Peace River, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 60,082
Population in 2006: 58,264
Population in 2001: 55,080
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:

3.1%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

5.8%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private houses: 25,854
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 23,196
Land area (km2): 117391.38

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

0.5
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Peace River population and houses statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

29,739 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

28,499 CAD
British Columbia:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This division:

9.3%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

76.2%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

72.0%
Province:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This division:

5.4%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Peace River

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this division

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 28,960
This division:

61.0%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 14,525
This division:

59.7%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 14,440
This division:

62.4%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 18,505
This division:

39.0%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 9,815
This division:

40.3%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 8,690
Here:

37.6%
Province:

43.6%

Peace River - Marital Status

Peace River marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Peace River

Average family income in this division in 2005

Peace River families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in this division

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Peace River

Mobility status in 2006

Peace River - Place of residence in 2005

This division - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Peace River

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

34.3
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This division:

79.0%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,235
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 545
This division:

1.8%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 695
This division:

2.5%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 6,985
Here:

12.0%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 3,615
Here:

12.1%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 3,375
Here:

11.9%
Province:

4.9%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

Peace River citizenship and immigration Details

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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