Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Aldergrove (south-southwest)

Census Tract 0506.02 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Aldergrove (south-southwest) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 7,810 living in private households. 20.7% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 8.7%. 74.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 5.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 15.4% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $95,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 26.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 6.24 km², giving a population density of 1,252 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population7,8102021, private households
Visible minority20.7%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian74.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants15.4%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$95,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households26.1%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,252 /km²7,810 people over 6.24 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20217,810
Population, 20167,269
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202177.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,887
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,755
Population density per square kilometre1,2561255.9%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres6

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data7,810100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,40017.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years4555.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years4706.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years4756.1%5.0%
15 to 64 years5,12565.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years4706.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years4455.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years4205.4%7.6%
30 to 34 years5657.2%7.9%
35 to 39 years5406.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years5056.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years4956.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years5206.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years6107.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years5607.2%6.4%
65 years and over1,28516.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years4455.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years3654.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years2152.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years1301.7%2.1%
85 years and over1351.7%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1817.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years6665.6%68.5%
65 years and over1616.5%17.4%
85 years and over21.7%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4140.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,755100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,36049.4%27.7%
Semi-detached house351.3%2.1%
Row house31511.4%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex67024.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys2157.8%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling1555.6%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1605.9%11.5%
1961 to 19801,04538.4%23.3%
1981 to 199050518.6%14.5%
1991 to 200051018.8%16.6%
2001 to 20051505.5%6.6%
2006 to 20101455.3%8.8%
2011 to 2015802.9%8.1%
2016 to 20211304.8%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
Condominium853.1%32.5%
Not condominium2,63596.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms200.7%2.1%
1 bedroom29010.7%22.2%
2 bedrooms39014.3%27.9%
3 bedrooms94534.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,07539.5%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms55020.2%46.6%
5 rooms36513.4%13.5%
6 rooms36513.4%10.0%
7 rooms39014.3%8.2%
8 or more rooms1,04538.4%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)76.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,53093.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed1957.2%5.3%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data2,700100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,15579.8%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs54520.2%29.8%
30% to less than 100%47517.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
In core need34013.0%16.9%
Not in core need2,28587.0%83.1%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data2,000
% of owner households with a mortgage6766.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1616.5%24.4%
% in core housing need88.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,660$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,710$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$900,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$898,000$1,304,000

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data705
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1616.3%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3131.2%38.5%
% in core housing need2827.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,050$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,216$1,624

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,320100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,11596.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,11596.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,36084.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,57072.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,08580.5%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5959.4%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,54524.4%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,04596.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,760$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,04596.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,27084.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,50571.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,960$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,10081.4%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,740$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data67010.7%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,990$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,49023.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,340$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data2,015
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.3%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,010
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,100$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,17534.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,100$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,78028.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,880$30,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8181.0%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1919.0%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)65.6%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,320100.0%100.0%
Without total income2053.2%3.3%
With total income6,12096.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)5408.8%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99966510.9%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,9991,02016.7%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99982013.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99973011.9%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,99962010.1%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994557.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993505.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992704.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991953.2%3.4%
$100,000 and over4507.4%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,320100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2053.2%3.3%
With after-tax income6,12096.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)5509.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99969511.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991,15518.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99996515.8%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99985514.0%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99962510.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994607.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992954.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992053.3%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991051.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over2253.7%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,320100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,75027.7%29.8%
With employment income4,57072.3%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)56512.4%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993257.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99950010.9%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9994259.3%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99950010.9%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99948010.5%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9994259.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993207.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992906.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992154.7%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991703.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over3557.8%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,320100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,95094.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,96594.4%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,31584.1%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,67574.0%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,06564.3%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,800$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data4507.1%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,040$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,92594.6%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,480$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,94594.9%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,920$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,26084.0%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,560$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,61573.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,200$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,06064.8%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,660$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5258.4%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,840$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,16034.5%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,200$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,66026.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,040$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8787.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7675.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1313.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data605
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data600
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,800$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,200$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data1,005
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.3%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,000
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,800$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data300
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.8%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data295
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data1,055
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,015
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,800$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data7,720100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,67021.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years5657.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,85062.8%65.8%
65 years and over1,20015.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)640
0 to 17 years140
0 to 5 years50
18 to 64 years305
65 years and over200
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)88.3%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)88.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)98.8%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)66.3%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1616.4%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,67021.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years5707.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,85062.8%65.9%
65 years and over1,20515.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)175
0 to 17 years40
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years120
65 years and over20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)22.3%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)22.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)22.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)22.4%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)11.4%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,755100.0%100.0%
1 person65523.8%29.0%
2 persons79528.9%31.8%
3 persons46016.7%15.7%
4 persons44016.0%14.0%
5 or more persons40514.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households7,725100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,410100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,63556.7%56.5%
Married3,02547.2%48.5%
Living common-law6109.5%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,77543.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,74527.2%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated2003.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced4657.3%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed3655.7%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,755100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,55056.3%55.7%
Couple-family households1,33048.3%47.9%
One-parent-family households2208.0%7.8%
Multigenerational households1856.7%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households552.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1856.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1304.7%5.6%
One-person households65523.8%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,755
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,725
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,100$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,755100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000200.7%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999552.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991405.1%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999802.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999802.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999702.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999853.1%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999903.3%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991806.5%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991706.2%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991555.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991505.4%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991405.1%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,31047.5%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99937513.6%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99930511.1%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99935512.9%11.5%
$200,000 and over27510.0%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,755100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000200.7%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999552.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991405.1%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991003.6%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999752.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999953.4%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999953.4%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991104.0%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992007.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992007.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991706.2%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991906.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991656.0%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,10540.1%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99941515.1%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99928510.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over40014.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
Owner2,01073.9%62.1%
Renter71026.1%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data2,125100.0%100.0%
2 persons98546.4%49.6%
3 persons48522.8%23.1%
4 persons43520.5%20.8%
5 or more persons22510.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data2,130100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,76082.6%84.9%
Married couples1,45568.3%72.3%
Common-law couples31014.6%12.6%
Total one-parent families36517.1%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+27012.7%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+1004.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families6,37582.5%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,52545.6%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3654.7%4.2%
Children2,49032.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,34517.4%20.5%
Living alone6558.5%11.6%
Living with other relatives2903.8%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only4005.2%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data655
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data620

