Census Profile · Vancouver Island
2021 Census of Population, Central Saanich, District municipality, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Central Saanich was home to 17,385 residents in 2021, up 3.4% from 2016. The median age is 49.6, and the typical household has 2.4 people.
Of the area's 7,105 households, 79.9% own their home and 20.1% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $103,000.
Central Saanich covers the middle of the Saanich Peninsula, a rural municipality of protected farmland, wineries and Brentwood Bay, home to the world famous Butchart Gardens.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Central Saanich, District municipality, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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