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Home ownership in South Cambie, 58%, runs below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent took 29% of household income, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a third of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). South Cambie shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Vancouver metro area.

South Cambie scores better for health than almost every Canadian town

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

Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.3% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. 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%). Across the region, half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). A baby born in the region can expect 83.3 years, 86.5 for a girl and 80.2 for a boy (2022/2024).

South Cambie has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 17 days a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in South Cambie peak at about 23.0°C. A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm.

The police who cover South Cambie record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93

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

The violent index for its police area came to 99, above British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. The force’s area logs 43.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Results around South Cambie lean high: 35 of 63 schools in the top two fifths in British Columbia

Within 3 km of South Cambie are 58 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools. Of the 78, 3 teach in French (2% of schools in British Columbia).

Household incomes in South Cambie are higher than in 83% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, in line with British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

More of South Cambie belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 53%

17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: 13% of residents.

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

Snow is normal by November, about 3 cm over the month. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 7°C and lows near 3°C. Precipitation in November averages 245 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Vancouver forecast, on the Weather page.

Just 431 votes decided Vancouver Granville in 2021, closer than 98% of Canada’s ridings

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering South Cambie is Vancouver Granville, and Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

No public library stands in South Cambie: the closest, VPL: Terry Salman Branch, is 0.9 km away

The library figures on this page are Vancouver’s: Vancouver Public Library serves all 742,394 people of the city, South Cambie among them.

A national route near South Cambie: the The Trans Canada Trail

CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km. 49 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Sunset Beach. Of the country within 10 km, 8.6% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 42 km away.

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

Fire seldom reaches South Cambie: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.005% a year). Radon topped the guideline in 1.2% of tested homes, below both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). No one has filed a flood map for South Cambie on the national inventory.