Owners put the median home in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast at $800,000
The census of 2021 asked 1,320 owner households what their home was worth. The median sale in 2023 was $865,000, across 75 buyers. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $944,000.
Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $848K
- Owners
- 1,320
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $860K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.1×
- Buyers
- 75
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s houses sit 31% above British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 1,450 residential properties in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast for 2024, 85% of them detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
A town of houses: 90% of the homes in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
The 2021 census counted 1,615 occupied homes in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 10% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast is 11% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
254 of British Columbia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast: Gibsons and Sechelt
Next to Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | $800K | $848K | 82% | |
| Gibsons | $715K | $782K | 75% | 2.3 |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | $850K | $974K | 80% | 6 |
| Roberts Creek | $1M | $1.1M | 76% | 6.7 |
| Bowen Island | $1.25M | $1.44M | 85% | 13.9 |
| Sechelt | $700K | $779K | 81% | 18.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
How many households in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast are in core housing need?
6% of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s households, under the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast expensive for British Columbia?
Dearer than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast to more.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast?
Buyers paid $860,000 on average in 2023, or 5.1 years of their income at the median.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).