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Did you know?

WFN's reserve lands are comprised of five land parcels totaling 5,340 acres next to the cities of Kelowna and West Kelowna. Since achieving Self Governing status in 2005, WFN has experienced incredible growth and success. Statistical information on its Business and Residential growth, and much more, can be found in the tabs below.

Business, Development, and Assessment

Businesses on Westbank Lands




Development on Westbank Lands

Building Permits




Residency on Westbank Lands




Assessed Value


 

 

Population/Demographics

Westbank First Nation is a community within the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO), which also includes Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, and Lake Country. The RDCO has a total population of over 198,000.

Population and demographic information about WFN's two reserves, Tsinstikeptum IR9 and IR10, can be found in the 2016 Statistics Canada Census data (IR9 data; IR10 data). Information can also be found through BC Data.

Population At a Glance


 
Membership Demographics




 

Employment at WFN

 
 
Since 1998, Central Okanagan's population has grown from 150,000 to 200,000 and WFN's total population (Members and Non-Members) has grown from an estimated 5,500 people to 10,000. Likewise, residential units on WFN’s lands have grown from 2,277 homes in 1998 to 4,226 today. WFN’s Membership population as well has seen great increases from 547 Members in 1998, including 66 youth aged 12-18, to 840 Members today, including 108 youth aged 12-18.

Tsinstikeptum I.R. 9


*Statistics Canada* 

Total population growth on Tsinstikeptum I.R. 9 (between 2011 and 2016): 29.6%

  • 23% growth of children aged 0 to 14 years during that time
  • 63.8% growth of people aged 65 years and older during that time
  • 116.7% growth of people aged 85 years and older

Tsinstikeptum I.R. 10

*Statistics Canada*

Total population growth on Tsinstikeptum I.R. 10 (between 2011 and 2016): 19.8%

  • 18.2% growth ages 15-64 years during that time
  • 35.7% growth ages 65 years and older during that time
  • 100% growth of people aged 85 years and older during that time

Residential Development Growth on Westbank First Nation Lands

Total WFN dwellings (housing units): 4,215 (including 3,645 on Tsinstikeptum I.R. 9 and 570 on Tsinstikeptum I.R. 10)

  • 37% total are moveable dwellings/mobile homes (37% on I.R. 9 and 33% on I.R. 10)
  • 37% are single detached houses (34% on I.R. 9 and 54% on I.R. 10)  

Top 10 Population Growth for Census Subdivisions of 5,000+ People in Canada