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 20,678 (Statistics Canada: 2021 Census). Approximately two-thirds of the region’s population lives in the City of Powell River. The population of the entire qathet region is 21,496.
Table 1: 2021 Federal Census – qathet Regional District Population
| Electoral Area | 2021 Population | % of qRD Population |
| Area A | 1,250 | 6.0% |
| Area B | 1,664 | 8.0% |
| Area C | 2,197 | 10.6% |
| Area D | 1,126 | 5.4% |
| Area E | 498 | 2.4% |
| City of Powell River | 13,943 | 67.4% |
| qathet Regional District* | 20,678 | 100% |
| *percentage not identical due to rounding |
Table 2: 2021 Federal Census – qathet Region Population
| Jurisdiction | 2021 Population |
| qathet Regional District | 20,678 |
| Tla’amin Nation | 797 |
| Shíshálh Nation Government District | 21 |
| qathet Region Total | 21,496 |
Data Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population