Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Granville Island (south)

Census Tract 0049.02 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Granville Island (south) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,996 living in private households. 19.3% 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 Chinese at 5.7%. 78.4% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 34.2% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $89,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 48.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.85 km², giving a population density of 7,043 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,9962021, private households
Visible minority19.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian78.4%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants34.2%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$89,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households48.3%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density7,043 /km²5,996 people over 0.85 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,996
Population, 20165,968
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202100.5%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,294
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3,167
Population density per square kilometre7,0437043.3%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,995100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years60010.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years2103.5%4.3%
5 to 9 years1853.1%4.7%
10 to 14 years2003.3%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,24554.1%68.5%
15 to 19 years1752.9%5.2%
20 to 24 years1602.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years2554.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years3455.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years3806.3%7.5%
40 to 44 years3706.2%6.7%
45 to 49 years3455.8%6.5%
50 to 54 years3606.0%6.9%
55 to 59 years4106.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years4507.5%6.4%
65 years and over2,15535.9%17.4%
65 to 69 years5559.3%5.5%
70 to 74 years62510.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years4557.6%3.0%
80 to 84 years2854.8%2.1%
85 years and over2353.9%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 years1010.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years5454.1%68.5%
65 years and over3635.9%17.4%
85 years and over43.9%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)5251.5%41.7%
Median age of the population5555.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data3,165100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house2006.3%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,37043.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys1,58049.9%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling150.5%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
1960 or before752.4%11.5%
1961 to 19801,16536.8%23.3%
1981 to 19901,48546.8%14.5%
1991 to 200033510.6%16.6%
2001 to 2005652.1%6.6%
2006 to 201000.0%8.8%
2011 to 2015100.3%8.1%
2016 to 2021200.6%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,98562.6%32.5%
Not condominium1,18037.2%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms802.5%2.1%
1 bedroom85527.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,81057.1%27.9%
3 bedrooms35511.2%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms652.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,97062.1%46.6%
5 rooms64020.2%13.5%
6 rooms33510.6%10.0%
7 rooms1906.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms250.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)44.2%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,86590.4%94.7%
Major repairs needed3059.6%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data3,150100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,40576.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs74023.5%29.8%
30% to less than 100%58018.4%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data2,990100.0%100.0%
In core need41513.9%16.9%
Not in core need2,57586.1%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,635
% of owner households with a mortgage3938.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1818.5%24.4%
% in core housing need99.3%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,080$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,534$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$980,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,051,000$1,304,000

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,530
% of tenant households in subsidized housing3737.3%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2928.9%38.5%
% in core housing need1918.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,430$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,606$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% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,11598.6%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,12098.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,71590.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,29063.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,000$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,10579.1%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,800$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3005.8%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,06020.4%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,11598.6%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,600$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,11598.6%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,900$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,70590.7%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,100$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,29563.5%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,550$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,12079.4%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,300$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3106.0%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,160$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,08020.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,820$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,670
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,665
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,900$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,195100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,45027.9%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42027.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,480$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)8686.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5656.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1413.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)43.6%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% data5,195100.0%100.0%
Without total income751.4%3.3%
With total income5,11598.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3356.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9994408.6%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99961512.0%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99953010.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994859.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994158.1%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993907.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993356.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992755.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992454.8%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,05020.5%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% data5,195100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income701.3%3.3%
With after-tax income5,12098.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3657.1%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9994759.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99966513.0%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99962512.2%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99956511.0%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99952010.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994108.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993607.0%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992454.8%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991903.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over70013.7%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% data5,195100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,89536.5%29.8%
With employment income3,29563.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)55516.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991955.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993109.4%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992006.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992156.5%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992106.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992307.0%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992206.7%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991755.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991604.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991655.0%3.7%
