These numbers are brought to us by the 2016 Canada Census. Where 2021 Census figures are available I have updated them with a **.
Population and Households
Area E Population: 3,883 — up 6.0% from 2016 **
Median Age: 50.8 (Canada’s median age is 41.6) **
Media Household Income before taxes: $70,286
Size of Area E Households
Number of dwellings: 1,763 **
Number of dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,608 **
Owners: 1,275 Renters: 255
Percentage of home owners with a mortgage: 56.1%
ALR – 15.4% of Area E is within the Agricultural Land Reserve
Number of people who are 3rd generation Canadian or greater: 2,240 or 62% of the population.
(By comparison, only 30% of people living in Metro Vancouver are third generation or greater, and in BC as a whole it’s 46%.)
Employment
Employed people: 1,815
Self employed: 440
Working from home: 255
Commuting into Metro Vancouver: 185
2021 Average Residential Property Values
Elphinstone: $692,089
Town of Gibsons: $655,435 *
West Howe Sound: $791,250
Roberts Creek: $960,533
* Housing in the rural areas is almost 100% single family homes, whereas Gibsons has many apartments and townhouses.
SCRD Taxation by Area – 2020
