Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Clayton Heights (east-northeast)

Census Tract 0183.10 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Clayton Heights (east-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,466 living in private households. 48.0% 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 17.7%. 47.6% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 34.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $105,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 33.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.66 km², giving a population density of 6,732 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,4662021, private households
Visible minority48.0%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian47.6%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants34.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$105,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households33.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density6,732 /km²4,466 people over 0.66 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,466
Population, 20163,401
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20213131.3%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,701
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,567
Population density per square kilometre6,7326732.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,07024.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years3608.1%4.3%
5 to 9 years3658.2%4.7%
10 to 14 years3507.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,14570.4%68.5%
15 to 19 years2355.3%5.2%
20 to 24 years2856.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years3257.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years44510.0%7.9%
35 to 39 years53512.0%7.5%
40 to 44 years4059.1%6.7%
45 to 49 years3257.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years2505.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years1804.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years1553.5%6.4%
65 years and over2455.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years1102.5%5.5%
70 to 74 years701.6%4.6%
75 to 79 years400.9%3.0%
80 to 84 years150.3%2.1%
85 years and over100.2%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 years2424.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years7070.4%68.5%
65 years and over65.5%17.4%
85 years and over00.2%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3332.7%41.7%
Median age of the population3433.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,570100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house67042.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house352.2%2.1%
Row house61038.9%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex22514.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys352.2%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 data1,535100.0%100.0%
1960 or before151.0%11.5%
1961 to 198000.0%23.3%
1981 to 1990100.7%14.5%
1991 to 2000704.6%16.6%
2001 to 2005553.6%6.6%
2006 to 201067544.0%8.8%
2011 to 201541026.7%8.1%
2016 to 202130019.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Condominium17511.4%32.5%
Not condominium1,37089.3%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom20013.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms33021.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms55536.2%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms46030.0%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms57037.1%46.6%
5 rooms25016.3%13.5%
6 rooms29018.9%10.0%
7 rooms1459.4%8.2%
8 or more rooms28518.6%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,52599.3%94.7%
Major repairs needed100.7%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 data1,535100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,07069.7%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs46530.3%29.8%
30% to less than 100%41527.0%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,540100.0%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 data1,485100.0%100.0%
In core need20013.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,28586.5%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 data1,025
% of owner households with a mortgage8988.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2827.5%24.4%
% in core housing need109.9%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,240$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,296$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$755,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$926,000$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 data515
% of tenant households in subsidized housing32.9%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3635.9%38.5%
% in core housing need2222.1%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,670$1,624

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,400100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,26095.9%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,26095.9%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,00088.2%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,78581.9%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,68579.0%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,750$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data40511.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,880$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,06031.2%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,340100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,20596.0%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,850$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,20596.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,91087.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,840$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,67580.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,500$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,66079.6%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,330$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data37511.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,400$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,02030.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,155
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.4%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,090
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$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 data3,340100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,33039.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,03531.0%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,500$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)8685.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8079.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.4%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.6%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)66.5%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,395100.0%100.0%
Without total income1354.0%3.3%
With total income3,25595.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2457.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9992758.4%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99937511.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99939012.0%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99937511.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,99936511.2%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992858.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992407.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991956.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991404.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over36011.1%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,395100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1404.1%3.3%
With after-tax income3,26096.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2557.8%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9992858.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99944513.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99946514.3%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99946514.3%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99940012.3%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993159.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992106.4%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991705.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991003.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over1504.6%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,395100.0%100.0%
Without employment income61018.0%29.8%
With employment income2,78081.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)2659.5%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991706.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9992709.7%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992308.3%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992458.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99930010.8%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,99929010.4%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992007.2%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992207.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991605.8%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991254.5%3.7%
$100,000 and over31011.2%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,400100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,20094.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,20594.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,99087.9%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,81582.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,97558.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,740$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3059.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,880$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,340100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,13093.7%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,14594.2%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,360$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,91087.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,880$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,70581.0%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,500$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,91057.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,630$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2708.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,600$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,340100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,30539.1%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data99529.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$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)9292.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8786.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)87.9%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data265
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data225
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$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% data670
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.1%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data620
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data175
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data180
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,000$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% data555
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data590
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,800$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,20527.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years4259.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,01067.4%65.8%
65 years and over2505.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)305
0 to 17 years105
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years175
65 years and over30
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)76.9%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)98.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.4%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.9%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1111.0%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% data4,465100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,21027.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years4259.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,01067.4%65.9%
65 years and over2505.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)210
0 to 17 years65
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years135
65 years and over10
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)54.7%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)55.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)32.8%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.5%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)55.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,565100.0%100.0%
1 person39024.9%29.0%
2 persons36023.0%31.8%
3 persons28017.9%15.7%
4 persons32520.8%14.0%
5 or more persons21013.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,465100.0%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% data3,395100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,06560.8%56.5%
Married1,72550.8%48.5%
Living common-law34510.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,33039.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married93027.4%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1053.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2256.6%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed702.1%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,565100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons93059.4%55.7%
Couple-family households77549.5%47.9%
One-parent-family households1509.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households805.1%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households352.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons956.1%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households402.6%5.6%
One-person households39024.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,565
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,540
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,100$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,565100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999201.3%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999301.9%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999301.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999301.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999352.2%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999402.6%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999402.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999905.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999956.1%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999956.1%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991006.4%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991107.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over82552.7%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99921013.4%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920012.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99927017.3%11.5%
$200,000 and over1509.6%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% data1,565100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.6%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999201.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999352.2%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999301.9%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999402.6%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999452.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999503.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999553.5%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991107.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991107.0%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991207.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991207.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991107.0%5.8%
$100,000 and over68543.8%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99925016.0%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99919012.1%8.6%
$150,000 and over25016.0%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Owner1,02566.8%62.1%
Renter51533.6%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% data1,215100.0%100.0%
2 persons45537.4%49.6%
3 persons31025.5%23.1%
4 persons34028.0%20.8%
5 or more persons1109.1%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%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% data1,220100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,01082.8%84.9%
Married couples84068.9%72.3%
Common-law couples17013.9%12.6%
Total one-parent families20516.8%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16013.1%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+504.1%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,79084.9%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,02045.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2054.6%4.2%
Children1,56034.9%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data67515.1%20.5%
Living alone3908.7%11.6%
Living with other relatives1252.8%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1653.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data390
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data400

