Population Projections
A 25-year population projections report for Electoral Areas A, B, C & D contains individual population analysis and projections through to 2041.
Current Population
qathet Regional District currently has a population of 20,070 (Statistics Canada: 2016 Census). Nearly two-thirds of the region’s population lives in the City of Powell River.
| Electoral Area | 2016 Population | % of qRD Population |
| Area A | 1,080 | 5.4% |
| Area B | 1,565 | 7.8% |
| Area C | 2,060 | 10.3% |
| Area D | 1,076 | 5.4% |
| Area E | 399 | 2.0% |
| City of Powell River | 13,157 | 65.6% |
| Tla’amin Nation | 728 | 3.6% |
| qathet Regional District* | 20,070 | 100% |
| *total not identical due to rounding |