Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Brookswood (east)

Census Tract 0502.06 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Brookswood (east) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,023 living in private households. 17.1% 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 5.8%. 79.6% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.2% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 16.2% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $126,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 14.7% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 3.39 km², giving a population density of 893 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population3,0232021, private households
Visible minority17.1%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian79.6%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants16.2%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$126,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households14.7%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density893 /km²3,023 people over 3.39 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20213,023
Population, 20163,001
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202110.7%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,005
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents970
Population density per square kilometre893893.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres3

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,025100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years55518.3%14.1%
0 to 4 years1505.0%4.3%
5 to 9 years2006.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years2056.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,89562.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years2407.9%5.2%
20 to 24 years1806.0%6.6%
25 to 29 years1204.0%7.6%
30 to 34 years1404.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years1806.0%7.5%
40 to 44 years1705.6%6.7%
45 to 49 years1956.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years2307.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years2106.9%7.0%
60 to 64 years2257.4%6.4%
65 years and over57519.0%17.4%
65 to 69 years1906.3%5.5%
70 to 74 years1605.3%4.6%
75 to 79 years1053.5%3.0%
80 to 84 years652.1%2.1%
85 years and over551.8%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 years1818.3%14.1%
15 to 64 years6362.6%68.5%
65 years and over1919.0%17.4%
85 years and over21.8%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4141.3%41.7%
Median age of the population4342.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data970100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house71573.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex24525.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys101.0%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 data985100.0%100.0%
1960 or before555.6%11.5%
1961 to 198012012.2%23.3%
1981 to 199012012.2%14.5%
1991 to 200052553.3%16.6%
2001 to 2005505.1%6.6%
2006 to 2010404.1%8.8%
2011 to 2015353.6%8.1%
2016 to 2021353.6%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
Condominium101.0%32.5%
Not condominium97599.0%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom353.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms808.1%27.9%
3 bedrooms25525.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms62062.9%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms656.6%46.6%
5 rooms656.6%13.5%
6 rooms909.1%10.0%
7 rooms13013.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms64065.0%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)88.5%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed96598.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed202.0%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 data985100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs81582.7%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs17017.3%29.8%
30% to less than 100%14514.7%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data985100.0%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 need808.3%16.9%
Not in core need88592.2%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 data840
% of owner households with a mortgage5554.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1414.3%24.4%
% in core housing need55.4%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,480$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,972$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,400,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,524,000$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 data140
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3635.7%38.5%
% in core housing need2726.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,450$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,560$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% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,35595.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,35595.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,22090.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,71069.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,81573.6%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1405.7%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data50520.5%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,39094.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,150$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,39094.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,050$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,23588.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,350$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,71067.5%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,050$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,87073.8%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,040$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1355.3%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,800$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data46018.1%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,120$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data825
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.4%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data875
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$163,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,400$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 data2,530100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data87034.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data58523.1%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,000$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)8686.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6665.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1413.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)33.2%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% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Without total income1054.3%3.3%
With total income2,36095.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2209.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99924010.2%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99929012.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99927011.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9992209.3%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992058.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991807.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991405.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991104.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999853.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over39516.7%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% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1054.3%3.3%
With after-tax income2,36095.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)23510.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99924510.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99933514.2%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99931013.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99927011.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992309.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991807.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991255.3%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999903.8%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999903.8%2.5%
$100,000 and over24510.4%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% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Without employment income75530.6%29.8%
With employment income1,71569.6%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)22513.1%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991408.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99919011.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991458.5%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991156.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991156.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991257.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991207.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999905.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999754.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999704.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over30517.8%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,28592.7%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,29593.1%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,16587.8%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,75571.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,41557.4%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,650$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1204.9%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,920$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,34592.5%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,300$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,35092.7%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,160$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,20587.0%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,800$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,78070.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,550$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,48558.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,190$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1556.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,700$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 data2,530100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data85533.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data57022.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,800$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)9090.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.2%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)109.5%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data270
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data270
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$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)$184,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$156,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.4%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data465
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$184,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,500$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data80
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data90
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$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% data225
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data170
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,200$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years70023.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years1906.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,75057.9%65.8%
65 years and over57018.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)140
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years75
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)54.6%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)43.8%11.6%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)76.8%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% data3,020100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years70023.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years1956.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,75057.9%65.9%
65 years and over57018.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)110
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years60
65 years and over15
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)43.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.9%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)43.5%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)32.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data970100.0%100.0%
1 person13513.9%29.0%
2 persons31032.0%31.8%
3 persons13513.9%15.7%
4 persons20521.1%14.0%
5 or more persons18519.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households3,020100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.1%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,58064.1%56.5%
Married1,43058.0%48.5%
Living common-law1556.3%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law89036.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married61524.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated502.0%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1054.3%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1204.9%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data970100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons66068.0%55.7%
Couple-family households59561.3%47.9%
One-parent-family households656.7%7.8%
Multigenerational households757.7%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households252.6%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons606.2%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households202.1%5.6%
One-person households13513.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data970
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data985
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,200$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data970100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00050.5%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.5%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,99950.5%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999101.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999101.0%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999151.5%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999202.1%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999252.6%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999303.1%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999454.6%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999454.6%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999454.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999505.2%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999555.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over59561.3%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99911011.3%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999858.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99915516.0%11.5%
$200,000 and over25025.8%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% data970100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000101.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.5%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999151.5%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999151.5%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999151.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999252.6%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999252.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999353.6%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999454.6%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999505.2%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999656.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999555.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999606.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over53054.6%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99911511.9%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99910010.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over31032.0%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
Owner84085.3%62.1%
Renter14514.7%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% data880100.0%100.0%
2 persons40045.5%49.6%
3 persons15517.6%23.1%
4 persons21524.4%20.8%
5 or more persons11012.5%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.9%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Total couple families78589.2%84.9%
Married couples70580.1%72.3%
Common-law couples809.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families10011.4%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+758.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,70589.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,56551.8%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1003.3%4.2%
Children1,04534.6%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data31010.3%20.5%
Living alone1304.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives903.0%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only903.0%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data135
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data95

