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Renting in Killarney eats 32% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Vancouver metro area

57% of households own their home, below both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Health in Killarney beats 96% of Canadian towns

At 7.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 8.9% for British Columbia. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. People in the region live to 83.3 on average: 86.5 for women and 80.2 for men in 2022/2024.

Winters are mild in Killarney: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow totals 37 cm over the year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Summer highs in Killarney reach 23.0°C in July. December is the snowiest month, with 14 cm on average. Rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm.

Crime runs heavier where Killarney is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 93

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Vancouver service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 99, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 43.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Trips to work from Killarney take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

75% of commuters drove, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

The schools around Killarney answer to 3 boards

On the tests, 15 of 45 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 12 under it. Its 3 km reach takes in 45 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 5 alternative or adult schools, all of Killarney’s schooling. Of the 56, one teaches in French (2% of schools in British Columbia).

More of Killarney belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 70%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.4% of residents, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 14% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

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

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vancouver. Next comes December, with normal highs of 7°C and lows of 3°C.

Killarney’s MP is Gregor Robertson (Liberal Party of Canada), for Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby

Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Killarney’s public library is VPL: Champlain Heights Branch

Vancouver Public Library serves the whole of Vancouver, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 742,394 people, Killarney among them.

Killarney is 41 km from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

The closest provincial park is Mount Seymour Park, 10 km from the edge of town. Count 14 protected areas within 10 km of town. 8.8 km out lies the largest, Stanley Park, at 302 ha. Of the country within 10 km, 4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.

Earthquakes are Killarney’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

Shared with the rest of the Vancouver health region: radon tests

One flood study covers the town, by City of Vancouver. Radon is lower than usual: 1.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Killarney, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year).