Census Profile, 2016 Census
Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]
Characteristic |
Capital, RD British Columbia [Census division] |
British Columbia [Province] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Household characteristics | ||||||
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 | 170,155 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
Owner | 107,775 | ... | ... | 1,279,020 | ... | ... |
Renter | 62,270 | ... | ... | 599,360 | ... | ... |
Band housing | 110 | ... | ... | 3,590 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 | 170,155 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
Condominium | 30,160 | ... | ... | 416,770 | ... | ... |
Not condominium | 140,000 | ... | ... | 1,465,200 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 | 170,160 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
No bedrooms | 2,370 | ... | ... | 22,705 | ... | ... |
1 bedroom | 32,945 | ... | ... | 311,035 | ... | ... |
2 bedrooms | 49,895 | ... | ... | 514,015 | ... | ... |
3 bedrooms | 46,095 | ... | ... | 513,135 | ... | ... |
4 or more bedrooms | 38,855 | ... | ... | 521,075 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 | 170,160 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
1 to 4 rooms | 59,820 | ... | ... | 642,910 | ... | ... |
5 rooms | 25,240 | ... | ... | 274,780 | ... | ... |
6 rooms | 21,310 | ... | ... | 235,845 | ... | ... |
7 rooms | 18,125 | ... | ... | 199,715 | ... | ... |
8 or more rooms | 45,675 | ... | ... | 528,720 | ... | ... |
Average number of rooms per dwelling | 5.9 | ... | ... | 6.0 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 | 170,155 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
One person or fewer per room | 168,650 | ... | ... | 1,839,850 | ... | ... |
More than 1 person per room | 1,505 | ... | ... | 42,120 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 | 170,160 | ... | ... | 1,881,965 | ... | ... |
Suitable | 164,105 | ... | ... | 1,781,905 | ... | ... |
Not suitable | 6,055 | ... | ... | 100,060 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 | 170,160 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
1960 or before | 40,440 | ... | ... | 267,560 | ... | ... |
1961 to 1980 | 54,755 | ... | ... | 559,485 | ... | ... |
1981 to 1990 | 25,275 | ... | ... | 289,565 | ... | ... |
1991 to 2000 | 21,145 | ... | ... | 331,865 | ... | ... |
2001 to 2005 | 8,375 | ... | ... | 125,335 | ... | ... |
2006 to 2010 | 11,775 | ... | ... | 171,945 | ... | ... |
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 | 8,390 | ... | ... | 136,210 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 | 170,155 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed | 160,960 | ... | ... | 1,763,105 | ... | ... |
Major repairs needed | 9,200 | ... | ... | 118,865 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 | 170,155 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
1 household maintainer | 96,760 | ... | ... | 1,091,500 | ... | ... |
2 household maintainers | 68,230 | ... | ... | 725,675 | ... | ... |
3 or more household maintainers | 5,170 | ... | ... | 64,790 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 | 170,160 | ... | ... | 1,881,970 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years | 7,010 | ... | ... | 58,620 | ... | ... |
25 to 34 years | 22,895 | ... | ... | 253,950 | ... | ... |
35 to 44 years | 24,430 | ... | ... | 304,185 | ... | ... |
45 to 54 years | 30,380 | ... | ... | 378,545 | ... | ... |
55 to 64 years | 34,895 | ... | ... | 390,185 | ... | ... |
65 to 74 years | 28,915 | ... | ... | 288,165 | ... | ... |
75 to 84 years | 15,020 | ... | ... | 152,225 | ... | ... |
85 years and over | 6,610 | ... | ... | 56,085 | ... | ... |
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 | 166,925 | ... | ... | 1,832,420 | ... | ... |
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs | 119,385 | ... | ... | 1,320,210 | ... | ... |
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs | 47,540 | ... | ... | 512,210 | ... | ... |
30% to less than 100% | 40,450 | ... | ... | 420,705 | ... | ... |
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 105,280 | ... | ... | 1,242,600 | ... | ... |
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 | 56.3 | ... | ... | 58.6 | ... | ... |
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 | 19.1 | ... | ... | 20.7 | ... | ... |
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,156 | ... | ... | 1,149 | ... | ... |
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,388 | ... | ... | 1,387 | ... | ... |
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 | 577,597 | ... | ... | 500,874 | ... | ... |
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 | 634,182 | ... | ... | 720,689 | ... | ... |
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 61,905 | ... | ... | 592,825 | ... | ... |
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 | 12.0 | ... | ... | 12.5 | ... | ... |
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 | 44.5 | ... | ... | 43.3 | ... | ... |
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,003 | ... | ... | 1,036 | ... | ... |
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,113 | ... | ... | 1,149 | ... | ... |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Capital, RD [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 6, 2024).
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