Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Granville (northeast)

Census Tract 0059.10 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Granville (northeast) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 7,089 living in private households. 49.3% 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 13.9%. 48.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.8% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 41.2% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $72,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 64.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.20 km², giving a population density of 35,587 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population7,0892021, private households
Visible minority49.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian48.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants41.2%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$72,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households64.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density35,587 /km²7,089 people over 0.20 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20217,089
Population, 20166,298
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20211312.6%7.3%
Total private dwellings4,661
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents4,299
Population density per square kilometre35,58735587.3%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data7,090100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years3655.1%14.1%
0 to 4 years1952.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years1101.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years650.9%5.0%
15 to 64 years5,99084.5%68.5%
15 to 19 years901.3%5.2%
20 to 24 years4406.2%6.6%
25 to 29 years1,10015.5%7.6%
30 to 34 years1,18016.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years88512.5%7.5%
40 to 44 years6108.6%6.7%
45 to 49 years4556.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years4406.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years4256.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years3555.0%6.4%
65 years and over73010.3%17.4%
65 to 69 years3054.3%5.5%
70 to 74 years2153.0%4.6%
75 to 79 years1101.6%3.0%
80 to 84 years550.8%2.1%
85 years and over450.6%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 years55.1%14.1%
15 to 64 years8484.5%68.5%
65 years and over1010.3%17.4%
85 years and over10.6%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.4%41.7%
Median age of the population3736.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data4,300100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house50.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house952.2%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys100.2%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys4,18597.3%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1252.9%11.5%
1961 to 19801102.6%23.3%
1981 to 19902706.3%14.5%
1991 to 20001,21528.3%16.6%
2001 to 200590020.9%6.6%
2006 to 201081018.8%8.8%
2011 to 201549011.4%8.1%
2016 to 20213758.7%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
Condominium3,69585.9%32.5%
Not condominium60514.1%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms47511.0%2.1%
1 bedroom2,53058.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,20528.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms651.5%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms200.5%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms3,66085.1%46.6%
5 rooms44010.2%13.5%
6 rooms1102.6%10.0%
7 rooms601.4%8.2%
8 or more rooms250.6%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)33.1%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed4,12095.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed1804.2%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data4,265100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,48558.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs1,78041.7%29.8%
30% to less than 100%1,34031.4%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data4,300100.0%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 data3,825100.0%100.0%
In core need75019.6%16.9%
Not in core need3,08080.5%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,540
% of owner households with a mortgage6665.9%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3434.4%24.4%
% in core housing need1212.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,760$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,916$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$750,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$869,000$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 data2,760
% of tenant households in subsidized housing2221.7%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4645.7%38.5%
% in core housing need2423.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,880$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,778$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% data6,310100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,18097.9%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,18097.9%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,46586.6%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,87077.2%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,68574.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5007.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,90530.2%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,315100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,23598.7%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,900$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,23598.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,500$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,44586.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,900$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,87077.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$73,600$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,72074.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,500$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4607.3%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,880$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,91530.3%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,190$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,490
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.3%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,490
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$137,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,400$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,315100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,48039.3%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,300$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,92030.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,760$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)9089.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8181.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1010.1%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)55.1%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,315100.0%100.0%
Without total income1352.1%3.3%
With total income6,18597.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)5859.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99964510.4%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99986514.0%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99966010.7%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9995258.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994256.9%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993756.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993756.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9993105.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992604.2%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,15518.7%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,315100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1352.1%3.3%
With after-tax income6,18597.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)6109.9%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99966010.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99997015.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99974512.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9995959.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9995358.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994807.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993856.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9993105.0%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9992153.5%2.5%
$100,000 and over68511.1%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% data6,315100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,44022.8%29.8%
