Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Blundell (northwest)

Census Tract 0149.09 · Richmond · Vancouver, British Columbia

Blundell (northwest) is a neighbourhood of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,951 living in private households. 86.6% 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 Chinese at 66.6%. 13.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 65.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $74,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 25.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.66 km², giving a population density of 4,447 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,9512021, private households
Visible minority86.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian13.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants65.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$74,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households25.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density4,447 /km²2,951 people over 0.66 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,951
Population, 20162,983
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1-1.1%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,144
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,076
Population density per square kilometre4,4474447.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years43014.6%14.1%
0 to 4 years1254.2%4.3%
5 to 9 years1605.4%4.7%
10 to 14 years1404.7%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,96566.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years1505.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years1755.9%6.6%
25 to 29 years2006.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years2107.1%7.9%
35 to 39 years1806.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years1755.9%6.7%
45 to 49 years2207.5%6.5%
50 to 54 years2307.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years2307.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years2056.9%6.4%
65 years and over55018.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years2107.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years1605.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years702.4%3.0%
80 to 84 years752.5%2.1%
85 years and over451.5%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 years1514.6%14.1%
15 to 64 years6766.6%68.5%
65 years and over1918.6%17.4%
85 years and over21.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4242.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4444.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,075100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house36534.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house403.7%2.1%
Row house39536.7%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex605.6%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys21520.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
1960 or before454.3%11.5%
1961 to 198029528.1%23.3%
1981 to 199017016.2%14.5%
1991 to 200022521.4%16.6%
2001 to 2005656.2%6.6%
2006 to 2010706.7%8.8%
2011 to 2015858.1%8.1%
2016 to 202110510.0%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
Condominium27025.7%32.5%
Not condominium78574.8%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom14013.3%22.2%
2 bedrooms22021.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms34032.4%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms35533.8%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms46544.3%46.6%
5 rooms14013.3%13.5%
6 rooms14513.8%10.0%
7 rooms757.1%8.2%
8 or more rooms23021.9%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.5%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed99094.3%94.7%
Major repairs needed605.7%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 data1,050100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs74070.5%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs31029.5%29.8%
30% to less than 100%21520.5%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,055100.0%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 data960100.0%100.0%
In core need17518.2%16.9%
Not in core need78081.3%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 data785
% of owner households with a mortgage5858.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2928.7%24.4%
% in core housing need1817.5%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,420$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,012$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,340,000$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 data270
% of tenant households in subsidized housing2222.2%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3333.3%38.5%
% in core housing need2222.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,260$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,350$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% data2,520100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,44096.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,44096.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,600$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,13084.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$22,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,59563.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,12084.1%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2058.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,400$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data79531.5%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,515100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,44097.0%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,080$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,44097.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,680$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,18586.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,760$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,62064.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,600$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,10583.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,560$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2309.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,450$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data82532.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,360$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data835
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data830
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,600$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 data2,515100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data64025.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,200$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data77030.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$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)7878.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6767.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2221.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)1010.2%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% data2,520100.0%100.0%
Without total income853.4%3.3%
With total income2,43596.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)37515.4%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99938015.6%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99946018.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99930512.5%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9992409.9%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991656.8%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991355.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991004.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999702.9%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999602.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over1456.0%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% data2,520100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income853.4%3.3%
With after-tax income2,43596.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)38015.6%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99940016.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99951020.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99934014.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9992409.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991807.4%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991255.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999903.7%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999602.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999351.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over803.3%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% data2,520100.0%100.0%
Without employment income92536.7%29.8%
With employment income1,59563.3%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)22514.1%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99919512.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99926016.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991559.7%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991509.4%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991358.5%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991106.9%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999855.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999553.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999553.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999553.4%3.7%
$100,000 and over1157.2%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% data2,520100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,34593.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,35593.5%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,11583.9%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,64565.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,73568.8%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,840$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data903.6%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,800$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,515100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,35093.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,36093.8%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,15085.5%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,200$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,68066.8%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,920$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,71068.0%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,070$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1255.0%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,800$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 data2,515100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data62524.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data74529.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,200$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)8989.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7676.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1110.7%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.2%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data205
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data200
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$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% data440
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.0%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data445
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data150
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,600$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data150
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (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% data305
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data290
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,945100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years51517.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years1505.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,87563.7%65.8%
65 years and over55018.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)560
0 to 17 years120
0 to 5 years35
18 to 64 years325
65 years and over120
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1919.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)2222.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)2424.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1717.3%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2121.2%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% data2,950100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years52017.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years1505.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,88063.7%65.9%
65 years and over55518.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)305
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years200
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1010.3%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1111.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1110.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)87.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,080100.0%100.0%
1 person23021.3%29.0%
2 persons31529.2%31.8%
3 persons25023.1%15.7%
4 persons16515.3%14.0%
5 or more persons11510.6%9.4%
Number of persons in private households2,945100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.7%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,525100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,51059.8%56.5%
Married1,46558.0%48.5%
Living common-law502.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,01540.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married68527.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated552.2%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1606.3%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1104.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,075100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons66561.9%55.7%
Couple-family households54050.2%47.9%
One-parent-family households12511.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households908.4%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households201.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons403.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households353.3%5.6%
One-person households23021.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,080
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,050
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,080100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000302.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999151.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999151.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999252.3%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999656.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999353.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999504.6%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999403.7%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999454.2%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999403.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999756.9%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999656.0%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999756.9%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999656.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999454.2%5.3%
$100,000 and over39036.1%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99912011.1%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999908.3%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991059.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over756.9%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% data1,080100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000302.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999151.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999151.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999252.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999656.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999403.7%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999555.1%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999454.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999454.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999504.6%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999857.9%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999908.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999756.9%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999656.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999706.5%5.8%
$100,000 and over31529.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99911510.6%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999706.5%8.6%
$150,000 and over12011.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
Owner78074.3%62.1%
Renter26525.2%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% data875100.0%100.0%
2 persons38544.0%49.6%
3 persons26530.3%23.1%
4 persons19021.7%20.8%
5 or more persons404.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Total couple families71080.7%84.9%
Married couples68577.8%72.3%
Common-law couples252.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families17019.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+14516.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,52585.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,42048.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1705.8%4.2%
Children94031.9%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data42514.4%20.5%
Living alone2307.8%11.6%
Living with other relatives1153.9%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only702.4%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data230
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data230

