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 21,496 (Statistics Canada: 2021 Census). Nearly two-thirds of the region’s population lives in the City of Powell River.
| Electoral Area | 2021 Population | % of qRD Population |
| Area A | 1,250 | 5.8% |
| Area B | 1,664 | 7.7% |
| Area C | 2,197 | 10.2% |
| Area D | 1,126 | 5.2% |
| Area E | 498 | 2.3% |
| City of Powell River | 13,943 | 64.8% |
| Tla’amin Nation | 797 | 3.7% |
| Sechelt Indian Government District | 21 | 0.10% |
| qathet Regional District* | 21,496 | 100% |
| *percentage not identical due to rounding |