Electoral Area F, Sunshine CoastBritish Columbia

Some 2,691 people live in this town, in British Columbia. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 18%.

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Population

2,691

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

55.6

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

59%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,675 of 2,556

Is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Buying in is costly (D−). Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s overall C+ puts it #130 of 250 in British Columbia. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly two fifths of Canadian towns. Safety is weaker too (C+). Its strongest subject is health (A+). It also does well on walkability (B+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

10.6 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $850,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Immigrants

Who lives here

19% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁺Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itB⁻Open →SchoolsAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast eats 26% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

The owner-occupied share of households is 80%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 19% of households, lower than British Columbia’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

$850,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast$850,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	26%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	21%	18%

$1,300

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$710

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,300 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living10.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $850,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

HealthHealth A⁺

For health, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is ahead of 95% of Canadian towns

Measured across the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 59%, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.3, women 86.3 and men 82.3 (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than British Columbia, 6.5% of adults to 8.9%. Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, further than the usual 3.7 km.

59%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast59%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	50%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	12%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	84.3	81.0	81.5
Smokers	6.5%	9%	12%

84.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

6.5%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care20 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 86.3, men 82.3 Conditions and habits12% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Winters are mild in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 17 days a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast peak at about 23.0°C.

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Days with frost a year	17	60	159
January night low	3.3°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,537 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows 3.3°C Rain and snow1,537 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station30 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))

Outdoors

Few places match Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 54 km away. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 64, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). Within its own boundary, 15% of the town is protected.

10%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast10%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	64	14	4
Protected land within 10 km	10%	6.7%	2.3%

54 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

At the edge

to Plumper Cove Marine Park

231

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas73 protected areas within 10 km · Tetrahedron Park National & provincial parks54 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

SafetySafety C⁺

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s grade for safety: a C+

Its police area recorded 16 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 94, above British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast detachment area.

77Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202378

202480

202571

2023–2025	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Violent crime	16	12.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	94	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

27%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety77 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

The share of residents under 15 is 10%. 4.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

55.6median age

Electoral Area F, Sunshine CoastBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

31%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

49.5% of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s residents are women

Here the census found 1,190 women and 1,215 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast
	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	10%	14%	16%
15 to 64	60%	64%	64%
65+	31%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	8.6%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	56%	56%

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages55.6 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households1,110 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants19% are immigrants · 9% belong to a visible minority English and French8% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Wildfire low, radon 2.5%: how Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast stands on hazards

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.22 per $1,000 of building value, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.007% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast2.5%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.22	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	2.5%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.22

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

2.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon2.5% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.22 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi health region

Weather

In Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 5°C nights

In November, the normal is 245 mm of rain and snow. December follows at 7°C by day and 3°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Gibsons is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	8°C	3°C	554 mm
Spring	14°C	7°C	353 mm
Summer	22°C	14°C	158 mm
Autumn	14°C	9°C	473 mm

5°C

a normal November night

245 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) holds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the riding that includes Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

Locally, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is run as a regional district electoral area.

Full pageElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Provincial legislaturePowell River-Sunshine Coast

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

The nearest public library to Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is Gibsons & District Public Library, 4.4 km away

After it comes Roberts Creek Community Library (Roberts Creek), 12 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

Results around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast lean high: 3 of 5 schools in the top two fifths in British Columbia

Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast has 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools. Teenagers have 4.1 km to go to the closest secondary school, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

7schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Langdale Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn Electoral Area F, Sunshine CoastElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Elphinstone Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 0.7 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 7 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest secondary school	4.1 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

4.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Results3 of 5 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school7 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools Language0 of 7 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Fewer commuters in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast drive than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 81%

Commutes averaged 25 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below British Columbia’s towns (26 min).

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van81%

Walk7%

Public transit7%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	Canada
Car or van	81%	87%	89%
Average trip	25 min	26 min	26 min

$80,000

median household income, 2020

28%

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment6.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to290 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Gibsons

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Nearby attractions

Dakota Ridge Recreation Site and 6 more in and around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

Sights in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Ski hillSki hillDakota Ridge Recreation Sitein town Art galleryArt galleryGibsons Public Art Gallery500 m outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt gallerySilver Moon Gallery600 m outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumSunshine Coast Museum & Archives900 m outside town, to the southwest AquariumAquariumTidePools Aquarium1 km outside town, to the southwest

LighthouseLighthouseCape Roger Curtis Lighthouse1.8 km outside town, to the south

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

15pages on Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 77 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻7 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 84.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁻52% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors10% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

No notable person born in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Ryan DempsterCanadian baseball player · born in Gibsons · born 1977

Julia BuddCanadian kickboxer and mixed martial ar… · born in Roberts Creek · born 1983

Velcrow RipperCanadian filmmaker · born in Gibsons · born 1963

Photo credits

Ryan Dempster: User Mshake3 on en.wikipedia, Public domain

Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

GibsonsElectoral Area E, Sunshine CoastRoberts CreekBowen IslandLions BayElectoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast	2,691	—	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Gibsons	5,090	4	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast	4,279	6	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Roberts Creek	3,779	11	B	D⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Bowen Island	4,501	12	A	D⁻	A⁺	A⁺
Lions Bay	1,375	18	—	D	A⁺	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

Has Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast grown?

It grew from 2,043 people in 2016 to 2,407 in 2021, up 17.8%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,691.

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?

Mostly 88% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 32% have just one.

How old are the people of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?

At 55.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 10% of the population and seniors 31%.

About Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast

Town in British Columbia

TownRatings counts Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in British Columbia; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,691 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Sunshine Coast
Census subdivision: 5929028

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).