Radium Hot Springs Draft Official Community Plan - Flipbook - Page 20
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HOUSING STATISTICS
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Radium Hot Springs’ housing mix and
household composition is similar to many
small villages in a rural setting. The housing
is predominately single-detached with small
households of 1 to 2 people that are likely to
be over the age of 50 years old.
However, that does not convey the whole
picture for the Village. Compared to similar
municipalities, the Village has a higher
percentage of attached housing (townhouses
and apartments) and it has a wide diversity
of housing types to serve the spectrum of
residents, from short-term to long-term.
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FIGURE 5:
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Figure 5 shows the majority of permanent
households have one or two persons.
Combined with the data that the Village’s
average age is 47.5 (BC is 43.1), the data
suggests an aging population of retirees or
those near retirement with few dependents
living at home.
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FIGURE 4:
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HOUSE TYPE BY STRUCTURE
Figure 4 shows the breakdown of housing
types for private dwellings occupied by usual
residents (i.e. permanent residents). It shows
64% of residents live in a single-detached or
semi-detached dwelling. However, we also
know there’s a large number of apartments
in Radium Hot Springs that are owned and
operated as vacation homes and are not
accounted for in this data. Thus, the overall
housing mix in the Village is greater than
what is shown and those vacation owners may
convert to permanent residents over time.
FIGURE 6:
NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER UNIT
Figure 6 shows that 55% of dwellings with
permanent residents have 3 or more bedrooms.
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VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS Official Community Plan - Bylaw 527
