Photo: Kyle Wilson · CC BY-SA 4.0Sooke has two public libraries, VIRL: Sooke Branch and Sooke Branch
Sooke has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
A−Civic life#92 of 254 in British ColumbiaSooke’s civic life grade, input by input
With a A−, Sooke ranks #92 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Sooke 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.
Sooke mailing addresses hold 39 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2.3; 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%
The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Sooke’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Sooke.
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 Sooke
Does Sooke have a public library?
Yes, 2: VIRL: Sooke Branch and Sooke 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).