$100,000 and over66020.0%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% data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,99096.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,99596.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,70090.6%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,51067.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,36064.7%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,100$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1953.8%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,750$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,190100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,97095.8%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,700$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,97095.8%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,800$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,66089.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,200$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,47567.0%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,350$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,40065.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,220$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1903.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,850$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,195100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42027.3%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,41027.1%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,450$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9090.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5858.1%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)109.6%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.4%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data925
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data930
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$158,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,800$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% data480
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.5%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data475
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$191,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data225
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.3%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data235
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data1,620
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,625
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,790100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years70012.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2554.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,05552.8%65.8%
65 years and over2,03035.1%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)650
0 to 17 years65
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years305
65 years and over275
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1111.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)109.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)99.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1413.6%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data5,785100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years70012.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2554.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,05052.7%65.9%
65 years and over2,03535.2%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)410
0 to 17 years45
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years250
65 years and over110
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)77.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)88.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)65.5%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data3,170100.0%100.0%
1 person1,40544.3%29.0%
2 persons1,19037.5%31.8%
3 persons32010.1%15.7%
4 persons2206.9%14.0%
5 or more persons351.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,790100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data5,395100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,96555.0%56.5%
Married2,27542.2%48.5%
Living common-law69012.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,43545.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,28523.8%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1352.5%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced67012.4%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed3506.5%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data3,165100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,61050.9%55.7%
Couple-family households1,39544.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households2106.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households100.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons200.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1203.8%5.6%
One-person households1,40544.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data3,170
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data3,165
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,700$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,170100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000401.3%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999150.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999401.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999702.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991655.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991053.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991003.2%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991053.3%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999902.8%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991153.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991855.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991755.5%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992206.9%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991605.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991504.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,42044.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99934010.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992658.4%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99937011.7%11.5%
$200,000 and over45014.2%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,170100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000551.7%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999150.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999401.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999752.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991755.5%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991103.5%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991103.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991404.4%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991203.8%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991103.5%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992307.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992357.4%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992056.5%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991956.2%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991655.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,17537.1%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99937011.7%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992708.5%8.6%
$150,000 and over53516.9%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
Owner1,64051.7%62.1%
Renter1,53048.3%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,655100.0%100.0%
2 persons1,12067.7%49.6%
3 persons30018.1%23.1%
4 persons21513.0%20.8%
5 or more persons251.5%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.5%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)11.4%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,655100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,42586.1%84.9%
Married couples1,08065.3%72.3%
Common-law couples34520.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families23514.2%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+19011.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+452.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,10571.0%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,84549.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2304.0%4.2%
Children1,02517.7%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,68529.1%20.5%
Living alone1,40524.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives651.1%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2153.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,405
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,395

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,760
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,770

