Housing

Housing health means having a home to start with. Your home is clean and dry; pest and mold-free; it is an appropriate size for the number of people in your family; has access to adequate clean potable water; light after dark, heat in the winter, and it is affordable.

Barriers

  • Lack of affordable housing for rent or purchase
  • Lack of housing stock
  • Many rentals offered are unsuitable and/or unsafe
  • Challenging to age in place
  • Unfounded rumours/reputation can affect housing opportunities

Hornby Island Community Vision

Hornby is a balanced, diverse community where all its residents are able to find adequate housing. Stable and affordable housing makes it possible for residents to put down roots and build a life here, actively participate and contribute to the well-being of the community.

All landlords and tenants are responsible to and respectful of each other and the environment.1

Total Houses2

Denman

Hornby

Comox Valley

British Columbia

Canada

Private Dwelling refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance directly to the living quarters.

Household refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere.

Denman Island Statistics

Hornby Island Statistics

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*This total is the number of short term rentals listed online up to November 2, 2023 ** Unable to determine rental price for 3 properties

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Household by Family Type2

Housing by Occupancy

Housing by Tenure

Mobility

One Year Movers from On- and Off-Island

Of the 115 people who moved between 2020 and 2021, 25 were people moving from one location to another on island, the remaining 90 were new residents to Denman Island.

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Five Year Movers from On- and Off-Island

Of the 510 people who moved between 2016 and 2021, 90 were people moving from one location to another on island, the remaining 420 were new residents to Denman Island.

One Year Movers from On- and Off-Island

Of the 130 people who moved between 2020 and 2021, 30 were people moving from one location to another on island, the remaining 100 were new residents to Hornby Island.

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Five Year Movers from On- and Off-Island

Of the 315 people who moved between 2016 and 2021, 70 were people moving from one location to another on island, the remaining 245 were new residents to Hornby Island.

Household Size

Average Household Size

Household by Size

  1. Community Vision. (2002). HIRRA. Retrieved from https://hirra.ca/hornby/hornby-island-community-vision-statements/ ↩︎
  2. Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released March 29, 2023. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed September 6, 2023). ↩︎
  3. BC Assessment (2023). Combined residential property values. Retrieved from https://www.bcassessment.ca/ ↩︎
  4. This total is the number of short term rentals listed online up to August 15, 2023 ↩︎
  5. Local Knowledge ↩︎