Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Brighouse Village (east)

Census Tract 0147.12 · Richmond · Vancouver, British Columbia

Brighouse Village (east) is a neighbourhood of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,901 living in private households. 85.8% 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 49.9%. 13.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 63.7% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $64,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 40.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.40 km², giving a population density of 9,774 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population3,9012021, private households
Visible minority85.8%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian13.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants63.7%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$64,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households40.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density9,774 /km²3,901 people over 0.40 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20213,901
Population, 20164,166
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-6-6.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,819
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,727
Population density per square kilometre9,7749774.5%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years46511.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years1604.1%4.3%
5 to 9 years1654.2%4.7%
10 to 14 years1353.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,89574.2%68.5%
15 to 19 years1554.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years3158.1%6.6%
25 to 29 years42010.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years3809.7%7.9%
35 to 39 years3158.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years2456.3%6.7%
45 to 49 years2456.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years2656.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years2807.2%7.0%
60 to 64 years2656.8%6.4%
65 years and over54514.0%17.4%
65 to 69 years2005.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years1704.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years802.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years501.3%2.1%
85 years and over401.0%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 years1211.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years7474.2%68.5%
65 years and over1414.0%17.4%
85 years and over11.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.4%41.7%
Median age of the population3838.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,730100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house754.3%27.7%
Semi-detached house100.6%2.1%
Row house38522.3%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex402.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys94554.6%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys27015.6%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
1960 or before653.8%11.5%
1961 to 198046526.9%23.3%
1981 to 199037021.4%14.5%
1991 to 2000754.3%16.6%
2001 to 2005352.0%6.6%
2006 to 201021512.4%8.8%
2011 to 201545526.3%8.1%
2016 to 2021553.2%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,17067.6%32.5%
Not condominium56032.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms452.6%2.1%
1 bedroom58533.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms66038.2%27.9%
3 bedrooms34019.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms955.5%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,34577.7%46.6%
5 rooms22012.7%13.5%
6 rooms653.8%10.0%
7 rooms402.3%8.2%
8 or more rooms553.2%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)43.6%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,68097.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed553.2%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 data1,720100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,06561.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs65538.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%55032.0%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,730100.0%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 data1,615100.0%100.0%
In core need43526.9%16.9%
Not in core need1,17572.8%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 data1,035
% of owner households with a mortgage6565.2%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3030.2%24.4%
% in core housing need2221.8%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,404$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$600,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$662,000$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 data695
% of tenant households in subsidized housing66.5%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4948.9%38.5%
% in core housing need3635.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,600$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,564$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% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,33597.1%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,33597.1%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,89084.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$26,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,43570.9%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,99587.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,750$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data41512.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,26536.8%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,30596.8%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,760$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,30596.8%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,720$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,94586.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,840$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,45571.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,480$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,97087.0%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,830$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data39011.4%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,22535.9%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,840$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,045
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.9%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,090
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,600$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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data97028.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,800$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,700$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17034.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$16,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,640$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)7878.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6868.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2221.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)1211.7%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% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Without total income1002.9%3.3%
With total income3,34097.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)48014.4%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99941512.4%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99958017.4%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99951515.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99942012.6%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992858.5%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992006.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991303.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991103.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999702.1%3.4%
$100,000 and over1354.0%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% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1002.9%3.3%
With after-tax income3,34097.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)49014.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99942512.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99966519.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99958017.4%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99945513.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992708.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991654.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991303.9%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999651.9%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999351.0%2.5%
$100,000 and over651.9%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% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,00029.1%29.8%
With employment income2,43570.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)33513.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99926510.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99934514.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99926510.9%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99926010.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99926010.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992108.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991305.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999853.5%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999602.5%3.7%
$100,000 and over1104.5%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% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,21593.6%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,22093.7%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,87583.7%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,45571.5%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,40069.9%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$930$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1654.8%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,760$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,20593.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,560$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,20593.9%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,640$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,87584.2%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,45071.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,280$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,36069.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,230$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1554.5%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,800$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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data95528.0%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,900$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,09031.9%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,400$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)9089.8%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7878.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1010.2%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data365
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data375
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,400$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,600$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% data450
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data435
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data175
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,400$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data215
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,800$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% data865
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data790
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,100$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,905100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years54514.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years2005.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,81072.0%65.8%
65 years and over54013.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)700
0 to 17 years85
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years445
65 years and over165
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1817.9%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1615.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1616.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1615.9%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3130.6%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% data3,900100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years55014.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2005.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,81072.1%65.9%
65 years and over54514.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)475
0 to 17 years50
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years350
65 years and over75
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1212.2%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)99.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)77.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1212.4%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1414.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,725100.0%100.0%
1 person58533.9%29.0%
2 persons55532.2%31.8%
3 persons29517.1%15.7%
4 persons18010.4%14.0%
5 or more persons1056.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households3,900100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.3%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,435100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,80552.5%56.5%
Married1,57045.7%48.5%
Living common-law2356.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,63547.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,19534.8%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1053.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2256.6%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1053.1%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,725100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons88051.0%55.7%
Couple-family households72041.7%47.9%
One-parent-family households1559.0%7.8%
Multigenerational households553.2%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households150.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons603.5%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1307.5%5.6%
One-person households58533.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,725
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,730
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,725100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000553.2%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999251.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999301.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999452.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999905.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999704.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999905.2%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999804.6%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999905.2%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999804.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991508.7%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991559.0%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991207.0%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991207.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999905.2%5.3%
$100,000 and over44525.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991559.0%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991156.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991207.0%11.5%
$200,000 and over553.2%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% data1,725100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000603.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999251.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999301.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999452.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991005.8%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999854.9%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991005.8%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999955.5%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999905.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999905.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,99918010.4%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991508.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991559.0%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991056.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999804.6%5.8%
$100,000 and over35020.3%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991408.1%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991156.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over955.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Owner1,03559.8%62.1%
Renter69540.2%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% data1,050100.0%100.0%
2 persons54551.9%49.6%
3 persons27526.2%23.1%
4 persons17516.7%20.8%
5 or more persons504.8%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.8%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,050100.0%100.0%
Total couple families86081.9%84.9%
Married couples74070.5%72.3%
Common-law couples12011.4%12.6%
Total one-parent families19018.1%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16015.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,89574.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,72044.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1904.9%4.2%
Children98525.3%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,00525.8%20.5%
Living alone58515.0%11.6%
Living with other relatives1453.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2757.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data585
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data560

