Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC Demographics

There are 2,480 residents in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC, with an average age of 43.2. Males make up 50.2% of the population, while females account for 49.8%. Locals 55 to 64 years old represent the largest age group in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC (450 individuals), followed by those aged over 65 (450 people).

A total of 435 people in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC have never been married (which represents 20.8% of the population). Wedded people in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC (1,150 locals) account for 54.9% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 14.3% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 300 people).

Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC has an unemployment rate of 4.9%. Regarding the most common jobs in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC, people working in Trades and transport account for the largest share of the local workforce (390 individuals), followed by those in Business, finance and administration (240 individuals) and Sales and service (235 individuals).

The majority of Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC residents (that’s 98.8%) speak English.

The median household income in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC is $122,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $105,000 per year.

There is a total of 995 households in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC, 88.9% of which are owner-occupied and 11.1% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC is 2.7 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (365 households), followed by establishments occupied by 4 people (160 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC, at 29.3%.

Single-detached houses account for 95.6% of the residential buildings in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC. Apartments make up of the Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $1,000,000 and the average figure sits at $1,144,000. Of all the properties in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC, 4 or more bedrooms units include 390 (the highest share) and 3 bedrooms units have 360 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built between 1991 and 2000 and between 1981 and 1990 hold the highest counts, at 250 and 200, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (70.8%) and minor repairs (24.1%).

Approximately 28.1% of the population in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC has a high school diploma (that’s 635 residents). Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC locals holding a college diploma (410 people) account for 18.1% of the resident pool. Additionally, 23.9% of them hold a university degree (540 people).

Most employed people in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC (415 individuals) travel 15 to 29 min to get to work, followed by those who commute 30 to 44 min (330 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC is 24 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Highlands, Vancouver Island, BC locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.