Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Colebrook

Census Tract 0185.08 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Colebrook is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,546 living in private households. 61.5% 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 48.7%. 33.7% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 36.3% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $156,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 25.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 3.66 km², giving a population density of 422 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population1,5462021, private households
Visible minority61.5%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian33.7%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants36.3%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$156,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households25.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density422 /km²1,546 people over 3.66 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20211,546
Population, 20161,483
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202144.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings471
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents439
Population density per square kilometre423422.8%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres4

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years16510.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years503.2%4.3%
5 to 9 years603.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years553.6%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,04567.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years1006.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years1056.8%6.6%
25 to 29 years1107.1%7.6%
30 to 34 years1056.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years754.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years654.2%6.7%
45 to 49 years1006.5%6.5%
50 to 54 years1056.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years1207.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years15510.0%6.4%
65 years and over33521.7%17.4%
65 to 69 years1006.5%5.5%
70 to 74 years855.5%4.6%
75 to 79 years754.9%3.0%
80 to 84 years402.6%2.1%
85 years and over301.9%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 years1110.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years6867.6%68.5%
65 years and over2221.7%17.4%
85 years and over21.9%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4545.0%41.7%
Median age of the population4848.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house36081.8%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex7517.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
1960 or before357.8%11.5%
1961 to 198010022.2%23.3%
1981 to 199013028.9%14.5%
1991 to 20007015.6%16.6%
2001 to 2005153.3%6.6%
2006 to 2010306.7%8.8%
2011 to 2015306.7%8.1%
2016 to 2021357.8%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
Condominium102.2%32.5%
Not condominium44097.8%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms102.2%2.1%
1 bedroom00.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms4510.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms8017.8%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms31068.9%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms408.9%46.6%
5 rooms306.7%13.5%
6 rooms306.7%10.0%
7 rooms357.8%8.2%
8 or more rooms31068.9%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)99.2%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed40590.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed4510.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data445100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs36080.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs8519.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%6514.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data450100.0%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 data430100.0%100.0%
In core need409.3%16.9%
Not in core need38589.5%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 data340
% of owner households with a mortgage4645.6%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1313.4%24.4%
% in core housing need00.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,860$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,540$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,420,000$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 data115
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3030.4%38.5%
% in core housing need3231.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,820$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,120$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% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,33096.4%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,32596.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,20087.0%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data92066.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,05576.4%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,300$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data906.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data39528.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,34096.4%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$64,800$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,34096.4%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,240$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,20586.7%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,700$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data95568.7%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,800$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,09078.4%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,300$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1007.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data40529.1%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,560$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data395
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.7%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data410
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$193,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$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 data1,390100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data44031.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,200$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data36526.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,800$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)6060.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.3%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)55.4%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% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Without total income554.0%3.3%
With total income1,32596.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1309.8%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99914510.9%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99917513.2%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99913510.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991108.3%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991007.5%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991057.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999654.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999503.8%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999654.9%3.4%
$100,000 and over23517.7%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income554.0%3.3%
With after-tax income1,33096.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)14010.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99915511.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99920515.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99914510.9%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9991259.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99914010.5%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999856.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999654.9%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999705.3%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999352.6%2.5%
$100,000 and over16512.4%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Without employment income46033.3%29.8%
With employment income92066.7%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)15016.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,999657.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99911012.0%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,999859.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999707.6%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999606.5%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999707.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999606.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999454.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999303.3%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999404.3%3.7%
$100,000 and over13514.7%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,29093.5%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,29093.5%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,18085.5%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data93567.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data82559.8%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,280$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data554.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,950$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,31594.6%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,31594.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,720$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,18585.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,100$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data96069.1%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,300$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data92066.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,520$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data755.4%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,400$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 data1,390100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42530.6%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,200$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data34524.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,000$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)9191.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6666.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)98.7%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data115
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data120
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$148,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$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% data220
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$204,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$176,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)54.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data225
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$228,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$178,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data35
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data45
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$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% data90
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data80
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years22014.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years603.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years99564.4%65.8%
65 years and over33521.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)80
0 to 17 years10
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years50
65 years and over20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)55.3%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.0%11.6%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)55.4%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)55.0%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% data1,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years21513.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years553.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years99564.4%65.9%
65 years and over33021.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)65
0 to 17 years5
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years50
65 years and over10
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)33.0%6.9%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)55.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)22.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
1 person409.1%29.0%
2 persons13530.7%31.8%
3 persons7517.0%15.7%
4 persons7015.9%14.0%
5 or more persons12027.3%9.4%
Number of persons in private households1,545100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)43.5%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law85562.0%56.5%
Married80558.3%48.5%
Living common-law453.3%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law52538.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married40029.0%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated251.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced402.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed654.7%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons27061.4%55.7%
Couple-family households24555.7%47.9%
One-parent-family households255.7%7.8%
Multigenerational households7517.0%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households204.5%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons255.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households102.3%5.6%
One-person households409.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data440
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$156,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data450
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$193,000$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00051.1%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,99900.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,99951.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999102.3%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,99951.1%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,99951.1%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,99951.1%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999153.4%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999204.5%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999102.3%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999153.4%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999153.4%5.3%
$100,000 and over32573.9%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9995011.4%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9994510.2%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9997517.0%11.5%
$200,000 and over15535.2%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% data440100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00051.1%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,99900.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,99951.1%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999102.3%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,99951.1%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999102.3%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999102.3%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999153.4%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999153.4%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999153.4%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999153.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999255.7%5.8%
$100,000 and over29567.0%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9995011.4%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9996514.8%8.6%
$150,000 and over18542.0%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
Owner33574.4%62.1%
Renter11525.6%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% data470100.0%100.0%
2 persons22046.8%49.6%
3 persons9520.2%23.1%
4 persons10522.3%20.8%
5 or more persons5010.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%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% data470100.0%100.0%
Total couple families41588.3%84.9%
Married couples39083.0%72.3%
Common-law couples255.3%12.6%
Total one-parent families5511.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+357.4%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+204.3%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families1,39590.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners82553.4%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families603.9%4.2%
Children51033.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data15510.0%20.5%
Living alone402.6%11.6%
Living with other relatives654.2%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only452.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data40
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data50

