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North Coast, Electoral Area A
An electoral area of the North Coast Regional District. 45 people lived here in 2021, up 9.8% from 2016.
Land and hazards
| Here | Rank in BC | |
|---|---|---|
| In the farmland reserve (ALR) | 0.2% | 259th of 267 |
| Burned by wildfire since 1996 | 0.0% | |
| Years with a mapped wildfire since 1919 | 3 | most recent 2016 |
| Under mineral, placer or coal titles | 0.0% | |
| Land area | 2,981 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
3 water-supply wells on record.
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
| Here | BC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2021 | 45 | 5,000,879 |
| Change since 2016 | +9.8% | +7.6% |
| Median age | 65 | 42.8 |
| Under 15 | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| 65 and over | 44.4% | 20.3% |
| Median household income (2020) | – | $85,000 |
| Homes owned by the people living in them | 83.3% | 66.8% |
| Single-detached houses | 83.3% | 42.4% |
| Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like) | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Built before 1961 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Needing major repairs | 33.3% | 5.8% |
| Median home value (owners' estimate) | $252,000 | $785,000 |
| Median monthly rent | – | $1,370 |
| Worked from home | 50.0% | 22.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 40.0% | 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
| Here | BC | |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous identity | 22.2% | 5.9% |
| Immigrants | 22.2% | 29.0% |
| Visible minority | 0.0% | 34.4% |
| No religion or a secular outlook | 66.7% | 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).
Fewer than 1,000 people live here, so Statistics Canada rounds these counts and leaves out some figures (shown as –).
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.