Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Delta (east-northeast)

Census Tract 0161.09 · Delta · Vancouver, British Columbia

Delta (east-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Delta, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,479 living in private households. 24.3% 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 18.0%. 72.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.8% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 18.8% 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. 34.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 141.26 km², giving a population density of 18 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,4792021, private households
Visible minority24.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian72.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants18.8%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$105,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households34.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density18 /km²2,479 people over 141.26 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,479
Population, 20162,587
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-4-4.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings828
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents772
Population density per square kilometre1818.2%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres136

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,480100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years25010.1%14.1%
0 to 4 years953.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years803.2%4.7%
10 to 14 years803.2%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,26551.0%68.5%
15 to 19 years753.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years1255.0%6.6%
25 to 29 years1054.2%7.6%
30 to 34 years1204.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years1255.0%7.5%
40 to 44 years953.8%6.7%
45 to 49 years953.8%6.5%
50 to 54 years1405.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years1706.9%7.0%
60 to 64 years2108.5%6.4%
65 years and over96538.9%17.4%
65 to 69 years2008.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years1706.9%4.6%
75 to 79 years1556.3%3.0%
80 to 84 years1255.0%2.1%
85 years and over31012.5%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 years1010.1%14.1%
15 to 64 years5151.0%68.5%
65 years and over3938.9%17.4%
85 years and over1212.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)5453.7%41.7%
Median age of the population5858.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data775100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house51566.5%27.7%
Semi-detached house253.2%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex405.2%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys658.4%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling12516.1%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
1960 or before16020.6%11.5%
1961 to 198018523.9%23.3%
1981 to 199011514.8%14.5%
1991 to 200012015.5%16.6%
2001 to 20058010.3%6.6%
2006 to 2010709.0%8.8%
2011 to 2015202.6%8.1%
2016 to 2021151.9%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
Condominium8511.0%32.5%
Not condominium68087.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom8511.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms23029.7%27.9%
3 bedrooms22529.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms23029.7%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms19024.5%46.6%
5 rooms14018.1%13.5%
6 rooms14018.1%10.0%
7 rooms8511.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms22028.4%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.5%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed71592.3%94.7%
Major repairs needed557.1%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 data685100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs54579.6%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs14020.4%29.8%
30% to less than 100%11516.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data775100.0%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 data655100.0%100.0%
In core need7010.7%16.9%
Not in core need58589.3%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 data430
% of owner households with a mortgage4140.7%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1515.1%24.4%
% in core housing need66.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$970$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,380$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,385,000$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 data255
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2929.4%38.5%
% in core housing need2020.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,400$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,420$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% data1,725100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,69098.0%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,69098.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,55590.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,18568.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,40081.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1156.7%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data40023.2%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,70598.6%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$65,400$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,70598.6%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,050$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,60592.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,500$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,18568.5%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,800$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42082.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,520$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data905.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,400$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data42524.6%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,880$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data565
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.0%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data555
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$171,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$137,000$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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data56532.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42524.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,600$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,900$30,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8585.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5353.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1514.6%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.2%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,720100.0%100.0%
Without total income301.7%3.3%
With total income1,69098.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1508.9%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9991659.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99922013.0%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99920512.1%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99917510.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991358.0%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991307.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991207.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999804.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999603.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over24014.2%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% data1,720100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income301.7%3.3%
With after-tax income1,69098.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1609.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99917510.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99926015.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99923513.9%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99919511.5%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991609.5%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991408.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991056.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999754.4%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999452.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over1458.6%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% data1,720100.0%100.0%
Without employment income53531.1%29.8%
With employment income1,18568.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)21017.7%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,999907.6%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99913011.0%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99912010.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999806.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991008.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999857.2%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999756.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999705.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999403.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999353.0%3.7%
$100,000 and over14512.2%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% data1,725100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,66596.5%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,67096.8%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,56090.4%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,23571.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,16567.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data905.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,68597.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,300$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,68597.4%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,760$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,58591.6%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,300$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,24071.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,700$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,15566.8%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,280$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data653.8%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,600$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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data57032.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,400$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42024.3%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,200$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)8989.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5858.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1110.6%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.4%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)$111,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data265
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$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% data205
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.3%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data210
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$220,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$182,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data65
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data55
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$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% data300
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data310
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,970100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years28514.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years1055.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,15058.4%65.8%
65 years and over54527.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)190
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years110
65 years and over45
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)109.7%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)109.6%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)88.4%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% data1,975100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years28514.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1005.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,14558.0%65.9%
65 years and over54027.3%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)70
0 to 17 years5
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years55
65 years and over15
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)43.5%7.7%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)54.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)22.4%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data770100.0%100.0%
1 person18524.0%29.0%
2 persons31540.9%31.8%
3 persons10013.0%15.7%
4 persons9011.7%14.0%
5 or more persons8010.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households1,975100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.6%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,230100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,26556.7%56.5%
Married1,09549.1%48.5%
Living common-law1657.4%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law97043.5%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married49022.0%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated401.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1657.4%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed27512.3%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data770100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons47561.7%55.7%
Couple-family households42555.2%47.9%
One-parent-family households506.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households405.2%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households101.3%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons303.9%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households354.5%5.6%
One-person households18524.0%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data770
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data770
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data770100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000202.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.3%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999101.3%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999151.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999202.6%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999303.9%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999303.9%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999202.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999455.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999455.8%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999405.2%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999405.2%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999354.5%5.3%
$100,000 and over40552.6%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99911014.3%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999607.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99910513.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over13517.5%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data770100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000253.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999151.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999151.9%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999253.2%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999253.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999303.9%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999303.9%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999506.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999506.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999455.8%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999557.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999506.5%5.8%
$100,000 and over34044.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9999512.3%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9998010.4%8.6%
$150,000 and over16521.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
Owner50565.2%62.1%
Renter26534.2%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data590100.0%100.0%
2 persons36061.0%49.6%
3 persons9516.1%23.1%
4 persons9516.1%20.8%
5 or more persons457.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.7%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% data590100.0%100.0%
Total couple families52088.1%84.9%
Married couples43573.7%72.3%
Common-law couples8514.4%12.6%
Total one-parent families7512.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+508.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+203.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families1,60581.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,03552.4%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families703.5%4.2%
Children50025.3%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data36518.5%20.5%
Living alone1859.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives653.3%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1206.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data185
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data190

