Census Profile, 2016 Census
Sunshine Coast, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Sunshine Coast, 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 29,375 14,095 15,275 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 2,505 1,180 1,330 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,890 885 1,005 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 55 0 50 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 650 315 340 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 7,430 3,650 3,785 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 100 45 55 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 710 330 375 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 6,810 3,355 3,455 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 20 10 15 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 185 95 85
Ontarian 0 0 0 130 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 24,905 11,885 13,020 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 19,015 8,925 10,090 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 0 0 0 455 230 220
Cornish 0 0 10 610 340 265
English 12,100 5,715 6,385 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 6,760 2,905 3,855 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 10 10 10 1,810 835 975
Scottish 8,495 3,910 4,590 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 1,125 505 625 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 1,195 505 695 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 3,365 1,550 1,810 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 0 0 0 210 95 115
Breton 10 0 0 110 45 65
Corsican 0 0 0 105 40 65
French 3,360 1,555 1,805 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 6,295 2,945 3,350 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 360 150 210 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 0 0 0 225 105 120
Belgian 105 40 60 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 1,490 725 760 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 20 15 10 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 0 0 0 850 425 425
German 4,615 2,145 2,465 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 10 0 0 695 340 355
Swiss 280 150 130 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 10 0 0 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 3,035 1,400 1,635 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 550 220 330 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 435 230 200 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 195 105 85 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 1,230 525 705 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 875 415 460 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 85 50 35 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 3,885 1,780 2,100 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 10 0 0 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 0 0 0 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 115 40 75 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40 15 25 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 40 10 30 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 380 180 195 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 35 15 20 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 50 10 40 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 0 0 0 1,085 510 580
Polish 1,185 615 570 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 115 45 70 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 855 415 440 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 30 25 0 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 1,535 665 865 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 30 10 20 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 2,025 915 1,110 334,740 164,780 169,960
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 150 70 80 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 0 0 0 440 230 205
Greek 275 140 140 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 1,035 485 545 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 0 0 0 280 135 145
Macedonian 15 0 15 1,205 620 580
Maltese 15 10 10 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 0 0 0 710 360 350
Portuguese 185 95 90 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 15 0 10 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 0 0 0 545 295 255
Slovenian 55 20 25 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 390 140 250 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 55 35 20 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 245 125 120 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 0 0 0 840 470 375
Jewish 80 50 35 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 113 160 80 80 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 175 75 100 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 0 0 0 220 115 105
Bahamian 15 10 10 255 140 110
Barbadian 0 0 0 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 10 10 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 10 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 95 35 60 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 15 0 10 570 260 310
St. Lucian 0 0 0 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 20 15 10 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 0 0 0 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 0 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 275 135 140 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 10 10 0 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 0 0 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 0 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 10 0 0 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 0 0 0 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 10 0 0 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 10 0 0 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 10 0 10 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 20 10 10 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 0 0 0 1,535 720 810
Honduran 25 15 10 1,445 750 695
Maya 15 10 0 930 475 455
Mexican 155 75 75 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 10 0 0 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 0 0 0 325 140 185
Paraguayan 0 0 0 895 475 420
Peruvian 15 0 15 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 15 10 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 0 0 0 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 240 100 135 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 10 10 0 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 0 0 0 40 30 10
Angolan 10 10 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 0 0 0 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 10 10 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 45 30 10 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 0 0 0 770 465 305
Berber 0 0 0 210 130 80
Coptic 0 0 0 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 10 10 10 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 0 0 0 420 275 140
Maure 15 20 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 15 15 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 105 35 65 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 10 0 10 705 355 355
Amhara 0 0 0 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 255 140 120
Burundian 0 0 0 215 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 90 30 55 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 10 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 10 0 0 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 85 30 55 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 25 15 10 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 80 25 60 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 1,895 860 1,035 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 145 65 80 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 10 0 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 15 0 0 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 0 0 0 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 990 570 425
Georgian 10 0 10 740 380 355
Hazara 0 0 0 55 30 20
Iranian 25 15 10 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 0 0 0 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 10 0 0 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 10 10 0 785 425 355
Kazakh 10 0 0 385 205 175
Kurd 0 0 10 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 175 90 85
Lebanese 40 20 25 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 10 10 10 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 0 0 0 260 135 125
Tatar 0 0 0 790 365 425
Turk 20 0 20 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 20 0 20 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 230 120 110 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 10 0 10 1,840 925 920
Bengali 0 0 0 850 405 445
Bhutanese 0 0 0 120 65 55
East Indian 190 110 80 309,315 154,795 154,520
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 10 0 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 0 0 0 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 25 10 20 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 1,515 670 845 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 15 0 10 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 10 10 0 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 510 235 275 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 415 160 255 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 10 0 10 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 260 125 135 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 0 0 0 895 450 445
Korean 125 45 80 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 0 0 0 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 10 0 10 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 0 0 0 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 0 0 0 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 10 10 0 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 25 0 20 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 30 15 15 550 290 260
Vietnamese 140 85 55 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 10 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 0 0 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 270 145 125 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 145 85 60 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 70 50 20 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 65 20 40 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 0 0 0 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 25 0 15 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 35 15 15 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 600 275 325
Samoan 0 0 0 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 905 440 465

Data quality: Sunshine Coast, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.7%
  • 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: 8.6%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

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. Sunshine Coast, 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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