Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Brookswood (south)

Census Tract 0502.03 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Brookswood (south) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,008 living in private households. 9.6% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 3.1%. 85.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 5.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 12.6% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $119,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 13.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.62 km², giving a population density of 1,915 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,0082021, private households
Visible minority9.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian85.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants12.6%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$119,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households13.0%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,915 /km²5,008 people over 2.62 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,008
Population, 20164,858
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202133.1%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,735
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,686
Population density per square kilometre1,9151914.9%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres3

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,005100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years94518.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years2705.4%4.3%
5 to 9 years3306.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years3456.9%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,18063.5%68.5%
15 to 19 years3256.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years2404.8%6.6%
25 to 29 years2404.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years2454.9%7.9%
35 to 39 years3356.7%7.5%
40 to 44 years3156.3%6.7%
45 to 49 years3356.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years4108.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years4058.1%7.0%
60 to 64 years3306.6%6.4%
65 years and over88017.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years3006.0%5.5%
70 to 74 years2605.2%4.6%
75 to 79 years1903.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years851.7%2.1%
85 years and over501.0%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 years1918.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years6463.5%68.5%
65 years and over1817.6%17.4%
85 years and over11.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4141.0%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% data1,690100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,38081.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house100.6%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex28516.9%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys50.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
1960 or before301.8%11.5%
1961 to 19801,30578.9%23.3%
1981 to 19901609.7%14.5%
1991 to 2000352.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005251.5%6.6%
2006 to 2010201.2%8.8%
2011 to 2015301.8%8.1%
2016 to 2021553.3%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Condominium100.6%32.5%
Not condominium1,64599.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom754.5%22.2%
2 bedrooms1257.6%27.9%
3 bedrooms61036.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms85051.4%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1307.9%46.6%
5 rooms1559.4%13.5%
6 rooms24014.5%10.0%
7 rooms23514.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms89554.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,58595.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed704.2%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,37082.8%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs28016.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%24514.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,655100.0%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 data1,620100.0%100.0%
In core need955.9%16.9%
Not in core need1,52594.1%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 data1,440
% of owner households with a mortgage6060.4%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1616.0%24.4%
% in core housing need54.6%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,920$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,960$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,241,000$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 data215
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2625.6%38.5%
% in core housing need1515.0%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,490$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% data4,040100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,89596.4%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,89596.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,60089.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,88071.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,04575.4%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2857.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data88521.9%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,965100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,81096.1%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,150$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,82096.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,680$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,55089.5%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,500$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,89072.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,900$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,93574.0%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,790$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2706.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,150$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data89022.4%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,060$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,425
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,375
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,500$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 data3,970100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,52038.3%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,01525.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,900$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)8686.0%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.1%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.5%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% data4,040100.0%100.0%
Without total income1453.6%3.3%
With total income3,89096.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3408.7%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99939510.2%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99952513.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99943011.1%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99942510.9%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993458.9%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992857.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992305.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992055.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991604.1%3.4%
$100,000 and over55514.3%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% data4,040100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1403.5%3.3%
With after-tax income3,90096.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3559.1%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99941010.5%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99959515.3%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99951013.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99947012.1%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99939010.0%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993007.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992556.5%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991854.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991303.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over2957.6%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% data4,040100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,16028.7%29.8%
With employment income2,88571.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)37012.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992308.0%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9992709.4%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992107.3%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992408.3%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992308.0%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992358.1%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992006.9%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991756.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991555.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991505.2%3.7%
$100,000 and over42514.7%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% data4,040100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,79593.9%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,81094.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,56088.1%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,98073.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,33057.7%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,850$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2255.6%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,965100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,71093.6%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,100$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,72593.9%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,680$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,46087.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,95074.4%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,250$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,20055.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,440$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2055.2%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,100$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 data3,970100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,50537.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data97524.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,400$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,100$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)9090.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7675.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)109.8%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% data495
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data475
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,400$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$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% data730
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$160,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.2%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data715
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$172,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data145
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.7%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data125
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$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% data390
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data370
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,985100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13522.8%17.3%
0 to 5 years3507.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,97559.7%65.8%
65 years and over87517.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)250
0 to 17 years65
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years135
65 years and over45
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)55.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)65.8%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)55.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)54.6%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)55.2%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13522.8%17.3%
0 to 5 years3557.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,97559.7%65.9%
65 years and over87517.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)180
0 to 17 years45
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years105
65 years and over20
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)44.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.5%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)43.7%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% data1,685100.0%100.0%
1 person24014.2%29.0%
2 persons56533.5%31.8%
3 persons30518.1%15.7%
4 persons32519.3%14.0%
5 or more persons25014.8%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,985100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.0%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,060100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,67565.9%56.5%
Married2,30556.8%48.5%
Living common-law3709.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,38534.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married96023.6%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated751.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2004.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1503.7%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,685100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,18570.3%55.7%
Couple-family households1,07563.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households1005.9%7.8%
Multigenerational households905.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households352.1%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons955.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households402.4%5.6%
One-person households24514.5%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,685
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,655
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,800$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,685100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.9%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999301.8%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999352.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999352.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999301.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999452.7%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999251.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999905.3%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991005.9%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999955.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999905.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999905.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over99559.1%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99919511.6%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920512.2%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99931518.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over27516.3%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% data1,685100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.9%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999251.5%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999402.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999402.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999301.8%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999503.0%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999402.4%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991106.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991207.1%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991056.2%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991207.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999905.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over87551.9%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99924514.5%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99923013.6%8.6%
$150,000 and over39023.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Owner1,43586.7%62.1%
Renter21513.0%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% data1,490100.0%100.0%
2 persons69546.6%49.6%
3 persons31521.1%23.1%
4 persons32021.5%20.8%
5 or more persons16010.7%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%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% data1,485100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,33089.6%84.9%
Married couples1,14076.8%72.3%
Common-law couples18512.5%12.6%
Total one-parent families16010.8%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+1057.1%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+553.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,47089.8%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,65053.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1653.3%4.2%
Children1,65533.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data51510.3%20.5%
Living alone2454.9%11.6%
Living with other relatives1252.5%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1452.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data245
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data265

