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Historical populationsYearPop.±%19212,374—    19314,871+105.2%19417,949+63.2%195115,697+97.5%195620,800+32.5%196129,053+39.7%196640,916+40.8%197153,073+29.7%197655,464+4.5%198161,077+10.1%198669,291+13.4%199184,021+21.3%1996101,820+21.2%2001112,890+10.9%2006114,565+1.5%2011126,840+10.7%2016139,284+9.8%2021148,625+6.7%
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coquitlam had a population of 148,625 living in 55,949 of its 58,683 total private dwellings, a change of 6.7% from its 2016 population of 139,284. With a land area of 122.15 km2 (47.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,216.7/km2 (3,151.3/sq mi) in 2021.
According to the 2016 Census, 47% of households contained a married couple with children, 30% contained a married couple without children, and 22% were one-person households. Of the 40,085 reported families: 76% were married couples with an average of 3.0 persons per family, 15% were lone-parents with an average of 2.5 persons per family, and 9% were common-law couples with an average of 2.6 persons per family. The median age of Coquitlam's population was 41.1 years, slightly younger than the British Columbia median of 43.0 years. Coquitlam had 85.6% of its residents 15 years of age or older, less than the provincial average of 87.5%.
According to the 2016 census, about 44% of Coquitlam residents were foreign-born, much higher than the 28% foreign-born for the whole of British Columbia. The same census documented the median income in 2015 for all families was $65,020, compared to the provincial average of $61,280. 58.2% of respondents 15 years of age and older claim to have a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree, compared to 55% province-wide. Lastly, also as of the 2016 census, only 23.4% of Coquitlam residents who work outside the home work within the city of Coquitlam itself, just less than half the provincial average of 48.9% of residents who work within their own municipality, yet 22.2% of Coquitlam residents take public transit, bicycle or walk to work, close to the provincial average of 22.4%.
Ethnicity[edit]
Panethnic groups in the City of Coquitlam (2001–2021)
Panethnic group
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European
61,220
41.51%
65,730
47.6%
67,655
54.12%
68,120
59.99%
71,755
64.4%
East Asian
46,375
31.45%
40,400
29.26%
30,715
24.57%
26,710
23.52%
25,030
22.46%
Middle Eastern
12,080
8.19%
9,140
6.62%
7,375
5.9%
4,885
4.3%
2,965
2.66%
Southeast Asian
7,675
5.2%
7,205
5.22%
6,415
5.13%
4,110
3.62%
3,710
3.33%
South Asian
7,405
5.02%
6,220
4.5%
5,245
4.2%
4,185
3.69%
3,280
2.94%
Latin American
3,345
2.27%
2,190
1.59%
1,895
1.52%
1,530
1.35%
1,110
1%
Indigenous
2,915
1.98%
3,095
2.24%
2,610
2.09%
1,565
1.38%
1,480
1.33%
African
2,135
1.45%
1,515
1.1%
1,265
1.01%
1,005
0.88%
1,130
1.01%
Other
4,300
2.92%
2,590
1.88%
1,840
1.47%
1,455
1.28%
970
0.87%
Total responses
147,465
99.22%
138,095
99.15%
125,015
98.56%
113,560
99.12%
111,425
98.7%
Total population
148,625
100%
139,284
100%
126,840
100%
114,565
100%
112,890
100%
Languages[edit]
The 2021 census found that English was spoken as the mother tongue of 47.5% of the population. The next most common mother tongue language was Mandarin, spoken by 9.7% of the population, followed by Korean at 6.8%. The south slope of Coquitlam, which includes Maillardville, has a pocket of French speakers.
Rank (2021)
Mother tongue
Population
Percentage
1
English
70,195
47.5%
2
Mandarin
14,380
9.7%
3
Korean
10,040
6.8%
4
Cantonese
9,670
6.5%
5
Persian (including Dari)
8,920
6.0%
6
Spanish
2,825
1.9%
7
Tagalog
2,510
1.7%
8
Russian
2,310
1.6%
9
French
1,295
0.9%
10
Arabic
1,255
0.8%
10
Punjabi
1,255
0.8%
12
Italian
1,195
0.8%
13
Portuguese
1,100
0.7%
Religion[edit]
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Coquitlam included:
Irreligion (73,945 persons or 50.1%)
Christianity (55,150 persons or 37.4%)
Islam (9,315 persons or 6.3%)
Buddhism (3,110 persons or 2.1%)
Hinduism (1,955 persons or 1.3%)
Sikhism (1,855 persons or 1.3%)
Judaism (405 persons or 0.3%)
Indigenous Spirituality (45 persons or <0.1%)
