Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Fleetwood (northeast 1)

Census Tract 0187.13 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Fleetwood (northeast 1) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,148 living in private households. 75.9% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 45.0%. 22.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.1% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 46.8% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $101,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 35.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.11 km², giving a population density of 3,745 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,1482021, private households
Visible minority75.9%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian22.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants46.8%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$101,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households35.3%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,745 /km²4,148 people over 1.11 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,148
Population, 20163,915
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202166.0%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,319
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,233
Population density per square kilometre3,7453745.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,150100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years67516.3%14.1%
0 to 4 years2004.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years1904.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years2806.7%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,87569.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years2856.9%5.2%
20 to 24 years3608.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years3007.2%7.6%
30 to 34 years2556.1%7.9%
35 to 39 years2756.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years2756.6%6.7%
45 to 49 years3057.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years2957.1%6.9%
55 to 59 years2656.4%7.0%
60 to 64 years2606.3%6.4%
65 years and over60014.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years1904.6%5.5%
70 to 74 years1603.9%4.6%
75 to 79 years1202.9%3.0%
80 to 84 years902.2%2.1%
85 years and over401.0%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 years1616.3%14.1%
15 to 64 years6969.3%68.5%
65 years and over1414.5%17.4%
85 years and over11.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3939.3%41.7%
Median age of the population3838.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,230100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house48039.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house100.8%2.1%
Row house201.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex57046.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys15512.6%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
1960 or before756.3%11.5%
1961 to 198027022.7%23.3%
1981 to 199029524.8%14.5%
1991 to 200032026.9%16.6%
2001 to 2005705.9%6.6%
2006 to 2010302.5%8.8%
2011 to 2015453.8%8.1%
2016 to 2021806.7%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Condominium504.2%32.5%
Not condominium1,13595.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms100.8%2.1%
1 bedroom857.1%22.2%
2 bedrooms28523.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms28523.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms52544.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms36530.7%46.6%
5 rooms16013.4%13.5%
6 rooms16013.4%10.0%
7 rooms15513.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms35529.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.2%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,14095.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed504.2%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 data1,190100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs91076.5%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs28023.5%29.8%
30% to less than 100%27022.7%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,195100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,180100.0%100.0%
In core need18015.3%16.9%
Not in core need1,00084.7%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 data770
% of owner households with a mortgage6363.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2020.1%24.4%
% in core housing need87.8%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,960$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,932$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,192,000$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 data425
% of tenant households in subsidized housing77.1%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2929.4%38.5%
% in core housing need2928.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,172$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% data3,480100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,32595.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,32595.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,86082.2%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,44570.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,92083.9%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3359.6%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,21534.9%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,25095.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,600$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,25095.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,680$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,73079.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,040$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,36569.3%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,880$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,85583.6%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,240$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3259.5%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,600$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,19034.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,080$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,015
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.7%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data970
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,400$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data90526.5%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,800$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,200$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,01029.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$14,700$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,240$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)7776.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6868.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2323.1%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)109.5%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% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without total income1504.3%3.3%
With total income3,32595.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)35510.7%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99949514.9%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99957517.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99946514.0%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99936010.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993009.0%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992357.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991454.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991003.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999852.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over2056.2%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1504.3%3.3%
With after-tax income3,32595.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)36511.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99950515.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99965019.5%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99952015.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99941012.3%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99933510.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991805.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991253.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999902.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999551.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over852.6%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,03029.6%29.8%
With employment income2,44070.2%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)35014.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992409.8%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99933013.5%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99926010.7%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99925010.2%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992058.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992158.8%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991707.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999803.3%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999652.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over1656.8%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% data3,480100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,19591.8%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,19591.8%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,77079.6%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,43069.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,30566.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,640$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2156.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,640$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,10590.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,280$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,10590.9%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,60076.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,360$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,29567.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,560$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,24065.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,420$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2106.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,850$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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data88025.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,200$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,700$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data90526.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,200$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8686.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7878.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.2%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data190
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data175
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$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% data635
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$137,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.5%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data615
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$148,500$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$131,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data145
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,800$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.7%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data130
