Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Dunbar-Southlands (north)

Census Tract 0024.00 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Dunbar-Southlands (north) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,007 living in private households. 48.0% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 36.9%. 51.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 41.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $123,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 25.9% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.70 km², giving a population density of 3,529 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population6,0072021, private households
Visible minority48.0%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian51.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants41.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$123,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households25.9%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,529 /km²6,007 people over 1.70 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,007
Population, 20165,787
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202143.8%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,314
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,161
Population density per square kilometre3,5293528.8%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,005100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years82013.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years1602.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years2454.1%4.7%
10 to 14 years4156.9%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,07567.9%68.5%
15 to 19 years5459.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years5759.6%6.6%
25 to 29 years3806.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years2554.2%7.9%
35 to 39 years2103.5%7.5%
40 to 44 years2654.4%6.7%
45 to 49 years4257.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years5509.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years5108.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years3706.2%6.4%
65 years and over1,11518.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years3505.8%5.5%
70 to 74 years2904.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years2253.7%3.0%
80 to 84 years1352.2%2.1%
85 years and over1101.8%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 years1413.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years6867.9%68.5%
65 years and over1918.6%17.4%
85 years and over21.8%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4242.0%41.7%
Median age of the population4444.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,160100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,46067.6%27.7%
Semi-detached house50.2%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex55025.5%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys954.4%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys552.5%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 data2,160100.0%100.0%
1960 or before94043.5%11.5%
1961 to 19801657.6%23.3%
1981 to 19901908.8%14.5%
1991 to 20001959.0%16.6%
2001 to 20051105.1%6.6%
2006 to 20101054.9%8.8%
2011 to 20152059.5%8.1%
2016 to 202125011.6%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
Condominium803.7%32.5%
Not condominium2,08096.3%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom1858.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms28513.2%27.9%
3 bedrooms41019.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,28059.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms43019.9%46.6%
5 rooms1506.9%13.5%
6 rooms1908.8%10.0%
7 rooms23510.9%8.2%
8 or more rooms1,16053.7%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,07095.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed954.4%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 data2,160100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,37063.4%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs78536.3%29.8%
30% to less than 100%47021.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,835100.0%100.0%
In core need1709.3%16.9%
Not in core need1,67591.3%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 data1,600
% of owner households with a mortgage4545.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3131.0%24.4%
% in core housing need77.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,228$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,200,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,508,000$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 data560
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs5352.7%38.5%
% in core housing need1615.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,200$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,510$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% data5,185100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,96595.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,96595.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,64089.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,15560.8%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,59569.3%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,120$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1452.8%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,13521.9%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,97595.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$86,800$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,98096.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,800$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,62589.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$86,700$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,15060.7%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$79,700$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,62069.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,390$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1502.9%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,900$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,18522.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,280$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,660
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.1%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,630
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$240,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$171,400$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 data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,13021.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42027.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$16,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,280$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)9393.0%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5858.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)77.0%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.2%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)32.7%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% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Without total income2254.3%3.3%
With total income4,96095.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)78515.8%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99958511.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99954511.0%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9994408.9%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993607.3%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993006.0%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992755.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992204.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991753.5%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991452.9%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,13522.9%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% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2204.2%3.3%
With after-tax income4,96595.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)85017.1%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99960012.1%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99960012.1%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,9994859.8%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9993807.7%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993757.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992905.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992054.1%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991753.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991302.6%2.5%
$100,000 and over88017.7%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% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Without employment income2,03539.2%29.8%
With employment income3,15560.8%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)54017.1%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992808.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99942013.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992257.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992156.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991705.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991705.4%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991504.8%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999953.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999953.0%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999852.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over71522.7%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% data5,185100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,68090.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,68590.4%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,51587.1%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,26563.0%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,77053.4%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,550$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data651.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,640$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,64089.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$88,600$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,64589.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$65,600$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,47586.2%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$88,100$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,25062.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$75,000$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,71052.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,180$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data601.2%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (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 data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,10521.3%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,200$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,34025.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,960$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)9696.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5959.3%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)44.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.1%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data525
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data495
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$186,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,000$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% data850
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$212,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.0%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data850
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$309,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$217,200$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data245
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,600$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data240
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$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% data835
