Greater Victoria is more of a melting pot than some may have thought.
A recently released report by Statistics Canada based on a 2021 census shows that only 48.4% of Greater Victoria’s population is made up of people born in BC.
People born in other provinces of Canada account for 28.7% of the population and people born in other countries make up 22.9%.
Ontario and Alberta have the highest number of transplants within Canada at 38,040 and 30,210 people respectively.
The next highest number of out of province born British Columbians belongs to Saskatchewan with 12,425.
Could it be the lack of snow that brought them here?
For out of country originating residents, the United Kingdom has the highest population in Victoria with 16,560 residents, or 4.3% of our cumulative population.
Probably the reason there are so many fish ‘n chips restaurants in town.
According to Statistics Canada, Greater Victoria’s population was 397,237 based on a 2021 census, the average age in Victoria is 44-years-old and the median total income in 2020 for individuals was $45,600.
Some consider Victoria to be a retirement town, and for others it’s a college city. It turns out Victoria is entirely right down the middle on matters of average income and age.
