2016-2020_Financial_Plan_Web

COMMUNITY PROFILE POPULATION AND GROWTH STATISTICS

Surrey's total population, as of December 2015, is estimated at 516,650 residents. This estimate is based on the City's residential building inventory, created using a combination of data sources that include:

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BC Assessment Authority data; Surrey Building Permit information;

Surrey Secondary Suite data;

The latest GIS Orthophoto imagery; and

Surrey GIS Cadastre (lot and address) information.

The City's estimates are calibrated to the Census of Canada (including the estimated Census undercount) every five years as this data is released.

Figure 1 illustrates existing and projected total City population for the years 2010 through 2020. Over the last five years, Surrey's population grew by 40,990 residents, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.72%. Further population growth of approximately 51,230 residents is projected for the five years between 2015 and 2020, for an estimated 2020 population of 567,880. This estimate represents an average annual growth rate of approximately 1.98% over the next five years.

Total Population in Surrey (2010 ‐ 2020)

420,000 440,000 460,000 480,000 500,000 520,000 540,000 560,000 580,000

536,390 546,700 557,290

567,880

516,650

526,290

501,510 507,580

483,930 492,990

Population

475,660

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Year

Figure 1—Total Population in Surrey (2010—2020) Note: Year 2016 –2020 are projected Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department

2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN

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