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data845
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data825

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% data2,950100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,73058.6%44.5%
In bottom decile46515.8%11.0%
In second decile37012.5%8.4%
In third decile33011.2%8.1%
In fourth decile2859.7%8.3%
In fifth decile2809.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,22041.4%55.5%
In sixth decile2709.2%9.2%
In seventh decile2458.3%9.9%
In eighth decile2659.0%10.7%
In ninth decile2358.0%11.9%
In top decile2006.8%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,00595.7%95.9%
More than one person per room454.3%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
Suitable97092.4%91.9%
Not suitable757.1%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household50047.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household41539.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household13012.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,050100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years201.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years757.1%15.5%
35 to 44 years20019.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years22021.0%18.9%
55 to 64 years22021.0%19.4%
65 to 74 years19018.1%14.6%
75 to 84 years858.1%7.5%
85 years and over302.9%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'42540.3%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only29528.0%26.1%
Not suitable only706.6%5.8%
Major repairs needed only403.8%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'151.4%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.9%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing62559.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,55086.6%54.5%
South Asian1204.1%14.2%
Chinese1,96066.6%19.6%
Black200.7%1.6%
Filipino2408.1%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American00.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian100.3%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean200.7%2.4%
Japanese401.4%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1103.7%1.9%
Not a visible minority39013.2%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Buddhist2408.1%2.7%
Christian91531.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.35512.1%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican301.0%2.0%
Baptist150.5%1.0%
Catholic37012.6%13.7%
Christian Orthodox250.8%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic250.8%0.7%
Presbyterian150.5%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church200.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions501.7%1.7%
Hindu301.0%2.6%
Jewish401.4%0.8%
Muslim602.0%4.2%
Sikh351.2%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,60054.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Canadian1304.4%6.7%
English602.0%14.0%
Irish551.9%9.1%
Scottish752.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.250.8%4.2%
German451.5%7.1%
Chinese1,78560.6%18.2%
Italian200.7%3.2%
Indian (India)903.1%8.2%
Ukrainian250.8%3.1%
Dutch200.7%2.5%
Polish100.3%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.351.2%3.0%
Filipino2358.0%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.100.3%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis00.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.301.0%1.6%
Russian301.0%2.0%
Norwegian00.0%1.7%
Welsh00.0%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American00.0%1.0%
Spanish301.0%1.4%
Swedish00.0%1.3%
Hungarian100.3%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish150.5%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese100.3%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.702.4%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean351.2%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.100.3%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian00.0%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese551.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%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%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech150.5%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 Konger1605.4%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%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%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1555.3%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%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%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%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.00.0%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.100.3%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%
Indonesian100.3%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%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%
Byelorussian00.0%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%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%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%
Singaporean00.0%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 data2,945100.0%100.0%
First generation2,04569.4%48.2%
Second generation64521.9%24.3%
Third generation or more2558.7%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity00.0%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses00.0%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,94099.8%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,94099.8%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,945100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,94099.8%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 data2,940100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants93531.8%53.1%
Immigrants1,91065.0%41.8%
Before 19801404.8%6.1%
1980 to 19902107.1%4.9%
1991 to 200062521.3%9.8%
2001 to 201054518.5%10.0%
2011 to 202139513.4%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1003.4%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,910100.0%100.0%
Americas251.3%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico100.5%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America00.0%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas150.8%1.3%
Europe955.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation100.5%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine150.8%0.7%
United Kingdom301.6%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe351.8%2.5%
Africa251.3%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 of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia1,74091.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China74539.0%18.8%
Hong Kong44023.0%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan1457.6%3.6%
Philippines26013.6%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India351.8%13.9%
Pakistan100.5%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia904.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth301.6%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 data200100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia19597.5%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,37080.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1846015.6%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,91065.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens57519.6%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,910100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years904.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years25513.4%15.4%
15 to 24 years29015.2%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,03053.9%46.1%
45 years and over25013.1%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 data1,770100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,17566.4%59.5%
Principal applicants44024.9%24.2%
Secondary applicants73541.5%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family50028.2%30.4%
Refugees452.5%8.7%
Other immigrants502.8%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 data1,770100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission402.3%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1106.2%10.6%
