Population in 2011: 4,400,057
Population in 2006: 4,113,487
Population in 2001: 3,907,738
2006 to 2011 population changeThis province: | 7.0% |
Country: | 5.9% |
2001 to 2006 population changeThis province: | 5.3% |
Canada: | 5.4% |
Total private houses: 1,945,365
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 1,764,637
Land area (km2): 922509.29
Population density per square kilometreThis province: | 4.8 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 3.7 |
This province population and houses statisticsEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005This province: | 25,722 CAD |
Country: | 26,850 CAD |
Median income in 2005Here: | 24,867 CAD |
Country: | 25,615 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Composition of total income in this province
Earnings and income details for British ColumbiaOccupation and industry
Participation rateThis province: | 65.6% |
Country: | 66.8% |
Employment rateThis province: | 61.6% |
Canada: | 62.4% |
Labour force activity in this province
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this province
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Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority population
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 196,070This province: | 4.8% |
Canada: | 3.8% |
Male: 94,855This province: | 4.7% |
Canada: | 3.7% |
Female: 101,220This province: | 4.9% |
Canada: | 3.8% |
British Columbia Minority Population Characteristics
British Columbia citizenship and immigration DetailsMarital Status
Married or living with a common-law partnerTotal: 2,154,575This province: | 57.9% |
Canada: | 57.7% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
British Columbia - Marital Status
British Columbia marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this province
First official language spoken in British Columbia
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Language details for British ColumbiaMobility status in 2006
This province - Place of residence in 2005
British Columbia - Place of residence in 2001
British Columbia mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this province
Education in British ColumbiaAirports Located in British Columbia
- Dawson Creek (Flying L Ranch) Airport (TC LID: CDC3, Dawson Cree)
- Fraser Lake Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CBJ8, Fraser Lak)
- Boundary Bay Airport (ICAO: CZBB, Delt)
- Kamloops Airport (ICAO: CYKA, Kamloop)
- Mission (Memorial Hospital) Heliport (TC LID: CBU6, Missio)
- Pitt Meadows Airport (Pitt Meadows Regional Airport) (ICAO: CYPK, Pitt Meadow)
- Powell River Airport (ICAO: CYPW, Powell Rive)
- Saunders Field (Merritt Airport) (TC LID: CAD5, Merrit)
- Tofino Airport (ICAO: CYAZ, Tofin)
- Vanderhoof Airport (TC LID: CAU4, Vanderhoo)
Colleges inside this province
Companies Located in this province
Federal Corporations Located in this province
Hospitals Located in British Columbia
Radio stations inside this province
- CFLD-AM (760, Burns Lake)
- CJCI-FM (97.3, Prince George)
- CKWL-AM (100.3, Williams Lake)
- CKQR-FM (99.3, Castlegar)
- CKQQ-FM (103.1, Kelowna)
- CICF-FM (105.7, Vernon)
- CFNI-AM (1240, Port Hardy)
- CFML-FM (107.9, Burnaby)
- CHMB-AM (1320, Vancouver)
- CKWX-AM (1130, Vancouver)
Sports teams Located in British Columbia
TV Stations inside this province
- CFEG-TV (Channel: 19, Abbotsford)
- CHET-TV (Channel: 55, Chetwynd)
- CFJC-TV (Channel: 4, Kamloops)
- CHBC-TV (Channel: 2, Kelowna)
- CFTK-TV (Channel: 3, Terrace)
- CBUFT-TV (Channel: 26, Vancouver)
- CHAN-TV (Channel: 8, Vancouver)
- CHNM-TV (Channel: 42, Vancouver)
- CITY-TV (Channel: 10, Vancouver)
- CHEK-TV (Channel: 6, Victoria)
Universities inside this province
Age characteristics
Median age of the populationThis province: | 41.9 |
Canada: | 40.6 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and overThis province: | 84.6% |
Canada: | 83.2% |
Age characteristics of British Columbia
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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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