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data820
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,900$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,600$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,010100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13518.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years2103.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,76062.6%65.8%
65 years and over1,11018.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)770
0 to 17 years165
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years530
65 years and over75
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1312.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1514.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1515.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1414.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.4%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% data6,010100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,13518.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years2153.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,76062.6%65.9%
65 years and over1,11018.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)685
0 to 17 years125
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years510
65 years and over45
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1111.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1111.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)99.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1413.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.9%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,160100.0%100.0%
1 person40518.8%29.0%
2 persons70032.4%31.8%
3 persons38017.6%15.7%
4 persons42019.4%14.0%
5 or more persons24511.3%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,005100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,05558.9%56.5%
Married2,84054.7%48.5%
Living common-law2154.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,13041.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,69032.6%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated901.7%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1853.6%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1653.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,160100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,44566.9%55.7%
Couple-family households1,24557.6%47.9%
One-parent-family households2009.3%7.8%
Multigenerational households803.7%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households251.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons803.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1255.8%5.6%
One-person households41019.0%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,165
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,160
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$199,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,800$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,165100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000552.5%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999251.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999452.1%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999301.4%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999502.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999452.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999502.3%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999552.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999552.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991054.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991004.6%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999904.2%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999904.2%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999803.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,26558.4%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9992059.5%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991506.9%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992109.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over70032.3%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% data2,165100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000753.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999301.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999452.1%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999351.6%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999602.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999552.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999552.5%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999602.8%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999502.3%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991306.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991105.1%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991105.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999954.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991054.8%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,13052.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992109.7%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991557.2%8.6%
$150,000 and over76535.3%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
Owner1,60074.1%62.1%
Renter56025.9%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,700100.0%100.0%
2 persons76044.7%49.6%
3 persons38022.4%23.1%
4 persons41524.4%20.8%
5 or more persons1458.5%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% data1,700100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,43584.4%84.9%
Married couples1,33078.2%72.3%
Common-law couples1056.2%12.6%
Total one-parent families26515.6%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+22513.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+402.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,07084.4%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,86547.7%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2704.5%4.2%
Children1,93532.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data94015.6%20.5%
Living alone4106.8%11.6%
Living with other relatives1051.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only4257.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data410
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data410

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,750
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,750

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% data6,010100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,12035.3%44.5%
In bottom decile84514.1%11.0%
In second decile4156.9%8.4%
In third decile2904.8%8.1%
In fourth decile3355.6%8.3%
In fifth decile2404.0%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,88564.6%55.5%
In sixth decile3355.6%9.2%
In seventh decile4407.3%9.9%
In eighth decile4207.0%10.7%
In ninth decile60510.1%11.9%
In top decile2,08034.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,12598.4%95.9%
More than one person per room351.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,10597.5%91.9%
Not suitable552.5%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household98545.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,03047.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1506.9%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1205.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years1858.6%15.5%
35 to 44 years2059.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years51523.8%18.9%
55 to 64 years48522.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years36516.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years2059.5%7.5%
85 years and over803.7%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'88040.7%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only73534.0%26.1%
Not suitable only452.1%5.8%
Major repairs needed only452.1%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'100.5%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'452.1%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,28059.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,010100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,88548.0%54.5%
South Asian2053.4%14.2%
Chinese2,22036.9%19.6%
Black250.4%1.6%
Filipino250.4%5.5%
Arab150.2%0.9%
Latin American601.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian500.8%2.2%
West Asian450.7%2.5%
Korean1151.9%2.4%
Japanese350.6%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities951.6%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,12552.0%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,005100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1953.2%2.7%
Christian2,03033.8%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3706.2%8.7%
Anabaptist150.2%0.3%
Anglican3055.1%2.0%
Baptist200.3%1.0%
Catholic84014.0%13.7%
Christian Orthodox801.3%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran250.4%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian400.7%0.5%
Reformed100.2%0.2%
United Church2203.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions851.4%1.7%
Hindu550.9%2.6%
Jewish2654.4%0.8%
Muslim400.7%4.2%
Sikh400.7%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions901.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,28054.6%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,010100.0%100.0%
Canadian4207.0%6.7%
English1,10018.3%14.0%
Irish72012.0%9.1%
Scottish85514.2%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2704.5%4.2%
German5108.5%7.1%
Chinese1,96532.7%18.2%
Italian1853.1%3.2%
Indian (India)1502.5%8.2%
Ukrainian1402.3%3.1%
Dutch2003.3%2.5%
Polish1953.2%2.2%
Québécois100.2%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.3055.1%3.0%
Filipino500.8%5.4%
French Canadian550.9%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1252.1%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.300.5%0.9%
Métis00.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.951.6%1.6%
Russian1452.4%2.0%
Norwegian1352.2%1.7%
Welsh951.6%1.4%
Portuguese250.4%0.9%
American1051.7%1.0%
Spanish1001.7%1.4%
Swedish901.5%1.3%
Hungarian851.4%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.350.6%0.4%
Jewish1853.1%0.9%
Punjabi250.4%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek701.2%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.651.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean1202.0%2.4%
Romanian250.4%0.6%
Lebanese100.2%0.2%
Iranian550.9%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.250.4%0.3%
Danish601.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian951.6%0.7%
Belgian150.2%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican450.7%0.8%
Mennonite150.2%0.2%
Swiss400.7%0.4%
Finnish150.2%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian951.6%0.6%
Japanese701.2%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.350.6%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.250.4%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic250.4%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.2%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese100.2%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 Konger1252.1%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%0.1%
Turkish100.2%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.250.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1652.7%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%
Lithuanian150.2%0.1%
South African300.5%0.3%
Australian651.1%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean250.4%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%
Israeli150.2%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%
Indonesian150.2%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%
Buddhist200.3%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 data6,010100.0%100.0%
First generation2,84047.3%48.2%
Second generation1,46024.3%24.3%
Third generation or more1,71028.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,005100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity400.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses400.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,96599.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,005100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,005100.0%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,005100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries500.8%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries500.8%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,95599.2%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 data6,010100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,31555.2%53.1%