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,175
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,140

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,76539.5%44.5%
In bottom decile2906.5%11.0%
In second decile2756.2%8.4%
In third decile3808.5%8.1%
In fourth decile3708.3%8.3%
In fifth decile45010.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,70060.5%55.5%
In sixth decile64014.3%9.2%
In seventh decile50511.3%9.9%
In eighth decile65014.6%10.7%
In ninth decile58013.0%11.9%
In top decile3207.2%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,49597.4%95.9%
More than one person per room503.3%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,47095.8%91.9%
Not suitable704.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household72547.2%49.2%
Two-maintainer household65542.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household16010.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years553.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years31020.2%15.5%
35 to 44 years49532.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years35523.1%18.9%
55 to 64 years19512.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years855.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years452.9%7.5%
85 years and over00.0%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'52534.1%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only44528.9%26.1%
Not suitable only452.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only100.6%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'201.3%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 housing1,01065.6%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,315100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,07048.0%54.5%
South Asian76517.7%14.2%
Chinese1904.4%19.6%
Black1303.0%1.6%
Filipino3608.3%5.5%
Arab451.0%0.9%
Latin American902.1%2.0%
Southeast Asian1052.4%2.2%
West Asian451.0%2.5%
Korean2104.9%2.4%
Japanese150.3%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.6%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities952.2%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,24552.0%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,315100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1102.5%2.7%
Christian1,71039.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3909.0%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican601.4%2.0%
Baptist1403.2%1.0%
Catholic53012.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1152.7%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.7%0.4%
Latter Day Saints150.3%0.1%
Lutheran400.9%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)200.5%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic1303.0%0.7%
Presbyterian150.3%0.5%
Reformed100.2%0.2%
United Church400.9%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1703.9%1.7%
Hindu1353.1%2.6%
Jewish100.2%0.8%
Muslim1653.8%4.2%
Sikh3808.8%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions400.9%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,76540.9%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
Canadian3959.1%6.7%
English63014.6%14.0%
Irish3758.7%9.1%
Scottish57513.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.952.2%4.2%
German2856.6%7.1%
Chinese2054.7%18.2%
Italian1252.9%3.2%
Indian (India)44510.3%8.2%
Ukrainian1303.0%3.1%
Dutch1303.0%2.5%
Polish701.6%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.551.3%3.0%
Filipino3658.4%5.4%
French Canadian400.9%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1052.4%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.601.4%0.9%
Métis1002.3%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1353.1%1.6%
Russian1002.3%2.0%
Norwegian1002.3%1.7%
Welsh1002.3%1.4%
Portuguese350.8%0.9%
American350.8%1.0%
Spanish751.7%1.4%
Swedish501.2%1.3%
Hungarian551.3%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani801.9%0.6%
African, n.o.s.451.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi1303.0%2.7%
Vietnamese1303.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek200.5%0.6%
Jamaican300.7%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.250.6%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Korean2155.0%2.4%
Romanian801.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian551.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish150.3%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh551.3%2.0%
Austrian651.5%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu400.9%0.6%
Mexican250.6%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss250.6%0.4%
Finnish300.7%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian250.6%0.6%
Japanese250.6%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.300.7%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.3%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%
Icelandic300.7%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech250.6%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan200.5%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.5%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian350.8%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak100.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese350.8%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean451.0%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 African100.2%0.3%
Australian100.2%0.3%
Palestinian350.8%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian150.3%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian100.2%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian701.6%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%
Nepali200.5%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%
Jordanian300.7%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,315100.0%100.0%
First generation1,67038.7%48.2%
Second generation1,10025.5%24.3%
Third generation or more1,54535.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,315100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1904.4%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1754.1%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,13095.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,315100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian601.4%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,26098.7%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)651.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)651.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1052.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries902.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.3%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,15096.1%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,69562.4%53.1%
Immigrants1,49034.5%41.8%
Before 19801152.7%6.1%
1980 to 19901403.2%4.9%
1991 to 20003107.2%9.8%
2001 to 201044010.2%10.0%
2011 to 202148511.2%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1303.0%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,490100.0%100.0%
Americas16511.1%7.0%
Brazil352.3%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador302.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico100.7%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America352.3%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas302.0%1.3%
Europe26017.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina151.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany201.3%1.1%
Greece100.7%0.2%
Hungary100.7%0.3%
Italy100.7%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland251.7%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania402.7%0.7%
Russian Federation352.3%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine151.0%0.7%
United Kingdom352.3%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe302.0%2.5%
Africa302.0%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of201.3%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa151.0%1.6%
Asia97565.4%72.4%
Afghanistan100.7%0.5%
Iran352.3%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China453.0%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South1258.4%3.9%
Taiwan352.3%3.6%
Philippines24016.1%10.0%
Viet Nam503.4%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India30020.1%13.9%
Pakistan402.7%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia704.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth604.0%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data250100.0%100.0%
Americas4518.0%10.8%
Europe3012.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia17068.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,76587.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,02023.6%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,74563.5%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens55512.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,490100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1208.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years29019.5%15.4%
