Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 28,619
Population in 2006: 27,759
Population in 2001: 25,599
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:

3.1%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

8.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private houses: 16,498
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 12,839
Land area (km2): 3776.62

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

7.6
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This division population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This division:

60.5%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
This division:

57.9%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This division:

4.4%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Sunshine Coast

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Sunshine Coast

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

21,792 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

23,817 CAD
Province:

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

11.1%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

51.6
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

87.3%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,255
This division:

4.6%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 550
This division:

4.1%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 705
This division:

5.0%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,485
This division:

5.4%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 870
Here:

6.5%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 610
This division:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

Sunshine Coast citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 15,400
This division:

61.6%
British Columbia:

57.9%
Male: 7,690
This division:

64.3%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 7,710
Here:

59.1%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 9,600
This division:

38.4%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 4,270
Here:

35.7%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 5,330
This division:

40.9%
Province:

43.6%

This division - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Sunshine Coast

Average family income in Sunshine Coast in 2005

Sunshine Coast families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in Sunshine Coast

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Sunshine Coast

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

Sunshine Coast - Place of residence in 2001

Sunshine Coast mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in 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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