Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Grousewoods

Census Tract 0122.00 · North Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia

Grousewoods is a neighbourhood of North Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,166 living in private households. 38.4% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was West Asian at 16.3%. 60.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 41.8% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $146,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 13.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 20.57 km², giving a population density of 202 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,1662021, private households
Visible minority38.4%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian60.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants41.8%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$146,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households13.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density202 /km²4,166 people over 20.57 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,166
Population, 20164,183
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20210-0.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,443
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,393
Population density per square kilometre217216.9%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres19

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,165100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years68516.4%14.1%
0 to 4 years1603.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years2155.2%4.7%
10 to 14 years3107.4%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,69564.7%68.5%
15 to 19 years3558.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years2355.6%6.6%
25 to 29 years1553.7%7.6%
30 to 34 years1353.2%7.9%
35 to 39 years2004.8%7.5%
40 to 44 years3007.2%6.7%
45 to 49 years3257.8%6.5%
50 to 54 years3759.0%6.9%
55 to 59 years3408.2%7.0%
60 to 64 years2756.6%6.4%
65 years and over78518.8%17.4%
65 to 69 years2355.6%5.5%
70 to 74 years2155.2%4.6%
75 to 79 years1704.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years852.0%2.1%
85 years and over801.9%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 years1616.4%14.1%
15 to 64 years6564.7%68.5%
65 years and over1918.8%17.4%
85 years and over21.9%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4242.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4645.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,395100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,07577.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house201.4%2.1%
Row house302.2%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex27019.4%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
1960 or before20014.2%11.5%
1961 to 198060042.7%23.3%
1981 to 199038527.4%14.5%
1991 to 2000553.9%16.6%
2001 to 2005151.1%6.6%
2006 to 2010151.1%8.8%
2011 to 2015503.6%8.1%
2016 to 2021755.3%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
Condominium402.8%32.5%
Not condominium1,36597.2%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom201.4%22.2%
2 bedrooms1107.8%27.9%
3 bedrooms33023.5%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms94567.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1158.2%46.6%
5 rooms1208.5%13.5%
6 rooms1258.9%10.0%
7 rooms21014.9%8.2%
8 or more rooms83059.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)88.2%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,32094.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed856.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,395100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,01572.8%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs37526.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%31522.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,325100.0%100.0%
In core need1158.7%16.9%
Not in core need1,21091.3%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 data1,225
% of owner households with a mortgage5555.1%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2525.2%24.4%
% in core housing need88.2%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,180$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,975$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,032,000$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 data190
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4039.5%38.5%
% in core housing need1211.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,000$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,880$1,624

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,33095.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,33095.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,12089.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,31066.5%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,35567.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,800$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1404.0%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data82523.7%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,37094.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$92,500$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,37094.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,500$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,21090.0%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$90,100$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,44568.6%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$89,800$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,28564.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,770$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1253.5%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,400$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data80522.6%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,580$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,220
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,250
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$232,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$168,400$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,02028.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05529.6%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$13,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,700$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)9392.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)77.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.3%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)32.9%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without total income1504.3%3.3%
With total income3,33095.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)45013.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99936010.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99938011.4%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9992858.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9992256.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992206.6%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991655.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991655.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991253.8%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991103.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over83525.1%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1504.3%3.3%
With after-tax income3,33095.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)48014.4%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99938011.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99942012.6%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,9993209.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9992708.1%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992457.4%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991905.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991604.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991504.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999952.9%2.5%
$100,000 and over62018.6%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,16533.5%29.8%
With employment income2,31066.5%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)41017.7%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991908.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9992109.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991657.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991355.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991155.0%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991305.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991054.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999853.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999703.0%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999703.0%3.7%
$100,000 and over61026.4%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,475100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,21592.5%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,21592.5%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,07588.5%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,37568.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,84553.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,680$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data902.6%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,240$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,22590.5%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$95,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,22590.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,000$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,12087.5%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$94,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,45068.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$88,700$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,74548.9%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,230$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data952.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,00528.2%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,00028.1%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,200$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9695.8%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7170.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)44.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data365
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data345
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$240,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data700
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$206,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data750
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$252,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$189,600$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data120
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data115
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data285
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data285
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,500$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,160100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years90521.8%17.3%
0 to 5 years1954.7%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,47059.4%65.8%
65 years and over78518.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)330
0 to 17 years95
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years190
65 years and over50
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)88.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1010.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)87.6%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.4%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data4,160100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years90021.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years2004.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,47559.5%65.9%
65 years and over79019.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)265
0 to 17 years75
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years165
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)66.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)88.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)76.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
1 person17012.2%29.0%
2 persons42030.2%31.8%
3 persons29020.9%15.7%
4 persons36025.9%14.0%
5 or more persons16011.5%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,165100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.0%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,485100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,29565.9%56.5%
Married2,12060.8%48.5%
Living common-law1755.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,18534.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married89025.5%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated501.4%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1303.7%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1203.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,395100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,05575.6%55.7%
Couple-family households95068.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households1057.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households553.9%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households302.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons604.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households302.2%5.6%
One-person households17012.2%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,390
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,410
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$221,200$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$161,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.4%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999151.1%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999151.1%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999251.8%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999201.4%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999100.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999251.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999251.8%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999302.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999554.0%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999503.6%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999503.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999503.6%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999554.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over94067.6%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991309.4%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99914010.1%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99917512.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over50036.0%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999151.1%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999201.4%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999201.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999151.1%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999302.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999352.5%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999302.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999705.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999705.0%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999604.3%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999654.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999604.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over86061.9%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99916511.9%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99914510.4%8.6%
$150,000 and over55539.9%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
Owner1,22086.8%62.1%
Renter18513.2%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% data1,255100.0%100.0%
2 persons51040.6%49.6%
3 persons29523.5%23.1%
4 persons37529.9%20.8%
5 or more persons806.4%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.7%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,255100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,12589.6%84.9%
Married couples1,03582.5%72.3%
Common-law couples856.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families13510.8%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+1008.0%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+302.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,80591.5%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,25054.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1303.1%4.2%
Children1,42534.3%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data3608.7%20.5%
Living alone1704.1%11.6%
Living with other relatives701.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1202.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data170
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data155