With employment income4,87577.2%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)51510.6%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993607.4%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9994659.5%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993908.0%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993206.6%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993607.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993156.5%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993156.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992956.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992956.1%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9992404.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over1,00020.5%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% data6,310100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,94094.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,95094.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,25583.3%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,69074.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,48555.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$750$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2153.4%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,840$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,315100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,97094.5%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,950$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,97594.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,120$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,22082.7%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,400$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,68574.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,400$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,48555.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,140$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1903.0%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,800$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 data6,315100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,37537.6%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,700$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,80528.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,480$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)9595.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8585.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)54.8%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% data1,015
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)$99,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,010
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,800$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,200$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% data300
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.5%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data310
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data115
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.4%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data100
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$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% data3,195
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data3,195
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,680100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years4056.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2253.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,61584.1%65.8%
65 years and over6559.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1,390
0 to 17 years70
0 to 5 years35
18 to 64 years1,080
65 years and over240
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)2120.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1817.5%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1414.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1919.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3636.0%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data6,675100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years4106.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2253.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,61084.0%65.9%
65 years and over6559.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1,125
0 to 17 years55
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years965
65 years and over110
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1716.9%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1413.6%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1717.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1616.4%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data4,300100.0%100.0%
1 person2,50558.3%29.0%
2 persons1,38032.1%31.8%
3 persons2806.5%15.7%
4 persons1052.4%14.0%
5 or more persons300.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,675100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.6%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,720100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,83042.1%56.5%
Married1,81527.0%48.5%
Living common-law1,01015.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law3,89558.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married3,09546.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1952.9%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced5007.4%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1051.6%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data4,300100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,37532.0%55.7%
Couple-family households1,27529.7%47.9%
One-parent-family households1002.3%7.8%
Multigenerational households150.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons451.0%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households3508.1%5.6%
One-person households2,51058.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data4,300
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,800$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data4,300
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data4,300100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001603.7%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999801.9%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999902.1%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,9992455.7%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9993007.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991804.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991603.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991553.6%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991303.0%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991202.8%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992606.0%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9992305.3%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992606.0%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992355.5%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9992255.2%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,48034.4%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99944010.2%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992756.4%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9993708.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over4059.4%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% data4,300100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001653.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999751.7%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999852.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,9992555.9%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9993157.3%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991954.5%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991754.1%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991754.1%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991503.5%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991453.4%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993257.6%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9993157.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9993057.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9992706.3%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9992305.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,10525.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9993959.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992555.9%8.6%
$150,000 and over45510.6%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
Owner1,54035.8%62.1%
Renter2,76064.2%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,455100.0%100.0%
2 persons1,13578.0%49.6%
3 persons21514.8%23.1%
4 persons906.2%20.8%
5 or more persons151.0%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.3%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% data1,450100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,33091.7%84.9%
Married couples82556.9%72.3%
Common-law couples50534.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families1208.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+906.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+251.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,34550.1%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,66539.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1201.8%4.2%
Children5608.4%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data3,33049.9%20.5%
Living alone2,51037.6%11.6%
Living with other relatives1402.1%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only69010.3%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data2,510
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data2,500

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,795
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,800

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% data6,680100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,28049.1%44.5%
In bottom decile1,39020.8%11.0%
In second decile5558.3%8.4%
In third decile5207.8%8.1%
In fourth decile4156.2%8.3%
In fifth decile3955.9%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,39550.8%55.5%
In sixth decile4006.0%9.2%
In seventh decile5007.5%9.9%
In eighth decile5508.2%10.7%
In ninth decile80512.1%11.9%
In top decile1,13517.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room4,21097.9%95.9%
More than one person per room902.1%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
Suitable3,94091.6%91.9%
