Category: Victoria

The second-term incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews, won a third four-year term, defeating the Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, increasing their majority from their 2018 landslide election result. What party is in control of Victoria? The incumbent premier of Victoria since the 2014 election is Daniel Andrews of […]

The per cent of respondents who feel safe in downtown Victoria and Esquimalt has stayed consistent over the last three years, but that only ranged between 37 and 41 per cent when it comes to how people feel at night. However, people feel safer in downtown Victoria now than they did just a decade ago. […]

Victoria (Australia) Victoria Demonym(s) Victorian Government • Monarch Charles III • Governor Linda Dessau What are nicknames for Victoria? The name Victoria comes with a variety of nicknames, including: Tori. Toria. Torie. Vee. Vic. Vicki. Vickie. Vicky. What is the nickname for Victoria Australia? Sandgropers, Cabbage Patchers and Gum Suckers The names for Victorians have […]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represented 1.0% of Victoria’s population. This was up from 0.8% in 2016, and 0.7% in 2011. Of the 66,000 people who identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin: 94.2% identified as Aboriginal. Population. 2011 2021 75 years and over 1.5 1.7 How many Aboriginal people are […]

one ferry system. There is only one ferry system traveling from downtown Seattle to downtown Victoria. The ferry is a high speed 425 seat passenger-only catamaran. Two seat classes are available on the ferry: standard fare seats and comfort class seats. What ferry goes from Seattle to Victoria BC? Victoria Clipper ferry rideThe Seattle to […]

BC Ferries from Tsawwassen: The scenic sail on BC Ferries is 1 hour and 35 minutes to Victoria’s Swartz Bay terminal. How long does the ferry take from Tsawwassen to Victoria? 1 hour and 35 minutesThe Swartz Bay ferry terminal, approximately 30km north of downtown Victoria, offers a point of entry from Tsawwassen (Vancouver and […]

45-minute. Your getaway to Victoria from Seattle starts with Kenmore Air! It’s just a short 45-minute scenic seaplane flight to Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Our year-round daily scheduled flights from Lake Union or Kenmore/Lake Washington are fast, convenient and stress-free. How long is the ferry ride from Seattle to Victoria? 2 hours and 45 minutesThe Seattle […]

Victoria is an affluent, safe, clean and dynamic middle-class city of approximately 350,000 people and is considered one of the most desirable places in Canada in which to live. The climate is the mildest in Canada and Victoria receives 60% less rain than Vancouver, which is a short ferry or airplane ride away. Is living […]

Victoria is home to Canada’s oldest Chinatown, which is also the second-oldest one in North America (San Francisco’s is the oldest). What is Victoria BC most known for? Fun facts about Victoria With a perfect growing climate, Victoria is known internationally as the City of Gardens. The city has an annual flower count dating back […]

Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia at 227,038 square kilometres. The only state smaller is the island of Tasmania. Is is only quarter the size of the next biggest state New South Wales, and incredibly only 9% the size of the largest state, Western Australia. What makes Victoria Australia unique? Victoria was the […]