Bowen Island - Island municipality, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 3,402
Population in 2006: 3,362
Population in 2001: 2,957
2006 to 2011 population change
This region:

1.2%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This region:

13.7%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private houses: 1,760
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 1,345
Land area (km2): 50.14

Population density per square kilometre
This region:

67.9
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This region population and houses statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

26,945 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This region:

32,206 CAD
Province:

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

7.2%
Province:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this region

Earnings and income details for Bowen Island

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This region:

77.0%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

75.7%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in this region

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Bowen Island

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Newspapers located in this region

Federal Corporations In This Region

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

46.6
British Columbia:

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

81.8%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of Bowen Island

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 185
This region:

5.5%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 75
This region:

4.6%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 110
Here:

6.3%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 130
This region:

3.9%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 10
Here:

0.6%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 115
Here:

6.6%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This region Minority Population Characteristics

This region citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,915
Here:

68.8%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 960
This region:

71.4%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 955
This region:

66.3%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 870
This region:

31.2%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 385
This region:

28.6%
British Columbia:

40.6%
Female: 485
Here:

33.7%
British Columbia:

43.6%

This region - Marital Status

This region marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this region

Households types in this region

Average family income in Bowen Island in 2005

Bowen Island families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Bowen Island

First official language spoken in this region

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Bowen Island

Mobility status in 2006

This region - Place of residence in 2005

This region - Place of residence in 2001

Bowen Island mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this region

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Bowen Island

Companies inside this region

Federal Corporations Located in Bowen Island


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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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