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Appendix 1
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES BY HEALTH REGION
LOCAL HEALTH AREA AND COMMUNITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998


HR 20 CAPITAL
Health Region/  
Local Health Area/   Average Life
Community Type†   Age Expectancy
(Incorporated Only)   Gender Population Live Births Deaths Marriages Stillbirths Population (1994-1998)
LHA 061 Greater Victoria   M 97,809 920 982   1 38.6 76.3
        F 108,963 884 1,221   5 42.4 81.3
        T 206,772 1,804 2,203 1,347 6 40.6 79.0
    Esquimalt DM M   93 68   -    
        F   123 69   -    
        T 16,677 216 137 121 -    
    Oak Bay DM M   59 102   -    
        F   38 106   -    
        T 18,173 97 208 121 -    
    Saanich DM M   464 347   -    
        F   435 370   2    
        T 107,026 899 717 364 2    
    Victoria C M   310 477   -    
        F   309 688   2    
        T 76,121 619 1,165 750 2    
    View Royal T M   53 71   1    
        F   47 64   1    
        T 7,043 100 135 106 2    
LHA 062 Sooke   M 26,969 303 142   - 34.2 76.6
        F 26,425 268 134   - 35.3 80.5
        T 53,394 571 276 326 - 34.7 78.5
    Colwood C M   65 39   -    
        F   92 58   -    
        T 14,758 157 97 106 -    
    Highlands DM M   6 4   -    
        F   3 2   -    
        T 1,563 9 6 3 -    
    Langford DM M   129 48   -    
        F   97 37   -    
        T 19,421 226 85 73 -    
    Metchosin DM M   14 1   -    
        F   14 5   -    
        T 5,025 28 6 14 -    
LHA 063 Saanich   M 29,708 214 282   - 41.7 78.7
        F 31,168 207 260   - 43.8 83.0
        T 60,876 421 542 310 - 42.8 80.9
    Central DM M   71 68   -    
    Saanich   F   61 67   -    
        T 15,502 132 135 75 -    
    North Saanich DM M   34 29   -    
        F   40 34   -    
        T 10,955 74 63 47 -    
    Sidney T M   51 97   -    
        F   40 75   -    
        T 11,257 91 172 70 -    
LHA 064 Gulf Islands   M 6,941 48 61   - 43.4 78.6
        F 7,387 41 69   - 44.9 83.6
        T 14,328 89 130 140 - 44.1 81.1
    TOTAL   M 161,427 1,485 1,467   1 38.6 77.0
        F 173,943 1,400 1,684   5 41.7 81.7
        T 335,370 2,885 3,151 2,123 6 40.2 79.5

Note:

  • Live births, stillbirths and deaths are assigned to communities based on the postal code of usual residence.
  • Marriages are based on the place where the marriage ceremony was performed.
  • Totals for gender include cases with unknown gender.
  • Population estimates and life expectancy (1994-1998) were obtained from BCSTATS.
  • † C=City, T=Town, VL=Village, DM=District Municipality, IGD=Indian Government District.
  • *Denotes a boundary change between 1997 and 1998.
  • The boundaries of some communities include areas in more than one LHA.
  • Vancouver Total may include unspecified Vancouver addresses.
  • Non-residents are excluded.