Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Grandview-Woodland (north)

Census Tract 0054.01 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Grandview-Woodland (north) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,855 living in private households. 35.4% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 22.5%. 62.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 32.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $95,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 43.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.59 km², giving a population density of 6,578 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population3,8552021, private households
Visible minority35.4%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian62.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants32.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$95,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households43.5%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density6,578 /km²3,855 people over 0.59 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20213,855
Population, 20164,066
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-5-5.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,693
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,584
Population density per square kilometre6,5786578.5%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,855100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years54014.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years1804.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years1804.7%4.7%
10 to 14 years1754.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,67569.4%68.5%
15 to 19 years1253.2%5.2%
20 to 24 years1704.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years3057.9%7.6%
30 to 34 years3659.5%7.9%
35 to 39 years3709.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years2907.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years2907.5%6.5%
50 to 54 years2506.5%6.9%
55 to 59 years2456.4%7.0%
60 to 64 years2556.6%6.4%
65 years and over63516.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years2055.3%5.5%
70 to 74 years1955.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years952.5%3.0%
80 to 84 years551.4%2.1%
85 years and over902.3%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 years1414.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years6969.4%68.5%
65 years and over1616.5%17.4%
85 years and over22.3%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4241.9%41.7%
Median age of the population4140.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,585100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house40025.2%27.7%
Semi-detached house1106.9%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex73546.4%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys33020.8%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house100.6%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 data1,575100.0%100.0%
1960 or before95060.3%11.5%
1961 to 198019012.1%23.3%
1981 to 1990805.1%14.5%
1991 to 20001459.2%16.6%
2001 to 2005654.1%6.6%
2006 to 2010352.2%8.8%
2011 to 2015503.2%8.1%
2016 to 2021553.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
Condominium452.9%32.5%
Not condominium1,53097.1%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom34521.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms37523.8%27.9%
3 bedrooms44027.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms42026.7%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms59037.5%46.6%
5 rooms23014.6%13.5%
6 rooms16510.5%10.0%
7 rooms1559.8%8.2%
8 or more rooms44027.9%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,47093.3%94.7%
Major repairs needed1056.7%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 data1,560100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,21077.6%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs35522.8%29.8%
30% to less than 100%31520.2%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,575100.0%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 data1,520100.0%100.0%
In core need20513.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,32086.8%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 data885
% of owner households with a mortgage4848.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2020.3%24.4%
% in core housing need88.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,010$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,024$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,600,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,700,000$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 data685
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2626.3%38.5%
% in core housing need1919.1%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,450$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,460$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% data3,245100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,19098.3%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,19598.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,98091.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,47576.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,52577.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,700$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3059.4%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,440$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data96029.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,100$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,290100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,22097.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,450$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,22097.9%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,680$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,97090.3%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,650$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,47075.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,400$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,55577.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,420$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data36511.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,320$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05532.1%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,720$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,025
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.9%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,015
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,600$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 data3,285100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,08032.9%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,18035.9%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,000$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)8786.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7373.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1413.5%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)66.2%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% data3,245100.0%100.0%
Without total income501.5%3.3%
With total income3,19598.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2608.1%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99933010.3%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99947514.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99937511.7%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99932010.0%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992457.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992156.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991905.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991454.5%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991203.8%3.4%
$100,000 and over51016.0%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% data3,245100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income501.5%3.3%
With after-tax income3,19598.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2808.8%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99934010.6%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99953016.6%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99944013.8%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99935511.1%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992758.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992357.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991855.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991253.9%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999953.0%2.5%
$100,000 and over33010.3%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,245100.0%100.0%
Without employment income76523.6%29.8%
With employment income2,48076.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)30512.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991857.5%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99928511.5%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992058.3%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992008.1%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991907.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991757.1%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991706.9%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991506.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991054.2%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991004.0%3.7%
$100,000 and over40516.3%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% data3,245100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,11596.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,12096.1%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,92090.0%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,49576.9%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,01562.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,980$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2006.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,560$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,290100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,14595.6%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,15595.9%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,960$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,89588.0%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,800$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,47575.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,750$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,10564.0%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,150$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2056.2%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,600$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 data3,285100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,08032.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,13034.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,500$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)9392.8%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7979.2%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)77.2%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data420
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data405
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$137,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,400$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data430
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$168,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$143,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data445
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$194,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data150
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data135
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$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% data835
