Methodology


This year, 6,564 citizens added their voices to Victoria’s Vital Signs by assigning grades and assessing their experience with various facets of life in each of the 12 key issue areas. They were also asked questions about quality of life, their perceptions and experience with equity and inclusion, and their thoughts on future generations of Greater Victoria. 

6,564

Citizens participated

12

Key issue areas

417 surveys were completed via research panel and 6,147 surveys were completed via open link.

An invitation to participate in the open-link survey was promoted through many websites, social media channels, online newsletters, posters, media coverage, and more. 

A full report on the results of the survey and its analysis is available on the Victoria Foundation’s website. 

Continuing from the 2021 theme of equity and inclusion, there is a segmentation analysis of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) respondents on select questions in the survey results. Best practices for addressing different ethnic groups within the research are still being developed. However, due to the small sample sizes, ethnicities other than Caucasian were aggregated to form the BIPOC category. 

GRADING
Citizen grading of the issue areas is based on a report card scale:

Excellent, stay the course
Good, but improvements could be made
Average performance, suggest additional effort be made to address these issues
Below average performance, additional work is required
Failure, immediate action is required

Citizen survey respondent profile

Gender

FEMALE 53 MALE 46 NON-BINARY (<) 1 OTHER (<) 1

Have lived in greater victoria

More than 10 years
68%
6-10 Years
15%
1-5 Years
15%
Less than one year
2%

Household Income

Net: <$50k| 20%
Less than $20,000| 4%
$20,000-49,999| 17%
$50,000-79,000| 23%
Net: $80K+| 57%
$80,000-109,999| 22%
$110,000 +| 35%

ETHNICITY

84% WHITE

16% BIPOC (NET)

4% INDIGENOUS

3% CHINESE

2% SOUTH ASIAN

2% LATIN AMERICAN

2% BLACK

2% FILIPINO

1% ARAB

1% JAPANESE

1% SOUTHEAST ASIAN

<1% WEST ASIAN

<1% KOREAN

6% OTHER

AGE

0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
65+ 30%
31-44 24%
18-30 17%
45-54 15%
55-64 14%

Employment by Sector

0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Employed 35%
  • Retired 86%
  • Unemployed 3%
  • Student 5%
  • Disability Allowance 5%
  • Unpaid Family Caregiver 2%
Private Sector 31%
Government Public Sector 26%
Non-Profit Charitable Sector 8%

WHERE THEY LIVE

VICTORIA34%
SAANICH22%
LANGFORD8%
OAK BAY6%
ESQUIMALT6%
CENTRAL SAANICH5%
COLWOOD4%
VIEW ROYAL3%
SIDNEY3%
NORTH SAANICH2%
SOOKE2%
HIGHLANDS1%
METCHOSIN1%
S. GULF ISLANDS1%
SALT SPRING ISLAND1%
OTHER3%

Which issues will you take on?

Arts & Culture

Arts and culture make a community a vibrant and enriching place to live. An active and diverse mix of cultural offerings increases our sense of satisfaction with our environment and community pride.

Belonging & Engagement

Participation in civic life contributes to the wellbeing of our community and to our sense of connection to one another. By engaging, we foster leadership that helps build and maintain a vibrant community.

Economy

Strong and vibrant communities have diverse local economies and a wide variety of options for fulfilling, secure, and well-paid work.

Environmental Sustainability

From the air we breathe to the ground we walk on, a healthy and sustainable environment is an important part of quality of life. A healthy environment is reflective of a healthy community.

Getting Started

Helping children, youth, and newcomers to get a good start in life, work, adulthood, and our community makes a lasting difference.

Health & Wellness

Good physical and mental health & wellness improves the quality of individual lives and reduces health care costs. The health status of people depends on good health practices and behavior, and access to health care services.

Housing

Having safe and accessible housing people can afford is a basic need that contributes significantly to quality of life.

Learning

Lifelong learning and educational achievement affect our ability to participate in a competitive workforce, achieve higher incomes, and escape the cycle of poverty.

Safety

Public and personal safety affects the way we socialize and participate in community life.

Sports & Recreation

Sports & recreation play a foundational role in developing and sustaining healthy citizens and communities.

Standard of Living

Individuals, families, and children living below the poverty line may face many obstacles, which can limit their ability to enjoy quality of life.

Transportation

Transportation includes the ability to get around and transport people and goods. The capacity and convenience of transportation, such as our transit and road systems, have a big impact on quality of life.