Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Hamilton

Census Tract 0140.04 · Richmond · Vancouver, British Columbia

Hamilton is a neighbourhood of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,256 living in private households. 81.3% 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 34.3%. 18.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 53.6% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $117,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 16.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.76 km², giving a population density of 1,902 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,2562021, private households
Visible minority81.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian18.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants53.6%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$117,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households16.4%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,902 /km²5,256 people over 2.76 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,256
Population, 20165,189
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202111.3%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,816
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,678
Population density per square kilometre2,0952095.2%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres3

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years82015.6%14.1%
0 to 4 years2454.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years2905.5%4.7%
10 to 14 years2905.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,70070.4%68.5%
15 to 19 years3356.4%5.2%
20 to 24 years3406.5%6.6%
25 to 29 years3757.1%7.6%
30 to 34 years3105.9%7.9%
35 to 39 years3506.7%7.5%
40 to 44 years3406.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years3757.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years4558.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years4208.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years3957.5%6.4%
65 years and over73514.0%17.4%
65 to 69 years3005.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years1903.6%4.6%
75 to 79 years1052.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years751.4%2.1%
85 years and over551.0%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1615.6%14.1%
15 to 64 years7070.4%68.5%
65 years and over1414.0%17.4%
85 years and over11.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.4%41.7%
Median age of the population4141.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house74544.5%27.7%
Semi-detached house100.6%2.1%
Row house73043.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1458.7%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys201.2%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling301.8%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
1960 or before352.1%11.5%
1961 to 19801056.3%23.3%
1981 to 19901609.5%14.5%
1991 to 200091554.5%16.6%
2001 to 20051408.3%6.6%
2006 to 20101408.3%8.8%
2011 to 2015603.6%8.1%
2016 to 20211257.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
Condominium21012.5%32.5%
Not condominium1,46587.2%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms100.6%2.1%
1 bedroom1156.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms20011.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms66539.6%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms69041.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms42525.3%46.6%
5 rooms32519.3%13.5%
6 rooms27516.4%10.0%
7 rooms19511.6%8.2%
8 or more rooms45527.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.1%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,58094.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed955.7%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,670100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,38582.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs28517.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%26515.9%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,680100.0%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 data1,650100.0%100.0%
In core need1408.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,51091.5%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 data1,405
% of owner households with a mortgage6767.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1514.6%24.4%
% in core housing need66.5%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,820$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,768$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$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 data270
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3030.2%38.5%
% in core housing need1919.2%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,920$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,760$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,430100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,30097.1%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,30097.1%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,87087.4%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,29574.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,52579.6%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,950$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4359.8%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,760$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,41531.9%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,430100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,31097.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,200$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,31097.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,920$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,89587.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,29574.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,160$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,52579.6%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,680$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3658.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,120$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,41531.9%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,930$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,435
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.4%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,435
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,600$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,425100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,66537.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,800$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,22527.7%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,100$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,120$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)8484.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7575.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1615.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)87.7%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,430100.0%100.0%
Without total income1252.8%3.3%
With total income4,30097.1%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)49011.4%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99951512.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99961514.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99949011.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99946510.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993959.2%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993157.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992405.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992255.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991252.9%3.4%
$100,000 and over4259.9%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,430100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1252.8%3.3%
With after-tax income4,30097.1%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)50011.6%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99953512.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99968515.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99960514.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99951512.0%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99943510.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993207.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992205.1%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991704.0%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991052.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over2205.1%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% data4,430100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,13025.5%29.8%
With employment income3,29574.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)41512.6%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992607.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99936511.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992658.0%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992959.0%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993259.9%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992908.8%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992307.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992056.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991655.0%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991053.2%3.7%
$100,000 and over36010.9%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,430100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,14593.6%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,15093.7%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,82586.3%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,36075.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,67060.3%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,320$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2355.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,430100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,12593.1%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,800$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,14593.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,85086.9%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,080$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,36576.0%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,640$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,61058.9%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,185$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2154.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,800$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 data4,425100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,65537.4%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,19026.9%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,900$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)9291.8%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8383.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)88.2%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data360
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data375
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data885
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.1%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data895
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$154,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$131,600$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data145
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.8%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data125
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (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% data360
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data345
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,800$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,250100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,02019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years3055.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,49566.6%65.8%
65 years and over73514.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)360
0 to 17 years70
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years195
65 years and over90
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)76.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)77.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.6%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1212.4%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% data5,250100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,02019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years3105.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,50066.7%65.9%
65 years and over73013.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)235
0 to 17 years50
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years160
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)54.8%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.5%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)33.4%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,680100.0%100.0%
1 person22013.1%29.0%
2 persons45026.8%31.8%
3 persons36021.4%15.7%
4 persons40023.8%14.0%
5 or more persons25014.9%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,250100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.1%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,435100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,73561.7%56.5%
Married2,49056.1%48.5%
Living common-law2455.5%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,70038.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,26528.5%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated801.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2104.7%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1503.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,680100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,15568.8%55.7%
Couple-family households1,04061.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households1156.8%7.8%
Multigenerational households1458.6%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households301.8%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons804.8%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households553.3%5.6%
One-person households22013.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,680
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,680
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,100$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,680100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.9%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999251.5%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999201.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999402.4%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999301.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999402.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999352.1%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999704.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999653.9%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999905.4%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991156.8%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991056.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over99559.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99923013.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99923013.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99929517.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over24514.6%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% data1,680100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999251.5%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999201.2%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999402.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999452.7%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999452.7%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999301.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999855.1%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999955.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991257.4%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991257.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991307.7%5.8%
$100,000 and over86051.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99927516.4%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99923514.0%8.6%
$150,000 and over35020.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
Owner1,40583.6%62.1%
Renter27516.4%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% data1,515100.0%100.0%
2 persons56037.0%49.6%
3 persons40526.7%23.1%
4 persons43028.4%20.8%
5 or more persons1207.9%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%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% data1,515100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,34088.4%84.9%
Married couples1,21580.2%72.3%
Common-law couples1207.9%12.6%
Total one-parent families18011.9%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+1409.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+402.6%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,69589.4%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,67551.0%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1753.3%4.2%
Children1,84035.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data55510.6%20.5%
Living alone2154.1%11.6%
Living with other relatives1953.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1402.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data220
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data210

