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Ucluelet

A district municipality in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. 2,066 people lived here in 2021, up 20.3% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)0.0%
Burned by wildfire since 19960.0%
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19190
Under mineral, placer or coal titles0.0%
Land area7 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

10 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 66 m, and the median tested yield is 21 L/min. Wells here rank 64th of 296 for depth.

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

Climate

HereRank in BC
January mean temperature5.3 °C
July mean temperature14.7 °C223rd of 237
Yearly precipitation3,271 mm
Yearly snowfall33 cm214th of 237

Normals for 1981-2010 at the Tofino A station, about 22 km from the centre of the area. Elevation matters a lot in BC: a hillside lot can be much colder and snowier than the station.

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

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20212,0665,000,879
Change since 2016+20.3%+7.6%
Median age39.642.8
Under 1515.5%14.3%
65 and over13.8%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$83,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them66.5%66.8%
Single-detached houses56.4%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)8.1%2.5%
Built before 196110.2%12.5%
Needing major repairs7.4%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$700,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$1,200$1,370
Worked from home19.9%22.6%
Unemployment rate8.1%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 identity6.5%5.9%
Immigrants12.1%29.0%
Visible minority10.1%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook70.8%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.