Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Fleetwood (west 2)

Census Tract 0184.09 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Fleetwood (west 2) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,903 living in private households. 78.3% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 54.3%. 20.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 49.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $114,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 28.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.32 km², giving a population density of 3,724 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,9032021, private households
Visible minority78.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian20.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants49.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$114,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households28.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,724 /km²4,903 people over 1.32 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,903
Population, 20164,736
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202143.5%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,392
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,320
Population density per square kilometre3,7243724.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,900100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years81016.5%14.1%
0 to 4 years2354.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years2605.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years3106.3%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,42069.8%68.5%
15 to 19 years3156.4%5.2%
20 to 24 years4509.2%6.6%
25 to 29 years3807.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years3356.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years3557.2%7.5%
40 to 44 years3256.6%6.7%
45 to 49 years3106.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years3306.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years2956.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years3256.6%6.4%
65 years and over67513.8%17.4%
65 to 69 years2505.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years1903.9%4.6%
75 to 79 years1252.6%3.0%
80 to 84 years601.2%2.1%
85 years and over501.0%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 years1616.5%14.1%
15 to 64 years7069.8%68.5%
65 years and over1413.8%17.4%
85 years and over11.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3938.6%41.7%
Median age of the population3837.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,320100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house69552.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex45034.1%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys17513.3%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 data1,330100.0%100.0%
1960 or before654.9%11.5%
1961 to 198038528.9%23.3%
1981 to 199045033.8%14.5%
1991 to 200022016.5%16.6%
2001 to 2005554.1%6.6%
2006 to 2010352.6%8.8%
2011 to 2015352.6%8.1%
2016 to 2021856.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
Condominium352.6%32.5%
Not condominium1,29597.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom957.1%22.2%
2 bedrooms18013.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms46535.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms60045.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms31523.7%46.6%
5 rooms18513.9%13.5%
6 rooms15011.3%10.0%
7 rooms17513.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms51038.3%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)76.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,29097.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed403.0%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 data1,335100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,00575.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs32524.3%29.8%
30% to less than 100%31523.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,330100.0%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 data1,325100.0%100.0%
In core need20015.1%16.9%
Not in core need1,12084.5%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data955
% of owner households with a mortgage6565.4%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2323.0%24.4%
% in core housing need98.9%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,960$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,996$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,238,000$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 data375
% of tenant households in subsidized housing99.3%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2828.0%38.5%
% in core housing need3131.1%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,400$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% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,95096.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,95096.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,35581.9%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,89570.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,44084.0%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,900$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data45511.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,41034.4%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,130100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,96596.0%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,200$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,96596.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,160$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,38081.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,440$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,90070.2%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,120$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,49084.5%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,700$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4059.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,860$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,41034.1%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,145
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.9%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,200
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,200$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,130100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14527.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,800$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17028.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,050$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)7877.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6867.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2222.3%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.2%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)99.1%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% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Without total income1403.4%3.3%
With total income3,95096.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)49012.4%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99961015.4%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99966516.8%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99951513.0%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99942510.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993709.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992606.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991854.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991203.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999852.2%3.4%
$100,000 and over2255.7%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% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1453.5%3.3%
With after-tax income3,95596.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)50012.6%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99963516.1%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99975519.1%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99958514.8%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99947011.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99940010.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992105.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991403.5%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991052.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999601.5%2.5%
$100,000 and over1052.7%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,20029.3%29.8%
With employment income2,90070.8%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)40514.0%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992659.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99945015.5%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992759.5%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99930010.3%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992859.8%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992408.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992107.2%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991354.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999953.3%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999802.8%3.7%
$100,000 and over1705.9%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% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,75591.7%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,76591.9%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,27580.0%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,93571.7%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,75567.3%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,480$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3107.6%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,130100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,75590.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,360$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,76591.2%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,280$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,22578.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,560$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,86069.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,720$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,78567.4%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,260$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2856.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,100$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 data4,130100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14527.7%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05025.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,100$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)8686.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7776.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1413.7%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data230
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data280
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$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% data735
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)54.7%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data740
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data130
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)33.1%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data115
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$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% data425
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data370
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,800$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,900100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,00520.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years2855.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,22065.7%65.8%