Not suitable3608.4%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household2,95568.7%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,23528.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1102.6%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data4,300100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years3007.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years1,40032.6%15.5%
35 to 44 years93021.6%18.2%
45 to 54 years60514.1%18.9%
55 to 64 years53012.3%19.4%
65 to 74 years3608.4%14.6%
75 to 84 years1303.0%7.5%
85 years and over400.9%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'2,10048.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only1,56536.4%26.1%
Not suitable only1904.4%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1252.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'1653.8%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'451.0%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 housing2,20551.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,675100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,29049.3%54.5%
South Asian4306.4%14.2%
Chinese92513.9%19.6%
Black1502.2%1.6%
Filipino1652.5%5.5%
Arab1051.6%0.9%
Latin American4306.4%2.0%
Southeast Asian1151.7%2.2%
West Asian3705.5%2.5%
Korean3054.6%2.4%
Japanese1502.2%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.350.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1051.6%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,38550.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,675100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1452.2%2.7%
Christian1,71525.7%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3905.8%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1251.9%2.0%
Baptist350.5%1.0%
Catholic83512.5%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1402.1%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness100.1%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran200.3%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian200.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church450.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions600.9%1.7%
Hindu1051.6%2.6%
Jewish901.3%0.8%
Muslim4156.2%4.2%
Sikh500.7%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions600.9%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives4,09561.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,680100.0%100.0%
Canadian2804.2%6.7%
English78011.7%14.0%
Irish6359.5%9.1%
Scottish6009.0%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3605.4%4.2%
German4657.0%7.1%
Chinese85012.7%18.2%
Italian2503.7%3.2%
Indian (India)3104.6%8.2%
Ukrainian2353.5%3.1%
Dutch1301.9%2.5%
Polish2153.2%2.2%
Québécois400.6%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2704.0%3.0%
Filipino1902.8%5.4%
French Canadian300.4%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1151.7%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.500.7%0.9%
Métis300.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.2003.0%1.6%
Russian2053.1%2.0%
Norwegian701.0%1.7%
Welsh801.2%1.4%
Portuguese751.1%0.9%
American450.7%1.0%
Spanish1952.9%1.4%
Swedish1101.6%1.3%
Hungarian751.1%0.8%
Acadian100.1%0.1%
Pakistani350.5%0.6%
African, n.o.s.350.5%0.4%
Jewish1101.6%0.9%
Punjabi250.4%2.7%
Vietnamese1151.7%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.350.5%0.4%
Greek350.5%0.6%
Jamaican350.5%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.600.9%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Korean2804.2%2.4%
Romanian550.8%0.6%
Lebanese500.7%0.2%
Iranian2503.7%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.100.1%0.3%
Danish701.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.250.4%0.2%
Sikh150.2%2.0%
Austrian250.4%0.7%
Belgian100.1%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu300.4%0.6%
Mexican1652.5%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss500.7%0.4%
Finnish300.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan150.2%0.2%
Croatian450.7%0.6%
Japanese1702.5%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.200.3%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.600.9%0.4%
Muslim250.4%0.3%
Egyptian250.4%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.851.3%0.3%
Tamil150.2%0.1%
Icelandic450.7%0.4%
Colombian250.4%0.2%
Moroccan150.2%0.1%
Czech400.6%0.4%
Syrian100.1%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
Serbian701.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger751.1%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian1201.8%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian200.3%0.1%
Turkish851.3%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi150.2%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian751.1%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian150.2%0.1%
Slovak200.3%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Somali100.1%0.1%
Taiwanese901.3%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean150.2%0.2%
African Caribbean100.1%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.100.1%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.500.7%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African100.1%0.3%
Australian400.6%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean150.2%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian100.1%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.300.4%0.1%
Peruvian100.1%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)100.1%0.1%
Berber100.1%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese100.1%0.0%
Macedonian100.1%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli150.2%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
Bulgarian100.1%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian100.1%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.300.4%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian200.3%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali300.4%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.150.2%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian100.1%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%
Thai100.1%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 Zealander200.3%0.1%
Sudanese100.1%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian150.2%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%
Malayali100.1%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran100.1%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%
Azerbaijani100.1%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay100.1%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%
Libyan100.1%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 data6,675100.0%100.0%
First generation3,74056.0%48.2%
Second generation1,29019.3%24.3%
Third generation or more1,64024.6%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,675100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1201.8%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1101.6%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,55598.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,675100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian350.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,64099.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,675100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)500.7%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)500.7%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries901.3%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries851.3%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.1%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,53097.8%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,680100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,02045.2%53.1%
Immigrants2,75541.2%41.8%
Before 19802654.0%6.1%
1980 to 19902153.2%4.9%
1991 to 20005408.1%9.8%
2001 to 201072010.8%10.0%
2011 to 20211,02015.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents89513.4%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,760100.0%100.0%
Americas36013.0%7.0%
Brazil552.0%0.7%
Colombia200.7%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico1154.2%0.9%
Peru100.4%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America953.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas552.0%1.3%
Europe67524.5%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.9%0.3%
Croatia100.4%0.3%
France200.7%0.4%
Germany150.5%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary200.7%0.3%
Italy301.1%0.8%
Netherlands200.7%0.5%
Poland351.3%0.8%
Portugal100.4%0.4%
Romania351.3%0.7%
Russian Federation752.7%0.9%
Serbia401.4%0.3%
Ukraine602.2%0.7%
United Kingdom1656.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1204.3%2.5%
Africa953.4%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt100.4%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco100.4%0.1%
Nigeria150.5%0.2%
Somalia100.4%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of150.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa351.3%1.6%
Asia1,57557.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran2509.1%4.0%
Iraq100.4%0.6%
Lebanon250.9%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey351.3%0.2%
China31511.4%18.8%
Hong Kong1405.1%7.0%
Korea, South1656.0%3.9%
Taiwan802.9%3.6%
Philippines1304.7%10.0%
Viet Nam552.0%2.5%
Bangladesh100.4%0.2%
India1304.7%13.9%
Pakistan150.5%1.0%
Sri Lanka200.7%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1906.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth451.6%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 data670100.0%100.0%
Americas12017.9%10.8%
Europe18527.6%11.7%
Africa101.5%4.8%
Asia33550.0%71.1%
Oceania and other203.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,680100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,85072.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 183705.5%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,48067.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,82527.3%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,760100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1605.8%7.5%
