Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

East Village (northeast)

Census Tract 0055.02 · Vancouver, British Columbia

East Village (northeast) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,406 living in private households. 30.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 8.7%. 63.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 5.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 25.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $65,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 63.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.65 km², giving a population density of 6,756 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,4062021, private households
Visible minority30.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian63.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants25.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$65,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households63.4%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density6,756 /km²4,406 people over 0.65 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,406
Population, 20164,381
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202110.6%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,574
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,463
Population density per square kilometre6,7566755.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,405100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years4159.4%14.1%
0 to 4 years1553.5%4.3%
5 to 9 years1453.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years1102.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,32575.5%68.5%
15 to 19 years1252.8%5.2%
20 to 24 years1804.1%6.6%
25 to 29 years3658.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years59513.5%7.9%
35 to 39 years53512.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years3107.0%6.7%
45 to 49 years2706.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3407.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years3056.9%7.0%
60 to 64 years2956.7%6.4%
65 years and over66515.1%17.4%
65 to 69 years2205.0%5.5%
70 to 74 years1854.2%4.6%
75 to 79 years1052.4%3.0%
80 to 84 years851.9%2.1%
85 years and over651.5%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 years99.4%14.1%
15 to 64 years7675.5%68.5%
65 years and over1515.1%17.4%
85 years and over21.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4342.7%41.7%
Median age of the population4040.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house2008.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house150.6%2.1%
Row house200.8%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex26510.8%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,96079.5%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house50.2%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 data2,475100.0%100.0%
1960 or before46518.8%11.5%
1961 to 19801,26050.9%23.3%
1981 to 199041516.8%14.5%
1991 to 200025510.3%16.6%
2001 to 2005100.4%6.6%
2006 to 2010150.6%8.8%
2011 to 2015251.0%8.1%
2016 to 2021351.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Condominium87035.2%32.5%
Not condominium1,60064.6%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms1154.6%2.1%
1 bedroom1,38055.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms62525.3%27.9%
3 bedrooms2008.1%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1556.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,93578.2%46.6%
5 rooms2008.1%13.5%
6 rooms1506.1%10.0%
7 rooms803.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms1104.4%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)43.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,18088.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed30012.1%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 data2,470100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,66067.2%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs81533.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%75030.4%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,475100.0%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 data2,405100.0%100.0%
In core need68528.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,72071.5%83.1%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data905
% of owner households with a mortgage6161.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2626.5%24.4%
% in core housing need1616.5%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,290$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,560$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$600,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$892,000$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 data1,565
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1413.7%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3736.9%38.5%
% in core housing need3535.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,230$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,304$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,945100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,87598.2%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,88098.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,45087.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,99575.9%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,23081.9%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data48512.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,38535.1%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,900$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,82097.7%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,800$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,82097.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,360$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,36586.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,960$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,90074.2%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,240$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,19581.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,430$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data44511.4%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,260$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39535.7%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,250$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,095
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.6%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,050
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,200$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,28032.7%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)$74,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37035.0%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,880$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)8281.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7272.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1818.4%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)87.7%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% data3,945100.0%100.0%
Without total income701.8%3.3%
With total income3,87598.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2556.6%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9993859.9%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99964016.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99955014.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99944511.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993609.3%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993057.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992255.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991704.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991453.7%3.4%
$100,000 and over39010.1%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,945100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income701.8%3.3%
With after-tax income3,88098.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2606.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99940010.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99974519.2%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99964016.5%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99950012.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99940510.4%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993007.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992005.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991453.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999902.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over1955.0%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,945100.0%100.0%
Without employment income95024.1%29.8%
With employment income2,99075.8%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)38512.9%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992207.4%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99930510.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99930010.0%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992709.0%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992658.9%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992658.9%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992257.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991906.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991404.7%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991103.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over32010.7%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% data3,945100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,80596.5%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,80096.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,42586.8%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,600$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,05077.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,45562.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,040$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2706.8%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,560$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,75095.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,760$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,76096.2%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,480$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,34085.4%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,400$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,95575.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,850$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,51564.3%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,410$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2606.6%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,080$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,27532.6%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,33534.1%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,400$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,760$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)9090.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8080.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)109.8%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data585
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data535
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,400$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% data295
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data315
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data175
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,800$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,600$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.4%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data165
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,400$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% data1,555
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,645
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,560$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,360100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years49011.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years1904.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,21573.7%65.8%
65 years and over66015.1%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)625
0 to 17 years70
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years390
65 years and over165
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1414.3%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1414.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1313.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1212.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2525.0%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data4,360100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years49011.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years1904.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,21573.7%65.9%
65 years and over65515.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)345
0 to 17 years30
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years245
65 years and over75
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)88.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)65.6%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)87.7%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1211.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,460100.0%100.0%
1 person1,24550.6%29.0%
2 persons82033.3%31.8%
3 persons2108.5%15.7%
4 persons1255.1%14.0%
5 or more persons602.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,360100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,990100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,87547.0%56.5%
Married1,12528.2%48.5%
Living common-law75018.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,11553.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,53038.3%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1303.3%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3308.3%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1253.1%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,460100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons97539.6%55.7%
Couple-family households82533.5%47.9%
One-parent-family households1506.1%7.8%
Multigenerational households351.4%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons401.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1556.3%5.6%
One-person households1,24550.6%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,465
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,500$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,600$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,475
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,900$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999150.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999351.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999753.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991606.5%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991104.5%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991154.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991405.7%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991305.3%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991104.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992158.7%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991807.3%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991757.1%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991606.5%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991255.1%5.3%
$100,000 and over69028.0%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9992259.1%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991405.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991857.5%11.5%
$200,000 and over1455.9%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% data2,465100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000301.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999351.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999853.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991706.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991355.5%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991305.3%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991706.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991455.9%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991204.9%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,99925010.1%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992108.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991807.3%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991455.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991054.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over53521.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992108.5%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991455.9%8.6%
$150,000 and over1857.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Owner91036.8%62.1%
Renter1,57063.4%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% data1,100100.0%100.0%
2 persons75068.2%49.6%
3 persons19517.7%23.1%
4 persons12511.4%20.8%
5 or more persons201.8%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.5%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)11.4%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,095100.0%100.0%
Total couple families91083.1%84.9%
Married couples53548.9%72.3%
Common-law couples37534.2%12.6%
Total one-parent families19017.4%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+15013.7%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+353.2%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,70562.0%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,81541.6%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1854.2%4.2%
Children70016.1%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,65037.8%20.5%
Living alone1,24528.6%11.6%
Living with other relatives952.2%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only3157.2%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,245
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,295

