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Mara, BC

Updated: Aug 2016
House
Median price $589,000
Monthly growth 43.85 %
Quarterly trend
Stock on market 0.60%
Apartment
Median price
Monthly growth
Quarterly trend
Stock on market

Mara Home Price

Across the country as a whole, Mara is in the top 20% when all of Canada’s suburbs are listed in order of real estate listing prices.

With Mara’s median house price at $589,000 in Aug , it is above average compared to the rest of British Columbia.

Across Canada the most common number of bedroom property being listed has 3 bedrooms, in Aug this neighbourhood’s most common listing has properties with fewer bedrooms.

Across British Columbia Mara has the 199th most properties on offer with 359.

When we look at the data we have, it can help with trying to establish whether or not Mara is a good investment target.

Stock on the market can be an important leading indicator of whether market pressure will be on prices to rise or fall – in Mara there is less stock than three months ago. This would indicate home price pressure increasing as housing stock availability drops.

When we look at the data we have, it can help with trying to establish whether or not Mara is a good investment target.

The amount of homes for sale in neighbourhood has stayed the same over the last three months – this means that supply and demand economics would mean that the pressure on house prices has also remained constant.

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Beds Median price (House) Median price (Apartment)
2 bedrooms $419,900
3 bedrooms $889,500
Demographics
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1632
  • Population density per square kilometre2.2
  • Land area (square km)1769.01
  • Population in 20113938
  • Population in 20064091
  • 2006 to 2011 population change (%)-3.7
  • Total private dwellings2176

Age Characteristics

Total population by age groups 3940
0 to 4 years 160
5 to 9 years 190
10 to 14 years 220
15 to 19 years 250
15 years 40
16 years 55
17 years 60
18 years 50
19 years 40
20 to 24 years 150
25 to 29 years 150
30 to 34 years 180
35 to 39 years 175
40 to 44 years 230
45 to 49 years 355
50 to 54 years 435
55 to 59 years 430
60 to 64 years 345
65 to 69 years 250
70 to 74 years 190
75 to 79 years 125
80 to 84 years 70
85 years and over 40
Median age of the population 49
% of the population aged 15 and over 85.8

Marital Status

Total population 15 years and over by marital status 3375
Married or living with a common-law partner 2290
Married (and not separated) 1885
Living common-law 405
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1080
Single (never legally married) 655
Separated 85
Divorced 195
Widowed 140

Family Characteristics

Total number of census families in private households 1260
Size of census family: 2 persons 805
Size of census family: 3 persons 200
Size of census family: 4 persons 165
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 100
Total number of census families in private households 1260
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 1140
Married couples 930
Without children at home 570
With children at home 360
1 child 140
2 children 125
3 or more children 85
Common-law couples 205
Without children at home 150
With children at home 55
1 child 25
2 children 25
3 or more children 5
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 125
Female parent 85
1 child 50
2 children 25
3 or more children 10
Male parent 40
1 child 30
2 children 5
3 or more children 0
Total children in census families in private households 985
Under six years of age 190
6 to 14 years 360
15 to 17 years 150
18 to 24 years 190
25 years and over 90
Average number of children at home per census family 0.8

Household And Dwelling Characteristics

Total number of persons in private households 3930
Number of persons not in census families 545
Living with relatives 70
Living with non-relatives only 125
Living alone 355
Number of census family persons 3380
Average number of persons per census family 2.7
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households 670
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 150
Living with relatives 20
Living with non-relatives only 15
Living alone 115
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 525
Total number of private households by household type 1630
Census-family households 1230
One-family-only households 1130
Couple-family households 1035
Without children 665
With children 375
Lone-parent-family households 85
Other family households 105
One-family households with persons not in a census family 75
Couple-family households 55
Without children 25
With children 30
Lone-parent-family households 20
Two-or-more-family households 30
Non-census-family households 400
One-person households 350
Two-or-more-person households 45
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling 1635
Single-detached house 1390
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0
Movable dwelling 200
Other dwelling 45
Semi-detached house 5
Row house 15
Apartment, duplex 15
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 0
Other single-attached house 0
Total number of private households by household size 1635
1 person 350
2 persons 755
3 persons 210
4 persons 180
5 persons 90
6 or more persons 40
Number of persons in private households 3930
Average number of persons in private households 2.4

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