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data2,100
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,100

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data7,720100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,54545.9%44.5%
In bottom decile6658.6%11.0%
In second decile6057.8%8.4%
In third decile6608.5%8.1%
In fourth decile7609.8%8.3%
In fifth decile85511.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,18054.1%55.5%
In sixth decile89511.6%9.2%
In seventh decile95512.4%9.9%
In eighth decile92512.0%10.7%
In ninth decile82010.6%11.9%
In top decile5907.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,68098.5%95.9%
More than one person per room401.5%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,61096.0%91.9%
Not suitable1104.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,18543.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,25546.1%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household28010.3%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years401.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years30011.0%15.5%
35 to 44 years49518.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years53019.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years64523.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years47517.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years1706.3%7.5%
85 years and over702.6%3.0%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'76528.1%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only48017.6%26.1%
Not suitable only802.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1254.6%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'150.6%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'552.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'150.6%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,95571.9%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,59520.7%54.5%
South Asian6758.7%14.2%
Chinese951.2%19.6%
Black450.6%1.6%
Filipino1652.1%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American400.5%2.0%
Southeast Asian3804.9%2.2%
West Asian600.8%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese200.3%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.4%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities751.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority6,12079.3%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1952.5%2.7%
Christian2,94038.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.91511.9%8.7%
Anabaptist150.2%0.3%
Anglican1902.5%2.0%
Baptist1201.6%1.0%
Catholic7259.4%13.7%
Christian Orthodox350.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness600.8%0.4%
Latter Day Saints200.3%0.1%
Lutheran801.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic1201.6%0.7%
Presbyterian150.2%0.5%
Reformed3104.0%0.2%
United Church1552.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1802.3%1.7%
Hindu250.3%2.6%
Jewish100.1%0.8%
Muslim751.0%4.2%
Sikh5707.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions300.4%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,87050.2%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Canadian1,01513.2%6.7%
English1,82023.6%14.0%
Irish1,17015.2%9.1%
Scottish1,26516.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.5306.9%4.2%
German1,14514.8%7.1%
Chinese1301.7%18.2%
Italian2403.1%3.2%
Indian (India)3504.5%8.2%
Ukrainian3704.8%3.1%
Dutch82510.7%2.5%
Polish1952.5%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2353.0%3.0%
Filipino1802.3%5.4%
French Canadian600.8%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.2152.8%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1702.2%0.9%
Métis2252.9%0.8%
European, n.o.s.2853.7%1.6%
Russian1652.1%2.0%
Norwegian3304.3%1.7%
Welsh1902.5%1.4%
Portuguese550.7%0.9%
American700.9%1.0%
Spanish550.7%1.4%
Swedish1852.4%1.3%
Hungarian751.0%0.8%
Acadian150.2%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.200.3%0.4%
Jewish250.3%0.9%
Punjabi2152.8%2.7%
Vietnamese3254.2%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek300.4%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.650.8%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Korean100.1%2.4%
Romanian901.2%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.300.4%0.3%
Danish1451.9%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.700.9%0.2%
Sikh901.2%2.0%
Austrian600.8%0.7%
Belgian700.9%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican600.8%0.8%
Mennonite700.9%0.2%
Swiss400.5%0.4%
Finnish550.7%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian400.5%0.6%
Japanese150.2%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.350.5%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.600.8%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.3%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech550.7%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian250.3%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak150.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.250.3%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.100.1%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian150.2%0.1%
South African350.5%0.3%
Australian751.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian300.4%0.2%
Laotian100.1%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian350.5%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian200.3%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.200.3%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian150.2%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian150.2%0.0%
Buddhist200.3%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean150.2%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
First generation1,38017.9%48.2%
Second generation1,59020.6%24.3%
Third generation or more4,74561.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity3855.0%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses3804.9%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity7,33595.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian500.6%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian7,66599.4%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,720100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)1251.6%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)1251.6%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3604.7%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries3554.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only7,22593.6%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants6,41083.1%53.1%
Immigrants1,19015.4%41.8%
Before 19802753.6%6.1%
1980 to 19902052.7%4.9%
1991 to 20002703.5%9.8%
2001 to 20101752.3%10.0%
2011 to 20212703.5%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1151.5%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Americas857.1%7.0%
Brazil100.8%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico151.3%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America352.9%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas151.3%1.3%
Europe24520.6%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany352.9%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands352.9%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal151.3%0.4%
Romania151.3%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom958.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe352.9%2.5%
Africa403.4%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of302.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.8%1.6%
Asia78566.0%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran151.3%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China252.1%18.8%
Hong Kong100.8%7.0%
Korea, South100.8%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines13010.9%10.0%
Viet Nam20016.8%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India35029.4%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia352.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth302.5%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data150100.0%100.0%
Americas106.7%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia12583.3%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,715100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens7,29094.5%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,65521.5%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,63573.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens4255.5%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years806.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years20016.8%15.4%
15 to 24 years32026.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years43536.6%46.1%
45 years and over16013.4%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data920100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants32034.8%59.5%
