At a glance

Tillicum is an older, diverse Saanich area of apartments and houses, with Tillicum Centre, Gorge Waterway parks and a mix of renters and owners. About 40% of homes are detached and 29% are apartments, 34% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $737K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $818K^*
Residents: 10,450
Households renting: 34%
Homes that are apartments: 29%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $737K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $818K, 17% below the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
34% of households rent, below the 39% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,634 at the 2021 census.

0-1414%

15-194%

20-245%

25-3415%

35-4415%

45-5413%

55-6415%

65+19%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,634 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached40%

Semi-detached2%

Row house5%

Duplex flat25%

Apartment under 5 storeys26%

Apartment 5+ storeys2%

Upfront closing costs¹

BC charges a tiered property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% to $2 million, then 3%, and 5% above $3 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

BC property transfer tax: $14,360

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Saanich. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.

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