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,140
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,165

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% data3,900100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,47063.3%44.5%
In bottom decile66517.1%11.0%
In second decile50512.9%8.4%
In third decile51013.1%8.1%
In fourth decile39510.1%8.3%
In fifth decile39510.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,43036.7%55.5%
In sixth decile3709.5%9.2%
In seventh decile3559.1%9.9%
In eighth decile3208.2%10.7%
In ninth decile2406.2%11.9%
In top decile1403.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,60092.5%95.9%
More than one person per room1357.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,48585.8%91.9%
Not suitable24013.9%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,01058.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household60034.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1156.6%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years804.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years31518.2%15.5%
35 to 44 years33519.4%18.2%
45 to 54 years33019.1%18.9%
55 to 64 years33519.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years21512.4%14.6%
75 to 84 years854.9%7.5%
85 years and over301.7%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'89551.7%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only61035.3%26.1%
Not suitable only21012.1%5.8%
Major repairs needed only251.4%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'301.7%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'251.4%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing83548.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,33585.8%54.5%
South Asian1604.1%14.2%
Chinese1,94049.9%19.6%
Black501.3%1.6%
Filipino62516.1%5.5%
Arab350.9%0.9%
Latin American751.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian751.9%2.2%
West Asian350.9%2.5%
Korean701.8%2.4%
Japanese952.4%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.200.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1604.1%1.9%
Not a visible minority54514.0%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1503.9%2.7%
Christian1,34034.5%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3559.1%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican300.8%2.0%
Baptist350.9%1.0%
Catholic73518.9%13.7%
Christian Orthodox00.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.8%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic350.9%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church401.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions701.8%1.7%
Hindu601.5%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1153.0%4.2%
Sikh401.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions250.6%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,13555.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Canadian1554.0%6.7%
English1403.6%14.0%
Irish902.3%9.1%
Scottish1353.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.350.9%4.2%
German551.4%7.1%
Chinese1,84047.4%18.2%
Italian150.4%3.2%
Indian (India)1303.3%8.2%
Ukrainian551.4%3.1%
Dutch100.3%2.5%
Polish250.6%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.350.9%3.0%
Filipino72018.5%5.4%
French Canadian200.5%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.00.0%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.6%0.9%
Métis200.5%0.8%
European, n.o.s.200.5%1.6%
Russian701.8%2.0%
Norwegian00.0%1.7%
Welsh200.5%1.4%
Portuguese150.4%0.9%
American350.9%1.0%
Spanish401.0%1.4%
Swedish150.4%1.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani150.4%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese401.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.300.8%0.4%
Greek150.4%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.651.7%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean601.5%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian100.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.250.6%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian00.0%0.7%
Belgian150.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican150.4%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish150.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese952.4%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%
Egyptian150.4%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%
Czech150.4%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 Konger1303.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.5%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish100.3%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%
Taiwanese852.2%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean100.3%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.150.4%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.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%
Indonesian300.8%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano150.4%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%
Thai100.3%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 data3,885100.0%100.0%
First generation2,89074.4%48.2%
Second generation73018.8%24.3%
Third generation or more2656.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity350.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses350.9%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity3,85099.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian250.6%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,86099.4%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.9%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.9%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,84599.0%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 data3,885100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,06027.3%53.1%
Immigrants2,47563.7%41.8%
Before 19801554.0%6.1%
1980 to 19902506.4%4.9%
1991 to 200060015.4%9.8%
2001 to 201073018.8%10.0%
2011 to 202174019.0%11.1%
Non-permanent residents3509.0%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Americas853.4%7.0%
Brazil150.6%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador150.6%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America301.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas251.0%1.3%
Europe1355.5%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%
Netherlands100.4%0.5%
Poland100.4%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation251.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine200.8%0.7%
United Kingdom251.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe301.2%2.5%
Africa552.2%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%
Morocco100.4%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%
Asia2,18088.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran200.8%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China89036.0%18.8%
Hong Kong35014.1%7.0%
Korea, South351.4%3.9%
Taiwan1104.4%3.6%
Philippines50020.2%10.0%
Viet Nam200.8%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India803.2%13.9%
Pakistan150.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1455.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth100.4%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 data380100.0%100.0%
Americas153.9%10.8%
Europe5013.2%11.7%
Africa153.9%4.8%
Asia30078.9%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,885100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,71069.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1846512.0%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,24557.8%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,18030.4%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1405.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years37515.2%15.4%
15 to 24 years33513.5%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,28051.7%46.1%
45 years and over35014.1%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 data2,320100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,46062.9%59.5%
Principal applicants64527.8%24.2%
Secondary applicants82035.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family68529.5%30.4%
Refugees1355.8%8.7%
Other immigrants351.5%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 data2,320100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission602.6%2.6%
Work permits only before admission26511.4%10.6%
