Electoral Area D, Bulkley-NechakoBritish Columbia

Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is graded a D− for hazard risk

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Wildfire is a real hazard for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako: 25% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.64% a year, in the high band.

Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is graded a D− for health

On average 20% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 12% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. A baby born in the region can expect 76.6 years, 79.5 for a girl and 74.0 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 49 km from the average resident of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, and 100% live more than 30 km away. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area as a whole, not for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako alone.

Working-age people in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako have jobs less often than in 97% of Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 29 min on average.

The force covering Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 177

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako itself · Measured across the Fraser Lake detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area recorded 34.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The index for the force that serves it came to 116, above British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike.

Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s teenagers travel 49 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 11 km from the centre, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has colder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −14.8°C

A normal July day peaks at 22.1°C, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). For the wettest month, look to June: 68 mm on average. Burns Lake Decker Lake, 90 km away, supplies the normals.

Renting in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako costs 16% of household income, less than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

The median home value was $230,000, lower than both British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 85% of households own their home.

More of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

16% are under 15, above British Columbia’s towns (14%) and close to Canadian towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.

Expect November days around 1°C in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, nights around −8°C

A normal November brings 57 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −4°C and lows of −14°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vanderhoof.

Ellis Ross (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Skeena—Bulkley Valley, the riding that includes Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako

For local government, Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is a regional district electoral area.

Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has one public library, Fraser Lake Public Library

From the centre of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, it is 11 km away.

Step out of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako into Beaumont Park

Of the land within 10 km, 3.7% has protected status, below British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) but above Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. The 10 km around town hold 16 protected areas. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.