15 to 24 years31521.1%18.6%
25 to 44 years65043.6%46.1%
45 years and over1157.7%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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants83060.6%59.5%
Principal applicants26519.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants56541.2%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family36026.3%30.4%
Refugees17512.8%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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission302.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission16011.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission352.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission805.8%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,06077.4%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,335100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree37011.1%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,03531.0%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,93558.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,09532.8%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher83525.0%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1656.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate69527.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,68066.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level93036.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher75529.7%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,340100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate39511.8%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,94588.2%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1857.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,35592.5%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,540100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree86534.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,68066.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable552.2%2.2%
All classes of workers2,49097.8%97.8%
Employee2,20586.6%81.0%
Self-employed28511.2%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable552.2%2.2%
All occupations2,49097.8%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations351.4%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations51020.0%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1405.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations1606.3%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services32012.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1154.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations58523.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations48018.9%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.2%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1154.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable552.2%2.2%
All industries2,49097.8%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting200.8%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities150.6%0.6%
23 Construction29011.4%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1556.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1003.9%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade29011.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1857.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries853.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1003.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing652.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1756.9%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.4%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services752.9%4.1%
61 Educational services1556.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance29011.4%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation502.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1204.7%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1355.3%4.2%
91 Public administration1656.5%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,68088.7%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,55582.1%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1306.9%6.6%
Public transit1105.8%14.9%
Walked351.8%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method653.4%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes48025.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes63533.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes44523.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes19510.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over1457.7%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.19510.3%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.36519.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.38020.1%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.40521.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.31016.4%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.23512.4%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 data1,565100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence66042.2%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence84053.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence553.5%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.6%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data3,990100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,55539.0%56.8%
Movers2,44061.2%43.2%
Non-migrants1,12028.1%17.0%
Migrants1,32033.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,270100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,34578.3%85.2%
Movers93021.8%14.8%
Non-migrants58513.7%8.5%
Migrants3408.0%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 data2,335100.0%100.0%
Worked at home43518.6%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address33514.3%14.2%
Usual place of work1,56066.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
English only4,19093.8%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1603.6%6.5%
Neither English nor French1102.5%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
English4,32096.8%93.2%
French200.4%1.0%
English and French150.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French1102.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,20594.2%94.5%
Multiple responses2605.8%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,15593.1%93.8%
Multiple responses3106.9%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,470100.0%100.0%
None3,52578.9%75.2%
English3758.4%9.7%
French150.3%0.7%
Non-official language4259.5%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4209.4%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)551.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages601.3%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%
English2,88064.5%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language3758.4%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3758.4%15.1%
English and French250.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,15025.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages200.4%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,645100.0%100.0%
English2,42591.7%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language652.5%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous652.5%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1505.7%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,645100.0%100.0%
None2,52095.3%92.1%
English401.5%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language602.3%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous602.3%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 languages200.8%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% data1,225100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language604.9%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,16595.1%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data835100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language455.4%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada253.0%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada202.4%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language79094.6%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,465100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,4654465.0%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 income33.0%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,335
In the labour force2,545
Employed2,335
Unemployed210
Not in the labour force790
Participation rate (Rate)7676.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)7070.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)88.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,335100.0%100.0%
Did not work89026.7%35.5%
Worked2,44073.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,35040.5%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,09532.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.8%40.9%

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