Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Fairview (southeast)

Census Tract 0039.02 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Fairview (southeast) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,874 living in private households. 41.2% 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 14.2%. 57.4% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 37.1% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $83,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 53.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.60 km², giving a population density of 9,736 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,8742021, private households
Visible minority41.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian57.4%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants37.1%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$83,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households53.8%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density9,736 /km²5,874 people over 0.60 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,874
Population, 20165,794
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202111.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,235
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3,050
Population density per square kilometre9,7369736.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,875100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years62010.6%14.1%
0 to 4 years2253.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years2153.7%4.7%
10 to 14 years1753.0%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,00568.2%68.5%
15 to 19 years1552.6%5.2%
20 to 24 years2253.8%6.6%
25 to 29 years5659.6%7.6%
30 to 34 years72012.3%7.9%
35 to 39 years5208.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years4708.0%6.7%
45 to 49 years3656.2%6.5%
50 to 54 years3906.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years3255.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years2804.8%6.4%
65 years and over1,25521.4%17.4%
65 to 69 years2904.9%5.5%
70 to 74 years2955.0%4.6%
75 to 79 years1853.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years1602.7%2.1%
85 years and over3255.5%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 years1110.6%14.1%
15 to 64 years6868.2%68.5%
65 years and over2121.4%17.4%
85 years and over65.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4544.6%41.7%
Median age of the population4241.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data3,050100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house250.8%27.7%
Semi-detached house250.8%2.1%
Row house1003.3%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex250.8%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,95063.9%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys91530.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house150.5%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 data3,050100.0%100.0%
1960 or before31510.3%11.5%
1961 to 198067022.0%23.3%
1981 to 199089529.3%14.5%
1991 to 200080026.2%16.6%
2001 to 2005802.6%6.6%
2006 to 20101755.7%8.8%
2011 to 2015351.1%8.1%
2016 to 2021802.6%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,93063.3%32.5%
Not condominium1,12036.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms953.1%2.1%
1 bedroom1,30042.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,39045.6%27.9%
3 bedrooms2357.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms351.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2,33076.4%46.6%
5 rooms38512.6%13.5%
6 rooms1906.2%10.0%
7 rooms953.1%8.2%
8 or more rooms501.6%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 data3,050100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,87094.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed1805.9%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 data3,025100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,17571.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs85028.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%72524.0%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data3,050100.0%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 data2,900100.0%100.0%
In core need50017.2%16.9%
Not in core need2,40582.9%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 data1,410
% of owner households with a mortgage5252.5%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1918.8%24.4%
% in core housing need1111.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,652$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$850,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$921,000$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 data1,640
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1111.3%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3635.9%38.5%
% in core housing need2322.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,620$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,670$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,890100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,77097.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,77097.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,46591.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,71576.0%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,62574.1%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,360$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3657.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,16523.8%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,76097.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,000$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,76097.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,300$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,46591.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$69,700$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,71575.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,600$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,63574.3%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,770$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3958.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,740$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14523.4%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,580$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,485
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,480
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$148,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,900$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 data4,890100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,02541.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,200$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,40028.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,840$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)9190.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7373.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)99.3%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)43.5%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,895100.0%100.0%
Without total income1302.7%3.3%
With total income4,77097.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3357.0%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9993808.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99956511.8%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9994559.5%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994509.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994058.5%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993858.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993357.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9993306.9%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992354.9%3.4%
$100,000 and over89518.8%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% data4,895100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1302.7%3.3%
With after-tax income4,77097.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3507.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9993908.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99962513.1%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99953011.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99957512.1%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99948510.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994409.2%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993908.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992405.0%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9992104.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over54011.3%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% data4,895100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,18024.1%29.8%
