Buying an average price house in Greater Victoria in 2005 cost 5.7 times the median family income of $66,900. This is the same as the provincial average of 5.7 and considerably higher than the national average of 4.1. Source

The Homeless Needs Survey done in February 2007 identified that there were at least 791 homeless people in Greater Victoria. Approximately 700 people were identified as homeless in January 2005. Source

On April 1, 2007 there were 953 families, 406 seniors, 59 single people and 17 people needing wheelchair access on the waitlist for social housing in the Capital Region. Source

Housing conditions are worse for Aboriginal people living both on and off reserve than for non-Aboriginal people. In 2001, 41% of Aboriginal people living on reserve on South Vancouver Island had housing in good condition, compared to 60% of Aboriginal people living off reserve and 71% of non-Aboriginal people. Source