Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Carvolth (south-southwest)

Census Tract 0504.09 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Carvolth (south-southwest) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,809 living in private households. 45.6% 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 14.0%. 51.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.1% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 31.6% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $132,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 25.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 3.50 km², giving a population density of 1,659 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,8092021, private households
Visible minority45.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian51.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants31.6%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$132,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households25.0%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,659 /km²5,809 people over 3.50 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,809
Population, 20165,378
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202188.0%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,777
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,710
Population density per square kilometre1,6581658.5%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres4

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,810100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,26521.8%14.1%
0 to 4 years3806.5%4.3%
5 to 9 years4257.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years4557.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,97568.4%68.5%
15 to 19 years4357.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years3806.5%6.6%
25 to 29 years3205.5%7.6%
30 to 34 years3806.5%7.9%
35 to 39 years4808.3%7.5%
40 to 44 years5309.1%6.7%
45 to 49 years4908.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years3856.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years3055.2%7.0%
60 to 64 years2704.6%6.4%
65 years and over5759.9%17.4%
65 to 69 years2003.4%5.5%
70 to 74 years1803.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years951.6%3.0%
80 to 84 years601.0%2.1%
85 years and over400.7%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years2221.8%14.1%
15 to 64 years6868.4%68.5%
65 years and over109.9%17.4%
85 years and over10.7%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3635.7%41.7%
Median age of the population3636.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,710100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house87551.2%27.7%
Semi-detached house1408.2%2.1%
Row house17510.2%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex52030.4%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
1960 or before251.5%11.5%
1961 to 1980704.1%23.3%
1981 to 1990553.2%14.5%
1991 to 2000854.9%16.6%
2001 to 200539022.7%6.6%
2006 to 201065037.8%8.8%
2011 to 201527015.7%8.1%
2016 to 202118010.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
Condominium452.6%32.5%
Not condominium1,67597.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom1005.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms19011.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms40523.5%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,02059.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms33019.2%46.6%
5 rooms18010.5%13.5%
6 rooms21012.2%10.0%
7 rooms22513.1%8.2%
8 or more rooms77545.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)77.4%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,69598.5%94.7%
Major repairs needed201.2%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,29575.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs42524.7%29.8%
30% to less than 100%39022.7%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,685100.0%100.0%
In core need1659.8%16.9%
Not in core need1,52090.2%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 data1,290
% of owner households with a mortgage8382.6%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2423.6%24.4%
% in core housing need66.3%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,480$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,508$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,290,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,239,000$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 data425
% of tenant households in subsidized housing54.7%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2727.1%38.5%
% in core housing need2019.5%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,660$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% data4,550100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,38096.3%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,39596.6%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,01088.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,51077.1%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,46076.0%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4008.8%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,35529.8%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,33096.0%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,600$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,35096.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,440$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,94587.5%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,500$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,51577.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,550$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,44076.3%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,920$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4409.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,240$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37530.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,970$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,515
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.6%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,475
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$148,400$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,800$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 data4,505100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,77539.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,700$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,34529.9%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,500$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)7776.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1413.9%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)66.1%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% data4,545100.0%100.0%
Without total income1653.6%3.3%
With total income4,38096.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)49011.2%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9994309.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99958013.2%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99950011.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994309.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993808.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993157.2%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992405.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991904.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991954.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over63014.4%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,545100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1553.4%3.3%
With after-tax income4,39596.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)51011.6%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99945510.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99966015.0%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99957013.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99950011.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9994259.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993157.2%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992656.0%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992054.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991403.2%2.5%
$100,000 and over3558.1%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% data4,545100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,03522.8%29.8%
With employment income3,51577.3%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)45012.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992908.3%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99939511.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992757.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992607.4%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992808.0%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992908.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992406.8%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991905.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991755.0%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991654.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over49514.1%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% data4,550100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,20092.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,21592.6%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,92586.3%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,46576.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,60057.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,180$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2856.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,15592.1%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,100$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,17092.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,91086.7%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,200$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,49577.5%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,650$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,51555.8%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,690$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2956.5%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,250$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 data4,505100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,76539.2%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,100$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,23527.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,800$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)9392.6%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8383.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)77.3%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data310
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data295
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$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% data965
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.2%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data935
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$165,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data180
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.8%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data180
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$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% data425
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data485
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,810100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,54026.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years4557.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,69563.6%65.8%
65 years and over5709.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)305
0 to 17 years105
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years155
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)55.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)76.9%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.4%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.3%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)77.0%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% data5,805100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,53526.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years4607.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,70063.7%65.9%
65 years and over5759.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)235
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years155
65 years and over20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)43.8%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)33.2%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,710100.0%100.0%
1 person19011.1%29.0%
2 persons36521.3%31.8%
3 persons34520.2%15.7%
4 persons45526.6%14.0%
5 or more persons35520.8%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,810100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.4%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,545100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,84062.5%56.5%
Married2,54055.9%48.5%
Living common-law3056.7%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,70537.5%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,27027.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1052.3%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2004.4%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1353.0%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,710100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,11064.9%55.7%
Couple-family households96556.4%47.9%
One-parent-family households1458.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households1609.4%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households502.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1357.9%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households603.5%5.6%
One-person households19011.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,710
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,720
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,900$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,710100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999150.9%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999201.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999201.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999251.5%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999251.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999352.0%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999502.9%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999754.4%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999704.1%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999855.0%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999905.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999855.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,10564.6%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99920011.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920011.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99932018.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over38522.5%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% data1,710100.0%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 $19,999150.9%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999150.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999201.2%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999251.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999352.0%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999452.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999553.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999653.8%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991056.1%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991156.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991005.8%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991005.8%5.8%
$100,000 and over99558.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99926015.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99922513.2%8.6%
$150,000 and over50529.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
Owner1,29575.3%62.1%
Renter43025.0%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% data1,620100.0%100.0%
2 persons55034.0%49.6%
3 persons40525.0%23.1%
4 persons49530.6%20.8%
5 or more persons17010.5%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.2%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,615100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,39086.1%84.9%
Married couples1,24076.8%72.3%
Common-law couples1509.3%12.6%
Total one-parent families22513.9%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+18011.1%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+503.1%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,18089.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,78047.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2253.9%4.2%
Children2,17037.4%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data63010.9%20.5%
Living alone1903.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives2053.5%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2354.0%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data190
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data215

