Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFew places match Birdland for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns
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. Birdland grades A for health, #66 of 254 in British Columbia and #543 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Birdland
A region that smokes less
The age-standardised smoking rate around Birdland is well below the typical town’s; 5.6% of adults are daily smokers. Conditions and habits ↓
Life expectancy above the norm
Life expectancy in the region around Birdland runs 1.7 years ahead of the typical Canadian town’s, and at 65 people can expect 22.1 more years (2022/2024). The wider area ↓
Long-term conditions run low
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are rarer here than in the typical town’s region, even for its ages: 16% report high blood pressure and 6.7% diabetes. Conditions and habits ↓
Pharmacies on every corner
A typical home in Birdland has 12 pharmacies within 3 km, the nearest 0.6 km away. Getting care ↓
Survey and life expectancy: the health region (Statistics Canada). Distances and deprivation: the town’s own areas.
Birdland grades A for health
Each input ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more: the region’s four, the town’s distance to a hospital.
The region’s four figures and the town’s distance to a hospital are each ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, then averaged. Its place: #66 of 254 in British Columbia and #543 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
How the grade works
Health is graded as a regional score, labelled as such: very good or excellent self-rated health, chronic conditions (arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure averaged) and smoking from the Canadian Community Health Survey, each age-standardised so an older region isn’t marked down for age alone, and life expectancy at birth, all for the health region. The residents’ average distance to a hospital is the one input measured for the town itself, so towns in one region can still differ.
16% of the region’s adults have high blood pressure and 6.7% diabetes
Long-term conditions and habits as the region’s adults reported them; the tick marks the province.
Conditions and weight · 2023/2024
Habits · 2023/2024
Obesity tracks the province: 23% of adults here, 25% across British Columbia.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (table 13-10-0972), as published, not adjusted for age; obesity from reported height and weight. The anxiety disorder figure is the 2021/2022 estimate: Statistics Canada found the latest too unreliable to publish here.
Longest and shortest lives among the 16 regions in British Columbia
What Statistics Canada publishes above the town: life expectancy for each health region in British Columbia, and the deprivation index for the town’s own areas.
Life expectancy at birth by health region · 2022/2024
Life expectancy in British Columbia runs from 76.6 to 86.8; this region sits 5th of the 16.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
Statistics Canada scores every small area from 1 to 5 on each dimension; Birdland’s bars are its residents’ average, shown and not graded.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, three-year estimate 2022/2024, by health region.
Getting to hospital from Birdland: 3.3 km on average
Straight-line distances from each part of Birdland, weighted by who lives there.
That is close to the 4.4 km of the typical town in British Columbia (the typical Canadian town: 3.7 km), as Birdland goes.
Hospitals and clinics: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities. Pharmacies: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distances from each dissemination area, weighted by its 2021 population.
Level with regions as deprived, give or take a few months
Regions, not towns, with every town in a region sharing its dot: of the 102, the marked one, Birdland’s, follows the trend.
Life expectancy and deprivation move in opposite directions across 102 regions (correlation −0.83); at 2.3, the expected figure is 83.4 years, and Birdland’s region matches it closely with 83.2. Even beside regions as deprived, it stands out: 7 of its 10 closest matches fall short, their median 82.9 years.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, 2022/2024, by health region. Deprivation: Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021 (situational vulnerability), averaged over each region’s towns by their residents; income: 2021 Census median household income, averaged the same way. The averages and the line are TownRatings calculations.
50% in the region call their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia (50%)
The survey’s answers for the region as given, each beside the province’s (the tick).
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
Neither ahead nor behind British Columbia on mental health (51% to 49%), the region has 23% of adults stressed most days.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Mid-table for hospital distance among towns its size: Birdland comes 20th of 40
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (10,482 to 11,014 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 3.4 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Sacrement QC A+ | 10,650 | 0.4 km | 62% |
| 2 | Weston-Pelham Park ON A | 10,680 | 0.6 km | 50% |
| 3 | Bendale South ON A | 10,885 | 0.9 km | 50% |
| 18 | Hidden Valley AB A+ | 10,614 | 3.0 km | 56% |
| 19 | Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North ON A | 10,985 | 3.1 km | 56% |
| 20 | Birdland BC A | 10,745 | 3.3 km | 50% |
| 21 | Exeter ON B | 10,781 | 3.4 km | 45% |
| 22 | Creditview ON A− | 10,972 | 3.8 km | 49% |
| 40 | Yellowhead County AB D− | 10,966 | 27 km | 48% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Birdland
The places around, with the distance to a hospital and their regions’ figures. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | Hospital | Very good health | Life exp. | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdland | 3.3 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Port Mann 1.4 km | 3.5 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Guildford 1.6 km | 3.6 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Johnston Heights 2.2 km | 2.9 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Whalley 3.1 km | 1.8 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Fraser Heights 3.2 km | 5.6 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Bridgeview 4.0 km | 2.9 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
The neighbours all sit in Birdland’s health region, which is why their regional columns are identical.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who the survey asks. The health survey leaves out people living on reserves, full-time Canadian Forces members, people in institutions, and Nunavik and the Cree lands of James Bay.
- Regional figures. The survey figures and life expectancy are published for the health region, so every town in it shares them and only the distances are Birdland’s own.
- Deprivation is context. None of the four deprivation scores enters the grade; they come from the 2021 index, which skips the territories.
- What counts as a hospital. Hospitals and clinics come from Statistics Canada’s facilities database, built from provincial lists of different dates, and a listed hospital may have no emergency department.
- Distances are straight lines. A straight line from each neighbourhood’s centre to the nearest facility, weighted by who lives there, is shorter than any drive.
- Adjusted for age. Self-rated health, chronic conditions and smoking enter the grade adjusted to Canada’s adult age mix, though the survey block prints them as people answered.
Questions about health in Birdland
How is Birdland’s Health Grade worked out?
Not yet: Health will weigh the region’s survey and life expectancy and Birdland’s distance to a hospital against the typical Canadian town once Canada’s grading run happens.
What is the life expectancy in Birdland?
There is no figure for Birdland alone; its health region’s is 85.8 for women and 80.7 for men in 2022/2024.
How healthy is Birdland?
More of the region’s survey and life-expectancy figures beat the typical Canadian town than trail it. The three chronic conditions the grade counts average 15% of adults.
How far is Birdland from a hospital?
For everyday care, Birdland’s residents are 0.6 km from a pharmacy and 1.1 km from a clinic on average.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (13-10-0972) · Statistics Canada, life expectancy 2022/2024 (13-10-0988) · Statistics Canada, health regions 2023 (82-402-X) · Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · pharmacies © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021. 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).