Population in 2011: 13,165
Population in 2006: 12,957
Population in 2001: 12,983
2006 to 2011 population change
2001 to 2006 population change
This city: | -0.2% |
British Columbia: | 5.3% |
Total private houses: 6,199
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 5,901
Land area (km2): 28.91
Population density per square kilometreHere: | 455.3 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 138.0 |
Powell River population and houses statisticsOther nearby cities
Occupation and industry
Participation rateHere: | 55.5% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
Employment rateThis city: | 51.6% |
British Columbia: | 61.6% |
Unemployment rateThis city: | 7.0% |
British Columbia: | 6.0% |
Labour force activity in Powell River
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this cityEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005This city: | 23,497 CAD |
Province: | 25,722 CAD |
Median income in 2005Here: | 24,444 CAD |
Province: | 24,867 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before taxThis city: | 11.6% |
British Columbia: | 17.3% |
Composition of total income in this city
Earnings and income details for Powell River
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Sports teams in this city
- Powell River Luckies (Hockey)
- Powell River Paper Kings (Hockey)
IUCN protected areas in this city
- Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
Federal Corporations In This City
- Sherriff Environmental Inc. (5394 MANSON AVE, Directors: BARBARA LUCY SHERRIFF)
- CoursePond Inc. (#103-7020 DUNCAN STREET, Directors: JULIE BLANCHE CLARKE)
- POWELL RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (6807 WHARF STREET, Directors: BONNIE KRAKALOVICH, COREY CARR, DAN AGIAS, DAVID FORMOSA, DON BILODEAU, JACK BARR, LINDA YOUNG, MARK HASSETT, PAM KROMPOCKER, PAT HULL, RICK MAKSYMETZ, STACEY MCCAUSLAND)
- UBERTUS INC. (6916b Invermere Court, Directors: FRANCOIS D.J. CARPENTIER-RACINE)
- RANK ABOVE OTHERS CANADA LTD. (6074 Lund Street, Directors: Jack Sinclair, Van Ngoc Lam)
- 3735842 CANADA INC. (C-5 2309, ZILINSKY RD., Directors: ELLEN DE CASKAKER, GARY DE CASKAKER)
- Vertical River Industries Limited (3788 STRATHCONA, Directors: DAN RICHARD DYBLE, GILLES ROLLAND PATENAUDE)
- 6311491 CANADA INC. (5824 ASH AVENUE, Directors: BARRY WILCOX, CATHERINE LAFFERTY, CRAIG MEYERS, DOUGLAS BROWN, GORDON BROWN, LARRY DEL MISTRO, OWEN ROBERTS)
- WINDSPEAR TRANSPORTATION LTD. (7025 Alberni St., Directors: RUPERT SNELL)
- Powell River Community Foundation (4448A MARINE AVENUE, Directors: FRANCES LADRET, HUGH KINGWELL, JEFF SAUVE, KATHY BOWES, MERV KOSZMAN, MYRNA LEISHMAN, PAUL SCHACHTER, SHARON SAWYER, SHEONA SCOTT, VIVICA WATSON)
- South Coast Heli Support LTD. (5917 Mowat Avenue, Directors: Jason Knut Anton Rekve, Wanda Lynn Rekve)
- Malaspina Soap Factory Inc. (6818 Alberni Street, Directors: Bette Forseth, Lindalu Forseth)
- Reach For The Sky Limited. (4571, MARINE AVENUE, Directors: JEFF SAUVE, KEVIN SIGOUIN)
- COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE POWELL RIVER REGION (4717 MARINE AVE, 2ND FLOOR, Directors: BRIAN BENNETT, COLIN PALMER, DAVE FROMOSA, DAVE GABELHOUSE, GREG HEMPHILL, LORI BROWN, REG HOLLINSHEAD, ROBERT STEWART, ROBERT VILLANI, SHEONA SCOTT, STEWART ALSGARD, TANYA CLOSE)
- 3735851 CANADA INC. (C-5 2309, ZILINSKY RD., Directors: ELLEN CASMAKER, GARY CASMAKER)
Mountains located in Powell River
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 365This city: | 2.9% |
Province: | 24.8% |
Male: 140This city: | 2.3% |
British Columbia: | 24.2% |
Female: 225This city: | 3.4% |
Province: | 25.3% |
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 370This city: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 4.8% |
Female: 195This city: | 3.0% |
British Columbia: | 4.9% |
Powell River Minority Population Characteristics
This city citizenship and immigration DetailsAirports in this city
- Powell River Airport (IATA: YPW, ICAO: CYPW)
Universities located in Powell River
- Vancouver Island University
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Male: 3,320This city: | 61.6% |
British Columbia: | 59.4% |
Female: 3,335This city: | 56.3% |
Province: | 56.4% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partnerTotal: 4,650Here: | 41.1% |
British Columbia: | 42.1% |
Male: 2,070This city: | 38.4% |
Province: | 40.6% |
Female: 2,585This city: | 43.7% |
Province: | 43.6% |
Powell River - Marital Status
This city marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this city
First official language spoken in this city
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Language details for Powell RiverMobility status in 2006
This city - Place of residence in 2005
This city - Place of residence in 2001
This city mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this city
Education in Powell RiverNotable people related to this city
Birthplace of:
- Donald Thompson (Musical Artist)
- Brad Bombardir (Ice Hockey Player)
- Richard Seeley (Ice Hockey Player)
- Drew Ferguson (Football)
- Micah Aivazoff (Ice Hockey Player)
- Gary Lupul (Ice Hockey Player)
- Danny Lucas (Ice Hockey Player)
- Cam Cunning (Ice Hockey Player)
- Lindsay Maxwell
Home town of:
- Tara Teng (Pageant Titleholder)
Death place of:
- John MacGregor
- William "Bill" Alexander (Artist)
Resting place of:
Radio stations located in Powell River
- CFPW-FM (95.7 MHz)
- CJMP-FM (90.1 MHz)
Airlines in Powell River
Age characteristics
Median age of the populationHere: | 49.6 |
British Columbia: | 41.9 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Age characteristics of this cityLakes in this city
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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.
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