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,220
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,185

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data4,360100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,31553.1%44.5%
In bottom decile56513.0%11.0%
In second decile51511.8%8.4%
In third decile4209.6%8.1%
In fourth decile4159.5%8.3%
In fifth decile4009.2%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,04546.9%55.5%
In sixth decile4009.2%9.2%
In seventh decile3758.6%9.9%
In eighth decile3858.8%10.7%
In ninth decile4309.9%11.9%
In top decile45010.3%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,42097.8%95.9%
More than one person per room602.4%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,28092.1%91.9%
Not suitable1907.7%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,55062.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household84033.9%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household853.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years753.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years51520.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years53521.6%18.2%
45 to 54 years40016.2%18.9%
55 to 64 years43517.6%19.4%
65 to 74 years32012.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years1556.3%7.5%
85 years and over451.8%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'1,15046.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only71028.7%26.1%
Not suitable only1204.8%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1757.1%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'251.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'753.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'401.6%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,32553.5%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,30530.2%54.5%
South Asian1904.4%14.2%
Chinese3758.7%19.6%
Black1152.7%1.6%
Filipino1553.6%5.5%
Arab150.3%0.9%
Latin American751.7%2.0%
Southeast Asian852.0%2.2%
West Asian250.6%2.5%
Korean300.7%2.4%
Japanese751.7%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1553.6%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,01569.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Buddhist952.2%2.7%
Christian1,21528.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2405.5%8.7%
Anabaptist200.5%0.3%
Anglican1152.7%2.0%
Baptist100.2%1.0%
Catholic51511.9%13.7%
Christian Orthodox350.8%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness451.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran501.2%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.2%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic501.2%0.7%
Presbyterian150.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church751.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions400.9%1.7%
Hindu250.6%2.6%
Jewish451.0%0.8%
Muslim1202.8%4.2%
Sikh200.5%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions801.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,72563.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Canadian2355.4%6.7%
English96522.3%14.0%
Irish73517.0%9.1%
Scottish91521.2%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3658.4%4.2%
German49511.4%7.1%
Chinese4309.9%18.2%
Italian2255.2%3.2%
Indian (India)1403.2%8.2%
Ukrainian2455.7%3.1%
Dutch801.8%2.5%
Polish2155.0%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2205.1%3.0%
Filipino2004.6%5.4%
French Canadian651.5%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1252.9%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.952.2%0.9%
Métis400.9%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1353.1%1.6%
Russian801.8%2.0%
Norwegian1503.5%1.7%
Welsh751.7%1.4%
Portuguese400.9%0.9%
American551.3%1.0%
Spanish801.8%1.4%
Swedish601.4%1.3%
Hungarian501.2%0.8%
Acadian150.3%0.1%
Pakistani200.5%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish701.6%0.9%
Punjabi100.2%2.7%
Vietnamese902.1%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.150.3%0.4%
Greek300.7%0.6%
Jamaican250.6%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.601.4%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Korean350.8%2.4%
Romanian400.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian501.2%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish801.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.400.9%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian350.8%0.7%
Belgian250.6%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican300.7%0.8%
Mennonite250.6%0.2%
Swiss400.9%0.4%
Finnish651.5%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian350.8%0.6%
Japanese902.1%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.300.7%0.4%
Muslim350.8%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic400.9%0.4%
Colombian300.7%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech350.8%0.4%
Syrian100.2%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 Konger150.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.5%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%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%
Nigerian100.2%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.3%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%
Algonquin100.2%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian300.7%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian100.2%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.100.2%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.250.6%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean300.7%0.1%
African Canadian100.2%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk150.3%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian200.5%0.1%
Ilocano100.2%0.2%
Northern Irish200.5%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
British Columbian100.2%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian100.2%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian150.3%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai150.3%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 Zealander100.2%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian200.5%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%
Mayan150.3%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,320100.0%100.0%
First generation1,25529.1%48.2%
Second generation1,09025.2%24.3%
Third generation or more1,97545.7%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2555.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses2405.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,07094.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian1453.4%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,17596.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)1102.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)1102.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1703.9%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1603.7%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,04593.5%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,13072.4%53.1%
Immigrants1,10525.5%41.8%
Before 19802305.3%6.1%
1980 to 19901854.3%4.9%
1991 to 20002856.6%9.8%
2001 to 20101553.6%10.0%
2011 to 20212555.9%11.1%
Non-permanent residents902.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,105100.0%100.0%
Americas20018.1%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia151.4%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico302.7%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America857.7%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas302.7%1.3%
Europe23521.3%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France151.4%0.4%
Germany201.8%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland201.8%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom857.7%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe655.9%2.5%
Africa403.6%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea252.3%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa151.4%1.6%
Asia59053.4%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran151.4%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria252.3%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China13011.8%18.8%
Hong Kong605.4%7.0%
Korea, South252.3%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines12010.9%10.0%
Viet Nam11010.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India302.7%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia454.1%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth353.2%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 data155100.0%100.0%
Americas6541.9%10.8%
Europe3019.4%11.7%
Africa159.7%4.8%
Asia3522.6%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,92590.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1847511.0%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,45579.9%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens4009.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,105100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1009.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years15013.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years19517.6%18.6%