With employment income3,71575.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)40510.9%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991955.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993058.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992506.7%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992456.6%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992506.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992857.7%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993008.1%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992857.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992556.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991905.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over74520.1%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% data4,890100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,69596.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,70096.1%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,42590.5%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,79577.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,77556.7%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,600$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2054.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,200$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,70096.0%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,550$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,71596.3%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,750$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,39589.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,900$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,75076.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,950$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,84558.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,275$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2004.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,300$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 data4,890100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,00541.0%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,30026.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,920$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)9494.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7877.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)66.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data805
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data800
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$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% data455
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data445
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$183,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,500$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data185
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.3%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data195
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data1,755
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,750
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,515100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years71513.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years2704.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,89070.5%65.8%
65 years and over90516.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)645
0 to 17 years75
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years410
65 years and over170
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1211.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)77.2%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.4%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1918.8%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% data5,510100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years71513.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years2755.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,89570.7%65.9%
65 years and over90516.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)415
0 to 17 years30
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years325
65 years and over65
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)87.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)22.5%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)88.3%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)77.2%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data3,050100.0%100.0%
1 person1,43046.9%29.0%
2 persons1,08035.4%31.8%
3 persons2909.5%15.7%
4 persons2157.0%14.0%
5 or more persons401.3%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,510100.0%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% data5,255100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,69551.3%56.5%
Married1,90536.3%48.5%
Living common-law79015.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,56048.7%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,71532.6%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1402.7%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3907.4%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed3206.1%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data3,050100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,40546.1%55.7%
Couple-family households1,23540.5%47.9%
One-parent-family households1705.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households100.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons250.8%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1755.7%5.6%
One-person households1,43046.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data3,050
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data3,050
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,050100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000551.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999250.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999351.1%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999852.8%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991454.8%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991003.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999953.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991053.4%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999953.1%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991254.1%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992006.6%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991956.4%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992157.0%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991805.9%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991755.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,23040.3%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99932510.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992307.5%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99932010.5%11.5%
$200,000 and over35511.6%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,050100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000551.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999250.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999301.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999852.8%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991504.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991103.6%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991203.9%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991153.8%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991404.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991404.6%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992357.7%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992608.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992056.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9992006.6%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991906.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over98532.3%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99930510.0%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992357.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over44014.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
Owner1,41046.2%62.1%
Renter1,64053.8%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% data1,455100.0%100.0%
2 persons95565.6%49.6%
3 persons26518.2%23.1%
4 persons20013.7%20.8%
5 or more persons302.1%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.5%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,455100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,27087.3%84.9%
Married couples87560.1%72.3%
Common-law couples39527.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families18012.4%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+15010.3%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+302.1%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,66566.5%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,54046.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1853.4%4.2%
Children94017.1%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,85033.6%20.5%
Living alone1,43026.0%11.6%
Living with other relatives1001.8%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only3255.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,430
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,430

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,625
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,620

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% data5,515100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,22040.3%44.5%
In bottom decile59010.7%11.0%
In second decile4307.8%8.4%
In third decile3356.1%8.1%
In fourth decile3907.1%8.3%
In fifth decile4658.4%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,29559.7%55.5%
In sixth decile4508.2%9.2%
In seventh decile5259.5%9.9%
In eighth decile5409.8%10.7%
In ninth decile70012.7%11.9%
In top decile1,08519.7%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,96097.0%95.9%
More than one person per room852.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,86593.9%91.9%