65 years and over67513.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)290
0 to 17 years75
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years155
65 years and over60
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)65.9%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)77.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)77.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)54.8%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)98.8%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% data4,905100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,00520.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years2855.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,22065.6%65.9%
65 years and over68013.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)245
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years190
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)55.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)33.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)43.6%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.9%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,320100.0%100.0%
1 person15011.4%29.0%
2 persons28521.6%31.8%
3 persons23517.8%15.7%
4 persons24518.6%14.0%
5 or more persons40530.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,900100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)43.7%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,095100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,39558.5%56.5%
Married2,26055.2%48.5%
Living common-law1303.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,70541.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,31032.0%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated751.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1202.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1954.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,320100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons72554.9%55.7%
Couple-family households64048.5%47.9%
One-parent-family households856.4%7.8%
Multigenerational households24018.2%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households352.7%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1058.0%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households705.3%5.6%
One-person households15011.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,320
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,330
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,320100.0%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 $19,999201.5%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999302.3%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999302.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999251.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999251.9%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999201.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999352.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999806.1%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999806.1%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999755.7%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999654.9%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999654.9%5.3%
$100,000 and over76558.0%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99919514.8%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99916512.5%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99921015.9%11.5%
$200,000 and over19514.8%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% data1,320100.0%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 $19,999201.5%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999251.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999302.3%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999251.9%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999302.3%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999251.9%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999453.4%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999906.8%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999806.1%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999806.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999856.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999957.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over67050.8%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99921015.9%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99916012.1%8.6%
$150,000 and over30523.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
Owner96072.2%62.1%
Renter38028.6%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% data1,315100.0%100.0%
2 persons49037.3%49.6%
3 persons32024.3%23.1%
4 persons35026.6%20.8%
5 or more persons16012.2%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.2%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.9%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,315100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,13586.3%84.9%
Married couples1,06581.0%72.3%
Common-law couples654.9%12.6%
Total one-parent families18013.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+15011.4%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+352.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,18585.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,26046.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1853.8%4.2%
Children1,74035.5%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data71514.6%20.5%
Living alone1503.1%11.6%
Living with other relatives2905.9%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2755.6%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data150
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data115

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,170
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,215

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% data4,905100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,24545.8%44.5%
In bottom decile3607.3%11.0%
In second decile3857.8%8.4%
In third decile3958.1%8.1%
In fourth decile52010.6%8.3%
In fifth decile58011.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,65554.1%55.5%
In sixth decile57511.7%9.2%
In seventh decile50010.2%9.9%
In eighth decile63012.8%10.7%
In ninth decile62512.7%11.9%
In top decile3306.7%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,18589.1%95.9%
More than one person per room14510.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,09582.3%91.9%
Not suitable24018.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household50538.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household64048.1%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household19014.3%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years201.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years17012.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years24018.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years35026.3%18.9%
55 to 64 years27520.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years18013.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years806.0%7.5%
85 years and over251.9%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'55041.4%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only28021.1%26.1%
Not suitable only19514.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only251.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'352.6%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'100.8%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 housing78559.0%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,980100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,90078.3%54.5%
South Asian2,70554.3%14.2%
Chinese2154.3%19.6%
Black951.9%1.6%
Filipino1853.7%5.5%
Arab250.5%0.9%
Latin American2605.2%2.0%
Southeast Asian2404.8%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean400.8%2.4%
Japanese100.2%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.751.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities250.5%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,08021.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,980100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1653.3%2.7%
Christian1,04521.0%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2905.8%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican250.5%2.0%
Baptist250.5%1.0%
Catholic4709.4%13.7%
Christian Orthodox100.2%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran250.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic501.0%0.7%
Presbyterian150.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church400.8%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions450.9%1.7%
Hindu3306.6%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim2855.7%4.2%
Sikh2,14043.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.4%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives97519.6%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,975100.0%100.0%
Canadian2905.8%6.7%
English3256.5%14.0%
Irish1703.4%9.1%
Scottish2154.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1052.1%4.2%
German1452.9%7.1%
Chinese2404.8%18.2%
Italian801.6%3.2%
Indian (India)1,32526.6%8.2%
Ukrainian901.8%3.1%
Dutch601.2%2.5%
Polish601.2%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.400.8%3.0%
Filipino2004.0%5.4%
French Canadian150.3%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.100.2%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.5%0.9%
Métis400.8%0.8%
European, n.o.s.200.4%1.6%
Russian400.8%2.0%
Norwegian450.9%1.7%
Welsh200.4%1.4%
Portuguese450.9%0.9%
American400.8%1.0%
Spanish751.5%1.4%
Swedish450.9%1.3%
Hungarian150.3%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani1152.3%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi76015.3%2.7%
Vietnamese1903.8%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%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%
Korean350.7%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish350.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh64012.9%2.0%
Austrian00.0%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu551.1%0.6%
Mexican150.3%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss100.2%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese150.3%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.701.4%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.1252.5%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian200.4%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander150.3%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%
Brazilian100.2%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.300.6%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean250.5%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)400.8%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%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian250.5%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian1002.0%0.6%
Jatt601.2%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,980100.0%100.0%
First generation2,86057.4%48.2%
Second generation1,39027.9%24.3%
Third generation or more73014.7%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,980100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity851.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses851.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,89098.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,980100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.2%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,97099.8%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,975100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)400.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)400.8%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.7%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries350.7%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,90598.6%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 data4,975100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,16043.4%53.1%
