Community Profiles

British Columbia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 163 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 82% (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 87 (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 87 (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  14 (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  16. (2021)
Number of hidden homeless:  Someone else’s place: 5 (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 25 and under: 10% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  82% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Non-binary: 1% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  40% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  57% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.6% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.4% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $867/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,111/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,425/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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