UclueletBritish Columbia

Population 2,452: a town in British Columbia. It lies in Alberni-Clayoquot.

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Population

2,452

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

39.6

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

57%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

20%

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

Is Ucluelet a good place to live?

Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Households here earn well (A). Where it falls short is cost of living (D−). Safety lags (C−).

Ucluelet is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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⁺Walkability AJobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

How Ucluelet grades

Each subject compares Ucluelet 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

Ucluelet is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →SchoolsBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areCOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Ucluelet stand out

The 3 things Ucluelet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+20% more people than in 2016

Half of Canadian towns are above 4%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Walkability

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ucluelet.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Measured against local pay, Ucluelet costs more to live in than 95% of Canadian towns

$700,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, about level with British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). Home ownership covers two thirds of households.

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

Ucluelet$700,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	25%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	67%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	23%	24%	20%

$1,200

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,470

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageUcluelet’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living8.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Renting$1,200 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters67% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Ucluelet: July afternoons reach 16.8°C, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

16.8°CJuly afternoons

A normal November brings 431 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The year’s precipitation totals 2,777 mm, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Midwinter nights in Ucluelet bottom out at 3.6°C on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter8.6°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer16.4°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
July afternoon high	16.8°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	2,777 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	15	60	159
January night low	3.6°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C

11 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

182

days with precipitation a year

Full pageUcluelet’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 16.8°C, January lows 3.6°C Rain and snow2,777 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow11 cm of snow a year Weather station29 km to the station · Cape Beale Light

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cape Beale Light)

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Ucluelet have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

20%walk, cycle or take transit

78% of commuters drove, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van78%

Walk16%

Bicycle4%

Census 2021	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	17 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	78%	87%	89%

$83,000

median household income, 2020

20%

worked from home, May 2021

82%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageUcluelet’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work20% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to95 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Tofino

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

SafetySafety C⁻

The police who cover Ucluelet record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 103

103Crime Severity Index

Violence across its police area runs at 22.8 per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 98, above both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Ucluelet shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Ucluelet detachment area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023119

2024115

202575

2023–2025	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Violent crime	22.8	12.5	12
Crime Severity Index	103	83	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	98	76	86

106

non-violent Crime Severity Index

34%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageUcluelet’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety103 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Ucluelet’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Ucluelet safe?”

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

SchoolsSchools B⁺

In and around Ucluelet, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

2schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Ucluelet Elementary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn UclueletElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Ucluelet Secondary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn UclueletSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

0.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageUcluelet’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Results1 of 2 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language0 of 2 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Ucluelet?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth C

A hospital trip from Ucluelet means 35 km on average, in a straight line

47%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Shared with the rest of the Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 79.8 years at birth, 82.6 for women and 77.1 for men. The survey counts just over one in ten adults as smokers, higher than British Columbia’s towns (9%) and near Canadian towns (12%).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Ucluelet47%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Very good or excellent health	47%	50%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.8	81.0	81.5
Smokers	12%	9%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	15%	17%

79.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

35 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageUcluelet’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care35 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.6, men 77.1 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Who lives here

Few people in Ucluelet are 65 or over: 14%, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

39.6median age

Immigrants make up 12% of residents, near British Columbia’s towns (12%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.4%). 16% of residents are children under 15.

UclueletBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.2% of Ucluelet

Census 2021 put women at 1,015 and men at 1,050; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Ucluelet
	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	16%	14%	16%
15 to 64	71%	64%	64%
65+	14%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.8%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

Full pageUcluelet’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages39.6 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households860 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants12% are immigrants · 10% belong to a visible minority English and French10% speak both · 0.2% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in Ucluelet: 5°C at night, 10°C by day

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 17°C in August; nights bottom out at 4°C in February. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a night falls to 4°C. In November, the normal is 431 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Ucluelet forecast.

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

November10°C

December8°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	9°C	4°C	1,079 mm
Spring	12°C	6°C	622 mm
Summer	16°C	11°C	236 mm
Autumn	13°C	8°C	840 mm

5°C

a normal November night

431 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageUcluelet’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 August, coldest February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cape Beale Light); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

In 2021, Courtenay—Alberni went by only 8,431 votes, narrower than in 67% of ridings

Mid Island-Pacific Rim is the riding Ucluelet votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Full pageUcluelet’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itDistrict Municipality Member of ParliamentGord Johns

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

VIRL: Ucluelet Branch and Ucluelet Branch are Ucluelet’s two public libraries

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Ucluelet in particular.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong6.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Ucluelet is 1.3 km from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

10%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km of the town, a tenth of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The closest provincial park is Kennedy Lake Park, 8.7 km from the edge of town. Also worth knowing: for walks, 5 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Lighthouse Loop and Halfmoon Bay Trail.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Ucluelet10%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	10%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	14	4

1.3 km

to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

8.7 km

to Kennedy Lake Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · Pacific Rim National Park Reserve National & provincial parks1.3 km to a national park · Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes5 named routes · Lighthouse Loop

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Shaking costs buildings in Ucluelet $0.40 a year per $1,000 of value, 13 times the typical town’s

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon topped the guideline in 0.9% of tested homes, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Flood mapping exists: a study by District of Ucluelet. Little of the land around Ucluelet has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year.

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

Ucluelet0.9%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.40	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	0.9%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.40

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

Low

wildfire band

2.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageUcluelet’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.40 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Radon0.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Central Vancouver Island health region)

History

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Ucluelet

1historic place

Homes from before 1961 make up 10% of the stock, about level with British Columbia’s towns (11%) and below Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Kwisitis Visitor Centre 1963

1963

oldest construction date on the record

10%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Ucluelet	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	10%	11%	18%

Full pageUcluelet’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes10% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Ucluelet have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ucluelet

15pages on Ucluelet

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 103 Housing & costD⁻Homes 8.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺2 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.8 in its region Work & commuteA69% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors10% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 17°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Ucluelet Aquarium and 3 more in and around Ucluelet

What there is to see in Ucluelet and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

AquariumAquariumUcluelet Aquariumin town AttractionAttractionWild Pacific Trail - Lighthouse Loopin town Art galleryArt gallerySalvagein town

AttractionAttractionThornton Creek Enhancement Society1.1 km outside town, to the north

About Ucluelet

Town in British Columbia

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Ucluelet is one municipality in British Columbia, figures and all.

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

Population: 2,452 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Alberni-Clayoquot
Census subdivision: 5923019

Ucluelet’s neighbours

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

Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotUcluelet

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ucluelet	2,452	—	—	D⁻	C⁻	C
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot	1,009	13	—	C⁻	C⁻	C⁺

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

Questions about Ucluelet

Is Ucluelet growing?

It added people: 1,717 in 2016, 2,066 in 2021, 20.3% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,452.

Who are the people of Ucluelet?

10% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 12% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Ucluelet?

Mostly 56% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 29% have just one.

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).