Sunshine Coast Regional District

The Sunshine Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southern mainland coast, across Georgia Strait (part of the Salish Sea) from Vancouver Island. It borders on the qathet Regional District to the north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound, the Metro Vancouver District to the south. The regional district offices are located in the District Municipality of Sechelt.

Sunshine Coast
Regional district
Sunshine Coast Regional District
Sechelt Inlet
Sechelt Inlet
A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationSechelt
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of Directors
 • ChairLeonard Lee (Area A)
 • Vice ChairDonna McMahon (Area E)
 • Electoral Areas
  • A - Egmont/Pender Harbour
  • B - Halfmoon Bay
  • D - Roberts Creek
  • E - Elphinstone
  • F - West Howe Sound
Area
 • Land3,773.73 km2 (1,457.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total32,170
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Websitewww.scrd.ca

Geography

The majority of the Sunshine Coast is sparsely populated. The Coast Mountains make up the inland area. Population is concentrated along the coast. Midway up the coast, beginning at the town of Sechelt, the coastal area forms a peninsula separated from the inland area by Sechelt Inlet. The 2016 census reported a total population of 29,970 persons[2] living on a land area of 3,778.17 km2 (1,458.76 sq mi).

The Sunshine Coast is typically accessed via boat or plane; no roads connect the district with the rest of the province. From Vancouver, ferries run from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons across Howe Sound. At the northern end of the peninsula, ferries run from Earl's Cove to Saltery Bay.

Communities

District municipality

Town

First Nations Government District

First Nations Reserve Lands

Unincorporated
Electoral Area Pop 2021 % change

2016 - 2021

Pop 2016 Area Km2
A - Pender Harbour/Egmont/Madeira Park 3,039 16.0 2,619 1,898
B - Halfmoon Bay 2,969 8.9 2,726 1,270
D - Roberts Creek 3,523 3.0 3,421 143
E - Elphinstone 3,883 6.0 3,664 22
F - West Howe Sound 2,407 17.8 2,043 381

Sources Statistic Canada Census. Area A revised from 2,678 (2016)[3]

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Sunshine Coast Regional District had a population of 32,170 living in 14,935 of its 17,982 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 29,970. With a land area of 3,767.43 km2 (1,454.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.5/km2 (22.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Panethnic groups in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] 2001[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 26,370 83.69% 25,320 86.21% 25,220 89.85% 24,770 90.04% 23,515 92.4%
Indigenous 2,270 7.2% 2,020 6.88% 1,430 5.09% 1,485 5.4% 1,215 4.77%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 930 2.95% 560 1.91% 490 1.75% 230 0.84% 155 0.61%
East Asian[lower-alpha 3] 830 2.63% 800 2.72% 595 2.12% 510 1.85% 340 1.34%
South Asian 435 1.38% 235 0.8% 125 0.45% 95 0.35% 45 0.18%
African 230 0.73% 170 0.58% 115 0.41% 135 0.49% 100 0.39%
Latin American 135 0.43% 100 0.34% 20 0.07% 115 0.42% 55 0.22%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 85 0.27% 45 0.15% 15 0.05% 60 0.22% 35 0.14%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 230 0.73% 115 0.39% 60 0.21% 90 0.33% 10 0.04%
Total responses 31,510 97.95% 29,370 98% 28,070 98.08% 27,510 99.1% 25,450 99.42%
Total population 32,170 100% 29,970 100% 28,619 100% 27,759 100% 25,599 100%
  • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Provincial Parks

See also

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
Sources
Notes
  1. "Board of Directors". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. . 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2020-11-07.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Select from a list of geographies - British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  9. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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