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data840
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data895

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% data3,015100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution87028.9%44.5%
In bottom decile1454.8%11.0%
In second decile1304.3%8.4%
In third decile1705.6%8.1%
In fourth decile1906.3%8.3%
In fifth decile2357.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,15071.3%55.5%
In sixth decile2408.0%9.2%
In seventh decile33511.1%9.9%
In eighth decile41513.8%10.7%
In ninth decile51517.1%11.9%
In top decile64021.2%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room97599.0%95.9%
More than one person per room101.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
Suitable95597.0%91.9%
Not suitable303.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household33534.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household53554.3%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household12012.2%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years707.1%15.5%
35 to 44 years17017.3%18.2%
45 to 54 years18518.8%18.9%
55 to 64 years22522.8%19.4%
65 to 74 years20020.3%14.6%
75 to 84 years11511.7%7.5%
85 years and over252.5%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'20520.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only16016.2%26.1%
Not suitable only202.0%5.8%
Major repairs needed only202.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'101.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%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 housing77578.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,095100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population53017.1%54.5%
South Asian1555.0%14.2%
Chinese1805.8%19.6%
Black200.6%1.6%
Filipino150.5%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American100.3%2.0%
Southeast Asian301.0%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean301.0%2.4%
Japanese401.3%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities150.5%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,56582.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,090100.0%100.0%
Buddhist401.3%2.7%
Christian1,39545.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.47015.2%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican752.4%2.0%
Baptist752.4%1.0%
Catholic31510.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox200.6%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness451.5%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran451.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic702.3%0.7%
Presbyterian200.6%0.5%
Reformed752.4%0.2%
United Church852.8%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions953.1%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim00.0%4.2%
Sikh1404.5%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions250.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,48047.9%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,090100.0%100.0%
Canadian49015.9%6.7%
English94030.4%14.0%
Irish50516.3%9.1%
Scottish68522.2%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2056.6%4.2%
German47015.2%7.1%
Chinese1856.0%18.2%
Italian1003.2%3.2%
Indian (India)1153.7%8.2%
Ukrainian2006.5%3.1%
Dutch2909.4%2.5%
Polish1304.2%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1153.7%3.0%
Filipino200.6%5.4%
French Canadian200.6%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.351.1%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.652.1%0.9%
Métis601.9%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1003.2%1.6%
Russian852.8%2.0%
Norwegian1655.3%1.7%
Welsh451.5%1.4%
Portuguese150.5%0.9%
American351.1%1.0%
Spanish401.3%1.4%
Swedish1103.6%1.3%
Hungarian401.3%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek200.6%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.5%0.2%
Korean200.6%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish551.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.3%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian601.9%0.7%
Belgian250.8%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite150.5%0.2%
Swiss301.0%0.4%
Finnish401.3%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian150.5%0.6%
Japanese401.3%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.301.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.301.0%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%
Icelandic351.1%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech401.3%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
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.200.6%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese551.8%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%
Australian100.3%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean200.6%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%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian401.3%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian100.3%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 data3,090100.0%100.0%
First generation52517.0%48.2%
Second generation62520.2%24.3%
Third generation or more1,94062.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,095100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1003.2%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1003.2%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,99596.8%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,095100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian150.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,08099.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,090100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)200.6%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1605.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1504.9%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,90594.0%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 data3,090100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,58083.5%53.1%
Immigrants50016.2%41.8%
Before 19801705.5%6.1%
1980 to 1990852.8%4.9%
1991 to 2000953.1%9.8%
2001 to 20101003.2%10.0%
2011 to 2021401.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents100.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data500100.0%100.0%
Americas459.0%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica102.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America102.0%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%1.3%
Europe18537.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany204.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary102.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands255.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal102.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom8016.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe204.0%2.5%
Africa255.0%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 of255.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia23547.0%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%
China357.0%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South153.0%3.9%
Taiwan459.0%3.6%
Philippines102.0%10.0%
Viet Nam204.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India6513.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia204.0%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth102.0%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 data00.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia00.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,090100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,01597.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1869522.5%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,32075.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens752.4%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data500100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years7014.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years10020.0%15.4%
15 to 24 years10020.0%18.6%
25 to 44 years15531.0%46.1%
45 years and over6513.0%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 data330100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants16550.0%59.5%
Principal applicants7522.7%24.2%
Secondary applicants9027.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family12036.4%30.4%
