| Statistic | Shawnigan Lake | Victoria | British Columbia |
| Population | 8,656 | 94,229 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 55 | 4,638 | 5 |
| Median age | 43.3 | 41.2 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.1:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 68% | 57% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 41% | 25% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 92.6% | 86.2% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 0.7% |
| South Asian | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Latin American | 0.3% |
| Southeast Asian | 0.3% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 3.4% |
| United States | 1.0% |
| Germany | 0.9% |
| Netherlands | 0.5% |
| South Africa | 0.4% |