The soils are deep fertile alluvial loams. Rice grows on a variety of soils like silts, loams and gravels. Soils are mainly loams to sandy clay loams. Sandy loams and loamy sands are common in the eastern part adjoining Oak Bay. It likes moist soils, particularly rich ones, and acid peaty loams. They tend to choose sandy and sandy clay loams but avoid heavier clay loams. The soil ranges from sandy loams, loams, and rock lands. The soils are quite rich, for the most part, dark loams. This layer is generally rich in nutrients and weathers to form deep clay loams. On steeper slopes, it grows on coarse loams. "Eremophila" shrublands on the shallow stony loams of the ranges. Sandy loams contain a higher concentration of sand compared to other loams. On slopes steeper than 25%, mockernut often grows on coarse loams. Some fine sandy loams underlie the eastern part of town.