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Lillooet

A district municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. 2,302 people lived here in 2021, up 1.2% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)13%112th of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.3%148th of 215
Years with a mapped wildfire since 191916most recent 2024
Under mineral, placer or coal titles13%80th of 219
Land area30 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

113 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 62 m, and the median tested yield is 76 L/min. Wells here rank 73rd 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, 20212,3025,000,879
Change since 2016+1.2%+7.6%
Median age54.442.8
Under 1511.1%14.3%
65 and over30.7%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$66,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them83.3%66.8%
Single-detached houses69.4%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)11.3%2.5%
Built before 196114.4%12.5%
Needing major repairs10.4%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$400,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$950$1,370
Worked from home10.1%22.6%
Unemployment rate8.4%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 identity22.4%5.9%
Immigrants9.7%29.0%
Visible minority5.1%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook65.5%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.