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data5,790100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,24038.7%44.5%
In bottom decile5759.9%11.0%
In second decile4006.9%8.4%
In third decile3856.6%8.1%
In fourth decile4207.3%8.3%
In fifth decile4708.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,54561.2%55.5%
In sixth decile4407.6%9.2%
In seventh decile5008.6%9.9%
In eighth decile58010.0%10.7%
In ninth decile79013.6%11.9%
In top decile1,24021.4%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room3,14099.1%95.9%
More than one person per room250.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
Suitable3,05096.2%91.9%
Not suitable1153.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,86058.7%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,28540.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household300.9%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data3,170100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years300.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years2457.7%15.5%
35 to 44 years37011.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years49015.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years59018.6%19.4%
65 to 74 years80025.2%14.6%
75 to 84 years49015.5%7.5%
85 years and over1605.0%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'1,01031.9%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only61519.4%26.1%
Not suitable only551.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1956.2%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'401.3%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'852.7%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'250.8%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing2,16068.1%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,785100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,11519.3%54.5%
South Asian1652.9%14.2%
Chinese3305.7%19.6%
Black551.0%1.6%
Filipino701.2%5.5%
Arab200.3%0.9%
Latin American751.3%2.0%
Southeast Asian450.8%2.2%
West Asian500.9%2.5%
Korean1051.8%2.4%
Japanese1051.8%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.500.9%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities300.5%1.9%
Not a visible minority4,67580.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1101.9%2.7%
Christian1,91033.0%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3205.5%8.7%
Anabaptist250.4%0.3%
Anglican2804.8%2.0%
Baptist00.0%1.0%
Catholic70012.1%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1101.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.5%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran550.9%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.2%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian450.8%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church2304.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions951.6%1.7%
Hindu400.7%2.6%
Jewish3355.8%0.8%
Muslim1402.4%4.2%
Sikh250.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions1001.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,13054.1%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,785100.0%100.0%
Canadian5008.6%6.7%
English1,48025.6%14.0%
Irish1,04018.0%9.1%
Scottish1,01517.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3856.7%4.2%
German68511.8%7.1%
Chinese3305.7%18.2%
Italian2504.3%3.2%
Indian (India)1202.1%8.2%
Ukrainian2704.7%3.1%
Dutch1903.3%2.5%
Polish2955.1%2.2%
Québécois400.7%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.3806.6%3.0%
Filipino801.4%5.4%
French Canadian901.6%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.851.5%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.851.5%0.9%
Métis400.7%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1702.9%1.6%
Russian2153.7%2.0%
Norwegian1502.6%1.7%
Welsh2253.9%1.4%
Portuguese601.0%0.9%
American1101.9%1.0%
Spanish1051.8%1.4%
Swedish1001.7%1.3%
Hungarian551.0%0.8%
Acadian100.2%0.1%
Pakistani100.2%0.6%
African, n.o.s.200.3%0.4%
Jewish2854.9%0.9%
Punjabi150.3%2.7%
Vietnamese250.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek601.0%0.6%
Jamaican300.5%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.250.4%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean1152.0%2.4%
Romanian450.8%0.6%
Lebanese200.3%0.2%
Iranian200.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish651.1%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian551.0%0.7%
Belgian350.6%0.3%
Haitian100.2%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican350.6%0.8%
Mennonite350.6%0.2%
Swiss300.5%0.4%
Finnish200.3%0.5%
Sri Lankan100.2%0.2%
Croatian450.8%0.6%
Japanese1051.8%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.651.1%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.200.3%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic300.5%0.4%
Colombian250.4%0.2%
Moroccan150.3%0.1%
Czech200.3%0.4%
Syrian100.2%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Serbian500.9%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger200.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian150.3%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish551.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian551.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian100.2%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.350.6%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.350.6%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.300.5%0.0%
Lithuanian150.3%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian450.8%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean100.2%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian100.2%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.100.2%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian100.2%0.0%
Israeli350.6%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American100.2%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.400.7%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.500.9%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian100.2%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish200.3%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.250.4%0.1%
British Columbian350.6%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian250.4%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander150.3%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 data5,785100.0%100.0%
First generation2,15037.2%48.2%
Second generation1,40524.3%24.3%
Third generation or more2,23038.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1402.4%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1402.4%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,65097.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian400.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,74599.2%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.4%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.4%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1502.6%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1502.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,61597.0%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,72064.2%53.1%
Immigrants1,98034.2%41.8%
Before 198075513.0%6.1%
1980 to 19902554.4%4.9%
1991 to 20002804.8%9.8%
2001 to 20103055.3%10.0%
2011 to 20213806.6%11.1%
Non-permanent residents851.5%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,980100.0%100.0%
Americas34517.4%7.0%
Brazil552.8%0.7%
Colombia150.8%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica150.8%0.2%
Mexico150.8%0.9%
Peru100.5%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America1859.3%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas402.0%1.3%
Europe96548.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina201.0%0.3%
Croatia251.3%0.3%
France201.0%0.4%
Germany804.0%1.1%
Greece150.8%0.2%
Hungary201.0%0.3%
Italy351.8%0.8%
Netherlands201.0%0.5%
Poland502.5%0.8%
Portugal100.5%0.4%
Romania251.3%0.7%
Russian Federation351.8%0.9%
Serbia452.3%0.3%
Ukraine351.8%0.7%
United Kingdom35517.9%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1758.8%2.5%
Africa854.3%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%
Morocco100.5%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa552.8%1.6%
Asia53026.8%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran351.8%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey150.8%0.2%
China1105.6%18.8%
Hong Kong804.0%7.0%
Korea, South552.8%3.9%
Taiwan100.5%3.6%
Philippines351.8%10.0%
Viet Nam150.8%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India502.5%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1105.6%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth603.0%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 data245100.0%100.0%
Americas9036.7%10.8%
Europe8534.7%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia5020.4%71.1%
Oceania and other208.2%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,790100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,28091.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1866511.5%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,61079.6%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens5108.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,980100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1608.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years24512.4%15.4%
