December 2024 Radium Hot Springs Draft OCP Presentation - Flipbook - Page 18
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VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
SECTION 2
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2. SETTING THE CONTEXT
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DEMOGRAPHICS & GROWTH
The Village of Radium Hot Springs is a BC
Resort Municipality as per the province’s
Resort Municipality Initiative. Even among
resort municipalities, the Village is exceptional
because of its large proportion of vacation
homes, which comprises approximately half
of all dwelling units. The Resort Municipality
nature of the Village creates some interesting
demographic data and makes growth and
population forecasting more challenging.
Here are some quick facts about Radium
Hot Springs:
x The 2021 Census population was 1339
while the total number of dwelling units
was 1366.
x The number of permanent households in
the 2021 Census was 635.
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x Approximately 50% of the dwelling units
are single-detached.
x 55% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms.
x 77% of households have 1 or 2 persons.
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x Radium’s permanent population is
anticipated to double by 2046.
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
The Housing Needs Report (2024) included
population projections to assess the housing
needs of the Village. The results showed a
potential of a doubling of the permanent
population by 2046 (see Figure 2).
Figure 2 shows both the estimated permanent
population growth (blue line) and the total
population (black line) based on BC statistics
population projections and Statistics Canada
2021 Census data.
Figure 3 shows similar growth projections, but
in the number of permanent households. Note
the vacation homes have not been included
in Figure 3 data, since the Census data is for
“private dwellings occupied by usual residents”.
This is assumed to be households with
permanent or long-term Village residents.
