CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Location & Communities ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Demographics ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 Total Population .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Population Density ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Population Pyramid............................................................................................................................................... 3 Labour Force Population Pyramid ......................................................................................................................... 3 Population Projections .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Average Age .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Families & Households .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Family Characteristics ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Marital Status ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Mobility ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Cultural Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Ethnic Origin.......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Aboriginal Identity ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Language Spoken Most Often at Home ................................................................................................................ 8 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Water Services ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Service Providers ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Landfill & Waste Management ............................................................................................................................. 8 Traffic Volumes ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 BC Transit .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Housing.................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Dwellings by Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Dwellings by Period of Construction ................................................................................................................... 10 Residential Property Values ................................................................................................................................ 11 Household Characteristics .................................................................................................................................. 11 Housing Affordability .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Income ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Household Income .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Source of Income ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Low Income Measure .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Labour Force............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Class of Worker & Occupations .......................................................................................................................... 15 Labour Force by Industry .................................................................................................................................... 17 i Place of Work ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Commute to Work .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Unemployment ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Labour Force Replacement Rate ......................................................................................................................... 18 Education ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Early Development Instrument ........................................................................................................................... 18 Public School Enrolment ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Homeschool Counts ............................................................................................................................................ 21 High School Completion ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Educational Attainment ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Quality of Life & Civic Engagement ......................................................................................................................... 22 Life Expectancy ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Voter Turnout ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Crime Rates ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Charitable Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Public Library Usage ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Business ................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Business Counts .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Business Formations ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Total Building Permits ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Building Permits by Type .................................................................................................................................... 26 Visitor Centre Statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Local Government