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Living in View Royal

In View Royal, tenants pay an average rent of €1,531 a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

The population of View Royal totalled 12,606 at the end of 2022. View Royal had an unemployment rate of 5.6% at the end of 2021. View Royal was home to 2,065 foreign residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1030 sources

Population12,606people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary3,922EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent1,531EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate5.6%country median 8.4% — 33% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada
Recorded crime4,736incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 3% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia
PM2.5, annual mean5.19µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to View Royal?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 21.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
View Royal recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan8Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent21.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Dwellings5,175 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Main residence dwellings4,915 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,331 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20233Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,531 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is View Royal a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–39%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student32%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 22–42%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%
Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–42%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in View Royal?

The median gross salary is about 3,922 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,922 EUR/month · Statistics Canada14
  • Median gross salary (regional): 3,007 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca21

What is the unemployment rate in View Royal?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada15

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in View Royal is 5.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate61.1 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Median gross salary3,922 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada14Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,007 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca21Official
Unemployment rate5.6 %country median 8.4%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official

What does a salary buy in View Royal?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

View Royal median gross pay: €3,922 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,353of €2,959 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,959
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €1,531
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,353
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in View Royal Salary needed to live in View Royal

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to View Royal. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in View Royal. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is View Royal?

Police recorded about 4,736 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia5

Recorded crime across major citiesView Royal highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with View Royal highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,736 incidents per 100,000country median 4,87331 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia5Official

Mobility and administration

View Royal's nearest airport was YWH, 7 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)YWH3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for View Royal. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in View Royal.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in View Royal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.19 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca4
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in View Royal is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.2 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 14 · May 17.8 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 5.5 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.8 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 5.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Markham ±4.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gillingham (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Maidstone (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Rouen (France) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

View Royal spanned 14.3 km² at the end of 2021. View Royal counted 4,915 households at the end of 2021. The population's median age was 44.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in View Royal?

The published population was 12,606 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area14.33 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
City area14.33 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada16Official
Foreign-resident share18.34 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Foreign residents2,065 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Population density807.6 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada16Official
Population12,606 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada11Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 65.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 7,614 to 12,606.

International community in View Royal

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,070100.0%
Asia87042.0%
Europe79538.4%
United Kingdom40019.3%
India29014.0%
Americas24011.6%
Philippines1457.0%
Africa1356.5%
United States of America1205.8%
China1155.6%
Other places of birth in Asia1055.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Europe1004.8%
Germany653.1%
Pakistan552.7%
Other places of birth in Africa452.2%
Hong Kong452.2%
Netherlands401.9%
Mexico351.7%
Other places of birth in Americas351.7%
Romania351.7%
Ukraine351.7%
Nigeria351.7%
Oceania and other places of birth351.7%
Brazil251.2%
Italy251.2%
Ethiopia251.2%
Iran251.2%
Poland201.0%
South Africa, Republic of201.0%
Taiwan201.0%
Viet Nam201.0%
Colombia150.7%
France150.7%
Portugal150.7%
Russian Federation150.7%
Korea, South150.7%
Trinidad and Tobago100.5%
Greece100.5%
Somalia100.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data11,260100.0%
Canadian citizens10,47093.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over8,70077.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,77015.7%
Not Canadian citizens7907.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data11,560100.0%
Single responses11,35098.2%
Official languages10,63092.0%
English10,57091.4%
Non-official languages7206.2%
Non-Indigenous languages7206.2%
Indo-European languages4103.5%
Indo-Iranian languages2502.2%
Multiple responses2151.9%
Indo-Aryan languages2051.8%
English and non-official language(s)1851.6%
Show 44 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Punjabi (Panjabi)1451.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages1251.1%
Chinese languages1251.1%
Italic (Romance) languages950.8%
Spanish700.6%
Mandarin650.6%
French600.5%
Yue (Cantonese)550.5%
Austronesian languages550.5%
Balto-Slavic languages550.5%
Slavic languages550.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages450.4%
Vietnamese450.4%
Iranian languages450.4%
Persian languages450.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)400.3%
Iranian Persian400.3%
Russian350.3%
Urdu350.3%
English and French250.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages250.2%
Semitic languages250.2%
Arabic200.2%
Dravidian languages200.2%
Portuguese200.2%
Korean200.2%
Malayalam150.1%
Hindi150.1%
Cebuano100.1%
Tamil100.1%
Polish100.1%
Turkic languages50.0%
Turkish50.0%
Uralic languages50.0%
Hungarian50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Ilocano50.0%
Serbo-Croatian50.0%
Serbian50.0%
Ukrainian50.0%
Germanic languages50.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages50.0%
Gujarati50.0%
Japanese50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad18.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Households4,915 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Labour force participation rate64.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Median age44.8 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada17Official

Alternatives for people set on View Royal

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Oak Bay as a View Royal alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,502 Oak Bay vs 4,736 View Royal−47%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,630 Oak Bay vs €3,922 View Royal+18%
  • Unemployment: 7.0% Oak Bay vs 5.6% View Royal+25%
  • Residents: 19,211 Oak Bay vs 12,606 View Royal+52%
  • Foreign residents: 21.9% Oak Bay vs 18.3% View Royal+19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,137 Oak Bay vs €3,007 View Royal+4%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Oak Bay vs 5.2 µg/m³ View Royalsame level

Aurora as a View Royal alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3371 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 18.3% View Royal+100%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,922 View Royal+11%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,736 View Royalno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,007 View Royalsame level

Cities near View Royal

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Langford 5.3 km away
Salary
3,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Colwood 5.5 km away
Salary
3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Central Saanich 7.9 km away
Salary
3,840 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Oak Bay 9.0 km away
Salary
4,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Metchosin 10.9 km away
Salary
3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Saanich 18.1 km away
Salary
4,112 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Sidney 22.3 km away
Salary
3,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Sooke 24.0 km away
Salary
3,486 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in View Royal?

The published population was 12,606 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in View Royal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is View Royal?

Police recorded about 4,736 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia.

What is the typical salary in View Royal?

The median gross salary is about 3,922 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in View Royal?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around View Royal?

The median gross salary is 3,007 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is View Royal a good place to live?

View Royal may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near View Royal?

Langford, Colwood, Central Saanich, Oak Bay, Metchosin are near View Royal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in View Royal?

The official country of birth distribution records 870 people (42.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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