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Renting in Birdland eats 29% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Vancouver metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 24% of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 63% of households.

Few places match Birdland for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

Expected years of life at birth: 83.2, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. For Birdland itself the measure is access: 3.3 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area as a whole, not for Birdland alone.

Most schools around Birdland score below the middle in British Columbia: 27 of 39

Taken together, Birdland and its 3 km edge hold 36 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, about level with British Columbia’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

The police who cover Birdland record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 94

Measured across the Surrey service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, about level with British Columbia’s towns (76) and below Canadian towns (86).

Trips to work from Birdland take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

78% of commuters drove, below British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

July afternoons in Birdland reach 25.0°C (British Columbia towns 23.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

On a January night, the temperature in Birdland falls to about 0.5°C. A normal year brings 1,649 mm of precipitation, above both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 30 October, 201 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm.

Earthquake risk in Birdland runs 16 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.47 per $1,000 a year

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by City of Coquitlam. Burn scars are few around Birdland, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year).

Visible minorities make up more of Birdland than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%

Children under 15 make up 17%, above both British Columbia’s towns (14%) and Canadian towns (16%). Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.

What November brings in Birdland: 2°C at night, 10°C by day

Precipitation in November averages 249 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 6°C and lows of freezing. November usually brings some 3 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pitt Meadows.

Fewer of Surrey Centre voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 51%, behind 95%

Birdland is a Surrey neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.

At 3.4 visits per person served, Surrey Public Library is quieter than 76% of British Columbia’s town libraries

Birdland is served by Surrey Public Library, the library of all of Surrey, so the figures here are the city’s, for 703,615 people.

117 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Birdland

A drive of 46 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. The nearest provincial park, Pinecone Burke Park, is 11 km away. 2.3 km out lies the largest, Surrey Bend Regional Park, at 331 ha. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.