Census Profile, 2016 Census
Powell River, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Powell River, RD
British Columbia
[Census division] 		British Columbia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 19,615 9,750 9,865 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 1,980 985 995 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,600 765 835 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 90 50 45 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 340 200 140 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 5,265 2,685 2,580 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 40 20 15 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 455 240 210 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 4,900 2,495 2,405 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 65 25 35 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 185 95 85
Ontarian 0 0 10 130 55 75
Québécois 15 10 10 1,830 945 880
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 405 175 230
European origins 16,705 8,295 8,410 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 12,075 5,955 6,120 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 0 0 0 455 230 220
Cornish 10 0 0 610 340 265
English 7,515 3,640 3,870 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 4,180 1,970 2,215 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 0 0 0 1,810 835 975
Scottish 5,645 2,755 2,895 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 725 345 385 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 670 335 330 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 2,745 1,405 1,345 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 0 0 10 210 95 115
Breton 0 0 0 110 45 65
Corsican 0 0 0 105 40 65
French 2,740 1,400 1,345 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,460 2,220 2,235 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 220 110 105 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 0 0 0 225 105 120
Belgian 175 85 85 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 1,270 625 645 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 15 0 15 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 0 0 0 850 425 425
German 3,070 1,535 1,540 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 0 10 0 695 340 355
Swiss 185 70 115 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 15 10 10 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 2,380 1,170 1,210 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 305 120 175 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 280 140 135 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 130 60 70 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 855 500 355 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 890 420 465 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 200 90 110 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 2,450 1,125 1,330 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 0 0 0 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 10 0 10 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 70 30 40 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 20 10 0 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 15 15 10 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 285 135 155 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 40 20 15 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 20 15 10 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 0 0 0 1,085 510 580
Polish 670 285 380 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 90 30 60 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 440 205 230 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 20 10 15 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 1,080 500 580 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 15 10 10 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 1,780 815 965 334,740 164,780 169,960
Albanian 0 0 0 1,925 975 950
Bosnian 0 0 0 3,290 1,635 1,655
Catalan 0 0 0 120 85 30
Croatian 35 20 15 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 0 0 0 440 230 205
Greek 85 35 50 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 1,225 585 650 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 0 0 0 280 135 145
Macedonian 10 0 10 1,205 620 580
Maltese 170 75 90 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 0 0 0 710 360 350
Portuguese 90 25 65 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 10 10 0 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 0 0 0 545 295 255
Slovenian 25 15 0 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 115 55 55 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 45 10 40 7,080 3,360 3,725
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 395 200 195
Other European origins 175 100 75 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 0 0 0 840 470 375
Jewish 75 35 40 17,580 8,950 8,635
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 805 320 485
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 965 520 450
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 105 65 35 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 60 25 35 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 0 0 0 220 115 105
Bahamian 0 0 0 255 140 110
Barbadian 0 10 10 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 0 0 0 335 155 175
Carib 0 0 0 70 50 25
Cuban 0 0 0 1,320 615 700
Dominican 0 0 0 735 330 410
Grenadian 0 0 0 380 195 185
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 15 0 15
Haitian 0 0 0 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 25 10 15 10,545 5,425 5,120
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 130 70 55
Martinican 0 0 0 25 0 20
Montserratan 0 0 0 25 15 10
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 570 260 310
St. Lucian 0 0 0 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 10 0 10 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 15 0 10 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 0 0 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 120 30 95 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 0 0 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 0 0 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 10 0 0 2,025 910 1,120
Belizean 0 0 0 125 60 65
Bolivian 0 0 0 375 145 230
Brazilian 10 0 0 5,455 2,465 2,990
Chilean 25 10 15 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 10 0 10 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 0 0 0 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 0 0 0 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 0 0 0 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 0 10 0 1,535 720 810
Honduran 0 0 0 1,445 750 695
