Census Profile · Sea to Sky & Sunshine Coast
2021 Census of Population, Powell River, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below 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
Powell River was home to 13,943 residents in 2021, up 6.0% from 2016. The median age is 53.2, and the typical household has 2.1 people.
Of the area's 6,400 households, 75.5% own their home and 24.5% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $67,000.
Powell River anchors the qathet region at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, built around a pulp and paper mill that was once among the largest in the world, its original townsite now a National Historic District.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Powell River, City, 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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