikeptum 9 is a First Nations reserve, home to Westbank First Nation. 9.4% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many residents who moved in within the year: 18% here, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 10,514 residents; the 2021 Census found 4,590 households. Across Tsinstikeptum 9, 29% of households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Tsinstikeptum 9
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
13% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 7.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Tsinstikeptum 9’s median age is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Tsinstikeptum 9 went from 7,612 people in 2016 to 9,134 in 2021, +20%: faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 96% of Canadian towns: Tsinstikeptum 9 changed by +20% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 15%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
Tsinstikeptum 9: 37% of residents are 65 or over, above 99% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 70–74, with 11% of residents, 2.2 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The census found that 7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Tsinstikeptum 9.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Tsinstikeptum 9, 58.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 94% of Canadian towns: 1.9 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.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Tsinstikeptum 9 comes in at 35%. One-parent families: 8.8% of the total.
In Tsinstikeptum 9, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 19% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Locally, 45% of residents 15 and over are married.
Tsinstikeptum 9 ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 3.8%
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
50% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 1.4% built before 1961. Renter households are rarer here than in 64% of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $63,600 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Tsinstikeptum 9: half had less than $63,600, 26% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
12% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 (69%) and in the Americas (15%). 9.7% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1% of residents.
Tsinstikeptum 9: 13% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 91% 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, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Tsinstikeptum 9, 3.9%. Higher than in 89% of Canadian towns: 52% of residents said they have no religion. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
1.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 97%, French 0.2%. Typically, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 74% of Canadian towns: 5% of residents speak English and French.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 44% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 44%; 37% of residents are 65 or over.
Tsinstikeptum 9 sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsinstikeptum 9 | 10,514 | — | 58.4 | 37% | 12% |
| West Kelowna | 40,274 | 1.0 km | 44 | 21% | 14% |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 | 2,081 | 6.4 km | 52 | 25% | 11% |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 11.9 km | 42.4 | 21% | 15% |
| Peachland | 6,302 | 12.2 km | 60 | 38% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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.
Questions about Tsinstikeptum 9’s residents
Is Tsinstikeptum 9 bilingual?
English and French: 5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.8%.
How diverse is Tsinstikeptum 9?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 12%. A visible minority makes up 3.9% and Indigenous residents 13%.
What religion are people in Tsinstikeptum 9?
Most often Christian (44%) or no religion (52%); other religions make up 3.7%.
Is Tsinstikeptum 9 good for families?
Children under 15 are 9.4% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 48% of households and one-parent families 8.8%. Schools near Tsinstikeptum 9 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tsinstikeptum 9?
Median total household income in Tsinstikeptum 9 was $63,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Tsinstikeptum 9?
The latest figure is an estimate: 10,514 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Tsinstikeptum 9 counted 9,134, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Tsinstikeptum 9?
Half the residents are older than 58.4 and half younger, older than 98% of Canadian towns; 9.4% are children under 15 and 37% are 65 or over.
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).