Not suitable1856.1%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,87561.5%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,12036.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household602.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data3,050100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years953.1%3.0%
25 to 34 years73023.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years61520.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years48515.9%18.9%
55 to 64 years44014.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years48515.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years1555.1%7.5%
85 years and over501.6%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'1,08035.4%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only73524.1%26.1%
Not suitable only1103.6%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1053.4%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'551.8%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'501.6%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'150.5%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,96564.4%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,515100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,27041.2%54.5%
South Asian2504.5%14.2%
Chinese78514.2%19.6%
Black701.3%1.6%
Filipino2654.8%5.5%
Arab751.4%0.9%
Latin American1803.3%2.0%
Southeast Asian551.0%2.2%
West Asian1202.2%2.5%
Korean1803.3%2.4%
Japanese1953.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities701.3%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,24558.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Buddhist951.7%2.7%
Christian1,68030.5%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3155.7%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1102.0%2.0%
Baptist300.5%1.0%
Catholic77014.0%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1302.4%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness450.8%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran300.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic100.2%0.7%
Presbyterian500.9%0.5%
Reformed350.6%0.2%
United Church1051.9%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions400.7%1.7%
Hindu901.6%2.6%
Jewish2153.9%0.8%
Muslim1803.3%4.2%
Sikh150.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions801.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,15557.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,515100.0%100.0%
Canadian3105.6%6.7%
English93517.0%14.0%
Irish72013.1%9.1%
Scottish66512.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3706.7%4.2%
German4908.9%7.1%
Chinese76513.9%18.2%
Italian1903.4%3.2%
Indian (India)1953.5%8.2%
Ukrainian2404.4%3.1%
Dutch1653.0%2.5%
Polish1703.1%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2654.8%3.0%
Filipino2755.0%5.4%
French Canadian1102.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1452.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.601.1%0.9%
Métis400.7%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1452.6%1.6%
Russian1653.0%2.0%
Norwegian1302.4%1.7%
Welsh1252.3%1.4%
Portuguese801.5%0.9%
American951.7%1.0%
Spanish2003.6%1.4%
Swedish1502.7%1.3%
Hungarian701.3%0.8%
Acadian100.2%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.250.5%0.4%
Jewish1803.3%0.9%
Punjabi100.2%2.7%
Vietnamese300.5%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.601.1%0.4%
Greek150.3%0.6%
Jamaican250.5%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.601.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Korean1602.9%2.4%
Romanian450.8%0.6%
Lebanese400.7%0.2%
Iranian751.4%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.200.4%0.3%
Danish551.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian400.7%0.7%
Belgian200.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu150.3%0.6%
Mexican901.6%0.8%
Mennonite100.2%0.2%
Swiss150.3%0.4%
Finnish200.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan150.3%0.2%
Croatian300.5%0.6%
Japanese2103.8%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.200.4%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.300.5%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian150.3%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.250.5%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.4%0.4%
Colombian200.4%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech150.3%0.4%
Syrian350.6%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan250.5%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Serbian901.6%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander150.3%0.0%
Hong Konger100.2%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian400.7%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%0.1%
Turkish100.2%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian300.5%0.0%
Brazilian350.6%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak100.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.200.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese651.2%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.350.6%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian100.2%0.1%
South African200.4%0.3%
Australian250.5%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian100.2%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Peruvian300.5%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%
Slovenian200.4%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.250.5%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli150.3%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan150.3%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American150.3%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.350.6%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian150.3%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian100.2%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian150.3%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
British Columbian300.5%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian100.2%0.1%
Estonian150.3%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 Zealander100.2%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian150.3%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay300.5%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%
Tanzanian100.2%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 data5,515100.0%100.0%
First generation2,45044.4%48.2%
Second generation1,43526.0%24.3%
Third generation or more1,62529.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity801.5%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses801.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,43598.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian200.4%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,49099.6%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1102.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1102.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,39097.8%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,14557.1%53.1%
Immigrants2,04537.1%41.8%
Before 19803356.1%6.1%
1980 to 19901903.4%4.9%
1991 to 20004558.3%9.8%
2001 to 20104758.6%10.0%
2011 to 202158510.6%11.1%
Non-permanent residents3205.8%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,045100.0%100.0%
Americas31515.4%7.0%
Brazil351.7%0.7%
Colombia100.5%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica150.7%0.2%
Mexico703.4%0.9%
Peru150.7%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America1457.1%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas251.2%1.3%
Europe50524.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina150.7%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France251.2%0.4%
Germany301.5%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary150.7%0.3%
Italy251.2%0.8%
Netherlands150.7%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal100.5%0.4%
Romania201.0%0.7%
Russian Federation402.0%0.9%
Serbia402.0%0.3%
Ukraine402.0%0.7%
United Kingdom1256.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe803.9%2.5%
Africa854.2%3.5%
Algeria150.7%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt100.5%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 of301.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa201.0%1.6%
Asia1,10053.8%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran904.4%4.0%
Iraq150.7%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria301.5%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1909.3%18.8%
Hong Kong1356.6%7.0%
Korea, South1105.4%3.9%
Taiwan1055.1%3.6%
Philippines1658.1%10.0%
Viet Nam201.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India502.4%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka100.5%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1607.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth452.2%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 data370100.0%100.0%
Americas6517.6%10.8%
Europe8523.0%11.7%
Africa205.4%4.8%
Asia17045.9%71.1%
Oceania and other256.8%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,510100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,61083.7%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1864011.6%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,97572.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens90016.3%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,045100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1909.3%7.5%
5 to 14 years31015.2%15.4%
15 to 24 years31515.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,00549.1%46.1%
45 years and over22511.0%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,705100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,24072.7%59.5%
Principal applicants57533.7%24.2%
