Population in 2011: 11,435
Population in 2006: 9,699
Population in 2001: 8,735
2006 to 2011 population change
2001 to 2006 population change
Total private houses: 4,986
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 4,505
Land area (km2): 56.72
Population density per square kilometreThis region: | 201.6 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 4.8 |
This region population and houses statisticsOccupation and industry
Participation rateHere: | 69.1% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
Employment rateHere: | 66.1% |
British Columbia: | 61.6% |
Labour force activity in this region
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this regionEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005Here: | 24,096 CAD |
British Columbia: | 25,722 CAD |
Median income in 2005This region: | 25,479 CAD |
Province: | 24,867 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Composition of total income in this region
Earnings and income details for this region
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Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 450Here: | 4.6% |
British Columbia: | 24.8% |
Female: 245This region: | 5.0% |
British Columbia: | 25.3% |
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 390This region: | 4.0% |
Province: | 4.8% |
Male: 170This region: | 3.6% |
British Columbia: | 4.7% |
Female: 215Here: | 4.4% |
British Columbia: | 4.9% |
This region Minority Population Characteristics
This region citizenship and immigration DetailsMarital Status
Married or living with a common-law partnerTotal: 5,890Here: | 63.9% |
British Columbia: | 57.9% |
Male: 2,945Here: | 66.2% |
British Columbia: | 59.4% |
Female: 2,945This region: | 61.7% |
British Columbia: | 56.4% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partnerTotal: 3,330This region: | 36.1% |
Province: | 42.1% |
Female: 1,830This region: | 38.3% |
Province: | 43.6% |
This region - Marital Status
Sooke marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Sooke
First official language spoken in this region
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Language details for this regionMobility status in 2006
Sooke - Place of residence in 2005
Sooke - Place of residence in 2001
Sooke mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this region
Education in this regionFederal Corporations Located in this region
- Side Step Corp.
- 3638162 CANADA INC.
- 6375413 CANADA INC.
- Carnegie Systems Corporation
- Cebuya Corp.
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF SOOKE
- NEIL POWELL HOLDINGS LTD.
- PRODUITS RUBICON INC.
- report-a-renter reference services limited
- T'SOU-KE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- Thoughtless Corporation
Schools located in this region
- John Muir StrongStart Centre (7179 West Coast Rd, Gradespan: Pre-K)
- Edward Milne Community School (PO Box 1010, Gradespan: 9-12, Enrollment: 628)
- Ecole Poirier Elementary (PO Box 940, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 391)
- John Muir Elementary (PO Box 790, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 164)
- Sooke Elementary (PO Box 70, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 244)
- Saseenos Elementary (606, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 110)
- Journey Middle School (PO Box 100, Gradespan: 6-8, Enrollment: 506)
Federal Corporations In This Region
- Cebuya Corp. (114 6838 Grant Rd. W., Directors: KWAN WOO LEE, PAUL ANTHONY CORTENS)
- NEIL POWELL HOLDINGS LTD. (5983 SOOKE ROAD, Directors: NEIL POWELL, PATRICIA POWELL)
- JUAN DE FUCA COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (2080 OTTER POINT ROAD, Directors: AL JONES, DOUG BRUBAKER, ELLEN LEWERS, MARIE MILLS, WALLY VOWLES)
- Side Step Corp. (821 Seedtree Road)
- 4493028 CANADA INC. (2358 GALENA ROAD, Directors: BENOÎT PERRAULT, CATHERINE CLOUTIER)
- ProSciCom, Inc. (#24-2190 DRENNAN STREET, Directors: Alaa'idin Shahin, KHALED SHAHIN, KIMARY NOELLE SHAHIN)
- T'SOU-KE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (2154 LAZZAR ROAD, BOX 307, Directors: ALLAN G. PLANES, FRAN L'HIRONDELLE, GORDON PLANES, JOHN M. FARMER, KAREEN GEORGE, SANDRA SPRINKLING)
- GLOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (#1, 6631 SOOKE ROAD, P.O. BOX 345, Directors: S. AJIBADE ADELEYE, S. FOLA SOBOYEJO)
- PRODUITS RUBICON INC. (6826 PASCOE ROAD, Directors: ADRIEN CANAN)
- 3638162 CANADA INC. (1513 WESTCOAST ROAD, Directors: AHMED EL HUSSEINY)
- report-a-renter reference services limited (7116 Grant Road, Directors: TODD WALTER OGRYZLO)
- 7015500 CANADA INC. (4164 otter point rd, Directors: RUSSELL DEAN RICHARDSON)
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF SOOKE (MAPLE AVE, BOX 571, Directors: ELIZABETH JOHNSON, GERALD CLARK, JOHN JENKINS, JOHN PETRIE, PAT FORREST, PETER CARR, REG CLARK, TOM WHITE, WES MAXWELL)
- SOOKE-JORDAN RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (P.O. Box: 18, Directors: CHRIS RICHETTS, FREDERIQUE PHILIP, GWEN FISHER, KAREN MASON, KARI OSSELTON, KATHARINE FISHER, KEL PHAIR, MARION DESROCHERS, MARY BROOKE, MIKE TARR, RANDY WELTERS, SHELLEY GODIN, TODD OLYNYK)
- 6375413 CANADA INC. (968 GILLESPIE ROAD, Directors: PHILIPPE MCLEAN)
- Thoughtless Corporation (114 6838 Grant Rd. W., Directors: PAUL ANTHONY CORTENS)
- Carnegie Systems Corporation (6462 Willowpark Way, Directors: BENJAMIN JOHN CARNEGIE, WILLIAM SAMUEL CARNEGIE)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
Percent of the population aged 15 and overThis region: | 80.6% |
British Columbia: | 84.6% |
Age characteristics of this region
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- British Columbia
- Sooke - District municipality
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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