Refugees4513.6%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data330100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission103.0%10.6%
Study permits only before admission154.5%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission00.0%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience29589.4%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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree32012.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate90535.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,31051.7%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level83032.7%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher48018.9%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,530100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree754.9%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate49032.0%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96563.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level59038.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher37524.5%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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate37014.6%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,16085.2%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,530100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1006.5%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,43093.5%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 data1,530100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree56536.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96563.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable301.9%2.2%
All classes of workers1,55098.1%97.8%
Employee1,24078.5%81.0%
Self-employed31519.9%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable301.9%2.2%
All occupations1,55098.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations402.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations31019.6%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations805.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations956.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services20012.7%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport402.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations33521.2%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations37023.4%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.9%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities553.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable301.9%2.2%
All industries1,55098.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting251.6%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities150.9%0.6%
23 Construction24015.2%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1157.3%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade754.7%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade18011.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing905.7%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries201.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance754.7%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing201.3%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1006.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services301.9%4.1%
61 Educational services16010.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance1257.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.6%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services553.5%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)905.7%4.2%
91 Public administration1056.6%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 data1,225100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,14593.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,06086.5%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger856.9%6.6%
Public transit00.0%14.9%
Walked403.3%6.4%
Bicycle151.2%1.9%
Other method201.6%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 data1,225100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes36029.4%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes42034.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes23018.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1109.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over1058.6%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 data1,225100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.907.3%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.29023.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.26521.6%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.26021.2%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.17013.9%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.14511.8%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 data950100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence37038.9%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence54056.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence404.2%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 data2,920100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,99568.3%56.8%
Movers93031.8%43.2%
Non-migrants2909.9%17.0%
Migrants64021.9%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,075100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,88093.7%85.2%
Movers1956.3%14.8%
Non-migrants1053.4%8.5%
Migrants902.9%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 data1,510100.0%100.0%
Worked at home27518.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada100.7%0.6%
No fixed workplace address27017.9%14.2%
Usual place of work95563.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
English only2,85094.4%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1454.8%6.5%
Neither English nor French301.0%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
English2,97598.5%93.2%
French100.3%1.0%
English and French50.2%0.5%
Neither English nor French301.0%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,96598.2%94.5%
Multiple responses551.8%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% data3,020100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,99099.0%93.8%
Multiple responses301.0%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% data3,020100.0%100.0%
None2,77091.7%75.2%
English702.3%9.7%
French50.2%0.7%
Non-official language1354.5%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1354.5%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)250.8%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 languages50.2%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
English2,66088.1%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language852.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous852.8%15.1%
English and French100.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2558.4%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%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 data1,690100.0%100.0%
English1,63096.4%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)553.3%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,690100.0%100.0%
None1,64097.0%92.1%
English201.2%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language352.1%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous352.1%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data725100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language304.1%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language69095.2%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% data565100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language305.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada203.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language53594.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,0203020.0%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 income33.3%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,535
In the labour force1,575
Employed1,510
Unemployed70
Not in the labour force955
Participation rate (Rate)6262.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6059.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)44.4%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Did not work97538.5%35.5%
Worked1,55561.3%64.5%
Worked full year full time91035.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time64525.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.1%40.9%

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