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,440
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,390

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% data4,985100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,69033.9%44.5%
In bottom decile2555.1%11.0%
In second decile3106.2%8.4%
In third decile3206.4%8.1%
In fourth decile3657.3%8.3%
In fifth decile4408.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,29066.0%55.5%
In sixth decile55511.1%9.2%
In seventh decile57011.4%9.9%
In eighth decile70514.1%10.7%
In ninth decile80016.0%11.9%
In top decile66513.3%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,62097.9%95.9%
More than one person per room352.1%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,59596.4%91.9%
Not suitable603.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household57034.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household95057.4%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1307.9%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years100.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years1207.3%15.5%
35 to 44 years28517.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years40524.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years36522.1%19.4%
65 to 74 years32519.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years1257.6%7.5%
85 years and over201.2%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'37522.7%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only25015.1%26.1%
Not suitable only402.4%5.8%
Major repairs needed only503.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'150.9%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'150.9%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 housing1,28077.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4759.6%54.5%
South Asian1553.1%14.2%
Chinese951.9%19.6%
Black400.8%1.6%
Filipino250.5%5.5%
Arab100.2%0.9%
Latin American400.8%2.0%
Southeast Asian250.5%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean300.6%2.4%
Japanese250.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities00.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority4,47090.4%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Buddhist200.4%2.7%
Christian1,97039.8%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.64513.0%8.7%
Anabaptist150.3%0.3%
Anglican1803.6%2.0%
Baptist951.9%1.0%
Catholic4809.7%13.7%
Christian Orthodox350.7%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness501.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran601.2%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic300.6%0.7%
Presbyterian701.4%0.5%
Reformed701.4%0.2%
United Church1803.6%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions651.3%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim00.0%4.2%
Sikh851.7%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions450.9%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,79556.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Canadian60512.2%6.7%
English1,63533.1%14.0%
Irish70014.2%9.1%
Scottish1,18023.9%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3958.0%4.2%
German85517.3%7.1%
Chinese701.4%18.2%
Italian2254.6%3.2%
Indian (India)1352.7%8.2%
Ukrainian3056.2%3.1%
Dutch4208.5%2.5%
Polish1553.1%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2505.1%3.0%
Filipino150.3%5.4%
French Canadian200.4%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1152.3%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.751.5%0.9%
Métis1603.2%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1553.1%1.6%
Russian2004.0%2.0%
Norwegian1452.9%1.7%
Welsh1653.3%1.4%
Portuguese651.3%0.9%
American501.0%1.0%
Spanish450.9%1.4%
Swedish1302.6%1.3%
Hungarian1102.2%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish100.2%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese150.3%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.150.3%0.4%
Greek701.4%0.6%
Jamaican150.3%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Korean300.6%2.4%
Romanian400.8%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish1653.3%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian501.0%0.7%
Belgian200.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite100.2%0.2%
Swiss501.0%0.4%
Finnish450.9%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese150.3%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.150.3%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.400.8%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.250.5%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic501.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech150.3%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian250.5%0.4%
Ojibway250.5%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.200.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese400.8%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.150.3%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.200.4%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian150.3%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 Irish250.5%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian901.8%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian200.4%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 data4,945100.0%100.0%
First generation67013.5%48.2%
Second generation1,15523.4%24.3%
Third generation or more3,12063.1%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2605.3%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses2505.1%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,68594.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian350.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,91599.4%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)501.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)501.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2404.9%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2354.8%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,65094.0%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 data4,945100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants4,31087.2%53.1%
Immigrants62512.6%41.8%
Before 19802755.6%6.1%
1980 to 1990801.6%4.9%
1991 to 20001002.0%9.8%
2001 to 20101052.1%10.0%
2011 to 2021651.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents150.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data625100.0%100.0%
Americas8513.6%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America406.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas254.0%1.3%
Europe32552.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany508.0%1.1%
Greece101.6%0.2%
Hungary101.6%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands304.8%0.5%
Poland101.6%0.8%
Portugal203.2%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom14022.4%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe508.0%2.5%
Africa152.4%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt101.6%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia18529.6%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%
China203.2%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South203.2%3.9%
Taiwan406.4%3.6%
Philippines152.4%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India355.6%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia304.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth152.4%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 data35100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia3085.7%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,945100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,84598.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,18524.0%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,66574.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1002.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data625100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years609.6%7.5%
5 to 14 years15024.0%15.4%
15 to 24 years16526.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years23036.8%46.1%
45 years and over152.4%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data355100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants23566.2%59.5%
Principal applicants8523.9%24.2%
Secondary applicants14540.8%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family8523.9%30.4%