25 to 44 years55550.2%46.1%
45 years and over1059.5%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data875100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants41547.4%59.5%
Principal applicants22525.7%24.2%
Secondary applicants19522.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family28032.0%30.4%
Refugees17520.0%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 data875100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission606.9%2.6%
Work permits only before admission14016.0%10.6%
Study permits only before admission202.3%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission758.6%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience58566.9%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,905100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree47512.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate96024.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,47563.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,07527.5%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,40536.0%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,915100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2408.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate62021.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,05570.5%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level87029.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,18540.7%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate55514.2%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,35585.8%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,915100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2909.9%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,62590.1%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 data2,915100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree85529.3%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,06070.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,740100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable351.3%2.2%
All classes of workers2,70598.7%97.8%
Employee2,24581.9%81.0%
Self-employed46016.8%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,740100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable351.3%2.2%
All occupations2,70598.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations150.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations43515.9%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2408.8%9.3%
3 Health occupations1204.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services48517.7%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport37513.7%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations60522.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations37513.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.1%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 data2,740100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable351.3%2.2%
All industries2,70598.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction1756.4%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1053.8%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade250.9%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade2509.1%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1104.0%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2509.1%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance953.5%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing552.0%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services37013.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services903.3%4.1%
61 Educational services2408.8%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance32511.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1104.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2208.0%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1204.4%4.2%
91 Public administration1455.3%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 data1,850100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,08058.4%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,03555.9%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger402.2%6.6%
Public transit39521.4%14.9%
Walked1508.1%6.4%
Bicycle1759.5%1.9%
Other method502.7%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 data1,850100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes35519.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes74040.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes47525.7%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1457.8%9.9%
60 minutes and over1307.0%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 data1,850100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1105.9%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.26014.1%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.44023.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.43023.2%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.35018.9%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.25013.5%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence99565.2%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence53034.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,175100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,28554.7%56.8%
Movers1,88545.1%43.2%
Non-migrants1,11526.7%17.0%
Migrants77018.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,285100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,57583.4%85.2%
Movers71016.6%14.8%
Non-migrants51011.9%8.5%
Migrants2054.8%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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
Worked at home68026.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address32512.8%14.2%
Usual place of work1,52560.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
English only3,68583.8%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French56012.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French1453.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
English4,14594.3%93.2%
French851.9%1.0%
English and French150.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French1453.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,25596.8%94.5%
Multiple responses1353.1%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,26096.9%93.8%
Multiple responses1353.1%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
None3,76585.7%75.2%
English1754.0%9.7%
French350.8%0.7%
Non-official language3257.4%11.2%
Indigenous100.2%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3157.2%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)451.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages300.7%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,395100.0%100.0%
English3,35576.3%54.7%
French150.3%0.2%
Non-official language2856.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2856.5%15.1%
English and French451.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)61514.0%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)350.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages400.9%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,980100.0%100.0%
English2,84595.5%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language250.8%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous250.8%2.9%
English and French200.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)702.3%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,980100.0%100.0%
None2,89597.1%92.1%
English00.0%1.9%
French200.7%0.6%
Non-official language501.7%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous501.7%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% data500100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language357.0%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language46092.0%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data335100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language257.5%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada154.5%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada103.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language31092.5%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,360100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,3604360.0%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 income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,905
In the labour force2,740
Employed2,535
Unemployed205
Not in the labour force1,170
Participation rate (Rate)7070.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6564.9%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)87.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,910100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,10528.3%35.5%
Worked2,80571.7%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,33034.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,47037.6%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4040.3%40.9%

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