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data585
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data580

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% data1,970100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution77539.3%44.5%
In bottom decile1658.4%11.0%
In second decile1658.4%8.4%
In third decile1507.6%8.1%
In fourth decile1507.6%8.3%
In fifth decile1507.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,20060.9%55.5%
In sixth decile1407.1%9.2%
In seventh decile23011.7%9.9%
In eighth decile1809.1%10.7%
In ninth decile21510.9%11.9%
In top decile42021.3%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room77099.4%95.9%
More than one person per room00.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
Suitable74596.1%91.9%
Not suitable253.2%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household35045.2%49.2%
Two-maintainer household37047.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household506.5%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data775100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years101.3%3.0%
25 to 34 years354.5%15.5%
35 to 44 years9512.3%18.2%
45 to 54 years13517.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years20526.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years17021.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years10513.5%7.5%
85 years and over151.9%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'20025.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only12015.5%26.1%
Not suitable only202.6%5.8%
Major repairs needed only405.2%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'101.3%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'151.9%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing57073.5%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,975100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population48024.3%54.5%
South Asian35518.0%14.2%
Chinese653.3%19.6%
Black00.0%1.6%
Filipino00.0%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American201.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian00.0%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese150.8%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities00.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,49575.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,975100.0%100.0%
Buddhist201.0%2.7%
Christian63532.2%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.20510.4%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican703.5%2.0%
Baptist603.0%1.0%
Catholic1758.9%13.7%
Christian Orthodox00.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran201.0%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 Church703.5%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions150.8%1.7%
Hindu251.3%2.6%
Jewish100.5%0.8%
Muslim502.5%4.2%
Sikh26513.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions150.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives94547.8%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,970100.0%100.0%
Canadian20510.4%6.7%
English52026.4%14.0%
Irish29515.0%9.1%
Scottish46023.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.904.6%4.2%
German1959.9%7.1%
Chinese703.6%18.2%
Italian1055.3%3.2%
Indian (India)1608.1%8.2%
Ukrainian552.8%3.1%
Dutch1206.1%2.5%
Polish351.8%2.2%
Québécois150.8%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1256.3%3.0%
Filipino00.0%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.201.0%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.100.5%0.9%
Métis100.5%0.8%
European, n.o.s.452.3%1.6%
Russian351.8%2.0%
Norwegian1055.3%1.7%
Welsh351.8%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American251.3%1.0%
Spanish00.0%1.4%
Swedish502.5%1.3%
Hungarian100.5%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish100.5%0.9%
Punjabi653.3%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek100.5%0.6%
Jamaican150.8%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish351.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh954.8%2.0%
Austrian251.3%0.7%
Belgian150.8%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican251.3%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss402.0%0.4%
Finnish100.5%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese201.0%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.251.3%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%
Icelandic301.5%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%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.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%
Indonesian100.5%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 data1,975100.0%100.0%
First generation44022.3%48.2%
Second generation46523.5%24.3%
Third generation or more1,06553.9%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,975100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity552.8%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses502.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity1,92097.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,975100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian301.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,94598.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,970100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)301.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)301.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.8%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.8%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,92597.7%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,970100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,56079.2%53.1%
Immigrants37018.8%41.8%
Before 19801658.4%6.1%
1980 to 1990653.3%4.9%
1991 to 2000502.5%9.8%
2001 to 2010452.3%10.0%
2011 to 2021452.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents402.0%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data370100.0%100.0%
Americas154.1%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 America154.1%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%1.3%
Europe9525.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France102.7%0.4%
Germany102.7%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands102.7%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom4010.8%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe256.8%2.5%
Africa359.5%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of256.8%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia20555.4%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%
China359.5%18.8%
Hong Kong102.7%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines00.0%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India14037.8%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia102.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth102.7%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 data20100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia20100.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,970100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,87595.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1827013.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,60581.5%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens954.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data370100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years5013.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years308.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years9024.3%18.6%
25 to 44 years17045.9%46.1%
45 years and over256.8%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 data205100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants8541.5%59.5%
Principal applicants4019.5%24.2%