Refugees308.5%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 data355100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission4011.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission205.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission102.8%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience28078.9%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 data3,965100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree51513.0%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,39035.1%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,06052.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,48537.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher57514.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,585100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1254.8%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate83032.1%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,64063.4%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,16044.9%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher47018.2%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 data3,970100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate61015.4%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,36084.6%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,590100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1857.1%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,40592.9%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 data2,590100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree95536.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,63563.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable301.1%2.2%
All classes of workers2,59099.0%97.8%
Employee2,13081.5%81.0%
Self-employed46017.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable301.1%2.2%
All occupations2,59099.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations351.3%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations49018.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1154.4%9.3%
3 Health occupations2007.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services31512.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport752.9%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations51019.5%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations70026.8%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.1%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1254.8%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable301.1%2.2%
All industries2,59099.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting251.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.4%0.3%
22 Utilities251.0%0.6%
23 Construction44016.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1907.3%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1104.2%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade28010.7%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1204.6%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries401.5%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1003.8%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing401.5%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1606.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services702.7%4.1%
61 Educational services2208.4%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance31512.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation602.3%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services953.6%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1204.6%4.2%
91 Public administration1606.1%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 data1,975100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,86594.4%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,79090.6%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger753.8%6.6%
Public transit402.0%14.9%
Walked301.5%6.4%
Bicycle201.0%1.9%
Other method150.8%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 data1,975100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes51025.8%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes60030.4%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes41020.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes26513.4%9.9%
60 minutes and over1909.6%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 data1,975100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.21510.9%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.41521.0%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.53026.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.38519.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.22011.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.21010.6%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,600100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence52032.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence98561.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence855.3%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 data4,645100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,41573.5%56.8%
Movers1,23026.5%43.2%
Non-migrants4309.3%17.0%
Migrants80017.2%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,905100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,57093.2%85.2%
Movers3356.8%14.8%
Non-migrants1853.8%8.5%
Migrants1553.2%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 data2,460100.0%100.0%
Worked at home49019.9%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address38015.4%14.2%
Usual place of work1,59564.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%
English only4,61592.7%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French3356.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French300.6%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%
English4,91598.7%93.2%
French400.8%1.0%
English and French50.1%0.5%
Neither English nor French250.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,90598.5%94.5%
Multiple responses801.6%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% data4,980100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,91098.6%93.8%
Multiple responses751.5%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% data4,980100.0%100.0%
None4,64593.3%75.2%
English601.2%9.7%
French250.5%0.7%
Non-official language2204.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2204.4%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.4%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%
English4,49590.3%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language901.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous901.8%15.1%
English and French300.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)3406.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages150.3%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,835100.0%100.0%
English2,78098.1%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.9%
English and French301.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)301.1%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 data2,835100.0%100.0%
None2,78098.1%92.1%
English150.5%1.9%
French250.9%0.6%
Non-official language150.5%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous150.5%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,160100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language453.9%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,11596.1%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% data865100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language354.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.2%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada252.9%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language83096.0%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,980100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,9804980.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.3%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.1%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,965
In the labour force2,620
Employed2,460
Unemployed155
Not in the labour force1,350
Participation rate (Rate)6666.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6262.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)65.9%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,970100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,30532.9%35.5%
Worked2,66567.1%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,55539.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,11028.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.0%40.9%

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