Craigflower Schoolhouse, the companion adjacent site to the Manor, is located across a municipal border. The two properties are located at the intersection of Admirals Road, Craigflower Road, and Island Highway. Present day View Royal is divided into eight neighbourhoods based on topography, transportation corridors, natural environment, and the age of housing stock. These neighbourhoods are Atkins, Burnside, Craigflower, Harbour, Helmcken, Hospital, Thetis, and Wilfert. In 2011, there were almost 4,140 housing units in the town with a median population age of 44.1 years, which compares to the CRD at 44.8. View Royal has 70 municipal parks and of trails. View Royal's shoreline includes sandy beaches with small caves, large driftwood, and rocks, which are home to starfish, crabs, seals, and other marine life. Several changes have gone on in View Royal in recent years, including the completion of the Island Highway Improvement Project in 2011, which included new cycle lanes, sidewalks, turning lanes, and planted medians. Beginning in 2013, the Town of View Royal and District of Saanich replaced the 80-year-old Craigflower Bridge and approach roads, and construction began on the new Public Safety Building, scheduled to be complete in fall 2014. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, View Royal had a population of 11,575 living in 4,915 of its 5,175 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,408. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Ethnicity Religion According to the 2021 census, religious groups in View Royal included: Irreligion (6,535 persons or 58.0%) Christianity (3,890 persons or 34.5%) Islam (195 persons or 1.7%) Hinduism (185 persons or 1.6%) Sikhism (170 persons or 1.5%) Buddhism (90 persons or 0.8%) Judaism (40 persons or 0.4%) Other (165 persons or 1.5%) References External links Populated places on the British Columbia Coast Towns in British Columbia Populated places in the Capital Regional District Greater Victoria