Photo: RockyGoat · Public domainIn Valemount, 15% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Valemount has 39%. This British Columbia town had about 1,082 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 515 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 21% here. The median age here is 44.8, higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Valemount
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 3.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town people move to
A year before the census, 19% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.8 times the typical share; over five years, 44% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Valemount changed by +3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 57% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9% in Valemount, less than in 80% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Against a figure of 16% across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 in Valemount comes in at 15%. The largest age band is 35–39: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 90% of Canadian towns: 2 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.
Here, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Valemount sits above 83% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (19%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
37% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
30% of households rent their home, a share 60% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 11% predate 1961, 8.7% date from 2001 or later. 14% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median gross household income: $60,400 a year
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
Household incomes run lower in Valemount: half had less than $60,400, 30% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. 29% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Above 92% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 (36%) and in Asia (32%). Valemount has more residents without Canadian citizenship than 72% of Canadian towns, at 11%. 29% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 3.3% of residents.
Valemount ranks above 96% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 61%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (2.4%). The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. Here 12% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 5.2% also speak French
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. The census found that 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue in Valemount.
18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 6.3% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Valemount and its 5 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 58–145 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Valemount.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount | 1,082 | — | 44.8 | 21% | 15% |
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George | 1,604 | 58.0 km | 51.2 | 26% | 13% |
| Jasper | 4,627 | 79.5 km | 37.6 | 13% | 18% |
| Hinton | 10,124 | 130.0 km | 38 | 13% | 11% |
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 141.0 km | 48.4 | 25% | 6.6% |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola | 1,766 | 145.3 km | 55.2 | 28% | 8.7% |
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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
Questions about Valemount’s residents
How diverse is Valemount?
Immigrants: 15% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 12%. Indigenous identity: 15%.
What religion are people in Valemount?
61% said they have no religion and 31% that they are Christian; 8.5% named another faith.
Is Valemount good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 43% of households and one-parent families 8.7%. Schools near Valemount are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Valemount?
Half of Valemount’s households had more than $60,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Valemount?
About 1,082, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,052 people in Valemount, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Valemount?
The median age is 44.8. 15% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
Is Valemount bilingual?
English and French: 5.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
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).