Electoral Area G, Cowichan ValleyBritish Columbia

Most households in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley own their home: 84%, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 25% of the median household income, about level with British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Winters are mild in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley: January nights hold at 1.6°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Expect July highs of around 22.7°C in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley. There are 45 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 4 April to 4 November, 213 days. Snow peaks in December: 12 cm in a normal year.

Violent crime weighs more where Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 110

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 21.9 per 1,000 people a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 40.3 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 87 over 2023–25, near British Columbia’s towns (83) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Ladysmith detachment area.

4 of Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley’s 4 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia

Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley has 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. Young children have 3.4 km to the nearest elementary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

A median age of 59.6: Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley is older than 99% of Canadian towns

3.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 12% of residents, close to British Columbia’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.4%).

With 0.3 jobs for each resident in work, most of Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley commutes out

91% of commuters drove, higher than British Columbia’s towns (87%) and near Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 18 km from Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley

Swimmers have 14 beaches within 5 km, Zach Beach the nearest. Count 46 protected areas within 10 km of town. Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km, below both British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). One named trail is close: the Trans-Canada Trail - Cowichan Valley Trail.

Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 3°C

Expect about 146 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 7°C and lows of 2°C. July brings the warmest days, 23°C; February the coldest nights, 1°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Duncan.

Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Nanaimo—Ladysmith and Cowichan—Malahat—Langford

In the census’s list of municipalities, Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley is a regional district electoral area.

No public library stands in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley: the closest, VIRL: Chemainus Branch, is 4.7 km away

After it comes VIRL: Ladysmith Branch (Ladysmith), 6.2 km away.

Life expectancy around Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley is 79.8 years, 1.7 less than for the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

The survey finds 47% of adults in very good or excellent health, lower than 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. For Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley itself the measure is access, and it lags: 5.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Earthquake risk in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley runs 17 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.52 per $1,000 a year

Measured across the Central Vancouver Island health region: radon tests

Radon topped the guideline in 0.9% of tested homes, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Capital Regional District has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Burn scars are few around Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year).