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,000$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% data385
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data380
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,600$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,150100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years84020.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years2355.7%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,70565.2%65.8%
65 years and over60514.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)330
0 to 17 years100
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years180
65 years and over45
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)88.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1212.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)76.7%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)88.0%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% data4,145100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years84020.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years2405.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,71065.4%65.9%
65 years and over60014.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)225
0 to 17 years55
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years155
65 years and over15
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)55.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)22.4%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,235100.0%100.0%
1 person18014.6%29.0%
2 persons27021.9%31.8%
3 persons24019.4%15.7%
4 persons26021.1%14.0%
5 or more persons28022.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,150100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.4%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,97556.8%56.5%
Married1,83552.8%48.5%
Living common-law1454.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,50043.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,14532.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated702.0%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1153.3%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1704.9%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,235100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons72058.3%55.7%
Couple-family households60549.0%47.9%
One-parent-family households1108.9%7.8%
Multigenerational households16513.4%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households252.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons756.1%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households655.3%5.6%
One-person households18014.6%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,235
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,190
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,800$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,235100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999151.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999252.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999352.8%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999302.4%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999352.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999403.2%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999403.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999856.9%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999856.9%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999756.1%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999705.7%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999655.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over62050.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99914511.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99915512.6%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99916513.4%11.5%
$200,000 and over15512.6%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% data1,235100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999151.2%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999352.8%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999352.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999302.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999403.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999403.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999504.0%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999957.7%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999907.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999856.9%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999806.5%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999655.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over55544.9%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99918014.6%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99915012.1%8.6%
$150,000 and over22017.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Owner77064.7%62.1%
Renter42035.3%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% data1,125100.0%100.0%
2 persons41536.9%49.6%
3 persons27024.0%23.1%
4 persons32528.9%20.8%
5 or more persons12010.7%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.2%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,130100.0%100.0%
Total couple families95584.5%84.9%
Married couples88578.3%72.3%
Common-law couples706.2%12.6%
Total one-parent families17015.0%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+14012.4%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+302.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,56085.9%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,91546.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1754.2%4.2%
Children1,48035.7%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data58514.1%20.5%
Living alone1804.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives2004.8%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2054.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data180
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data170

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,050
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,020

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% data4,150100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,86544.9%44.5%
In bottom decile3408.2%11.0%
In second decile3759.0%8.4%
In third decile3558.6%8.1%
In fourth decile3508.4%8.3%
In fifth decile44510.7%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,28054.9%55.5%
In sixth decile50012.0%9.2%
In seventh decile44010.6%9.9%
In eighth decile51512.4%10.7%
In ninth decile51012.3%11.9%
In top decile3157.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,06589.5%95.9%
More than one person per room13010.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,02586.1%91.9%
Not suitable17014.3%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household46539.1%49.2%
Two-maintainer household53044.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household19016.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years403.4%3.0%
25 to 34 years756.3%15.5%
35 to 44 years19516.4%18.2%
45 to 54 years29524.8%18.9%
55 to 64 years29024.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years19016.0%14.6%
75 to 84 years806.7%7.5%
85 years and over201.7%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'46538.9%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only25521.3%26.1%
Not suitable only14011.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only403.3%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'252.1%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.8%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing72560.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,025100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,05575.9%54.5%
South Asian1,81045.0%14.2%
Chinese2957.3%19.6%
Black300.7%1.6%
Filipino2255.6%5.5%
Arab451.1%0.9%
Latin American1002.5%2.0%
Southeast Asian2305.7%2.2%
West Asian1152.9%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese00.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.350.9%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1654.1%1.9%
Not a visible minority97024.1%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,025100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1453.6%2.7%
Christian1,09027.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3107.7%8.7%
Anabaptist100.2%0.3%
Anglican300.7%2.0%
Baptist250.6%1.0%
Catholic53013.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox300.7%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic100.2%0.7%
Presbyterian100.2%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church401.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions300.7%1.7%
Hindu3709.2%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1804.5%4.2%
Sikh1,37534.2%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions100.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives86021.4%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,020100.0%100.0%
Canadian2456.1%6.7%
English3007.5%14.0%
Irish1353.4%9.1%
Scottish1654.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.802.0%4.2%
German1804.5%7.1%
Chinese3408.5%18.2%
Italian100.2%3.2%
Indian (India)1,03525.7%8.2%
Ukrainian1253.1%3.1%
Dutch601.5%2.5%
Polish1052.6%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.300.7%3.0%
Filipino2656.6%5.4%
French Canadian100.2%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.250.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.150.4%0.9%
Métis401.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.300.7%1.6%
Russian751.9%2.0%
Norwegian350.9%1.7%
Welsh350.9%1.4%
Portuguese100.2%0.9%
American250.6%1.0%
Spanish401.0%1.4%
Swedish350.9%1.3%
Hungarian200.5%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.350.9%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi40010.0%2.7%
Vietnamese1654.1%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.250.6%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese150.4%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.250.6%0.3%
Danish200.5%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh45011.2%2.0%
Austrian300.7%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu1102.7%0.6%
Mexican100.2%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss100.2%0.4%
Finnish150.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese200.5%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.00.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic150.4%0.4%
Colombian300.7%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan1002.5%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway150.4%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese350.9%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean551.4%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.100.2%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African250.6%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian250.6%0.2%
Laotian701.7%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian451.1%0.6%
Jatt250.6%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist250.6%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,025100.0%100.0%
First generation2,19554.5%48.2%
Second generation1,11027.6%24.3%
Third generation or more71517.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,025100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity852.1%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses802.0%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity3,93597.8%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,025100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian300.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,99099.1%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,020100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.6%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.6%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.6%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,93097.8%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 data4,020100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,86546.4%53.1%
