Coal HarbourVancouver
With 10,407 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Vancouver. It is one of the 29 neighbourhoods that make up Vancouver.
Is Coal Harbour a good place to live?
Buying in is costly (D−). Health is a strength (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #102 of 250 in British Columbia. That leaves it better than 48% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for hazard risk.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Coal Harbour grades
Each subject compares Coal Harbour with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Coal Harbour stand out
The 3 things Coal Harbour does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coal Harbour.
Rent takes more of local pay in Coal Harbour than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income
Owners make up 42% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). 46% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Coal Harbour alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vancouver metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 46% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 42% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 33% | 24% | 20% |
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.
For health, Coal Harbour is ahead of 98% of Canadian towns
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.3, women 86.5 and men 80.2 (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.3% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.3 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 7.3% | 9% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 50% | 50% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area
Winters are mild in Coal Harbour: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
A normal winter brings 37 cm of snow, below British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Summer highs in Coal Harbour reach 23.0°C in July. December is the snowiest month, with 14 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to November: 245 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Coal Harbour | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))
The police who cover Coal Harbour record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93
Across its police area, there are 43.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 99, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Coal Harbour 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 Vancouver service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 43.6 | 31 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 93 | 83 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 99 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Coal Harbour’s household incomes are higher than in 69% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 24 min, below both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 26 min | 26 min |
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.
More of Coal Harbour belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 59%
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). One measure of family life: nearly one in ten residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.4% of Coal Harbour
Here the census found 5,240 women and 5,160 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 74% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 3.7% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Coal Harbour, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 5°C nights
A normal November brings 245 mm of rain and snow. December follows at 7°C by day and 3°C by night. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for West Vancouver.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Fewer of Vancouver Centre voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 57%, behind 81%
As part of Vancouver, Coal Harbour is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Coal Harbour: the closest, VPL: Joe Fortes Branch, is 0.8 km away
Coal Harbour is served by Vancouver Public Library, the library of all of Vancouver, so the figures here are the city’s, for 742,394 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national route near Coal Harbour: the The Trans Canada Trail
The nearest provincial park, Cypress Park, is 8.7 km away. Swimmers have 76 beaches within 5 km, English Bay Beach the nearest. A drive of 47 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 12 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.9% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 12 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Shaking costs buildings in Coal Harbour $0.43 a year per $1,000 of value, 14 times the typical town’s
In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.2% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). One flood study covers the town, by City of Vancouver. Burn scars are few around Coal Harbour, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.43 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the Vancouver health region, not by town · Earthquake risk: the city of Vancouver
14 of the 29 schools around Coal Harbour are independent
Its 3 km reach takes in 18 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, all of Coal Harbour’s schooling. On the tests, 7 of 19 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 5 under it.
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| King George Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaNearest elementary school, 0.3 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Alexander Academy IndependentIn Coal HarbourSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Coal Harbour: 2 historic places, all in the top tier
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 3.2% of homes, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%). Its oldest building on the record is Gastown Historic District, from 1886.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Coal Harbour | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 3.2% | 11% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Coal Harbour
Canada's Northern House and 91 more in and around Coal Harbour
What there is to see in Coal Harbour and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
ViewpointVancouver Lookoutin town
GardenStanley Park900 m outside town, to the north
MuseumMuseum of Vancouver1.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 78K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumScience World1.3 km outside town, to the south · 650K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver200 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Vancouver Lookout: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Coal Harbour
Neighbourhood in Vancouver
Where Coal Harbour begins and ends inside Vancouver is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 10,407 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Census subdivision
- 5915022
Coal Harbour’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | — | B− | D− | C− | A+ |
| West End | 30,785 | 0.7 | B− | D− | C− | A+ |
| Davie Village | 16,833 | 1 | C+ | D− | C− | A+ |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 1.3 | B− | D− | C− | A+ |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 1.5 | B− | D− | C− | A+ |
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 2.8 | C | D− | C− | A+ |
| Fairview | 33,969 | 2.9 | B+ | D− | C− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Coal Harbour
Is Coal Harbour a young town or an old one?
At 40.9, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 8% of the population and seniors 18%.
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).