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BC stats has devoted considerable effort over the years to develop and improve a wide range of information products that illuminate socio-economic characteristics in small areas of the province. What sets these apart from statistical tables and data sets is the presentation, including maps, charts, rankings, comparisons, distributions, and more. Each is intended to tell a story about a particular area and the people that live there. Most rely on a single, but very rich, data source: the Census. The items listed under 'Current' combine information from a number of data sources.

The approximate number of regions/profiles appears in square brackets: [ ].

Current2006
Census
2001
Census
1996
Census
1991
Census
Socio-Economic Profiles
Updated annually. Multiple data sources. [210]
Profiles (A)
Summary—approx. 20 pages each. 'Compared to' drawn from list A [1730]
Profiles
12-page Profiles (reduced content) [1500]
Profiles
All geographies [450]
Provincial Electoral Districts
[75]
Community Facts
Updated as and when info available. [180]
Profiles (B)
Summary—approx. 20 pages each. "Compared to" drawn from list B [1730]
Profiles
18-page Profiles [1400] [Registration required (free)]
Profiles
Incorporated Municipalities [190]
 
Quarterly Regional Statistics [37] Profiles (A)
Detailed—approx. 31 pages each. "Compared to" drawn from list A [1730] [Registration required (free)]
Provincial Electoral Districts
[79]
Provincial Electoral Districts
based on new boundaries [79]
Major Projects Inventory
(included at start of each region) [8] Quarterly
Profiles (B)
Detailed—approx. 31 pages each. "Compared to" drawn from list B [1730] [Registration required (free)]
Aboriginal Peoples
[38]
Provincial Electoral Districts
based on old boundaries [75]
Country Trade Profiles for BC's important trade partners [29] Provincial Electoral Districts
first contested May 12, 2009 [85]
Health Area Profiles
[340] (restricted to Health Data Warehouse)
Aboriginal Peoples
[16]
Population Pyramids
Interactive and dynamic [222]
Aboriginal Peoples
[110]
Community Profiles
[link to Statistics Canada]
Community Profiles
[link to Statistics Canada]
Health Profile
[link to Statistics Canada]
Topic Tables present ranked characteristics for all Census subdivisions in BC. Display tables present the same dataset sorted on several criteria    
  Immigration and Diversity Profiles [link to Welcome BC] [210]  
  Community Profiles
[link to Statistics Canada]
 
  Economic Dependencies for Dependency Areas for 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 [63]; for Forest Districts for 2006 [29]; for Integrated Land Management Branch Areas for 2006 [8]