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,225
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,255

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data4,160100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,15527.8%44.5%
In bottom decile3558.5%11.0%
In second decile2054.9%8.4%
In third decile2205.3%8.1%
In fourth decile1453.5%8.3%
In fifth decile2305.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,01072.4%55.5%
In sixth decile2706.5%9.2%
In seventh decile2856.9%9.9%
In eighth decile3909.4%10.7%
In ninth decile64515.5%11.9%
In top decile1,41534.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,39098.9%95.9%
More than one person per room151.1%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,39599.3%91.9%
Not suitable100.7%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household51036.3%49.2%
Two-maintainer household79556.6%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1057.5%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years251.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years23516.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years39528.1%18.9%
55 to 64 years33023.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years21014.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years16511.7%7.5%
85 years and over453.2%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'45032.0%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only35525.3%26.1%
Not suitable only100.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only604.3%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'201.4%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 housing96068.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,65038.4%54.5%
South Asian1403.3%14.2%
Chinese4009.3%19.6%
Black150.3%1.6%
Filipino852.0%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American601.4%2.0%
Southeast Asian200.5%2.2%
West Asian70016.3%2.5%
Korean1002.3%2.4%
Japanese451.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.100.2%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities601.4%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,64061.5%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Buddhist350.8%2.7%
Christian1,35531.5%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2856.6%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1754.1%2.0%
Baptist501.2%1.0%
Catholic3959.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox701.6%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran601.4%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic150.3%0.7%
Presbyterian451.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1303.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1102.6%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish551.3%0.8%
Muslim58013.5%4.2%
Sikh00.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions852.0%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,16550.4%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Canadian2956.9%6.7%
English93021.7%14.0%
Irish58513.6%9.1%
Scottish70016.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2205.1%4.2%
German49011.4%7.1%
Chinese3307.7%18.2%
Italian2004.7%3.2%
Indian (India)1303.0%8.2%
Ukrainian1553.6%3.1%
Dutch1353.1%2.5%
Polish952.2%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2505.8%3.0%
Filipino952.2%5.4%
French Canadian451.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.400.9%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis200.5%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1854.3%1.6%
Russian1152.7%2.0%
Norwegian902.1%1.7%
Welsh1202.8%1.4%
Portuguese501.2%0.9%
American651.5%1.0%
Spanish451.0%1.4%
Swedish852.0%1.3%
Hungarian501.2%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.250.6%0.4%
Jewish651.5%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek501.2%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean952.2%2.4%
Romanian100.2%0.6%
Lebanese150.3%0.2%
Iranian60514.1%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish501.2%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian400.9%0.7%
Belgian150.3%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican601.4%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss1052.4%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian200.5%0.6%
Japanese400.9%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.350.8%0.4%
Muslim300.7%0.3%
Egyptian150.3%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.400.9%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.5%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech451.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger952.2%1.1%
Ontarian100.2%0.0%
Persian2104.9%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian100.2%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African902.1%0.3%
Australian350.8%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian150.3%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 Irish300.7%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian250.6%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian250.6%0.1%
Estonian00.0%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 Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian150.3%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.200.5%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%
Kenyan100.2%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%
Tajik300.7%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
First generation2,02547.1%48.2%
Second generation1,00023.3%24.3%
Third generation or more1,27529.7%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity300.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses300.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,26099.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,29099.9%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,290100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries451.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries451.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,24599.0%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 data4,295100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,38055.4%53.1%
Immigrants1,79541.8%41.8%
Before 19803407.9%6.1%
1980 to 19902155.0%4.9%
1991 to 20003808.8%9.8%
2001 to 20102756.4%10.0%
2011 to 202159013.7%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1152.7%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,795100.0%100.0%
Americas18510.3%7.0%
Brazil100.6%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico351.9%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America1005.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas301.7%1.3%
Europe46525.9%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France100.6%0.4%
Germany402.2%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary251.4%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands251.4%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom20511.4%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1257.0%2.5%
Africa1206.7%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of452.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa703.9%1.6%
Asia1,00556.0%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran58532.6%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1307.2%18.8%
Hong Kong1106.1%7.0%
Korea, South603.3%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines603.3%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India00.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia402.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth251.4%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data230100.0%100.0%
Americas2510.9%10.8%
Europe12554.3%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia8537.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,295100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,74587.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1892021.4%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,82565.8%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens54512.7%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,795100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1458.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years31517.5%15.4%
15 to 24 years26514.8%18.6%
25 to 44 years85547.6%46.1%
45 years and over21512.0%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 data1,460100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,16079.5%59.5%
Principal applicants42529.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants74050.7%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family20514.0%30.4%
Refugees704.8%8.7%
Other immigrants201.4%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 data1,460100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission352.4%2.6%
Work permits only before admission21014.4%10.6%