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,520
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,505

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% data5,810100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,00034.4%44.5%
In bottom decile3405.9%11.0%
In second decile3105.3%8.4%
In third decile4357.5%8.1%
In fourth decile4507.7%8.3%
In fifth decile4658.0%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,81065.6%55.5%
In sixth decile5609.6%9.2%
In seventh decile65511.3%9.9%
In eighth decile82514.2%10.7%
In ninth decile96516.6%11.9%
In top decile80513.9%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,66096.5%95.9%
More than one person per room653.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,64095.3%91.9%
Not suitable804.7%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household59034.3%49.2%
Two-maintainer household87050.6%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household26015.1%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,720100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years251.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years21512.5%15.5%
35 to 44 years43025.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years48528.2%18.9%
55 to 64 years31518.3%19.4%
65 to 74 years18510.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years452.6%7.5%
85 years and over150.9%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'50529.4%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only41023.8%26.1%
Not suitable only653.8%5.8%
Major repairs needed only100.6%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'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 housing1,21570.6%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,725100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,61045.6%54.5%
South Asian80014.0%14.2%
Chinese5309.3%19.6%
Black601.0%1.6%
Filipino4557.9%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American601.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian1101.9%2.2%
West Asian300.5%2.5%
Korean3906.8%2.4%
Japanese551.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities951.7%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,11554.4%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,725100.0%100.0%
Buddhist801.4%2.7%
Christian2,23039.0%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.74012.9%8.7%
Anabaptist400.7%0.3%
Anglican651.1%2.0%
Baptist851.5%1.0%
Catholic70512.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox701.2%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness500.9%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran300.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic1853.2%0.7%
Presbyterian200.3%0.5%
Reformed250.4%0.2%
United Church751.3%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1101.9%1.7%
Hindu1202.1%2.6%
Jewish150.3%0.8%
Muslim2053.6%4.2%
Sikh3806.6%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions450.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,64046.1%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,720100.0%100.0%
Canadian5459.5%6.7%
English1,02017.8%14.0%
Irish59010.3%9.1%
Scottish59510.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2253.9%4.2%
German5509.6%7.1%
Chinese5559.7%18.2%
Italian3305.8%3.2%
Indian (India)3105.4%8.2%
Ukrainian2554.5%3.1%
Dutch2454.3%2.5%
Polish1502.6%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1803.1%3.0%
Filipino4507.9%5.4%
French Canadian150.3%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.2103.7%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.801.4%0.9%
Métis851.5%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1252.2%1.6%
Russian1202.1%2.0%
Norwegian1252.2%1.7%
Welsh651.1%1.4%
Portuguese751.3%0.9%
American100.2%1.0%
Spanish601.0%1.4%
Swedish951.7%1.3%
Hungarian651.1%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani1252.2%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish250.4%0.9%
Punjabi1302.3%2.7%
Vietnamese1101.9%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek350.6%0.6%
Jamaican200.3%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1051.8%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Korean3606.3%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese150.3%0.2%
Iranian200.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish400.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh1051.8%2.0%
Austrian450.8%0.7%
Belgian250.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu901.6%0.6%
Mexican551.0%0.8%
Mennonite100.2%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish500.9%0.5%
Sri Lankan300.5%0.2%
Croatian400.7%0.6%
Japanese701.2%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.551.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.400.7%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.300.5%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic350.6%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.2%0.4%
Syrian100.2%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 Konger200.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian150.3%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%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%
Armenian300.5%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese200.3%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian100.2%0.1%
South African350.6%0.3%
Australian150.3%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%
Slovenian100.2%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%
Israeli250.4%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%
Laotian300.5%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian250.4%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 data5,720100.0%100.0%
First generation1,95534.2%48.2%
Second generation1,50526.3%24.3%
Third generation or more2,26539.6%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,725100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1803.1%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1652.9%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere100.2%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,54096.8%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,725100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian450.8%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,68099.2%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,720100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)450.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)450.8%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1402.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1352.4%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,54096.9%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 data5,720100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,84067.1%53.1%
Immigrants1,80531.6%41.8%
Before 19802304.0%6.1%
1980 to 19902003.5%4.9%
1991 to 20004207.3%9.8%
2001 to 20104507.9%10.0%
2011 to 20215108.9%11.1%
Non-permanent residents751.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,805100.0%100.0%
Americas1357.5%7.0%
Brazil251.4%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico150.8%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America251.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas351.9%1.3%
Europe21511.9%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany201.1%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy100.6%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland150.8%0.8%
Portugal100.6%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation150.8%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine201.1%0.7%
United Kingdom905.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe150.8%2.5%
Africa452.5%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 of251.4%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa201.1%1.6%
Asia1,39077.0%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran301.7%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China18510.2%18.8%
Hong Kong251.4%7.0%
Korea, South26014.4%3.9%
Taiwan301.7%3.6%
Philippines28515.8%10.0%
Viet Nam402.2%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India26514.7%13.9%
Pakistan653.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka150.8%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1709.4%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth251.4%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 data290100.0%100.0%
Americas3010.3%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia26089.7%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,720100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,10589.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,38024.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,72565.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens62010.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,805100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years18010.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years34519.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years32017.7%18.6%
25 to 44 years78543.5%46.1%
45 years and over18010.0%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 data1,580100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,07067.7%59.5%
Principal applicants39525.0%24.2%
Secondary applicants67542.7%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family41526.3%30.4%
