Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Cedar Village

Census Tract 0104.02 · North Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia

Cedar Village is a neighbourhood of North Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,214 living in private households. 29.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 8.8%. 68.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 30.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $127,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 27.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.89 km², giving a population density of 2,753 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,2142021, private households
Visible minority29.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian68.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants30.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$127,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households27.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,753 /km²5,214 people over 1.89 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,214
Population, 20164,954
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202155.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,857
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,785
Population density per square kilometre2,7542754.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,210100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years95018.2%14.1%
0 to 4 years2254.3%4.3%
5 to 9 years3206.1%4.7%
10 to 14 years4007.7%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,44566.1%68.5%
15 to 19 years3657.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years3256.2%6.6%
25 to 29 years2655.1%7.6%
30 to 34 years2254.3%7.9%
35 to 39 years3206.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years3907.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years3907.5%6.5%
50 to 54 years4508.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years3957.6%7.0%
60 to 64 years3256.2%6.4%
65 years and over81515.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years2955.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years2154.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years1352.6%3.0%
80 to 84 years851.6%2.1%
85 years and over901.7%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 years1818.2%14.1%
15 to 64 years6666.1%68.5%
65 years and over1615.6%17.4%
85 years and over21.7%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.4%41.7%
Median age of the population4242.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,785100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house85047.6%27.7%
Semi-detached house402.2%2.1%
Row house24013.4%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex63535.6%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys150.8%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 data1,745100.0%100.0%
1960 or before46026.4%11.5%
1961 to 198059534.1%23.3%
1981 to 199041523.8%14.5%
1991 to 20001005.7%16.6%
2001 to 2005452.6%6.6%
2006 to 2010301.7%8.8%
2011 to 2015452.6%8.1%
2016 to 2021553.2%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
Condominium18010.3%32.5%
Not condominium1,56589.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom854.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms20011.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms65037.2%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms81046.4%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms26014.9%46.6%
5 rooms23513.5%13.5%
6 rooms23013.2%10.0%
7 rooms21512.3%8.2%
8 or more rooms80546.1%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 data1,745100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,67095.7%94.7%
Major repairs needed754.3%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 data1,745100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,34076.8%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs40022.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%34519.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,745100.0%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 need1257.4%16.9%
Not in core need1,56092.6%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 data1,265
% of owner households with a mortgage5756.9%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2019.8%24.4%
% in core housing need44.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,860$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,340$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,700,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,712,000$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 data480
% of tenant households in subsidized housing77.3%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3232.3%38.5%
% in core housing need1616.5%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,240$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,340$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% data4,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,11096.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,11596.6%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,88091.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,17074.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,06071.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2756.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,11026.1%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,14097.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,900$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,14097.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,450$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,95592.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,400$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,21575.5%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,800$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,09072.5%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,350$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2505.9%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,850$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,18527.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,760$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,490
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,455
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$201,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,000$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 data4,255100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,51535.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,27530.0%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,700$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)9090.0%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7877.6%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1010.0%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.2%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,255100.0%100.0%
Without total income1453.4%3.3%
With total income4,11596.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)4059.8%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9994059.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99948511.8%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99942010.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993859.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993207.8%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992806.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992255.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991904.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991704.1%3.4%
$100,000 and over82520.0%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,255100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1403.3%3.3%
With after-tax income4,12096.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)42510.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99941010.0%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99956513.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99948011.7%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99945010.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993608.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992907.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992556.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991754.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991553.8%2.5%
$100,000 and over55013.3%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,255100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,08525.5%29.8%
With employment income3,17574.6%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)46514.6%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992608.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99932010.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992156.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992206.9%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992056.5%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991906.0%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992106.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991454.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991404.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991504.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over65020.5%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,97093.2%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,98093.4%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,80089.2%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,23575.9%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,35055.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,440$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1854.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,200$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,03594.7%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,900$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,04595.0%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,800$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,86090.6%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$69,700$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,27576.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,200$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,38556.0%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,960$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1653.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$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 data4,255100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,48034.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,400$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,22528.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,600$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)9494.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8080.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)65.8%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data420
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)$94,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data425
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,500$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,800$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% data830
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$180,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.0%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data815
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$255,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$186,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data195
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data180
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$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% data480
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data465
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,17522.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years2805.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,21561.8%65.8%
65 years and over82015.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)320
0 to 17 years75
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years195
65 years and over50
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)66.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)77.2%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)66.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.2%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% data5,205100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,17522.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years2855.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,21561.8%65.9%
65 years and over81515.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)235
0 to 17 years45
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years165
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)54.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)43.6%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)55.1%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)33.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,785100.0%100.0%
1 person28015.7%29.0%
2 persons51528.9%31.8%
3 persons34519.3%15.7%
4 persons44024.6%14.0%
5 or more persons19510.9%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,200100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.9%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,265100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,64061.9%56.5%
Married2,30053.9%48.5%
Living common-law3458.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,62538.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,18027.7%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated852.0%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1904.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1704.0%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,785100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,26070.6%55.7%
Couple-family households1,09061.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households1759.8%7.8%
Multigenerational households703.9%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households251.4%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons955.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households553.1%5.6%
One-person households28015.7%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,785
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,745
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$182,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,800$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,785100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999301.7%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999301.7%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999301.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999301.7%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999402.2%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999301.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999703.9%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999653.6%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991005.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999955.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999955.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,13063.3%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99922012.3%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991709.5%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99925514.3%11.5%
$200,000 and over47526.6%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% data1,785100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.1%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999150.8%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999352.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999402.2%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999301.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999352.0%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999402.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999402.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999804.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991055.9%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991106.2%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991156.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991206.7%5.8%
$100,000 and over99055.5%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99923513.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99920511.5%8.6%
$150,000 and over56031.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
Owner1,26572.5%62.1%
Renter47527.2%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,505100.0%100.0%
2 persons60039.9%49.6%
3 persons34022.6%23.1%
4 persons45029.9%20.8%
5 or more persons1107.3%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.7%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,500100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,30086.7%84.9%
Married couples1,13075.3%72.3%
Common-law couples17011.3%12.6%
Total one-parent families20013.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16511.0%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+402.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,59588.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,60050.0%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2053.9%4.2%
Children1,79534.5%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data61011.7%20.5%
Living alone2805.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives1302.5%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2003.8%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data280
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data250

