Census Profile · Vancouver Island
2021 Census of Population, Oak Bay, 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 above it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Oak Bay was home to 17,990 residents in 2021, down 0.6% from 2016. The median age is 54.4, and the typical household has 2.3 people.
Of the area's 7,805 households, 74.5% own their home and 25.5% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $107,000.
Oak Bay keeps a distinctly British character along Victoria's southeastern shoreline, an established municipality of grand homes, a village high street and one of the country's oldest golf clubs.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Oak Bay, 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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