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Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F

An electoral area of the Fraser Valley Regional District. 1,384 people lived here in 2021, up 7% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)1.1%229th of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.3%152nd of 215
Years with a mapped wildfire since 191935most recent 2023
Under mineral, placer or coal titles0.5%205th of 219
Land area2,123 km²

Shares of the land area, measured by us from the provincial maps. Fire perimeters before the 1950s are less complete. A title or a past fire somewhere in the area says nothing about a given lot: a property report checks the parcel itself.

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Water wells

228 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 36 m, and the median tested yield is 95 L/min. Wells here rank 175th of 296 for depth.

Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).

Climate

No climate station with full normals within 30 km.

Source: Climate normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20211,3845,000,879
Change since 2016+7%+7.6%
Median age46.442.8
Under 1515.5%14.3%
65 and over18.4%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$75,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them82.1%66.8%
Single-detached houses93.8%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)2.7%2.5%
Built before 196116.1%12.5%
Needing major repairs14.3%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$920,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$1,000$1,370
Worked from home13.6%22.6%
Unemployment rate10.2%8.4%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Who lives here

HereBC
Indigenous identity10.5%5.9%
Immigrants12.7%29.0%
Visible minority12.0%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook58.7%52.1%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Shown for context, like the other census figures. We don't rank or score places on these.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Census figures are from 2021; the next census results start in 2027. Area boundaries are Statistics Canada's census subdivisions, which follow municipal and electoral area lines.