Refugees805.1%8.7%
Other immigrants100.6%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,580100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission301.9%2.6%
Work permits only before admission17511.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission754.7%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission905.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.6%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,20075.9%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 data4,510100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree55012.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,51533.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,43554.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,24027.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,19526.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,110100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1655.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate92029.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,03065.3%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,02533.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,00532.3%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,505100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate59013.1%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,92087.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,110100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1906.1%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,92093.9%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 data3,110100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,08034.7%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,03065.3%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,370100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All classes of workers3,29597.8%97.8%
Employee2,74581.5%81.0%
Self-employed54516.2%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,370100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All occupations3,29597.8%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations451.3%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations56016.6%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2407.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations1955.8%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services44513.2%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1454.3%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations89026.4%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations61018.1%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations501.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1053.1%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,370100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All industries3,29597.8%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting351.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.4%0.3%
22 Utilities100.3%0.6%
23 Construction2908.6%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2206.5%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1604.7%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade38511.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2407.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries551.6%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1203.6%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing952.8%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2657.9%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.3%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services952.8%4.1%
61 Educational services3159.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance3109.2%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1153.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2256.7%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1504.5%4.2%
91 Public administration1705.0%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 data2,410100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,23092.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,06585.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1656.8%6.6%
Public transit702.9%14.9%
Walked652.7%6.4%
Bicycle150.6%1.9%
Other method251.0%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 data2,410100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes66527.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes71529.7%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes60525.1%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes24510.2%9.9%
60 minutes and over1807.5%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 data2,410100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.24010.0%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.37515.6%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.54022.4%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.45518.9%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.40016.6%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.40516.8%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 data1,965100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence61531.3%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,23562.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1105.6%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.5%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,315100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,88554.3%56.8%
Movers2,43045.7%43.2%
Non-migrants5059.5%17.0%
Migrants1,92536.2%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,640100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,95087.8%85.2%
Movers69012.2%14.8%
Non-migrants3105.5%8.5%
Migrants3756.6%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data3,085100.0%100.0%
Worked at home67021.7%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.5%0.6%
No fixed workplace address44514.4%14.2%
Usual place of work1,96563.7%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,805100.0%100.0%
English only5,38092.7%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French2754.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French1502.6%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,805100.0%100.0%
English5,59096.3%93.2%
French400.7%1.0%
English and French300.5%0.5%
Neither English nor French1552.7%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,805100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,51094.9%94.5%
Multiple responses3005.2%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% data5,805100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,52595.2%93.8%
Multiple responses2804.8%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% data5,805100.0%100.0%
None4,59079.1%75.2%
English5008.6%9.7%
French150.3%0.7%
Non-official language5609.6%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous5609.6%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)550.9%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)200.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages500.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,805100.0%100.0%
English3,76064.8%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language58010.0%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous58010.0%15.1%
English and French150.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,37023.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)400.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages400.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,540100.0%100.0%
English3,30593.4%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language551.6%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous551.6%2.9%
English and French200.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1454.1%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 data3,540100.0%100.0%
None3,39595.9%92.1%
English200.6%1.9%
French200.6%0.6%
Non-official language1053.0%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1053.0%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% data1,565100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language855.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,48594.9%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data1,155100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language655.6%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada302.6%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada353.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,09094.4%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,805100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,8055805.0%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 income33.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,510
In the labour force3,370
Employed3,085
Unemployed285
Not in the labour force1,140
Participation rate (Rate)7574.7%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6868.4%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)88.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,505100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,25527.9%35.5%
Worked3,25072.1%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,82040.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,43031.7%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.7%40.9%

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