Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 80,332
Population in 2006: 76,929
Population in 2001: 71,998
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

4.4%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

6.8%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private dwellings: 35,922
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 33,163
Land area (km2): 3474.55

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

23.1
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This division population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

60.0%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

56.1%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This division:

6.4%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Cowichan Valley

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this division

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

23,165 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

24,457 CAD
Province:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This division:

11.5%
Province:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for Cowichan Valley

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 3,175
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 1,550
This division:

4.1%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 1,620
Here:

4.2%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 7,420
This division:

9.7%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 3,635
This division:

9.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 3,780
Here:

9.7%
Province:

4.9%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

Cowichan Valley citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 41,805
Here:

61.5%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 20,840
Here:

63.2%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 20,965
Here:

59.9%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 26,185
This division:

38.5%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 12,125
This division:

36.8%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 14,065
This division:

40.2%
British Columbia:

43.6%

This division - Marital Status

Cowichan Valley marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Cowichan Valley

Average family income in Cowichan Valley in 2005

This division families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Cowichan Valley

First official language spoken in Cowichan Valley

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this division

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

This division - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Cowichan Valley

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

47.2
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.6%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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