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Who lives in Kelowna.

222,162 people lived in the Kelowna census metropolitan area in 2021. 14.4% were immigrants, ranking 24 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 11.2% belonged to a visible minority group.

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

Population, 2021222,162+14% since 2016
Immigrants14.4%2.0% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority11.2%
Median household income (2020)$85,000rent $1,450/mo
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Kelowna, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

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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 Kelowna, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
South Asian3.4%7,425
Chinese1.5%3,340
Filipino1.4%2,985
Black1.1%2,395
Latin American0.8%1,790
Japanese0.8%1,645
Southeast Asian0.6%1,215
Korean0.4%885
West Asian0.4%825
Multiple visible minorities0.4%790
Arab0.3%670
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%460

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Punjabi (Panjabi)1.2%2,595
Mandarin0.4%840
German0.4%775
Spanish0.4%770
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.3%740
Korean0.2%460
Arabic0.2%415
Russian0.2%355
Yue (Cantonese)0.2%330
Portuguese0.1%265

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
English26.8%58,600
Scottish19.9%43,410
German19.3%42,245
Irish16.4%35,930
Canadian12.7%27,710
French9.2%20,035
Ukrainian7.8%17,065
Dutch4.8%10,565
British Isles4.7%10,255
Polish4.4%9,575
Italian4.1%8,965
Russian3.8%8,225
Norwegian3.7%8,040
Swedish2.8%6,105
Métis2.7%5,805

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 Kingdom17.4%5,500
India8.7%2,745
Germany8.4%2,665
United States of America7.0%2,215
Philippines6.4%2,010
China3.6%1,125
Poland3.0%940
Netherlands2.8%875
South Africa, Republic of2.4%770
Italy1.8%580
Korea, South1.6%510
Russian Federation1.4%455

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Philippines14.3%615
India13.4%575
United States of America7.3%315
United Kingdom7.3%315
China6.1%260
Syria5.6%240
Jamaica4.7%200
Korea, South3.3%140
Australia3.0%130
Mexico2.3%100

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19804.8%
1980 to 19901.6%
1991 to 20001.9%
2001 to 20102.7%
2011 to 20151.5%
2016 to 20212.0%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants55.9%
Immigrants sponsored by family33.7%
Refugees10.0%
Other immigrants0.4%

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.