The population of the Saanich Peninsula has grown in the past five years – just slightly.
The number of residents in Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich combined, in 2011 increased by 0.84 per cent since 2006 according to numbers released by Statistics Canada’s Census profile, released on Feb. 8.
According to the 2011 Census, the combined population of the Peninsula is 38,203, up slightly from 37,883 in 2006.
The populations of Central and North Saanich increased by 1.2 per cent and 2.5 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, Sidney’s population decreased in the past five years, by 1.2 per cent.
By the numbers
Sidney 2011: 11,178 2006: 11,315 Difference -1.2%
North Saanich 2011: 11,089 2006: 10,823 Difference 2.5%
Central Saanich 2011: 15,936 2006: 15,745 Difference 1.2%