Secondary applicants66539.0%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family34520.2%30.4%
Refugees1005.9%8.7%
Other immigrants251.5%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,705100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission352.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission31518.5%10.6%
Study permits only before admission905.3%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1609.4%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,11065.1%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 data4,895100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2304.7%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate72514.8%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,94580.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,00020.4%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,94060.1%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,615100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree802.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate3208.9%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,22089.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level78021.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,44067.5%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 data4,890100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2605.3%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,63594.8%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,620100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate952.6%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,52597.4%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 data3,620100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree39510.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,22089.0%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,590100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable451.3%2.2%
All classes of workers3,54598.7%97.8%
Employee2,96582.6%81.0%
Self-employed58516.3%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,590100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable451.3%2.2%
All occupations3,54598.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations551.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations72020.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations55515.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations50013.9%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services48013.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport3058.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations65518.2%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2507.0%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities250.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,590100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable451.3%2.2%
All industries3,54598.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.3%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities451.3%0.6%
23 Construction1153.2%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing752.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade701.9%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade3309.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing752.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2306.4%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1604.5%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing752.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services63017.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services752.1%4.1%
61 Educational services36510.2%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance68018.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation802.2%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1905.3%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1454.0%4.2%
91 Public administration1855.2%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 data2,000100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van88044.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver81040.5%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger653.3%6.6%
Public transit33516.8%14.9%
Walked60030.0%6.4%
Bicycle1306.5%1.9%
Other method552.8%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 data2,000100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes65532.8%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes73036.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes42521.3%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1206.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over653.3%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 data2,000100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.653.3%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.26013.0%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.51525.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.55527.8%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.39519.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.21010.5%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 data1,815100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,40077.1%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence39021.5%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence150.8%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.6%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,290100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,60549.2%56.8%
Movers2,68550.8%43.2%
Non-migrants1,29024.4%17.0%
Migrants1,39526.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,450100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,27578.4%85.2%
Movers1,17521.6%14.8%
Non-migrants79514.6%8.5%
Migrants3857.1%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 data3,335100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,32539.7%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1855.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,81054.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,525100.0%100.0%
English only4,63583.9%88.1%
French only100.2%0.0%
English and French77514.0%6.5%
Neither English nor French1051.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,525100.0%100.0%
English5,20594.2%93.2%
French1753.2%1.0%
English and French400.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French1001.8%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,525100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,25095.0%94.5%
Multiple responses2755.0%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% data5,525100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,24594.9%93.8%
Multiple responses2805.1%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% data5,525100.0%100.0%
None4,37579.2%75.2%
English3456.2%9.7%
French901.6%0.7%
Non-official language59010.7%11.2%
Indigenous50.1%0.0%
Non-Indigenous59010.7%11.2%
English and French100.2%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)350.6%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.5%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages551.0%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,525100.0%100.0%
English3,67066.4%54.7%
French450.8%0.2%
Non-official language4257.7%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4257.7%15.1%
English and French1252.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,17521.3%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)400.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages400.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,785100.0%100.0%
English3,56594.2%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language250.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous250.7%2.9%
English and French551.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1153.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%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 data3,785100.0%100.0%
None3,61095.4%92.1%
English551.5%1.9%
French401.1%0.6%
Non-official language451.2%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous451.2%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.3%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.4%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% data725100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language10013.8%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language62085.5%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% data485100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7515.5%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada5511.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada153.1%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language41084.5%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,510100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,5105510.0%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 income54.9%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,895
In the labour force3,595
Employed3,330
Unemployed260
Not in the labour force1,305
Participation rate (Rate)7373.4%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6868.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)77.2%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,895100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,30026.6%35.5%
Worked3,59573.4%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,09042.7%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,50530.7%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4242.2%40.9%

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