Web Design in Duncan, British Columbia

Duncan, BC: the place behind the numbers

Renters (42.6% of households) move more often than owners, and each move starts with a search for local services. A website with up-to-date contact details is how a Duncan business gets found by people who are new to the street.

Of the 473 businesses with employees in Duncan (June 2026), 46.9% had fewer than five people. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.

Know your Duncan audience

52.5% of households are people living alone or with non-relatives. Smaller households look for convenience: delivery, flexible hours, quick replies. Active commuting is common: 12.7% walk or bike to work. Foot traffic matters, so make your street address and hours easy to find.

60.9% of the people in Duncan were born in British Columbia. A short story about the business builds trust quickly.

Short commutes are the norm: 50.0% take less than 15 minutes. Name the parts of Duncan you serve.

The area your Duncan website can cover

Customers may also come from North Cowichan (5.2 km, pop. 31,990), North Saanich (24 km, pop. 12,235), Ladysmith (25 km, pop. 8,990) and Lake Cowichan (26 km, pop. 3,325). The nearest large city, Saanich, is about 43 km away to the southeast. It is part of the Duncan census agglomeration. A website can name each place you serve, from North Cowichan to Lake Cowichan.

North Cowichan has 31,990 residents and a median age of 51.2, against 55.6 in Duncan. Median household income was $78,500 in North Cowichan and $121,000 in North Saanich, compared with $53,200 in Duncan.

Duncan since 2016

Duncan added 103 residents between the last two censuses (2.1%). Across British Columbia, the population grew 7.6% over the same period.

Duncan in numbers

With a median household income of $53,200 (2020), compared with $85,000 across British Columbia, customers in Duncan value seeing prices up front. Duncan has 2,454 occupied private dwellings; 57.4% are owned by the people living in them.

Other numbers worth knowing

• Share of residents under 5: 4.2%
• Worked at home (May 2021): 12.5%
• One-person and shared households: 52.5%
• Density: 2,444.5 people per km²
• Share of residents who are immigrants: 11.1%
• Typical trip to work: 18.5 minutes on average

Duncan against the provincial average

Employed residents working at home in May 2021: 12.5% in Duncan, against 22.6% across British Columbia. On the share of children, Duncan (13.2%) compares with 14.3% for the province as a whole. The share of households that rent is 42.6% in Duncan and 32.8% in British Columbia.

Who is in business in Duncan

In June 2026, Statistics Canada counted 473 businesses with employees in Duncan. Compared with British Columbia as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:

• Sporting goods, hobby, book and gift stores (23 locations): the product range and opening hours.
• Hair salons, spas and other personal services (23 locations): photos of their work and the price list.
• Restaurants, cafés and bars (37 locations): the menu with prices and opening hours and a map.
• Clothing, shoe and accessory stores (13 locations): sizes and prices and the shop address and hours.
• Child care and social services (14 locations): how enrolment works and fees and hours.

In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.

The jobs residents hold are mostly in retail trade (14.7%), health care and social assistance (14.7%) and construction (10.0%).

A CA$119 website, step by step

We are a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. It all runs online, so your business in Duncan pays the same CA$119 a month as anyone else in Canada.

1. Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
2. Within 3 business days, a temporary link shows you the full website, built on a proven template with your brand.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.

Paperwork and rules for British Columbia businesses online

A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:

• Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
• Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau

This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.