1263 replies to this topic

[LJ]

Anyone play Thor?


"Taxes are your most important source of income. Balancing Taxes so that you get the most out of your population while letting them upgrade to higher levels is a crucial part of gameplay. The goal is to bring in enough tax revenue that you can pay for all your civilization's costs such as building maintainence and ships, and possibly even have a surplus to avoid going into Debt.

The amount of money generated in taxes is closely related to your Population's Food, Drink, Lifestyle, Community, Activity, Information, and Participation Needs, the Goods required to fulfill these Needs, the automatic or manual Ascension Rights of your Residents, and your Population size and ratio of different Residence levels.

Taxation is the balancing of your population's satisfaction against how much money they pay you."

[LJ]

Someone want to plough through this?


http://ageconsearch..../1/05020177.pdf

[mcmusty]

an updated  2014 Victoria Metro infographic would be great. Much of it would be similar results I'd imagine. 

[DavidSchell]

The TC Reported this morning that 10,100 more people were employed in the city year over year, Victoria’s employment grew 5.8 per cent over the last 12 months. But despite an increased number of employed people, Victoria’s unemployment rate was up significantly over the last year. As of December, the unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent, up from 5.0 in December 2014.

 

In a previous article the TC reported the rental vacancy rate was down to .6%, so it appears we are under going some serious population growth when you put the two numbers together.

 

I think BC Stats will be adjusting their population growth models once the 2016 population census is released.

[lanforod]

Where else are all those Albertans going to move to?

[DavidSchell]

Statistics Canada releasing results from 2016 census.

 

Victoria saw a population increase of 6.7% from 2011 to 2016 as of May 10, 2016 there were 367,770 people living in the Victoria CMA making it the 8th fastest growing region in the country.

 

Canada as a whole saw an increase of 5% bringing the total to 35,151,728 people who call Canada home.

[DavidSchell]

Map of where the growth is taking place.

 

http://www12.statcan...3-01-00-eng.pdf

[Kapten Kapsell]

The 2016 census shows that the City of Victoria's population increased from 80,032 to 85,792. 

[VicHockeyFan]

Later this morning we'll have some stats broken out for all 13 minus

[AllseeingEye]

Yup and here is the regional CMA population figure, a shade under 370,000 -

 

http://www12.statcan...&TABID=1&B1=All

[DavidSchell]

Not surprised to Victoria being the eight fastest growing area even a head of Vancouver.

Edited by DavidSchell, 08 February 2017 - 09:06 AM.

[DavidSchell]

Map of where the growth is taking place.

 

http://www12.statcan...3-01-00-eng.pdf

[VicHockeyFan]

Metchosin has succeeded in their campaign to trick the Census takers, lol, and stave off policing costs.

 

Down 2.0%

[nagel]

Gorge-Tillicum is a goat.

[Mike K.]

Big spike: Victoria's population jumped by 23,000 inhabitants since 2011

http://victoria.citi...nts-since-2011/

 

From the article:

 

The fastest growth occured on the Westshore, which saw a population rise of 13% – or just under 9,500 people – to a total of 82,543. The City of Langford put on more growth than any other municipality in the region with a 21% boost in its population to 35,342 from 29,228. Sooke had the second highest regional growth rate, at 13.7%, and saw its population rise to 13,001 from 11,435. Metchosin lost 95 inhabitants over the last five years and has a population of 4,708, while Highlands grew by 5% and is now home to 2,225 inhabitants. View Royal, the bridge between the region's urban core and the Westshore, grew by 11% to a total of 10,408 inhabitants.

The region's four core municipalities of Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay and Esquimalt collectively grew by 11,686 individuals, or just over 5%. The fastest growth occurred in Esquimalt with 9%, bringing the municipality's population total to 17,655. Victoria-proper saw a rise of 7.2% pushing its population to 85,782. Saanich grew by 4,396 people, or 4%, totalling 114,148, while Oak Bay's population increased by just 79 residents and sits at 18,094.

The Saanich Peninsula, which comprises North Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich, put on the least amount of growth. Central Saanich grew by 5.5% to total 16,814 inhabitants. North Saanich saw a rise of only 1.4% to 11,249. Sidney's population grew 4.4% to 11,672. The peninsula's population collectively rose to 39,735 from 38,203.