Immigrants1,88046.8%41.8%
Before 19801754.4%6.1%
1980 to 19903057.6%4.9%
1991 to 200055513.8%9.8%
2001 to 20103859.6%10.0%
2011 to 202145011.2%11.1%
Non-permanent residents2756.8%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,880100.0%100.0%
Americas1005.3%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia301.6%0.4%
El Salvador351.9%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America00.0%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas100.5%1.3%
Europe1156.1%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany150.8%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland301.6%0.8%
Portugal100.5%0.4%
Romania150.8%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom402.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe201.1%2.5%
Africa301.6%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of150.8%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa150.8%1.6%
Asia1,58084.0%72.4%
Afghanistan452.4%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq502.7%0.6%
Lebanon150.8%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1357.2%18.8%
Hong Kong301.6%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan150.8%3.6%
Philippines1306.9%10.0%
Viet Nam1105.9%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India90548.1%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka150.8%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1055.6%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth452.4%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 data215100.0%100.0%
Americas157.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia19590.7%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,020100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,25581.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1873518.3%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,51562.6%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens76519.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,880100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years804.3%7.5%
5 to 14 years23512.5%15.4%
15 to 24 years46024.5%18.6%
25 to 44 years81543.4%46.1%
45 years and over29015.4%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,705100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants60535.5%59.5%
Principal applicants27516.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants33019.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family78546.0%30.4%
Refugees31018.2%8.7%
Other immigrants100.6%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 admission553.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1056.2%10.6%
Study permits only before admission00.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission452.6%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,48587.1%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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree73021.4%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,05530.9%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,63047.7%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level84024.6%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher79023.1%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,100100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree26512.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate56026.7%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,27560.7%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level60028.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher67532.1%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 data3,415100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate76522.4%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,64577.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,105100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate29013.8%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,81086.0%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,100100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree82539.3%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,27560.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,140100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable552.6%2.2%
All classes of workers2,09097.7%97.8%
Employee1,75582.0%81.0%
Self-employed33015.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,140100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable552.6%2.2%
All occupations2,09097.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations150.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations28013.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations904.2%9.3%
3 Health occupations1507.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2109.8%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport552.6%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations65530.6%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations48522.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations200.9%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1306.1%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,140100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable552.6%2.2%
All industries2,09097.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting351.6%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities100.5%0.6%
23 Construction22010.3%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing21510.0%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade401.9%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade35016.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2109.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries200.9%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance904.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing401.9%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services753.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services954.4%4.1%
61 Educational services1155.4%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance23511.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation301.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1255.8%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1004.7%4.2%
91 Public administration954.4%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,36082.2%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,23074.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1307.9%6.6%
Public transit22013.3%14.9%
Walked251.5%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method402.4%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes30518.4%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes59536.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes45527.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1257.6%9.9%
60 minutes and over16510.0%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1358.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.27016.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.34020.5%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.28016.9%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.26516.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.36021.8%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 data1,275100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence65051.0%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence61047.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence201.6%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 data3,855100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,57066.7%56.8%
Movers1,28533.3%43.2%
Non-migrants64016.6%17.0%
Migrants64516.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,005100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,63090.6%85.2%
Movers3809.5%14.8%
Non-migrants2456.1%8.5%
Migrants1303.2%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,925100.0%100.0%
Worked at home25513.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.8%0.6%
No fixed workplace address37519.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,27566.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%
English only3,67588.7%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1202.9%6.5%
Neither English nor French3508.4%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%
English3,76590.8%93.2%
French200.5%1.0%
English and French200.5%0.5%
Neither English nor French3458.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,82592.3%94.5%
Multiple responses3257.8%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,72589.9%93.8%
Multiple responses42010.1%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% data4,145100.0%100.0%
None2,81067.8%75.2%
English55013.3%9.7%
French100.2%0.7%
Non-official language61014.7%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous61014.7%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1052.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)150.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages451.1%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%
English1,55037.4%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language91022.0%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous91022.0%15.1%
English and French100.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,53537.0%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)300.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1052.5%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 data2,295100.0%100.0%
English1,83580.0%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language703.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous703.1%2.9%
English and French100.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)37016.1%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,295100.0%100.0%
None2,00587.4%92.1%
English552.4%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language1807.8%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1807.8%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.4%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 languages351.5%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% data860100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language354.1%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language82595.9%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% data645100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language304.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada203.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada152.3%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language61094.6%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,145100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,1454145.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.3%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,415
In the labour force2,140
Employed1,925
Unemployed215
Not in the labour force1,270
Participation rate (Rate)6362.7%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5656.4%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)1010.0%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,410100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,40041.1%35.5%
Worked2,02059.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time93027.3%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,08531.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3939.2%40.9%

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