PlaceDossier / BC places / Thompson-Nicola

Sun Peaks Mountain

A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. 1,404 people lived here in 2021, up 127.9% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)0.0%
Burned by wildfire since 19960.0%
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19192most recent 1934
Under mineral, placer or coal titles0.0%
Land area41 km²

Shares of the land area, measured by us from the provincial maps. Fire perimeters before the 1950s are less complete. A title or a past fire somewhere in the area says nothing about a given lot: a property report checks the parcel itself.

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Water wells

24 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 33 m, and the median tested yield is 378 L/min. Wells here rank 188th of 296 for depth.

Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).

Climate

No climate station with full normals within 30 km.

Source: Climate normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20211,4045,000,879
Change since 2016+127.9%+7.6%
Median age4042.8
Under 1516.7%14.3%
65 and over12.1%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$84,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them72.6%66.8%
Single-detached houses16.8%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)0.0%2.5%
Built before 19610.0%12.5%
Needing major repairs3.2%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$750,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$1,200$1,370
Worked from home25.2%22.6%
Unemployment rate10.6%8.4%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Who lives here

HereBC
Indigenous identity2.5%5.9%
Immigrants19.1%29.0%
Visible minority11.6%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook69.6%52.1%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Shown for context, like the other census figures. We don't rank or score places on these.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Census figures are from 2021; the next census results start in 2027. Area boundaries are Statistics Canada's census subdivisions, which follow municipal and electoral area lines.