Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotBritish Columbia

Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot has cooler summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 16.8°C

Midwinter nights in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot bottom out at 3.6°C on average. Rain and melted snow add up to 2,777 mm a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The most precipitation falls in November: 431 mm in a normal year.

Fewer households own their home in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 63%

A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Nearly a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below British Columbia’s towns (21%).

Most schools around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot score below the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 5

Elementary school is 13 km away at the nearest, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its 3 km reach takes in 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, all of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schooling.

The police who cover Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 103

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot itself · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Ucluelet detachment area

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 22.8 per 1,000 people a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 98, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Commuters in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car took 86% of commuters, close to both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

The boundary of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve runs along Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot

Swimmers have 85 beaches within 5 km, Cable Beach the nearest. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 35%, above British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Count 42 protected areas within 10 km of town. Protected areas take in just over half of the town itself.

Life expectancy around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is 79.8 years, 1.7 less than for the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

The survey finds 47% of adults in very good or excellent health, below both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). At 12%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital is 22 km from the average resident of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot, further than the usual 3.7 km.

More of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 40%

17% of residents are 65 or over, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children are nearly a quarter of the town.

In Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 5°C nights

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 431 mm. A normal December brings highs of 8°C, lows of 4°C. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in August (17°C) and bottoms out in February (4°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ucluelet.

Courtenay—Alberni was won by 8,431 votes in 2021, a tighter race than two in three ridings

Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot sends one MP to Ottawa from Courtenay—Alberni, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Gord Johns (New Democratic Party).

The nearest public library to Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is Ucluelet Branch, 12 km away

After it comes VIRL: Ucluelet Branch (Ucluelet), 13 km away.

Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot has one of Canada’s highest earthquake risks: $0.46 a year per $1,000, 15 times the typical town’s

Burn scars are few around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year). Radon topped the guideline in 0.9% of tested homes, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Flood mapping exists: 3 studies, most recently by District of Tofino.