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,505
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,500

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% data5,205100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,50528.9%44.5%
In bottom decile3306.3%11.0%
In second decile2454.7%8.4%
In third decile2154.1%8.1%
In fourth decile3055.9%8.3%
In fifth decile4057.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,70071.1%55.5%
In sixth decile4809.2%9.2%
In seventh decile5109.8%9.9%
In eighth decile57011.0%10.7%
In ninth decile79015.2%11.9%
In top decile1,35526.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,74099.7%95.9%
More than one person per room100.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,69597.1%91.9%
Not suitable452.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household67038.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household93553.6%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1408.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years150.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years1106.3%15.5%
35 to 44 years30017.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years46026.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years41023.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years23513.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years1609.2%7.5%
85 years and over653.7%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'48027.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only35520.3%26.1%
Not suitable only402.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only352.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'352.0%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 housing1,27072.8%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,110100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,49029.2%54.5%
South Asian1252.4%14.2%
Chinese4508.8%19.6%
Black551.1%1.6%
Filipino1703.3%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American501.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian501.0%2.2%
West Asian3156.2%2.5%
Korean701.4%2.4%
Japanese601.2%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.6%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1002.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,62070.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,110100.0%100.0%
Buddhist551.1%2.7%
Christian1,78534.9%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.4709.2%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1853.6%2.0%
Baptist150.3%1.0%
Catholic65012.7%13.7%
Christian Orthodox551.1%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness200.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran150.3%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic651.3%0.7%
Presbyterian350.7%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1402.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1052.1%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish651.3%0.8%
Muslim1953.8%4.2%
Sikh501.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions751.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,88556.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,105100.0%100.0%
Canadian4208.2%6.7%
English1,30025.5%14.0%
Irish76515.0%9.1%
Scottish91517.9%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3506.9%4.2%
German3256.4%7.1%
Chinese4558.9%18.2%
Italian3005.9%3.2%
Indian (India)701.4%8.2%
Ukrainian2555.0%3.1%
Dutch1352.6%2.5%
Polish1502.9%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.3506.9%3.0%
Filipino1853.6%5.4%
French Canadian400.8%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.951.9%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.601.2%0.9%
Métis1102.2%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1052.1%1.6%
Russian1052.1%2.0%
Norwegian1202.4%1.7%
Welsh1352.6%1.4%
Portuguese450.9%0.9%
American1052.1%1.0%
Spanish951.9%1.4%
Swedish1352.6%1.3%
Hungarian801.6%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.250.5%0.4%
Jewish601.2%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese200.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.150.3%0.4%
Greek751.5%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean851.7%2.4%
Romanian100.2%0.6%
Lebanese100.2%0.2%
Iranian3256.4%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish200.4%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian501.0%0.7%
Belgian150.3%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite200.4%0.2%
Swiss400.8%0.4%
Finnish400.8%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian150.3%0.6%
Japanese851.7%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.501.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.4%0.4%
Colombian150.3%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech350.7%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian200.4%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian1202.4%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%
Brazilian300.6%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak400.8%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese200.4%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African450.9%0.3%
Australian551.1%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%
Slovenian200.4%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian300.6%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian300.6%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian100.2%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 Zealander300.6%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%
Basque200.4%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 data5,110100.0%100.0%
First generation1,71533.6%48.2%
Second generation1,31525.7%24.3%
Third generation or more2,08540.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,110100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1352.6%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1302.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,97597.4%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,110100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian250.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,08599.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,110100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1402.7%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1252.4%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.3%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,94096.7%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 data5,105100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,46567.9%53.1%
Immigrants1,53030.0%41.8%
Before 19803456.8%6.1%
1980 to 19901953.8%4.9%
1991 to 20003005.9%9.8%
2001 to 20103106.1%10.0%
2011 to 20213807.4%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1152.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,530100.0%100.0%
Americas956.2%7.0%
Brazil151.0%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 America352.3%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas201.3%1.3%
Europe47030.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France251.6%0.4%
Germany251.6%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy452.9%0.8%
Netherlands100.7%0.5%
Poland251.6%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation151.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine452.9%0.7%
United Kingdom19512.7%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe654.2%2.5%
Africa1207.8%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 of503.3%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa603.9%1.6%
Asia81052.9%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran29519.3%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1308.5%18.8%
Hong Kong603.9%7.0%
Korea, South352.3%3.9%
Taiwan402.6%3.6%
Philippines1107.2%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India452.9%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia805.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth402.6%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data230100.0%100.0%
Americas3013.0%10.8%
Europe4519.6%11.7%
Africa208.7%4.8%
Asia13056.5%71.1%
Oceania and other104.3%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,105100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,62590.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,01019.8%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,61570.8%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens4859.5%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,530100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1459.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years27017.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years24516.0%18.6%
25 to 44 years74048.4%46.1%
45 years and over1308.5%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 data1,180100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants78566.5%59.5%
Principal applicants33028.0%24.2%