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data845
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years61016.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2255.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,58068.2%65.8%
65 years and over59515.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)300
0 to 17 years40
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years195
65 years and over65
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)88.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)76.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)87.7%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1110.8%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% data3,785100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years61516.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years2205.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,57568.0%65.9%
65 years and over59515.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)250
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years205
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)76.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)43.8%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)87.9%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,580100.0%100.0%
1 person42526.9%29.0%
2 persons58537.0%31.8%
3 persons24015.2%15.7%
4 persons22514.2%14.0%
5 or more persons1006.3%9.4%
Number of persons in private households3,785100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.4%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,315100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,80054.3%56.5%
Married1,27538.5%48.5%
Living common-law52515.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,52045.9%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,12533.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated752.3%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1955.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1253.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,585100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons87555.2%55.7%
Couple-family households75547.6%47.9%
One-parent-family households1157.3%7.8%
Multigenerational households553.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households150.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons603.8%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1559.8%5.6%
One-person households43027.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,580
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,575
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,700$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,600$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,585100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999201.3%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999402.5%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999402.5%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999553.5%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999553.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999553.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999402.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991157.3%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999905.7%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999905.7%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991056.6%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999704.4%5.3%
$100,000 and over76047.9%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99917010.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991308.2%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99918511.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over27517.4%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% data1,585100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.6%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999251.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999402.5%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999452.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999603.8%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999704.4%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999452.8%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999603.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991308.2%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991207.6%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991106.9%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991006.3%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999704.4%5.8%
$100,000 and over66041.6%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99919012.0%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991257.9%8.6%
$150,000 and over35022.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
Owner89056.5%62.1%
Renter68543.5%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% data1,035100.0%100.0%
2 persons56054.1%49.6%
3 persons23022.2%23.1%
4 persons21020.3%20.8%
5 or more persons353.4%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.7%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,040100.0%100.0%
Total couple families88084.6%84.9%
Married couples61559.1%72.3%
Common-law couples26025.0%12.6%
Total one-parent families16015.4%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+13012.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,84575.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,76046.5%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1554.1%4.2%
Children92524.4%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data93524.7%20.5%
Living alone43011.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives1002.6%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only41010.8%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data430
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data420

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,155
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,155

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% data3,785100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,55541.1%44.5%
In bottom decile3358.9%11.0%
In second decile3058.1%8.4%
In third decile3208.5%8.1%
In fourth decile2807.4%8.3%
In fifth decile3108.2%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,23058.9%55.5%
In sixth decile2907.7%9.2%
In seventh decile3509.2%9.9%
In eighth decile3659.6%10.7%
In ninth decile53514.1%11.9%
In top decile69018.2%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,56599.4%95.9%
More than one person per room100.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,51095.9%91.9%
Not suitable654.1%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household72045.7%49.2%
Two-maintainer household72045.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1358.6%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years402.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years28017.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years33021.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years27517.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years30519.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years19512.4%14.6%
75 to 84 years704.4%7.5%
85 years and over754.8%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'48530.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only31520.0%26.1%
Not suitable only503.2%5.8%
Major repairs needed only855.4%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'201.3%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'201.3%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,08568.9%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,815100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,35035.4%54.5%
South Asian752.0%14.2%
Chinese86022.5%19.6%
Black300.8%1.6%
Filipino601.6%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American651.7%2.0%
Southeast Asian802.1%2.2%
West Asian200.5%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese350.9%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.100.3%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities952.5%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,46564.6%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,815100.0%100.0%
Buddhist2055.4%2.7%
Christian78520.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2005.2%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican501.3%2.0%
Baptist100.3%1.0%
Catholic3759.8%13.7%
Christian Orthodox451.2%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran100.3%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic150.4%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church150.4%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions300.8%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish200.5%0.8%
Muslim350.9%4.2%
Sikh300.8%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions802.1%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,65069.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,810100.0%100.0%
Canadian2356.2%6.7%
English77520.3%14.0%
Irish52013.6%9.1%
Scottish82521.7%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3007.9%4.2%
German44511.7%7.1%
Chinese91023.9%18.2%
Italian2456.4%3.2%
Indian (India)451.2%8.2%
Ukrainian1905.0%3.1%
Dutch1453.8%2.5%
Polish952.5%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1854.9%3.0%
Filipino802.1%5.4%
French Canadian150.4%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1353.5%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.7%0.9%
Métis150.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1153.0%1.6%
Russian1002.6%2.0%
Norwegian1002.6%1.7%
Welsh1503.9%1.4%
Portuguese651.7%0.9%
American451.2%1.0%
Spanish651.7%1.4%
Swedish902.4%1.3%
Hungarian350.9%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.200.5%0.4%
Jewish852.2%0.9%
Punjabi250.7%2.7%
Vietnamese752.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek451.2%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.551.4%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.3%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian250.7%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish401.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian350.9%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican451.2%0.8%
Mennonite250.7%0.2%
Swiss401.0%0.4%
Finnish451.2%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian451.2%0.6%
Japanese601.6%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.501.3%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.200.5%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.5%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech200.5%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.100.3%0.1%
Serbian100.3%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger200.5%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%
Brazilian150.4%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.100.3%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese150.4%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean100.3%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian100.3%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian250.7%0.3%
Palestinian150.4%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.150.4%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%
Latvian100.3%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian250.7%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.200.5%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%
Fijian100.3%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai100.3%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander350.9%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%
Cherokee100.3%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 data3,815100.0%100.0%
First generation1,38536.3%48.2%
Second generation1,08528.4%24.3%
