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Who lives in Chilliwack.

113,767 people lived in the Chilliwack census metropolitan area in 2021. 14.5% were immigrants, ranking 22 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 10.7% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021113,767+12.1% since 2016
Immigrants14.5%1.5% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority10.7%
Median household income (2020)$82,000rent $1,170/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Chilliwack, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian2.9%3,280
Filipino1.4%1,565
Chinese1.4%1,550
Latin American1.0%1,125
Southeast Asian1.0%1,120
Black1.0%1,080
Korean0.6%615
Multiple visible minorities0.4%480
Japanese0.3%305
West Asian0.3%300
Arab0.2%235
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%235

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.8%930
Mandarin0.4%455
Spanish0.4%410
Korean0.4%400
Vietnamese0.3%365
German0.3%310
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.3%290
Yue (Cantonese)0.1%160
Hindi0.1%130
Russian0.1%125

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English24.9%27,760
Scottish19.4%21,665
German17.9%20,020
Irish15.5%17,285
Canadian12.7%14,215
Dutch11.2%12,530
French8.1%9,060
Ukrainian5.5%6,110
First Nations (North American Indian)4.4%4,960
British Isles4.2%4,670
Russian4.1%4,535
Norwegian3.5%3,870
European2.9%3,210
Polish2.8%3,150
Italian2.6%2,935

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
United Kingdom17.2%2,780
Netherlands9.0%1,450
India7.8%1,265
United States of America7.3%1,190
Philippines6.4%1,030
Germany6.1%985
China3.4%555
Viet Nam3.1%495
South Africa, Republic of2.3%375
Korea, South2.2%355
Romania1.7%270
Poland1.5%250

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India16.5%280
Philippines12.1%205
China8.6%145
United States of America5.6%95
United Kingdom5.6%95
Brazil4.4%75
South Africa, Republic of2.9%50
Korea, South2.9%50
Syria2.9%50
Viet Nam2.4%40

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19805.1%
1980 to 19901.7%
1991 to 20002.0%
2001 to 20102.6%
2011 to 20151.5%
2016 to 20211.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants50.4%
Immigrants sponsored by family36.1%
Refugees12.5%
Other immigrants1.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.