Census Profile, 2016 Census
Lake Cowichan, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Lake Cowichan, T
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		British Columbia

[Province]
Data quality , Lake Cowichan, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia  Map : Lake Cowichan, Town [Census subdivision], 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 3,226 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 2,974 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 8.5 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,534 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,474 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 389.3 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8.29 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 3,225 1,600 1,625 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 435 195 235 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 145 65 85 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 150 70 85 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 135 65 75 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 2,050 1,020 1,025 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 175 95 80 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 140 70 65 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 145 75 75 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 140 75 65 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 190 100 95 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 215 105 110 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 195 100 95 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 240 125 115 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 305 140 165 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 305 145 160 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 740 380 360 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 300 165 135 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 190 95 95 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 125 65 60 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 65 30 35 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 55 25 35 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 30 20 20 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 20 5 15 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 5 0 0 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 5 0 0 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 13.5 12.2 14.5 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 63.6 63.8 63.1 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 22.9 23.8 22.2 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 45.7 45.8 45.5 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 49.5 49.5 49.6 43.0 41.9 44.0

Data quality: Lake Cowichan, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • 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: 11.8%
  • 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. Lake Cowichan, T [Census subdivision], 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 5, 2024).

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