Nisga'a
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,794
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Nisga'a use the figures that are available.
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 34.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 36 years
- Average household size
- 3.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.4 (estimated) · 2011: 3.1 · 2016: 3.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32% (estimated) · 2016: 24.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.3%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.4%2016: 13%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.4%2016: 23.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.6%2016: 28.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17%2016: 11.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.5%2011: 31.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.4%2011: 16.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.9%2011: 14.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20%2016: 17.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%25.2%2011: 20.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.7%2016: 26.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.1%2016: 31.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.5%2016: 9.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.5%2016: 21.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.2%2016: 11.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.2%2016: 98.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.8%2016: 1.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%80.2%2016: 86.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%19.5%2016: 13.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%54.4%2016: 69.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.9%2016: 29.8%
- Band or local government housing30.7%2016: 0.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.8%2016: 80.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.6%2016: 3.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.8%2016: 7.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.5%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.5%2016: 7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%57%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%69.8%2016: 62.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.6%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%24.1%2016: 34.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.7%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 1.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021