Principal applicants13014.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants19020.7%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family48552.7%30.4%
Refugees10511.4%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data920100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission12513.6%10.6%
Study permits only before admission151.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission202.2%6.3%
Other permits before admission101.1%0.4%
No pre-admission experience74581.0%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1,17018.7%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate2,24035.8%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,86045.7%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level2,20535.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher65510.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,170100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree54012.9%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,43034.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,19552.6%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,67040.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher52512.6%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,36021.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,90578.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,165100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate68016.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,49083.8%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,170100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,97047.2%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,19552.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data4,145100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable401.0%2.2%
All classes of workers4,10098.9%97.8%
Employee3,57586.2%81.0%
Self-employed52512.7%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,145100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable401.0%2.2%
All occupations4,10098.9%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations300.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations62015.0%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1503.6%9.3%
3 Health occupations2355.7%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services3759.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1102.7%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations99524.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1,23029.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations1954.7%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1553.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,145100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable401.0%2.2%
All industries4,10098.9%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting2255.4%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.2%0.3%
22 Utilities150.4%0.6%
23 Construction66516.0%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing3809.2%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1904.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade45010.9%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2856.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1002.4%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1002.4%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing651.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1503.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1553.7%4.1%
61 Educational services2806.8%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance3959.5%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation751.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2305.5%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1854.5%4.2%
91 Public administration1453.5%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data3,430100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van3,19593.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,91084.8%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2808.2%6.6%
Public transit802.3%14.9%
Walked1002.9%6.4%
Bicycle150.4%1.9%
Other method401.2%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data3,430100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes75021.9%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,11032.4%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes84024.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes44513.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over2858.3%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data3,430100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.46513.6%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.65019.0%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.81523.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.62518.2%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.3359.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.53515.6%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data2,510100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,04541.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence91036.3%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence55021.9%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data7,215100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,28559.4%56.8%
Movers2,92540.5%43.2%
Non-migrants1,11015.4%17.0%
Migrants1,81525.2%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data7,615100.0%100.0%
Non-movers6,83589.8%85.2%
Movers78010.2%14.8%
Non-migrants3154.1%8.5%
Migrants4656.1%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data3,915100.0%100.0%
Worked at home48512.4%26.5%
Worked outside Canada100.3%0.6%
No fixed workplace address91523.4%14.2%
Usual place of work2,51064.1%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
English only7,25093.9%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French2353.0%6.5%
Neither English nor French2403.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
English7,44596.4%93.2%
French300.4%1.0%
English and French150.2%0.5%
Neither English nor French2303.0%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,55097.7%94.5%
Multiple responses1752.3%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,55597.8%93.8%
Multiple responses1702.2%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
None7,07091.5%75.2%
English2653.4%9.7%
French150.2%0.7%
Non-official language3104.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3104.0%11.2%
English and French100.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)350.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.1%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.2%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%
English6,31581.7%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language5957.7%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous5957.7%15.1%
English and French150.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)7559.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages200.3%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data4,480100.0%100.0%
English4,24094.6%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language651.5%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous651.5%2.9%
English and French150.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1553.5%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data4,480100.0%100.0%
None4,34096.9%92.1%
English651.5%1.9%
French100.2%0.6%
Non-official language651.5%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous651.5%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,705100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language603.5%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,63595.9%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data1,205100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language453.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada252.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada252.1%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,16096.3%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data7,725100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data7,7257725.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.3%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,265
In the labour force4,140
Employed3,915
Unemployed225
Not in the labour force2,125
Participation rate (Rate)6666.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6262.5%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)55.4%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,265100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,15034.3%35.5%
Worked4,11565.7%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,23535.7%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,88530.1%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4242.1%40.9%

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