Galiano Community Profile

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GALIANO ISLAND 
COMMUNITY PROFILE 
 
 
December 2009 
 
 
 
 



GALIANO ISLAND   
COMMUNITY PROFILE    
INTRODUCTION 
 
This community profile was prepared by Islands Trust staff on behalf of the Galiano 
Island Local Trust Committee.  It is intended to provide background information on 
land use and demographic trends on Galiano Island, serving as a tool for community 
planning and decision-making for the LTC in support of the review of its Official 
Community Plan.  This Profile summarizes a variety of statistical information, 
primarily from the 2006 census.   
 
Data Limitations 
 
Due to population size and census procedures, there are significant limitations 
associated with the use of Census Canada statistics for small areas: 
 
1.  Non-response rate: there can be significant non-response rates, sometimes 
greater than 10%, which affect the quality of data. 
  
2.  Much of the data is gathered using a long form questionnaire which is 
provided to a 20% sample of households.  In a community like Galiano, with a 
small population, this can result in significant margins of error, particularly 
where the data relates to a subset of the overall population. 
  
3.  Data suppression: in order to protect privacy, Statistics Canada will suppress 
data where numbers are small enough to result in the identification of 
individuals.   
  
4.  Random Rounding: in order to protect privacy, Statistics Canada also 
randomly rounds data to the nearest 5, resulting in variations where there are 
small numbers and some inconsistent totals. 
 
 
October 2009  1 

GALIANO ISLAND   
COMMUNITY PROFILE    
POPULATION 
 
Total Population 
The following table provides the reported total population from each census since 
1981, along with population changes and percent increases.  These figures should 
be considered fairly accurate as they are from the short form distributed to 100% of 
households. 
 
Table 1: Total Population (100%)
 
Year                     TotalChange%                     Change
1981                       669                                              
1986                       7558613%
1991                       90915420%
1996                       9999010%
2001                     1071727%
2006                     125818718%
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population and Housing 
 
Despite some fluctuations, the population of the island has increased steadily and 
significantly since 1981, with the largest nominal increase noted in the most recent 
census period. 
 
Population
669
755
909
999
1071
1258
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
1
9
81
19
86
19
91
19
96
20
01
2
0
06
2
0
11
2
0
16
2
0
21
2
0
26
Year
Population
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Chart 1: Population Growth  
 
Chart 1, above, provides a simple population projection for Galiano by extending 
existing trends.  The first method is a simple linear regression which fits a straight 
line to the existing data (past population) and projects it into t

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