Community Profiles

British Columbia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 433 (2020)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 59.5% (2020)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 10.3% (2020)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 84 (2020)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: 4 (2020)
Individuals in transitional housing:  29 (2020)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  253 (2020)
Number of hidden homeless:  17 (2020)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 18-24: 23% (2020)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  33% (2020)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 26 (2020)
Individuals identifying as female:  29% (2020)
Individuals identifying as male:  68% (2020)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.6% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.9% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.6% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,134/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,318/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,669/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank: Province wide: 195,925 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single person):
$13,251 (2023)

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