Third generation or more1,33535.0%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,815100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity651.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses651.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity3,74598.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,815100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian350.9%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,78099.1%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,810100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.7%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.7%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.7%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.7%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,72097.6%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 data3,810100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,49565.5%53.1%
Immigrants1,22032.0%41.8%
Before 19803208.4%6.1%
1980 to 19902957.7%4.9%
1991 to 20002807.3%9.8%
2001 to 20101303.4%10.0%
2011 to 20211955.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1002.6%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,220100.0%100.0%
Americas17013.9%7.0%
Brazil252.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico100.8%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America957.8%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas201.6%1.3%
Europe31025.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France151.2%0.4%
Germany100.8%1.1%
Greece201.6%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy352.9%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal352.9%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation100.8%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine100.8%0.7%
United Kingdom1209.8%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe504.1%2.5%
Africa252.0%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 of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa151.2%1.6%
Asia68556.1%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%
China37030.3%18.8%
Hong Kong756.1%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan100.8%3.6%
Philippines504.1%10.0%
Viet Nam857.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India201.6%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia604.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth252.0%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 data115100.0%100.0%
Americas4034.8%10.8%
Europe4539.1%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia1513.0%71.1%
Oceania and other1513.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,810100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,47591.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1860015.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,87575.5%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens3358.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,220100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years756.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years15012.3%15.4%
15 to 24 years23519.3%18.6%
25 to 44 years62050.8%46.1%
45 years and over13511.1%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 data900100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants45550.6%59.5%
Principal applicants23526.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants22024.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family36540.6%30.4%
Refugees657.2%8.7%
Other immigrants151.7%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 data900100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission14516.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission505.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission606.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission101.1%0.4%
No pre-admission experience62569.4%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 data3,290100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree51015.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate66020.1%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,11564.3%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level65019.8%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,46544.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,345100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1305.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate36515.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,84078.5%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level56524.1%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,27554.4%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 data3,285100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate55516.9%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,73583.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1657.1%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,18093.2%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 data2,340100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree50021.4%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,84578.8%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable301.3%2.2%
All classes of workers2,33598.5%97.8%
Employee1,82577.0%81.0%
Self-employed51521.7%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable301.3%2.2%
All occupations2,33598.5%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations401.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations31013.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2359.9%9.3%
3 Health occupations2108.9%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services44018.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport33514.1%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations47019.8%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2008.4%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations301.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities602.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable301.3%2.2%
All industries2,33598.5%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting251.1%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.4%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction1255.3%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1205.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade301.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade1707.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing502.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2008.4%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance954.0%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing251.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services37015.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services903.8%4.1%
61 Educational services27011.4%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance30512.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation803.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1757.4%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1154.9%4.2%
91 Public administration853.6%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 data1,365100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van86063.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver81059.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger453.3%6.6%
Public transit21015.4%14.9%
Walked1309.5%6.4%
Bicycle14010.3%1.9%
Other method302.2%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 data1,365100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes27520.1%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes55540.7%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes38027.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes957.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over654.8%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 data1,365100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.654.8%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.20014.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.28020.5%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.37027.1%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.28020.5%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.17512.8%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 data1,135100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence72063.4%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence40535.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,30563.4%56.8%
Movers1,33036.6%43.2%
Non-migrants79521.9%17.0%
Migrants53514.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,780100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,27586.6%85.2%
Movers50513.4%14.8%
Non-migrants3759.9%8.5%
Migrants1303.4%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 data2,135100.0%100.0%
Worked at home76035.6%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address23511.0%14.2%
Usual place of work1,13553.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%
English only3,02579.9%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French49513.1%6.5%
Neither English nor French2606.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%
English3,45091.1%93.2%
French651.7%1.0%
English and French100.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French2606.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,65096.4%94.5%
Multiple responses1353.6%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% data3,785100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,65096.4%93.8%
Multiple responses1353.6%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% data3,785100.0%100.0%
None3,22585.2%75.2%
English1353.6%9.7%
French350.9%0.7%
Non-official language3409.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3409.0%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.5%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 languages200.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%
English2,68570.9%54.7%
French150.4%0.2%
Non-official language41010.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous41010.8%15.1%
English and French551.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)58515.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages250.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
English2,32591.7%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language602.4%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous602.4%2.9%
English and French251.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1204.7%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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
None2,41595.3%92.1%
English200.8%1.9%
French100.4%0.6%
Non-official language652.6%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous652.6%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 languages100.4%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data620100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language457.3%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language58093.5%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data425100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language255.9%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.4%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada204.7%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language40094.1%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,785100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,7853785.0%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 income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,290
In the labour force2,365
Employed2,135
Unemployed235
Not in the labour force920
Participation rate (Rate)7271.9%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6564.9%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.9%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,285100.0%100.0%
Did not work91027.7%35.5%
Worked2,37572.3%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,13034.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,24537.9%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4039.7%40.9%

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