 

...big shout-out to VHF for pulling these stats together!

[DavidSchell]

I am sure developers looking to add more high-rises to the Victoria core will be happy with these growth numbers 

 

Victoria is adding over a 1000 new people a year and the whole area is adding over 6000 a year.

 

Perhaps this will kick start roundhouse or dockside to get moving.

[shoeflack]

Article is missing Colwood. Up from 16,093 to 16,859 (+766 people or 4.8%).

[Bernard]

Municipalities  2016    2011   Pct change

Saanich       114,148 109,752   4.0%

Victoria       85,792  80,017   7.2%

Langford       35,342  29,228  20.9%

Oak Bay        18,094  18,015   0.4%

Esquimalt      17,655  16,209   8.9%

Colwood        16,859  16,093   4.8%

Central Saan.  16,814  15,936   5.5%

Sooke          13,001  11,433  13.7%

Sidney         11,672  11,178   4.4%

North Saan.    11,249  11,089   1.4%

View Royal     10,408   9,381  10.9%

Indian Reserves 5,133   5,186  -1.0%

Metchosin       4,708   4,803  -2.0%

Juan de Fuca 1  4,670   4,237  10.2%

Highlands       2,225   2,120   5.0%

Juan de Fuca 2    190     229 -15.6%

TOTAL         367,960 344,906   6.7%

[VicHockeyFan]

Bernard, I made that Metchosin crack with you in mind!

[AllseeingEye]

Big spike: Victoria's population jumped by 23,000 inhabitants since 2011

http://victoria.citi...nts-since-2011/

 

From the article:

 

The fastest growth occured on the Westshore, which saw a population rise of 13% – or just under 9,500 people – to a total of 82,543. The City of Langford put on more growth than any other municipality in the region with a 21% boost in its population to 35,342 from 29,228. Sooke had the second highest regional growth rate, at 13.7%, and saw its population rise to 13,001 from 11,435. Metchosin lost 95 inhabitants over the last five years and has a population of 4,708, while Highlands grew by 5% and is now home to 2,225 inhabitants. View Royal, the bridge between the region's urban core and the Westshore, grew by 11% to a total of 10,408 inhabitants.

The region's four core municipalities of Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay and Esquimalt collectively grew by 11,686 individuals, or just over 5%. The fastest growth occurred in Esquimalt with 9%, bringing the municipality's population total to 17,655. Victoria-proper saw a rise of 7.2% pushing its population to 85,782. Saanich grew by 4,396 people, or 4%, totalling 114,148, while Oak Bay's population increased by just 79 residents and sits at 18,094.

The Saanich Peninsula, which comprises North Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich, put on the least amount of growth. Central Saanich grew by 5.5% to total 16,814 inhabitants. North Saanich saw a rise of only 1.4% to 11,249. Sidney's population grew 4.4% to 11,672. The peninsula's population collectively rose to 39,735 from 38,203.

 

...big shout-out to VHF for pulling these stats together!

At the risk of going off on a soapbox re: a particular pet peeve of mine I have to ask in light of these updated figures: yet how many separate individual mayors, councils, and especially police and FD's are there on the peninsula serving what amounts to a tiny population relative to other equivalent urban jurisdictions?

 

This is a great example IMO why some form of amalgamation with the CRD needs to happen ultimately. What a waste and moreover IMO completely unnecessary degree of "administration" and (over)-governance/red tape.

 

When I lived in Kitsilano over 15 years ago - Kitsilano, simply one neighborhood within the City of Vancouver and not even a municipality - it had more people in 2001 than the entire Saanich Peninsula combined has today. We didn't have a mayor/council etc., nor was there a hue or outcry for any such nonsense. The City of Vancouver now as then has but one mayor, one council, one PD and FD and it all worked and functions just fine thank you very much. There was/is no movement among the masses to create an independent Kingdom of Kitsilano, or Duchy of Dunbar or Fiefdom of Fairview and virtually of these west side neighborhoods are bigger than half the full blown "municipalities" in the CRD - and logically, why would there be?

 

......And I mean seriously can anyone here tell me - with a straight face - exactly what it is that the Central Saanich PD actually does?