Secondary applicants45538.6%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family33028.0%30.4%
Refugees655.5%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 data1,180100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission18515.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission252.1%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission554.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission151.3%0.4%
No pre-admission experience90076.3%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 data4,260100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree42510.0%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,01023.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,82566.3%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,23028.9%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,59537.4%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,715100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree853.1%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate47517.5%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,15579.4%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level87032.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,29047.5%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,255100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate47011.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,79089.1%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,710100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1053.9%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,61096.3%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,715100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree55520.4%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,16079.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,990100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable953.2%2.2%
All classes of workers2,89096.7%97.8%
Employee2,25575.4%81.0%
Self-employed63021.1%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,990100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable953.2%2.2%
All occupations2,89096.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations702.3%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations63021.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2608.7%9.3%
3 Health occupations1956.5%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services46515.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1755.9%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations63021.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations39013.0%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.0%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities401.3%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,990100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable953.2%2.2%
All industries2,89096.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.3%0.3%
22 Utilities250.8%0.6%
23 Construction2709.0%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing903.0%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade401.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade34011.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1003.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1304.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1254.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing953.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services40513.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1254.2%4.1%
61 Educational services2759.2%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance35511.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation903.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1404.7%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1003.3%4.2%
91 Public administration1655.5%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,955100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,53078.3%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,39571.4%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1356.9%6.6%
Public transit1759.0%14.9%
Walked1407.2%6.4%
Bicycle351.8%1.9%
Other method804.1%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 data1,955100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes63032.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes75538.6%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes38019.4%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1005.1%9.9%
60 minutes and over804.1%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 data1,955100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.854.3%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.22511.5%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.50025.6%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.53527.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.37519.2%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.23011.8%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 data1,515100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence52534.7%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence97564.4%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence201.3%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 data4,890100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,11563.7%56.8%
Movers1,77536.3%43.2%
Non-migrants60012.3%17.0%
Migrants1,18024.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,085100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,57089.9%85.2%
Movers51510.1%14.8%
Non-migrants3506.9%8.5%
Migrants1653.2%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 data2,800100.0%100.0%
Worked at home84030.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address43515.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,51554.1%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%
English only4,63089.0%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French5059.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French701.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%
English4,99596.0%93.2%
French901.7%1.0%
English and French501.0%0.5%
Neither English nor French701.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,03596.7%94.5%
Multiple responses1653.2%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% data5,205100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,02096.4%93.8%
Multiple responses1853.6%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% data5,205100.0%100.0%
None4,36083.8%75.2%
English3106.0%9.7%
French551.1%0.7%
Non-official language3857.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3857.4%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)350.7%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages450.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%
English3,77072.4%54.7%
French150.3%0.2%
Non-official language4007.7%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4007.7%15.1%
English and French851.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)87016.7%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)250.5%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages250.5%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 data3,150100.0%100.0%
English2,99595.1%87.4%
French150.5%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.9%
English and French351.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1003.2%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 data3,150100.0%100.0%
None3,02596.0%92.1%
English301.0%1.9%
French150.5%0.6%
Non-official language601.9%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous601.9%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% data1,205100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language12010.0%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,08590.0%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% data950100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language9510.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada606.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada404.2%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language85590.0%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,205100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,2055205.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.0%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,260
In the labour force2,990
Employed2,800
Unemployed185
Not in the labour force1,270
Participation rate (Rate)7070.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6665.7%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)66.2%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,260100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,35531.8%35.5%
Worked2,90568.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,54536.3%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,35531.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.7%40.9%

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