Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Tzeachten 13 is over 69
Tzeachten 13 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Tzeachten. Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Tzeachten 13, 1.9. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 4,899 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,615 households. 6% of residents are under 15. Few places have as many residents with no religion: 42% here, more than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Tzeachten 13
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 10% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Tzeachten 13 is 69; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 60% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Tzeachten 13 went from 2,358 people in 2016 to 3,089 in 2021, +31%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+31% since 2016, a pace 99% of Canadian towns didn’t match
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 59%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%.
In Tzeachten 13, 60% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
70–74 is the most common age band: 18% of residents, 3.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, 4.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Tzeachten 13, 69. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 56% of Canadian towns: 29% of households are one person living alone
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 4% in Tzeachten 13 and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 63% of residents 15 and over are married
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 11% of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Tzeachten 13, the census puts common-law partners at 8.6%.
A smaller share of renter households than 77% of Canadian towns: 14%
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: 70% date from 2001 or later, 2.2% from before 1961. Single-detached houses hold 71% of households, more than in 59% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 1.6%. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median gross household income: $63,200 a year
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 $63,200, the middle household in Tzeachten 13 earned 27% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 11% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Indigenous residents make up 14% in Tzeachten 13, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 3.9%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 89%, and 3.2% speak French as well
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 3.2% in Tzeachten 13. At home: English 98%, French 0.3%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 97% of Canadian towns, at 9.2%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
27% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 27%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 60% are 65 or over.
Every neighbour of Tzeachten 13 has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | — | 69 | 60% | 0% |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | 2.7 km | 62.4 | 44% | 0% |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 3.0 km | 40.4 | 19% | 15% |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | 9.2 km | 53.6 | 27% | 11% |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 10.2 km | 56.8 | 30% | 9.5% |
| Rosedale | 2,401 | 16.0 km | 46 | 20% | 12% |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | 1,155 | 16.3 km | 58.8 | 34% | 14% |
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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Tzeachten 13’s residents
What is the average age in Tzeachten 13?
The median age is 69, older than 99% of Canadian towns. 6% are under 15 and 60% 65 or older.
Is Tzeachten 13 bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Tzeachten 13?
Indigenous identity: 14%. Visible minority: 3.9%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Tzeachten 13.
What religion are people in Tzeachten 13?
42% said they have no religion and 56% that they are Christian; 2.2% named another faith.
Is Tzeachten 13 good for families?
6% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 4%. Schools near Tzeachten 13 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tzeachten 13?
Half of Tzeachten 13’s households had more than $63,200 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Tzeachten 13?
About 4,899, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,089 people in Tzeachten 13, 31% more than 2016.
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).