5 to 14 years46516.8%15.4%
15 to 24 years40014.5%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,47053.3%46.1%
45 years and over2609.4%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data2,490100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,72069.1%59.5%
Principal applicants87535.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants85034.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family54021.7%30.4%
Refugees2108.4%8.7%
Other immigrants251.0%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 data2,490100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission1154.6%2.6%
Work permits only before admission43017.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission1104.4%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission34013.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,49059.8%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 data6,315100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3655.8%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,17018.5%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,77575.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,19518.9%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher3,58556.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data5,145100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2054.0%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate71013.8%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,22582.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level97519.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher3,25063.2%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,315100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate4206.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,89093.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data5,140100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2555.0%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,89095.1%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 data5,140100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree92017.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,22082.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data4,865100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1152.4%2.2%
All classes of workers4,75097.6%97.8%
Employee4,01582.5%81.0%
Self-employed73015.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,865100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1152.4%2.2%
All occupations4,75097.6%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations801.6%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations1,11522.9%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations74015.2%9.3%
3 Health occupations2906.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services55511.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport4409.0%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations1,10022.6%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations3707.6%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities350.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,865100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1152.4%2.2%
All industries4,75097.6%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.2%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.2%0.3%
22 Utilities200.4%0.6%
23 Construction1853.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1152.4%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1653.4%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade4709.7%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2104.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries3908.0%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance3457.1%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1202.5%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services98020.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises150.3%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1553.2%4.1%
61 Educational services3056.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance4208.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1352.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services3457.1%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1903.9%4.2%
91 Public administration1603.3%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,410100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van82534.2%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver75031.1%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger753.1%6.6%
Public transit52521.8%14.9%
Walked92538.4%6.4%
Bicycle652.7%1.9%
Other method652.7%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,410100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes75031.1%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes89036.9%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes48019.9%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1506.2%9.9%
60 minutes and over1405.8%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 data2,410100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.652.7%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.2108.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.56023.2%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.71529.7%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.57523.9%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.29012.0%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 data2,065100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,56075.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence48523.5%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence150.7%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory150.7%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data6,495100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,21034.0%56.8%
Movers4,29066.1%43.2%
Non-migrants1,70526.3%17.0%
Migrants2,58039.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,635100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,74571.5%85.2%
Movers1,88528.4%14.8%
Non-migrants1,18017.8%8.5%
Migrants70510.6%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 data4,425100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,96044.3%26.5%
Worked outside Canada501.1%0.6%
No fixed workplace address3407.7%14.2%
Usual place of work2,07046.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,000100.0%100.0%
English only6,15087.9%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French70010.0%6.5%
Neither English nor French1452.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,000100.0%100.0%
English6,62094.6%93.2%
French1852.6%1.0%
English and French450.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French1452.1%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,000100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,61594.5%94.5%
Multiple responses3805.4%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% data7,000100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,65595.1%93.8%
Multiple responses3454.9%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% data7,000100.0%100.0%
None5,10072.9%75.2%
English6659.5%9.7%
French801.1%0.7%
Non-official language92513.2%11.2%
Indigenous50.1%0.0%
Non-Indigenous92013.1%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)500.7%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)350.5%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1351.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,000100.0%100.0%
English4,15059.3%54.7%
French500.7%0.2%
Non-official language6258.9%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous6258.9%15.1%
English and French1101.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,94027.7%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)650.9%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages500.7%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 data5,055100.0%100.0%
English4,57090.4%87.4%
French100.2%0.1%
Non-official language851.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous851.7%2.9%
English and French851.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)3056.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%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 data5,055100.0%100.0%
None4,70593.1%92.1%
English651.3%1.9%
French701.4%0.6%
Non-official language1903.8%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1903.8%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.2%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% data410100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language358.5%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language38092.7%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% data210100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language157.1%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada157.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language19592.9%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,675100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,6756675.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income66.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,315
In the labour force4,870
Employed4,430
Unemployed440
Not in the labour force1,445
Participation rate (Rate)7777.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)7070.2%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)99.0%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,310100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,62025.7%35.5%
Worked4,69574.4%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,58541.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time2,10533.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.7%40.9%

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