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Home ownership in East Burnaby, 65%, runs below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Vancouver metro area

Rent took just over a quarter of household income, above both British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for a quarter of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

East Burnaby scores better for health than 90% of Canadian towns

What sets East Burnaby apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Lives here run to 84.4 years on average, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 48% very good or excellent, 50% for British Columbia. East Burnaby doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area.

East Burnaby has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

November is the wettest month, with 245 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost comes on 17 days a year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Also worth knowing: a July afternoon in East Burnaby typically reaches 23.0°C. A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month.

The schools around East Burnaby answer to 3 boards

In or within 3 km of East Burnaby: 52 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 9 alternative or adult schools. Of its 55 tested schools, 26 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 17 in the bottom two.

Commuters in East Burnaby travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

80% of commuters drove to work at the census.

Earthquakes are East Burnaby’s biggest hazard: $0.36 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 12 times the norm

Measured across the city of Burnaby: earthquake risk

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Coquitlam. Fire seldom reaches East Burnaby: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year).

East Burnaby’s grade for safety: a C+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Burnaby service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 65, below British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Across its police area, there are 35.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 10.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Visible minorities make up more of East Burnaby than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 70%

1.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.

Expect November days around 10°C in East Burnaby, nights around 5°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 7°C and lows near 3°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Vancouver forecast, on the Weather page.

Jake Sawatzky (Liberal Party of Canada) represents East Burnaby in Ottawa as MP for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville

Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to East Burnaby is Main Branch, 1.8 km away

East Burnaby is served by Burnaby Public Library, the library of all of Burnaby, so the figures here are the city’s, for 299,682 people.

53 public protected areas lie within 10 km of East Burnaby

5.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). A provincial park, Mount Seymour Park, lies 8.4 km away. For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 46 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 17 unnamed beaches within 5 km.