Immigrants2,46549.5%41.8%
Before 19801853.7%6.1%
1980 to 19902755.5%4.9%
1991 to 200055011.1%9.8%
2001 to 201074515.0%10.0%
2011 to 202170514.2%11.1%
Non-permanent residents3557.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Americas1656.7%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador602.4%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica100.4%0.2%
Mexico100.4%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America351.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas451.8%1.3%
Europe1606.5%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany100.4%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland150.6%0.8%
Portugal401.6%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom401.6%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe251.0%2.5%
Africa401.6%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%
Nigeria200.8%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.4%1.6%
Asia1,98580.5%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China753.0%18.8%
Hong Kong150.6%7.0%
Korea, South301.2%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines1255.1%10.0%
Viet Nam1606.5%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1,37555.8%13.9%
Pakistan753.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka251.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia753.0%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth1104.5%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 data380100.0%100.0%
Americas6517.1%10.8%
Europe153.9%11.7%
Africa102.6%4.8%
Asia28073.7%71.1%
Oceania and other102.6%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,975100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,77075.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1895519.2%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,82056.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,20524.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1506.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years31012.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years67527.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years92037.3%46.1%
45 years and over41516.8%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data2,280100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants79034.6%59.5%
Principal applicants30513.4%24.2%
Secondary applicants48021.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family1,29056.6%30.4%
Refugees1707.5%8.7%
Other immigrants200.9%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data2,280100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission703.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1255.5%10.6%
Study permits only before admission452.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission753.3%6.3%
Other permits before admission150.7%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,95085.5%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 data4,130100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree99024.0%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,38533.5%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,75042.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level81519.7%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher93522.6%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,675100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree49518.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate84531.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,33049.7%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level57521.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher75528.2%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,130100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,04525.3%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,09074.8%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,675100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate53019.8%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,14580.2%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 data2,675100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,34550.3%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,33049.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,600100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable652.5%2.2%
All classes of workers2,54097.7%97.8%
Employee2,16583.3%81.0%
Self-employed37514.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,600100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable652.5%2.2%
All occupations2,54097.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations251.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations37514.4%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations803.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations1907.3%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2208.5%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport301.2%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations64024.6%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations81531.3%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations351.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1305.0%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,600100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable652.5%2.2%
All industries2,54097.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting351.3%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction34513.3%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2258.7%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade803.1%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade29511.3%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing34513.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries251.0%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance752.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing301.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1505.8%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1054.0%4.1%
61 Educational services1254.8%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance28511.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1756.7%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1355.2%4.2%
91 Public administration652.5%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 data2,160100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,85585.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,61574.8%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger24511.3%6.6%
Public transit26012.0%14.9%
Walked251.2%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method150.7%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,160100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes31514.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes73033.8%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes67031.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes26512.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over1808.3%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 data2,160100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1657.6%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.35016.2%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.47522.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.32014.8%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.37017.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.48022.2%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 data1,460100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence79554.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence65544.9%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.7%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,780100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,91060.9%56.8%
Movers1,86539.0%43.2%
Non-migrants1,02521.4%17.0%
Migrants83517.5%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,955100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,21585.1%85.2%
Movers73514.8%14.8%
Non-migrants4859.8%8.5%
Migrants2454.9%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,375100.0%100.0%
Worked at home2008.4%26.5%
Worked outside Canada100.4%0.6%
No fixed workplace address70529.7%14.2%
Usual place of work1,45561.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,905100.0%100.0%
English only4,33088.3%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French901.8%6.5%
Neither English nor French4809.8%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,905100.0%100.0%
English4,39089.5%93.2%
French150.3%1.0%
English and French250.5%0.5%
Neither English nor French4809.8%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,905100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,57093.2%94.5%
Multiple responses3306.7%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% data4,905100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,43090.3%93.8%
Multiple responses4709.6%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% data4,905100.0%100.0%
None3,29067.1%75.2%
English76515.6%9.7%
French100.2%0.7%
Non-official language66513.6%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous66513.6%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1002.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages450.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,905100.0%100.0%
English1,60532.7%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language1,30026.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,30026.5%15.1%
English and French150.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,87038.1%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages901.8%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 data2,765100.0%100.0%
English2,16078.1%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language853.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous853.1%2.9%
English and French100.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)50518.3%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages100.4%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 data2,765100.0%100.0%
None2,35585.2%92.1%
English1104.0%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language2609.4%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2609.4%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages351.3%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,020100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language706.9%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language95093.1%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% data775100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language607.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada455.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada151.9%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language71592.3%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,905100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,9054905.0%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 income33.0%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,130
In the labour force2,600
Employed2,375
Unemployed230
Not in the labour force1,530
Participation rate (Rate)6363.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5857.5%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)98.8%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,125100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,71541.6%35.5%
Worked2,41558.5%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,17028.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,24530.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3939.3%40.9%

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