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Renting in Victoria-Fraserview eats 33% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

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

Nearly three in five households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a quarter of households, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Health in Victoria-Fraserview beats 98% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

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, below British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.3, women 86.5 and men 80.2 (2022/2024).

Victoria-Fraserview has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 1.4°C

A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month. There are 40 days of frost in a typical year, below both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 19 March and returns around 10 November: 235 days without it. Also worth knowing: a July afternoon in Victoria-Fraserview typically reaches 22.4°C.

For the force that serves Victoria-Fraserview, the Crime Severity Index is 93, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

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

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 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.

Commuters in Victoria-Fraserview travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

Victoria-Fraserview’s schools come under 4 different boards

Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 66; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. Of its 57 tested schools, 22 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 17 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Victoria-Fraserview are 56 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.

More of Victoria-Fraserview belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 86%

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). The under-15s are 11% of the population here.

A normal November in Victoria-Fraserview runs from 4°C to 9°C

A typical November adds 3 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to 7°C and 1°C. A normal November brings 175 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 22°C by day and December coldest at 1°C by night.

Victoria-Fraserview sends Gregor Robertson (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

Victoria-Fraserview has one public library, VPL: Fraserview Branch

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

Victoria-Fraserview is 40 km from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

For a provincial park, Mount Seymour Park lies 11 km off. The largest is Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area: 7,775 ha, 8.9 km from the edge of town. CPCAD lists 15 protected areas within 10 km. Within 10 km, 3.1% of the land is protected, between British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

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

Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Vancouver

Radon topped the guideline in 1.2% of tested homes, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Vancouver. Fire seldom reaches Victoria-Fraserview: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.004% a year).