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]
Data quality , Powell River, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia  Map : Powell River, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : British Columbia [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 20,070 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 19,906 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.8 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 11,400 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 9,412 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 4.0 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,075.33 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 20,070 9,965 10,105 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 2,540 1,305 1,235 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 770 415 355 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 885 460 425 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 885 430 455 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 11,970 5,890 6,085 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 945 485 460 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 715 385 330 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 780 405 375 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 900 425 475 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 915 425 495 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 1,015 495 515 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 1,175 605 570 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 1,590 745 845 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 1,875 920 950 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 2,065 1,000 1,070 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 5,560 2,765 2,790 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 2,000 1,055 950 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 1,365 695 665 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 945 490 460 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 625 290 330 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 625 240 385 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 410 175 235 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 160 55 110 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 40 5 35 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 10 5 5 1,325 275 1,050
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 12.7 13.1 12.2 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 59.6 59.1 60.2 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 27.7 27.7 27.6 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 3.1 2.4 3.8 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 48.4 47.8 48.9 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 53.5 53.2 53.7 43.0 41.9 44.0

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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