15 to 24 years37518.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years96548.7%46.1%
45 years and over24012.1%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 data1,225100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants80565.7%59.5%
Principal applicants40533.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants40533.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family30524.9%30.4%
Refugees1109.0%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,225100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission23018.8%10.6%
Study permits only before admission504.1%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission957.8%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience84569.0%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 data5,190100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2855.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate91517.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,99577.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,22523.6%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,76553.3%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,870100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree451.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate39513.8%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,43084.7%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level74025.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,69058.9%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 data5,195100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3356.4%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,86093.6%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,865100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate652.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,80597.9%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 data2,870100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree43515.2%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,43084.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,125100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable802.6%2.2%
All classes of workers3,05097.6%97.8%
Employee2,22071.0%81.0%
Self-employed82526.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,125100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable802.6%2.2%
All occupations3,05097.6%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations551.8%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations69022.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations3109.9%9.3%
3 Health occupations2407.7%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services57518.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport31510.1%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations51516.5%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations31510.1%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations250.8%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities100.3%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,125100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable802.6%2.2%
All industries3,05097.6%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.3%0.3%
22 Utilities250.8%0.6%
23 Construction1555.0%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing802.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade501.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade1855.9%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1153.7%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1805.8%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1304.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1304.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services55017.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.3%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services702.2%4.1%
61 Educational services43513.9%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance37512.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1203.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1354.3%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1053.4%4.2%
91 Public administration1755.6%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van88050.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver79045.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger905.2%6.6%
Public transit25014.5%14.9%
Walked39522.8%6.4%
Bicycle1609.2%1.9%
Other method502.9%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes47027.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes73542.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes34019.7%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1106.4%9.9%
60 minutes and over754.3%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 data1,730100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.452.6%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.21012.1%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.43525.1%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.52530.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.34019.7%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.17510.1%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 data1,410100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,15081.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence25017.7%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 data5,565100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,59064.5%56.8%
Movers1,97035.4%43.2%
Non-migrants1,24022.3%17.0%
Migrants73513.2%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,765100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,17089.7%85.2%
Movers59010.2%14.8%
Non-migrants4357.5%8.5%
Migrants1552.7%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 data2,890100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,15039.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address31510.9%14.2%
Usual place of work1,41048.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
English only4,98585.1%88.1%
French only100.2%0.0%
English and French80513.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French651.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
English5,59595.5%93.2%
French1552.6%1.0%
English and French450.8%0.5%
Neither English nor French651.1%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,67596.8%94.5%
Multiple responses1853.2%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,72097.6%93.8%
Multiple responses1402.4%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
None4,94584.4%75.2%
English2654.5%9.7%
French751.3%0.7%
Non-official language4457.6%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4457.6%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)350.6%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages651.1%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,860100.0%100.0%
English4,54077.5%54.7%
French300.5%0.2%
Non-official language2504.3%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2504.3%15.1%
English and French1152.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)85014.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)450.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages150.3%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,315100.0%100.0%
English3,17095.6%87.4%
French150.5%0.1%
Non-official language100.3%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.3%2.9%
English and French300.9%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)902.7%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
Multiple non-official 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 data3,315100.0%100.0%
None3,20596.7%92.1%
English150.5%1.9%
French150.5%0.6%
Non-official language601.8%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous601.8%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%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% data710100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language9513.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language61586.6%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data485100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language6513.4%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada459.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada204.1%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language42086.6%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,785100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,7855785.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income55.0%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,190
In the labour force3,125
Employed2,885
Unemployed235
Not in the labour force2,065
Participation rate (Rate)6060.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5655.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)87.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,190100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,08040.1%35.5%
Worked3,11059.9%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,52529.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,58530.5%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.9%40.9%

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