People in this trust area
425The census count in 2021. It uses the local trust area’s boundary.
Our island. Our future.
Homes for families. Space for local work. Start with the facts about who lives here and what homes cost.
See pay and work costs2021 Census · Local trust area · Income from 2020
A home for a family. A place for a new worker. A future for our island. The census helps show who lives here and which households need help.
The middle age
Median age means the middle age. It was 64.5 here and 42.8 across BC in 2021.
Older people move here by choice. Families also face housing costs. These figures do not show how much each cause matters.
People in this trust area
425The census count in 2021. It uses the local trust area’s boundary.
The middle household income
$66,000Before tax, in 2020 dollars. This is income for a whole household, not one person’s pay.
Households that need housing help
A home falls short on cost, space or repair. The household also cannot afford a suitable local home. The source uses a cost limit of 30% of income before tax.
This measure covers eligible households. It does not count each resident as a separate household.
What households were paying
Average shelter costs in the 2021 Census. Some owners have no home loan left to pay.
This is not the price of a home or a new rental. It does not show what a new family would pay to move here today.
The published middle household incomes range from $34,800 on Lasqueti to $78,500 on Salt Spring. The source keeps some areas’ figures private.
These results do not support a claim that all Trust islands are worse off. We advocate more room for homes and local work. The figures show differences; they do not measure what the Trust caused.
These are historical census figures. We have not raised them with inflation. Income is from 2020; population, age and shelter figures are from the 2021 Census.
The source uses local trust areas. These can include nearby islands. Do not mix them with other census boundaries. The figures alone cannot compare life before and after the Trust began in 1974.
Statistics Canada custom tabulation for the Islands Trust local trust areas, 2021 Census, commissioned by the Province of British Columbia (BC Data Catalogue, Housing Needs Reports group). Licence 'Access Only': derived figures published with the source named; the file itself is not rehosted. · Source checked 2026-08-22. Read the full record and dated corrections.
At a glance
Read the age and population figures.
See which households need housing help.
Compare pay and the cost of getting a job done.
Census income is from 2020. Other census figures are from 2021. Pay has its own source dates.
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