Study permits only before admission602.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1757.5%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.4%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,75075.4%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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree44012.9%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,05030.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,93056.5%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level73521.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,19034.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,395100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1958.1%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate65027.1%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,55064.7%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level56023.4%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher99041.3%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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate48514.2%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,93585.9%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,395100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2259.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,17090.6%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 data2,395100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree84035.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,55064.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,175100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable653.0%2.2%
All classes of workers2,11097.0%97.8%
Employee1,84084.6%81.0%
Self-employed27012.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,175100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable653.0%2.2%
All occupations2,11097.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations100.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations37017.0%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2109.7%9.3%
3 Health occupations1004.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2009.2%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport552.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations78536.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations28012.9%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations251.1%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities753.4%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,175100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable653.0%2.2%
All industries2,11097.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction904.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1456.7%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade753.4%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade27512.6%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1506.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries502.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1155.3%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing703.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1758.0%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.5%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1205.5%4.1%
61 Educational services1054.8%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance2159.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation200.9%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services30013.8%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1155.3%4.2%
91 Public administration552.5%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,02066.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver88057.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1409.2%6.6%
Public transit34022.3%14.9%
Walked1409.2%6.4%
Bicycle100.7%1.9%
Other method201.3%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes35523.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes53034.8%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes43028.2%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1157.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over956.2%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.805.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.20013.1%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.22014.4%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.36023.6%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.34022.3%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.32521.3%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 data1,320100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence76057.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence55542.0%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 data3,770100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,05554.5%56.8%
Movers1,71545.5%43.2%
Non-migrants57515.3%17.0%
Migrants1,14030.2%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,865100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,13581.1%85.2%
Movers73018.9%14.8%
Non-migrants3759.7%8.5%
Migrants3559.2%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 data1,920100.0%100.0%
Worked at home38520.1%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.8%0.6%
No fixed workplace address20510.7%14.2%
Usual place of work1,32068.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%
English only3,29584.5%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1604.1%6.5%
Neither English nor French44511.4%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%
English3,40087.2%93.2%
French200.5%1.0%
English and French350.9%0.5%
Neither English nor French44011.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,56591.4%94.5%
Multiple responses3358.6%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% data3,900100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,49589.6%93.8%
Multiple responses40010.3%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% data3,900100.0%100.0%
None2,48563.7%75.2%
English62516.0%9.7%
French150.4%0.7%
Non-official language58515.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous58515.0%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1152.9%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)150.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages601.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%
English1,10528.3%54.7%
French100.3%0.2%
Non-official language1,04526.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,04526.8%15.1%
English and French150.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,55039.7%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)300.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1453.7%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 data2,415100.0%100.0%
English1,74572.3%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language2008.3%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2008.3%2.9%
English and French150.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)38515.9%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages602.5%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 data2,415100.0%100.0%
None2,02083.6%92.1%
English1054.3%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language2108.7%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2108.7%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)301.2%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages351.4%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% data560100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language254.5%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language53094.6%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% data385100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language205.2%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada153.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.6%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language36594.8%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,900100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,9003900.0%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 income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income43.9%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,415
In the labour force2,175
Employed1,925
Unemployed250
Not in the labour force1,240
Participation rate (Rate)6463.7%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5656.4%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)1211.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,15533.8%35.5%
Worked2,26066.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,03030.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,23036.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3838.0%40.9%

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