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data400
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data400

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% data1,550100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution38024.5%44.5%
In bottom decile1006.5%11.0%
In second decile855.5%8.4%
In third decile654.2%8.1%
In fourth decile352.3%8.3%
In fifth decile956.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,16074.8%55.5%
In sixth decile1157.4%9.2%
In seventh decile956.1%9.9%
In eighth decile1509.7%10.7%
In ninth decile23014.8%11.9%
In top decile57537.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room44598.9%95.9%
More than one person per room102.2%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
Suitable42594.4%91.9%
Not suitable255.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household16035.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household21547.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household7015.6%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data450100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years204.4%15.5%
35 to 44 years408.9%18.2%
45 to 54 years8017.8%18.9%
55 to 64 years16035.6%19.4%
65 to 74 years9020.0%14.6%
75 to 84 years5011.1%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'13028.9%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only6514.4%26.1%
Not suitable only153.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only255.6%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'153.3%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 housing32572.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population96061.5%54.5%
South Asian76048.7%14.2%
Chinese1157.4%19.6%
Black100.6%1.6%
Filipino00.0%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American151.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian00.0%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese452.9%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities100.6%1.9%
Not a visible minority59538.1%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,555100.0%100.0%
Buddhist402.6%2.7%
Christian32020.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.855.5%8.7%
Anabaptist100.6%0.3%
Anglican503.2%2.0%
Baptist00.0%1.0%
Catholic754.8%13.7%
Christian Orthodox100.6%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran201.3%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church301.9%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions301.9%1.7%
Hindu503.2%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim603.9%4.2%
Sikh61039.2%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives47530.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
Canadian905.8%6.7%
English1358.7%14.0%
Irish1308.3%9.1%
Scottish1157.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.704.5%4.2%
German805.1%7.1%
Chinese855.4%18.2%
Italian251.6%3.2%
Indian (India)41026.3%8.2%
Ukrainian503.2%3.1%
Dutch151.0%2.5%
Polish352.2%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.452.9%3.0%
Filipino00.0%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.251.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis402.6%0.8%
European, n.o.s.402.6%1.6%
Russian352.2%2.0%
Norwegian503.2%1.7%
Welsh100.6%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American100.6%1.0%
Spanish00.0%1.4%
Swedish151.0%1.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi27517.6%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.352.2%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian100.6%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish151.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh1509.6%2.0%
Austrian00.0%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese452.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.352.2%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%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%
Icelandic251.6%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati301.9%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
First generation58537.5%48.2%
Second generation47030.1%24.3%
Third generation or more50032.1%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,555100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity704.5%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses704.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity1,48595.5%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,555100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,555100.0%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,555100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.6%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries352.3%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries301.9%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,50596.8%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 data1,555100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants97562.7%53.1%
Immigrants56536.3%41.8%
Before 198019012.2%6.1%
1980 to 19901006.4%4.9%
1991 to 20001358.7%9.8%
2001 to 2010905.8%10.0%
2011 to 2021452.9%11.1%
Non-permanent residents201.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data565100.0%100.0%
Americas203.5%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America00.0%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%1.3%
Europe6511.5%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands101.8%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation101.8%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom203.5%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe152.7%2.5%
Africa407.1%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 of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa407.1%1.6%
Asia42074.3%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China254.4%18.8%
Hong Kong152.7%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines00.0%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India34561.1%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia00.0%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth203.5%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data00.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia00.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,555100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,48095.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1821513.8%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,26581.4%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens754.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data565100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years458.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years9015.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years23541.6%18.6%
25 to 44 years11520.4%46.1%
45 years and over8515.0%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data375100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants14538.7%59.5%
Principal applicants5013.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants9525.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family22058.7%30.4%
Refugees00.0%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 data375100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission154.0%10.6%