Study permits only before admission553.1%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1005.6%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,46582.8%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 data2,515100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree36514.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate74529.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,41056.1%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level56022.3%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher84533.6%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,610100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1257.8%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate41025.5%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,07566.8%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level37023.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher70543.8%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 data2,515100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate38515.3%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,13084.7%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,605100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1408.7%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,46591.3%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree53032.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,07566.8%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,510100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable302.0%2.2%
All classes of workers1,48098.0%97.8%
Employee1,24582.5%81.0%
Self-employed24015.9%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,510100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable302.0%2.2%
All occupations1,48098.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations251.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations33021.9%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations855.6%9.3%
3 Health occupations1409.3%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services1006.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport704.6%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations46030.5%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations18512.3%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities906.0%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,510100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable302.0%2.2%
All industries1,48098.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction604.0%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1207.9%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade654.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade21013.9%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1308.6%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries251.7%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance805.3%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing503.3%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1258.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services453.0%4.1%
61 Educational services805.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance16010.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation302.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services18011.9%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)704.6%4.2%
91 Public administration503.3%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 data1,030100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van87585.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver75573.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger12011.7%6.6%
Public transit1009.7%14.9%
Walked151.5%6.4%
Bicycle101.0%1.9%
Other method252.4%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 data1,030100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes22021.4%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes47045.6%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes23522.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes656.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over403.9%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 data1,030100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.454.4%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.11010.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.18518.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.19518.9%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.34033.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.16015.5%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 data915100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence58563.9%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence32035.0%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%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 data2,845100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,82564.1%56.8%
Movers1,02035.9%43.2%
Non-migrants41514.6%17.0%
Migrants60521.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,935100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,63589.8%85.2%
Movers30010.2%14.8%
Non-migrants1354.6%8.5%
Migrants1605.5%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 data1,365100.0%100.0%
Worked at home30522.3%26.5%
Worked outside Canada302.2%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1158.4%14.2%
Usual place of work91567.0%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%
English only2,45583.2%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French852.9%6.5%
Neither English nor French40513.7%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%
English2,51585.3%93.2%
French100.3%1.0%
English and French200.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French40513.7%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,73592.7%94.5%
Multiple responses2157.3%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% data2,950100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,65590.0%93.8%
Multiple responses29510.0%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% data2,950100.0%100.0%
None1,91064.7%75.2%
English45515.4%9.7%
French150.5%0.7%
Non-official language42514.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous42014.2%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1003.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages451.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%
English76525.9%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language90030.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous90030.5%15.1%
English and French100.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,11537.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1404.7%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 data1,660100.0%100.0%
English1,05063.3%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language20012.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous20012.0%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)37522.6%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 languages301.8%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 data1,660100.0%100.0%
None1,31078.9%92.1%
English905.4%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language19511.7%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous19511.7%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)301.8%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 languages301.8%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% data535100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language152.8%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language51596.3%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% data395100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language102.5%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.5%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language38597.5%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,950100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,9502950.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.3%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,515
In the labour force1,510
Employed1,365
Unemployed145
Not in the labour force1,010
Participation rate (Rate)6060.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5454.3%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,515100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,01040.2%35.5%
Worked1,51060.0%64.5%
Worked full year full time67026.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time83533.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3837.9%40.9%

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