Study permits only before admission402.7%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission201.4%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,15579.1%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,560100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3459.7%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate70019.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,51570.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level72520.4%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,79050.3%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,190100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree150.7%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate29013.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,88586.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level50022.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,38563.2%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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate35510.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,21090.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,190100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate301.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,16098.6%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 data2,190100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree30513.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,88586.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,285100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All classes of workers2,24598.2%97.8%
Employee1,59069.6%81.0%
Self-employed65528.7%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,285100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All occupations2,24598.2%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations1155.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations44519.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations30013.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations2109.2%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services32514.2%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1456.3%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations50021.9%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1556.8%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities351.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,285100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All industries2,24598.2%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction200.9%0.3%
22 Utilities251.1%0.6%
23 Construction1305.7%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing652.8%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade552.4%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade29012.7%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing652.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries853.7%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1355.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing602.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services42518.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services502.2%4.1%
61 Educational services1757.7%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance27011.8%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation602.6%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1858.1%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)803.5%4.2%
91 Public administration552.4%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,280100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,09585.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver95574.6%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger14010.9%6.6%
Public transit907.0%14.9%
Walked151.2%6.4%
Bicycle201.6%1.9%
Other method655.1%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 data1,280100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes29523.0%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes60547.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes26520.7%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes705.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over403.1%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 data1,280100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.403.1%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.14511.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.29523.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.36528.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.24018.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.19515.2%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,105100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence33029.9%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence76569.2%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,120100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,66064.6%56.8%
Movers1,46535.6%43.2%
Non-migrants49011.9%17.0%
Migrants97523.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,260100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,75588.1%85.2%
Movers50511.9%14.8%
Non-migrants3157.4%8.5%
Migrants1904.5%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 data2,130100.0%100.0%
Worked at home83539.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.7%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1758.2%14.2%
Usual place of work1,10551.9%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,165100.0%100.0%
English only3,59086.2%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French47511.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French952.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,165100.0%100.0%
English3,97095.3%93.2%
French501.2%1.0%
English and French451.1%0.5%
Neither English nor French952.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,165100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,02096.5%94.5%
Multiple responses1403.4%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% data4,165100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,02096.5%93.8%
Multiple responses1453.5%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,160100.0%100.0%
None3,25578.2%75.2%
English3959.5%9.7%
French350.8%0.7%
Non-official language3909.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3859.3%11.2%
English and French100.2%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)300.7%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.6%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,165100.0%100.0%
English2,60562.5%54.7%
French150.4%0.2%
Non-official language50512.1%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous50512.1%15.1%
English and French451.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)93022.3%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)501.2%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages100.2%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,520100.0%100.0%
English2,28090.5%87.4%
French100.4%0.1%
Non-official language401.6%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous401.6%2.9%
English and French100.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1756.9%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,520100.0%100.0%
None2,35093.3%92.1%
English552.2%1.9%
French100.4%0.6%
Non-official language1004.0%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1004.0%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%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% data930100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language657.0%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language86593.0%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% data750100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language506.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada253.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada202.7%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language70093.3%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,160100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,1654165.0%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 income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income55.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,560
In the labour force2,290
Employed2,130
Unemployed160
Not in the labour force1,275
Participation rate (Rate)6464.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6059.8%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)77.0%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,560100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,28036.0%35.5%
Worked2,28564.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,10030.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,18533.3%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4039.5%40.9%

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