Census Profile, 2016 Census
Smithers, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

Feedback
Select a table view
Charts (using rates)  Download  Hierarchies 
The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Smithers, T
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		British Columbia

[Province]
Data quality , Smithers, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia  Map : Smithers, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : British Columbia [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 5,401 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,404 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.1 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,389 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,291 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 353.6 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 15.27 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,405 2,625 2,775 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 975 480 495 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 295 140 160 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 350 175 165 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 335 165 165 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 3,565 1,780 1,790 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 370 195 175 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 350 195 155 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 350 180 175 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 355 165 190 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 355 165 185 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 370 190 180 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 350 170 175 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 395 190 200 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 375 190 185 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 305 140 160 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 855 370 485 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 235 115 120 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 220 90 130 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 145 70 75 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 115 50 65 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 140 50 90 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 95 35 60 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 40 15 25 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 10 5 5 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 0 0 0 1,325 275 1,050
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 18.0 18.3 17.8 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 66.0 67.8 64.5 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 15.8 14.1 17.5 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 2.6 1.9 3.2 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 39.8 38.8 40.7 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 39.2 38.3 40.2 43.0 41.9 44.0

Data quality: Smithers, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.2%

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Smithers, T [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 7, 2024).

Date modified: