Photo: Ken Walker · CC BY-SA 2.5Qualicum Beach’s public library is VIRL: Qualicum Beach Branch
It sits 1.2 km from the centre of Qualicum Beach. Qualicum Beach has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
B−Civic life#188 of 254 in British ColumbiaWhat Qualicum Beach’s civic life grade weighs
With a B−, Qualicum Beach ranks #188 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Qualicum Beach has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
40 registered charities give a Qualicum Beach mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 4.2; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
36.9%
In 2023, 36.9% of people in British Columbia volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 35.2% and 38.7%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Qualicum Beach’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Qualicum Beach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Qualicum Beach
Does Qualicum Beach have a public library?
Yes: VIRL: Qualicum Beach Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).