Photo: Urban Walnut · Public domainA higher share of Indigenous residents than 93% of Canadian towns, at 15%
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 36% in Tumbler Ridge. With a median age of 39.6, Tumbler Ridge is younger than 66% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 1,095 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 2,663. In Tumbler Ridge, 31% of households rent their home.
What stands out about the people of Tumbler Ridge
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 3.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Tumbler Ridge went from 1,987 people in 2016 to 2,399 in 2021, +21%: faster growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town people move to
A year before the census, 20% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.8 times the typical share; over five years, 51% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +21% change since 2016: Tumbler Ridge grew faster than 97% 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
Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 11%.
Above 84% of Canadian towns: 20% of residents are under 15
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Tumbler Ridge has 15%. 60–64 is the most common age band: 7.9% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Tumbler Ridge, 39.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7.3% of households are one-parent families, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Common-law partners: 17%, a higher share than 81% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 58% of Canadian towns: 69%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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: 6.8% date from 2001 or later, 2.3% from before 1961. Households in single-detached houses: 64% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
$101,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $101,000, the middle household in Tumbler Ridge out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 17%. The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. Pandemic benefits reached 21% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 20%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Two in five immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1.3% of residents. Elsewhere, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. For Tumbler Ridge, the census puts immigrants at 7.9%.
Tumbler Ridge: 60% of residents said they have no religion, above 96% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 7.7%, below 62% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 3.5% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 0.4%. 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 3.5% in Tumbler Ridge.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 16%, a lower share than 80% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 15% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
60% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 60%.
Of 41 towns its size (2,629 to 2,703 people), the 10th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is La Ronge (31) and the oldest Brockville (67.7). Closest in median age to Tumbler Ridge are Gold Bar (39.2), La Présentation (39.2), Delton (40.3) and East River, Part 1 (41.2).
Among its 5 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than Tumbler Ridge
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 67–101 km from Tumbler Ridge.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbler Ridge | 2,663 | — | 39.6 | 15% | 7.9% |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 67.2 km | 42 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Chetwynd | 2,484 | 74.3 km | 36 | 12% | 10% |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 81.7 km | 44 | 18% | 6.4% |
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 84.8 km | 35.6 | 14% | 10% |
| Beaverlodge | 2,454 | 101.0 km | 40 | 19% | 7.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Tumbler Ridge’s residents
Is Tumbler Ridge bilingual?
3.5% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.9%.
How diverse is Tumbler Ridge?
7.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 7.7% belong to a visible minority and 15% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Tumbler Ridge?
39% are Christian and 60% have no religion; 1.3% follow another religion.
Is Tumbler Ridge good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 7.3%. Schools near Tumbler Ridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tumbler Ridge?
The median household in Tumbler Ridge took in $101,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Tumbler Ridge?
Tumbler Ridge had about 2,663 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,399, 21% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Tumbler Ridge?
A median age of 39.6, younger than 66% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 15%.
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).