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,460
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,465

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data5,250100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,86535.5%44.5%
In bottom decile3256.2%11.0%
In second decile3105.9%8.4%
In third decile2905.5%8.1%
In fourth decile4107.8%8.3%
In fifth decile53010.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,38564.5%55.5%
In sixth decile66012.6%9.2%
In seventh decile61011.6%9.9%
In eighth decile74014.1%10.7%
In ninth decile80515.3%11.9%
In top decile57010.9%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,61596.1%95.9%
More than one person per room653.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,55592.6%91.9%
Not suitable1257.4%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household60536.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household94556.3%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1257.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,680100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years1508.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years30518.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years41024.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years46527.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years21512.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years1207.1%7.5%
85 years and over100.6%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'45527.1%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only25014.9%26.1%
Not suitable only905.4%5.8%
Major repairs needed only704.2%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'201.2%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'150.9%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.6%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,22072.6%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4,27081.3%54.5%
South Asian60011.4%14.2%
Chinese1,80034.3%19.6%
Black400.8%1.6%
Filipino91517.4%5.5%
Arab901.7%0.9%
Latin American701.3%2.0%
Southeast Asian2154.1%2.2%
West Asian951.8%2.5%
Korean400.8%2.4%
Japanese901.7%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.400.8%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities2705.1%1.9%
Not a visible minority98518.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1703.2%2.7%
Christian2,21542.2%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.59011.2%8.7%
Anabaptist250.5%0.3%
Anglican601.1%2.0%
Baptist1402.7%1.0%
Catholic1,08520.7%13.7%
Christian Orthodox801.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran100.2%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)350.7%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian100.2%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church250.5%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions951.8%1.7%
Hindu1352.6%2.6%
Jewish100.2%0.8%
Muslim3757.1%4.2%
Sikh2104.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions350.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,10540.1%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Canadian2504.8%6.7%
English2955.6%14.0%
Irish1903.6%9.1%
Scottish2304.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1001.9%4.2%
German2354.5%7.1%
Chinese1,80034.3%18.2%
Italian901.7%3.2%
Indian (India)4258.1%8.2%
Ukrainian951.8%3.1%
Dutch551.0%2.5%
Polish601.1%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1152.2%3.0%
Filipino90517.2%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.400.8%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis150.3%0.8%
European, n.o.s.501.0%1.6%
Russian851.6%2.0%
Norwegian100.2%1.7%
Welsh300.6%1.4%
Portuguese651.2%0.9%
American200.4%1.0%
Spanish851.6%1.4%
Swedish551.0%1.3%
Hungarian300.6%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani250.5%0.6%
African, n.o.s.300.6%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi701.3%2.7%
Vietnamese2605.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.350.7%0.4%
Greek200.4%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1402.7%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean450.9%2.4%
Romanian200.4%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian350.7%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh400.8%2.0%
Austrian200.4%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu150.3%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish200.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese1302.5%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.701.3%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Muslim701.3%0.3%
Egyptian450.9%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic200.4%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan601.1%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian100.2%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger1402.7%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian250.5%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese701.3%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 African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%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%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano250.5%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian250.5%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian200.4%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%
Malaysian300.6%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%
Jordanian100.2%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
First generation2,97056.6%48.2%
Second generation1,50528.7%24.3%
Third generation or more77514.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity350.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses350.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,21599.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,24599.9%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,255100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.3%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.2%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,22599.4%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,32544.3%53.1%
Immigrants2,81553.6%41.8%
Before 19803356.4%6.1%
1980 to 19904909.3%4.9%
1991 to 200094017.9%9.8%
2001 to 201062011.8%10.0%
2011 to 20214308.2%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1102.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,815100.0%100.0%
Americas953.4%7.0%
Brazil100.4%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America451.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas200.7%1.3%
Europe1756.2%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France150.5%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands250.9%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania150.5%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine150.5%0.7%
United Kingdom351.2%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe150.5%2.5%
Africa1505.3%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt150.5%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 of301.1%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa953.4%1.6%
Asia2,35083.5%72.4%
Afghanistan301.1%0.5%
Iran401.4%4.0%
Iraq200.7%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China42515.1%18.8%
Hong Kong54519.4%7.0%
Korea, South250.9%3.9%
Taiwan752.7%3.6%
Philippines61521.8%10.0%
Viet Nam1555.5%2.5%
Bangladesh150.5%0.2%
India2007.1%13.9%
Pakistan301.1%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1756.2%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 data155100.0%100.0%
Americas2516.1%10.8%
Europe2012.9%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia11071.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,250100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,78591.1%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,02019.4%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,77071.8%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens4709.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,815100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2157.6%7.5%
5 to 14 years47016.7%15.4%
15 to 24 years55019.5%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,31046.5%46.1%
45 years and over2759.8%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data2,480100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,55562.7%59.5%
Principal applicants59524.0%24.2%
Secondary applicants95538.5%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family74530.0%30.4%
Refugees1204.8%8.7%
