Sunshine Coast Regional District

Regional district in British Columbia, Canada

Not to be confused with Sunshine Coast Region.

Regional district in British Columbia, Canada

Sunshine Coast

Regional district

Sunshine Coast Regional District

Sechelt Inlet

Location in British Columbia

Coordinates: 50°00′N 123°45′W﻿ / ﻿50°N 123.75°W﻿ / 50; -123.75
Country| Canada
Province| British Columbia
Administrative office location| Sechelt
Government

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• Type| Regional district
• Body| Board of Directors
• Chair| Alton Toth (District of Sechelt)
• Vice Chair| Justine Gabias (Area B)
• Electoral Areas|

* A - Egmont/Pender Harbour
* B - Halfmoon Bay
* D - Roberts Creek
* E - Elphinstone
* F - West Howe Sound

Area

• Land| 3,773.73 km2 (1,457.05 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[citation needed]

• Total

| 32,170
• Density| 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Website| www.scrd.ca

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.

## Geography

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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[3] 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

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### District municipality

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* Sechelt \- Pop 10,201

### Town

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* Gibsons \- Pop 4,605

### First Nations Government District

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* shíshálh Nation Government District (sNGD) (Partial) - Pop 767 (2021)

### First Nations Reserve Lands

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* Chekwelp 26
* Chekwelp 26A
* Schaltuuch 27

### Unincorporated

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* Roberts Creek \- Pop 3,421
* Halfmoon Bay
* Madeira Park
* Garden Bay
* Egmont
* Hopkins Landing
* Langdale

Electoral Area  | Pop 2021  | % change

2016 - 2021

| Pop 2016  | Area Km2

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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)[4]

## Demographics

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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.[5]

Panethnic groups in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (2001−2021)  Panethnic
group  | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | 2006[9] | 2001[10]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
European[a] | 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[b] | 930  | 2.95%  | 560  | 1.91%  | 490  | 1.75%  | 230  | 0.84%  | 155  | 0.61%
East Asian[c] | 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[d] | 85  | 0.27%  | 45  | 0.15%  | 15  | 0.05%  | 60  | 0.22%  | 35  | 0.14%
Other[e] | 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

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* Mount Richardson Provincial Park
* Tetrahedron Provincial Park
* Spipiyus Provincial Park

## See also

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* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)

## Notes

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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

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Sources

* Community Profile: Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada

Notes

1. ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
3. ^ [1]. 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2020-11-07.
4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Select from a list of geographies - British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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