Maya 0 0 0 930 475 455
Mexican 50 10 45 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 0 0 0 325 140 185
Paraguayan 0 0 0 895 475 420
Peruvian 0 0 0 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 0 0 10 6,815 3,390 3,425
Uruguayan 0 0 0 410 205 205
Venezuelan 0 0 0 1,900 915 980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 10 0 10 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 125 70 60 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 15 0 10 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 0 0 0 40 30 10
Angolan 0 0 0 90 55 35
Ashanti 0 0 0 85 30 50
Beninese 0 0 0 35 20 15
Burkinabe 0 0 0 45 30 15
Cameroonian 0 0 0 150 85 70
Chadian 0 0 0 70 50 25
Congolese 0 0 0 810 405 400
Edo 0 0 0 85 55 30
Ewe 0 0 0 55 25 30
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ghanaian 15 0 10 1,600 865 730
Guinean 0 0 0 130 45 80
Ibo 0 0 0 280 160 115
Ivorian 0 0 0 100 55 50
Liberian 0 0 0 250 95 150
Malian 0 0 0 80 55 25
Malinké 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nigerian 0 0 0 2,615 1,430 1,185
Peulh 0 0 0 20 0 15
Senegalese 0 0 0 95 75 25
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 130 60 65
Togolese 0 0 0 100 70 40
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 255 135 125
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 620 305 315
North African origins 10 0 10 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 0 0 10 770 465 305
Berber 0 0 0 210 130 80
Coptic 0 0 0 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 0 0 0 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 0 0 0 420 275 140
Maure 0 0 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 0 0 0 2,005 1,105 895
Sudanese 0 0 0 1,225 535 695
Tunisian 0 0 0 500 290 215
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 215 115 105
Southern and East African origins 45 20 25 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 10 0 0 705 355 355
Amhara 0 0 0 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 255 140 120
Burundian 10 0 10 215 95 120
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 1,055 550 505
Ethiopian 0 0 0 2,550 1,280 1,270
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 1,615 775 845
Malagasy 0 0 0 105 65 40
Mauritian 0 0 0 975 520 450
Oromo 0 0 0 140 75 65
Rwandan 0 0 0 420 225 195
Seychellois 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 0 0 0 2,295 1,115 1,180
South African 25 15 15 11,060 5,510 5,550
Tanzanian 0 0 0 490 220 275
Tigrian 0 0 0 205 110 95
Ugandan 0 0 0 775 390 380
Zambian 0 0 0 210 95 110
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 855 445 405
Zulu 0 0 0 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 0 0 10 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 60 45 15 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 0 0 0 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 60 45 15 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 540 230 305 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 25 10 15 99,560 51,315 48,245
Afghan 0 0 0 7,895 4,005 3,885
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 0 0 0 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 0 0 0 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 0 0 0 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 990 570 425
Georgian 0 0 0 740 380 355
Hazara 0 0 0 55 30 20
Iranian 0 10 0 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 10 0 0 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 0 0 10 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 0 0 0 785 425 355
Kazakh 0 0 0 385 205 175
Kurd 0 0 0 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 175 90 85
Lebanese 15 0 10 7,980 4,175 3,805
Palestinian 0 0 0 2,625 1,410 1,210
Pashtun 0 0 0 360 200 160
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 975 615 360
Syrian 0 0 0 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 0 0 0 260 135 125
Tatar 0 0 0 790 365 425
Turk 0 0 0 6,355 3,485 2,865
Turkmen 0 0 0 120 70 55
Uighur 0 0 0 130 65 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 270 150 120
Yemeni 0 0 0 300 185 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 70 45 25 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 10 10 0 1,840 925 920
Bengali 0 0 0 850 405 445
Bhutanese 0 0 0 120 65 55
East Indian 60 35 25 309,315 154,795 154,520
Goan 0 0 0 485 245 240
Gujarati 0 0 0 700 335 365
Kashmiri 0 0 0 185 100 85
Nepali 0 0 0 1,495 690 805
Pakistani 0 0 0 12,585 6,565 6,015
Punjabi 0 0 0 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 0 0 0 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 0 0 0 5,710 2,970 2,740
Tamil 0 0 0 1,235 670 560
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 8,245 4,070 4,170
East and Southeast Asian origins 445 180 270 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 0 0 0 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 175 80 90 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 105 45 65 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 10 0 0 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 70 25 50 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 0 0 0 895 450 445
Korean 60 30 30 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 0 0 0 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 0 0 0 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 15 10 0 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 0 0 0 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 0 0 0 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 30 0 25 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 0 0 0 550 290 260
Vietnamese 30 10 20 41,435 20,205 21,230
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 785 310 470
Other Asian origins 0 0 0 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 0 0 0 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 180 70 115 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 95 30 60 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 30 0 25 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 70 30 35 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 0 0 10 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 10 0 10 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 25 20 10 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 25 15 10 600 275 325
Samoan 0 10 0 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 905 440 465

Data quality: Powell River, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.8%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.9%

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Powell River, 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 May 21, 2024).

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