Ethnicity
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Saanich (2001–2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2011
! colspan="2" |2006
! colspan="2" |2001
|-
!Population (human biology)|
!
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!
!
!
!
!
!
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| European
| 82,645
|
| 83,595
|
| 85,510
|
| 88,240
|
| 86,985
|
|-
| East Asian
| 12,425
|
| 11,730
|
| 9,300
|
| 8,710
|
| 7,550
|
|-
| South Asian
| 6,605
|
| 5,640
|
| 4,125
|
| 4,365
|
| 3,760
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 4,485
|
| 3,435
|
| 2,635
|
| 1,615
|
| 1,160
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 4,015
|
| 3,490
|
| 2,930
|
| 1,990
|
| 1,470
|
|-
| African
| 1,510
|
| 1,155
|
| 1,200
|
| 550
|
| 625
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 1,415
|
| 1,110
|
| 725
|
| 495
|
| 315
|
|-
| Latin American
| 1,225
|
| 815
|
| 760
|
| 720
|
| 400
|
|-
| Other
| 1,190
|
| 870
|
| 685
|
| 440
|
| 230
|
|-
! Total responses
! 115,505
!
! 111,835
!
! 107,860
!
! 107,120
!
! 102,485
!
|-
! Total population
! 117,735
!
! 114,148
!
! 109,752
!
! 108,265
!
! 103,654
!
|}
- Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Religion
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Saanich included:
- Mayor: Dean Murdock
- Councillors: Colin Plant, Susan Brice, Zac de Vries, Judy Brownoff, Mena Westhaver, Nathalie Chambers, Karen Harper, & Teale Phelps Bondaroff
Education
The northeastern half of British Columbia's third-largest university, the University of Victoria campus, is in Saanich, while the southwestern portion is in neighbouring Oak Bay. Saanich is also home to both major campuses of Camosun College, the original Lansdowne campus, and the Interurban campus.
Saanich is divided between two bordering school districts, School District 61 Greater Victoria and School District 63 Saanich. It is also the home of South Island Distance Education School.
See also
- Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park
- Murder of Reena Virk
- Murder of Lindsay Buziak