2016 Census Data

[Glacier]

Well, Statistics Canada has released the first of the data from the 2016 Census. I saw this map today...

Statscan likes to ignore places under 5000 people, so I will do the same here.

Kelowna's population is up 8.6% in 5 years, but that's far from the fastest growing cities. The fastest growing in Canada (over 5,000 people):
1) Warman, SK = 55%
Blackfalds, AB = 48%
Cochrane, AB = 47%
Airdrie, AB = 42%
Shelburne, ON = 39%

For BC:
Tsinstikeptum 9 Indian Reservation = 30%
Greater Vancouver A = 24%
Langford = 20.8%
Whistler = 20.6%
Fernie = 18%

Fastest Shrinking in Canada:
Bonnyville, AB = -13%
Cumberland, Subd. B, NS = -8%
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC = -7%

Fastest Shrinking in BC:
Bulkley-Nechako A = -2.5%
Kitimat = -2.4%
Prince Rupert = -2.3%
Quesnel = -1.3%
Williams Lake = -0.7%
West Vancouver = -0.5%

[Glacier]

Top 40 largest cities in BC:

1) Vancouver = 631486 people
2) Surrey = 517887 people
3) Burnaby = 232755 people
4) Richmond = 198309 people
5) Abbotsford = 141397 people
6) Coquitlam = 139284 people
7) Kelowna = 127380 people
8) Langley = 117285 people
9) Saanich = 114148 people
10) Delta = 102238 people
11) Nanaimo = 90504 people
12) Kamloops = 90280 people
13) North Vancouver = 85935 people
14) Victoria = 85792 people
15) Chilliwack = 83788 people
16) Maple Ridge = 82256 people
17) Prince George = 74003 people
18) New Westminster = 70996 people
19) Port Coquitlam = 58612 people
20) North Vancouver = 52898 people
21) West Vancouver = 42473 people
22) Vernon = 40116 people
23) Mission = 38833 people
24) Langford = 35342 people
25) Penticton = 33761 people
26) Port Moody = 33551 people
27) West Kelowna = 32655 people
28) Campbell River = 32588 people
29) North Cowichan = 29676 people
30) Langley = 25888 people
31) Courtenay = 25599 people
32) Fort St. John = 20155 people
33) Cranbrook = 20047 people
34) White Rock = 19952 people
35) Squamish = 19512 people
36) Pitt Meadows = 18573 people
37) Oak Bay = 18094 people
38) Salmon Arm = 17706 people
39) Port Alberni = 17678 people
40) Esquimalt = 17655 people

[Omnitheo]

This is crack for stats nerds such as myself. I've been excitedly awaiting the results of the survey. There are a lot of cool stats actually, including growth by birth vs immigration and comparisons to other G7 nations. I'll have to find some of that to post when I'm not busy.

Of course, there are a couple people on this forum which aren't counted in these results because they're afraid of the government knowing that they are citizens.

[Glacier]

[d0nb]

Aside from massive infusions of cash from the Feds, it's hard to explain the population growth in the territories. Beautiful they are, but also hellishly expensive places to live.

[Glacier]

Aside from massive infusions of cash from the Feds, it's hard to explain the population growth in the territories. Beautiful they are, but also hellishly expensive places to live.

They do a lot of love making up there. The winters are cold and dark. Visit the materinty wards in August, and you'll know why the fertility rate in Nunavut is triple that of Victoria. It's the only jurisdiction in the western world with a fertility rate above 3.

The Yukon has seen a boom in mining, though with a change in government last year, will probably see much slower growth over the next five years.

P.S. Notice that the NWT saw the slowest growth in Canada.

[Glacier]

Populations at small towns in our area...

Beaverdell = 151 people
Kaleden = 1,203 people
Cawston = 956 people
Naramata = 1,676 people
Hedley = 242 people
Olalla = 378 people
Falkland = 878 people
BX/Silver Star Foothills = 1,097 people
Cherryville = 695 people
Grindrod = 1,470 people
Kingfisher = 205 people
Mara = 297 people
Shuswap Falls = 92 people
Silver Star = 98 people
Big White = 251 people
Rock Creek = 181 people
Okanagan Falls = 2,230 people
Mount Baldy = 25 people

The coolest sounding places in BC:
Spuzzum = 22 people
Bralorne = 36 people
Prespatou = 278 people
Fauquier = 118 people
150 Mile House 1,138 people
New Aiyansh = 737 people
Casino = 80 people
Tlell = 183 people
Windermere = 1,092 people
Lac la Hache = 258 people

[Omnitheo]

Here's a good page

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recen ... CMA&GC=915

Shows population change in the Kelowna Municipal Area and subdivisions.

The graphs and charts are all page elements so I couldn't link the images into this post.

[Glacier]

Interesting. Quesnel is the largest city in BC (and 2nd in Canada only to Fort McMurry/Wood Buffalo), at least in terms of the CMA).

[Glacier]

Fastest shrinking jurisdictions in the Okanagan by absolute numbers:

1) Duck Lake 7 IR = -253 people.
2) North Okanagan area D (rural Lumby) = -176
3) Okanagan-Similkameen B (Cawston) = -93
4) Okanagan-Similkameen F (Rural Summerland) = -86
5) Okanagan-Similkameen G (Hedley, Olalla, rural Keremeos) = -78

Fastest growing jurisdictions in the Okanagan by absolute numbers:

1) Kelowna = +10,068
2) Vernon = +1,936
3) West Kelowna = +1,733
4) Tsinstikeptum 9 IR = +1,740
5) Lake Country = +1,214

Fastest shrinking jurisdictions in the Okanagan (%):

1) Enderby 2 IR = -19%
2) Duck Lake 7 = -13%
3) Okanagan-Similkameen B (Cawston) = -8%
4) North Okanagan area D (rural Lumby) = -6%
5) Okanagan-Similkameen F (Rural Summerland) = -4%

Fastest growing jurisdictions in the Okanagan (%):

1) Tsinstikeptum 9 IR = +30% (racists often overlook this location, and instead focus on Lake Country as fastest growing)
2) Osoyoos 1 IR = +21%
3) Tsinstikeptum 9 IR = +19%
4) Lower Similkameen 2 IR = +16%
5) Chopaka 7 & 8 = +15.7%

[Glacier]

I just looked at BC ridings. Those with low income inequalities tended to vote Conservative while those with high income inequality voted Liberal and NDP. (18.8% of people Conservative ridings where in the top and bottom 10% versus 23.0% for Liberal and NDP ridings).

Therefore, we need to increase income inequality to get rid of the conservatives. Make lots of super rich and super poor. Because the ends justifies the means.

[The Green Barbarian]

I just looked at BC ridings. Those with low income inequalities tended to vote Conservative while those with high income inequality voted Liberal and NDP. (18.8% of people Conservative ridings where in the top and bottom 10% versus 23.0% for Liberal and NDP ridings).

Therefore, we need to increase income inequality to get rid of the conservatives. Make lots of super rich and super poor. Because the ends justifies the means.

Sounds like great advice.

[Jx3]

Fastest growing jurisdictions in the Okanagan (%):

1) Tsinstikeptum 9 IR = +30% (racists often overlook this location, and instead focus on Lake Country as fastest growing)
2) Osoyoos 1 IR = +21%
3) Tsinstikeptum 9 IR = +19%
4) Lower Similkameen 2 IR = +16%
5) Chopaka 7 & 8 = +15.7%

Huh??

[Glacier]

Huh??

Sorry, typo. #3) should say Tsinstikeptum 10 IR.

[Glacier]