Study permits only before admission00.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission00.0%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience34592.0%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 data1,390100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree15010.8%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate39028.1%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree85061.2%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level41029.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher44031.7%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data885100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree505.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate25028.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree58566.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level29032.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher29533.3%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate19013.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,20086.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate758.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate81091.0%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 data885100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree30534.5%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree58065.5%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable252.9%2.2%
All classes of workers83596.5%97.8%
Employee57065.9%81.0%
Self-employed27031.2%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable252.9%2.2%
All occupations83596.5%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations252.9%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations20523.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations708.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations606.9%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services9511.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport252.9%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations16519.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations16018.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations101.2%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities303.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable252.9%2.2%
All industries83596.5%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities151.7%0.6%
23 Construction10011.6%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing455.2%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade455.2%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade455.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing505.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries252.9%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance404.6%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing455.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services859.8%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services202.3%4.1%
61 Educational services404.6%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance13515.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation151.7%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services505.8%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)202.3%4.2%
91 Public administration505.8%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 data600100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van54090.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver53088.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger101.7%6.6%
Public transit305.0%14.9%
Walked00.0%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method203.3%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 data600100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes10016.7%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes25041.7%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes14524.2%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes7011.7%9.9%
60 minutes and over355.8%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 data600100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.152.5%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.508.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.15025.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.16026.7%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.15025.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.7011.7%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 data435100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence24556.3%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence18041.4%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%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 data1,515100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,06570.3%56.8%
Movers45029.7%43.2%
Non-migrants19512.9%17.0%
Migrants25516.8%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,41091.0%85.2%
Movers1409.0%14.8%
Non-migrants855.5%8.5%
Migrants553.5%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 data785100.0%100.0%
Worked at home17522.3%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address16521.0%14.2%
Usual place of work43555.4%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
English only1,40090.6%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French754.9%6.5%
Neither English nor French704.5%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
English1,46094.5%93.2%
French100.6%1.0%
English and French100.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French704.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,45093.9%94.5%
Multiple responses905.8%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% data1,545100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,45594.2%93.8%
Multiple responses905.8%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
None1,11071.8%75.2%
English16010.4%9.7%
French50.3%0.7%
Non-official language22514.6%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous22514.6%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)201.3%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.6%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.6%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%
English75548.9%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language27017.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous27017.5%15.1%
English and French50.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)48531.4%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)151.0%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages151.0%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data955100.0%100.0%
English77581.2%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language303.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous303.1%2.9%
English and French151.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)13013.6%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 data955100.0%100.0%
None81585.3%92.1%
English303.1%1.9%
French101.0%0.6%
Non-official language757.9%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous757.9%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 languages202.1%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% data225100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language52.2%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language22097.8%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% data175100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language52.9%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada52.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language16594.3%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,545100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,5451545.0%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 income44.4%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,395
In the labour force865
Employed790
Unemployed75
Not in the labour force530
Participation rate (Rate)6262.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5756.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)98.7%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
Did not work49035.3%35.5%
Worked90064.7%64.5%
Worked full year full time50036.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time40028.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.8%40.9%

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