Victoria Area

Oak Bay

A Few Quick Facts About Oak Bay

Third largest municipality in the Victoria Metropolitan Area with an estimated (1998) population of 18,631.

Population Projection for 2010 is 17,729 inhabitants.

The area of land defined as Oak Bay is 16.37 sq. km.

Population density is 1138 people per sq. km, which is the fourth largest density in the Victoria Metropolitan Area.

The average house price (Jan - Mar 1999) in Oak Bay is $346,039.

The average household income in Oak Bay is $67,563.

Neighbourhoods: Estevan, Gonzales, Henderson, North Oak Bay, South Oak Bay, and Upland.

Many people are drawn to the quaint lifestyle of Oak Bay that is echoed by its friendly residents.  Others are attracted to its British "feel" which is evident in the well known restaurant "The Blethering Place" or by the municipality's summer festival "The Oak Bay Tea Party".  Amongst Victorians, the people of Oak Bay are perceived to be senior citizens or are people of affluence.  The hub of the municipality is Oak Bay Avenue, more precisely the area known as the Oak Bay Village is where most of the action is with a variety of small storefronts offering goods and services to people.  Oak Bay is a rather picturesque part of Victoria, perhaps because of its proximity to the ocean and its manicured grounds.  It is not uncommon for Victorians to take a leisurely car ride along Beach Drive which parallels Oak Bay's coastline..