Secondary applicants4522.0%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family12058.5%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 data205100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission4019.5%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 experience15575.6%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree18510.7%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate63536.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree90552.3%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level51029.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher39522.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,000100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree707.0%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate35035.0%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree58058.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level33533.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher25025.0%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate23513.6%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,49586.4%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,000100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate959.5%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate90090.0%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 data1,000100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree42042.0%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree58058.0%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,080100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable100.9%2.2%
All classes of workers1,07099.1%97.8%
Employee73067.6%81.0%
Self-employed33531.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,080100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable100.9%2.2%
All occupations1,07099.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations302.8%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations17015.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations302.8%9.3%
3 Health occupations807.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services807.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport353.2%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations18517.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations27025.0%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations15514.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities353.2%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,080100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable100.9%2.2%
All industries1,07099.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting19518.1%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction16014.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing908.3%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade151.4%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade908.3%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing706.5%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries201.9%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance252.3%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing151.4%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services857.9%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services252.3%4.1%
61 Educational services504.6%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance908.3%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation302.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services302.8%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)504.6%4.2%
91 Public administration252.3%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 data755100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van61080.8%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver57576.2%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger354.6%6.6%
Public transit253.3%14.9%
Walked607.9%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method506.6%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 data755100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes25033.1%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes23531.1%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes17022.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes405.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over607.9%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 data755100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.759.9%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.13517.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.20527.2%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.16521.9%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.8511.3%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.8511.3%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 data600100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence34557.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence24540.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence152.5%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 data1,885100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,33570.8%56.8%
Movers54528.9%43.2%
Non-migrants23512.5%17.0%
Migrants31516.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,965100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,84593.9%85.2%
Movers1155.9%14.8%
Non-migrants603.1%8.5%
Migrants552.8%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 data1,040100.0%100.0%
Worked at home27526.4%26.5%
Worked outside Canada101.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address15514.9%14.2%
Usual place of work60057.7%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
English only1,88590.6%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1356.5%6.5%
Neither English nor French602.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
English2,00596.4%93.2%
French150.7%1.0%
English and French50.2%0.5%
Neither English nor French602.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,04598.3%94.5%
Multiple responses301.4%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% data2,080100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,06099.0%93.8%
Multiple responses201.0%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% data2,080100.0%100.0%
None1,83088.0%75.2%
English854.1%9.7%
French150.7%0.7%
Non-official language1256.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1256.0%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
English1,67580.5%54.7%
French50.2%0.2%
Non-official language1356.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1356.5%15.1%
English and French150.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)23511.3%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages150.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,220100.0%100.0%
English1,13092.6%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language302.5%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous302.5%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)504.1%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,220100.0%100.0%
None1,17095.9%92.1%
English201.6%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language201.6%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous201.6%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data285100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language207.0%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language27094.7%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% data195100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language105.1%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada52.6%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada52.6%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language18594.9%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,975100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,9751975.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income55.3%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,730
In the labour force1,075
Employed1,040
Unemployed35
Not in the labour force655
Participation rate (Rate)6262.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6060.1%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)33.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,730100.0%100.0%
Did not work64037.0%35.5%
Worked1,08562.7%64.5%
Worked full year full time60535.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time48528.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4443.8%40.9%

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