Immigrants2,49541.5%41.8%
Before 19804006.7%6.1%
1980 to 19902754.6%4.9%
1991 to 20004257.1%9.8%
2001 to 201073512.2%10.0%
2011 to 202166011.0%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1953.2%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Americas2158.6%7.0%
Brazil100.4%0.7%
Colombia100.4%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico150.6%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago100.4%0.2%
United States of America1405.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas200.8%1.3%
Europe32513.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia150.6%0.3%
France100.4%0.4%
Germany200.8%1.1%
Greece100.4%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy100.4%0.8%
Netherlands200.8%0.5%
Poland100.4%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation100.4%0.9%
Serbia150.6%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom1656.6%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe351.4%2.5%
Africa953.8%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of702.8%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.4%1.6%
Asia1,82573.0%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran301.2%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1,15546.2%18.8%
Hong Kong2208.8%7.0%
Korea, South502.0%3.9%
Taiwan1455.8%3.6%
Philippines351.4%10.0%
Viet Nam351.4%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India652.6%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia702.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth401.6%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data300100.0%100.0%
Americas5518.3%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia23578.3%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,010100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,14585.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,06517.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,08067.9%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens86514.4%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2008.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years51520.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years37515.0%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,07042.8%46.1%
45 years and over33513.4%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,69080.5%59.5%
Principal applicants59028.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants1,10052.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family34516.4%30.4%
Refugees301.4%8.7%
Other immigrants301.4%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission251.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1507.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission1004.8%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1557.4%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,66079.0%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 data5,185100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree4859.4%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,15522.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,54068.3%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level68513.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,85555.1%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,930100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree802.7%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate46015.7%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,39081.6%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level48016.4%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,91065.2%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 data5,190100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate5059.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,68090.2%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,930100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1003.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,83596.8%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,930100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree54018.4%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,39081.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,795100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable752.7%2.2%
All classes of workers2,72097.3%97.8%
Employee1,86066.5%81.0%
Self-employed85530.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,795100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable752.7%2.2%
All occupations2,72097.3%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations1254.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations63022.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations29010.4%9.3%
3 Health occupations2659.5%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services45016.1%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1655.9%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations54519.5%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1505.4%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations702.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities250.9%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,795100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable752.7%2.2%
All industries2,72097.3%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting401.4%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.4%0.3%
22 Utilities100.4%0.6%
23 Construction1154.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing802.9%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade752.7%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade2458.8%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing401.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1154.1%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1354.8%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1856.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services51518.4%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises250.9%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services953.4%4.1%
61 Educational services31011.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance34012.2%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation752.7%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1756.3%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)702.5%4.2%
91 Public administration752.7%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,430100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,02071.3%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver90563.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1158.0%6.6%
Public transit17512.2%14.9%
Walked1107.7%6.4%
Bicycle855.9%1.9%
Other method402.8%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,430100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes33523.4%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes54037.8%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes37526.2%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1158.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over654.5%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,430100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.352.4%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.15010.5%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.30021.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.34023.8%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.46032.2%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.15010.5%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,240100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence89071.8%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence33026.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence151.2%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 data5,860100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,64062.1%56.8%
Movers2,22037.9%43.2%
Non-migrants97016.6%17.0%
Migrants1,25021.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,000100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,18586.4%85.2%
Movers81513.6%14.8%
Non-migrants3606.0%8.5%
Migrants4557.6%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,550100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,07042.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada552.2%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1857.3%14.2%
Usual place of work1,24048.6%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,005100.0%100.0%
English only4,97082.8%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French71011.8%6.5%
Neither English nor French3255.4%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,005100.0%100.0%
English5,60593.3%93.2%
French450.7%1.0%
English and French350.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French3205.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,005100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,79596.5%94.5%
Multiple responses2103.5%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% data6,005100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,75595.8%93.8%
Multiple responses2554.2%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% data6,010100.0%100.0%
None4,63577.1%75.2%
English5559.2%9.7%
French601.0%0.7%
Non-official language60510.1%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous60510.1%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)601.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages601.0%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,005100.0%100.0%
English3,62060.3%54.7%
French100.2%0.2%
Non-official language80013.3%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous80013.3%15.1%
English and French601.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,41523.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)450.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages651.1%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,130100.0%100.0%
English2,58582.6%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language1605.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1605.1%2.9%
English and French301.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)34511.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,130100.0%100.0%
None2,78589.0%92.1%
English802.6%1.9%
French301.0%0.6%
Non-official language1805.8%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1805.8%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)250.8%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 languages250.8%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,180100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language857.2%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,10093.2%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data1,005100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language808.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada454.5%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada353.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language92592.0%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,010100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,0106010.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income10.5%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.6%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income87.8%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,185
In the labour force2,795
Employed2,555
Unemployed240
Not in the labour force2,390
Participation rate (Rate)5453.9%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)4949.3%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)98.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,185100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,34045.1%35.5%
Worked2,85055.0%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,19023.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,66032.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3938.6%40.9%

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