Other immigrants652.6%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 data2,480100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission251.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1656.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission652.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1054.2%6.3%
Other permits before admission200.8%0.4%
No pre-admission experience2,09584.5%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,430100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree60013.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,32029.8%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,51056.7%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,07024.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,43532.4%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,000100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2157.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate69523.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,09069.7%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level83527.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,26042.0%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,425100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate64514.6%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,78585.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,000100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2458.2%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,75091.7%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 data3,000100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree91030.3%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,09569.8%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,080100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable702.3%2.2%
All classes of workers3,01097.7%97.8%
Employee2,60584.6%81.0%
Self-employed41013.3%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,080100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable702.3%2.2%
All occupations3,01097.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations200.6%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations60019.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations32510.6%9.3%
3 Health occupations2157.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2758.9%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1053.4%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations84027.3%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations49516.1%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1203.9%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,080100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable702.3%2.2%
All industries3,01097.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.3%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.3%0.3%
22 Utilities150.5%0.6%
23 Construction2207.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2207.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1755.7%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade40513.1%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2207.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1053.4%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1705.5%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing351.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2859.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.3%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services852.8%4.1%
61 Educational services1755.7%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance32510.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation501.6%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2207.1%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1454.7%4.2%
91 Public administration1354.4%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 data2,175100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,91087.8%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,70078.2%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2109.7%6.6%
Public transit1908.7%14.9%
Walked251.1%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method502.3%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 data2,175100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes31514.5%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,00046.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes61028.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1557.1%9.9%
60 minutes and over904.1%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 data2,175100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.904.1%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.32014.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.44020.2%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.56025.7%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.43019.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.33015.2%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 data1,855100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence88047.4%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence96552.0%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.5%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 data4,995100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,38567.8%56.8%
Movers1,61032.2%43.2%
Non-migrants54510.9%17.0%
Migrants1,06521.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,205100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,74591.2%85.2%
Movers4658.9%14.8%
Non-migrants2504.8%8.5%
Migrants2104.0%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 data2,800100.0%100.0%
Worked at home62022.1%26.5%
Worked outside Canada100.4%0.6%
No fixed workplace address32011.4%14.2%
Usual place of work1,85566.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
English only4,69589.3%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French2254.3%6.5%
Neither English nor French3306.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
English4,87592.8%93.2%
French400.8%1.0%
English and French150.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French3256.2%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,90093.2%94.5%
Multiple responses3556.8%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,78091.0%93.8%
Multiple responses4809.1%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
None3,69070.2%75.2%
English58511.1%9.7%
French300.6%0.7%
Non-official language76014.5%11.2%
Indigenous50.1%0.0%
Non-Indigenous75014.3%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)801.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages951.8%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,255100.0%100.0%
English2,36044.9%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language92517.6%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous92517.6%15.1%
English and French350.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,82034.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)300.6%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages901.7%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 data3,215100.0%100.0%
English2,71584.4%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language601.9%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous601.9%2.9%
English and French250.8%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)39012.1%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 languages200.6%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,215100.0%100.0%
None2,82587.9%92.1%
English752.3%1.9%
French150.5%0.6%
Non-official language2257.0%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2257.0%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)351.1%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages351.1%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,045100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language353.3%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,01096.7%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% data780100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language253.2%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada151.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.3%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language75596.8%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,250100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,2505250.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,430
In the labour force3,080
Employed2,800
Unemployed280
Not in the labour force1,350
Participation rate (Rate)7069.5%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6363.2%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)99.1%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,430100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,40031.6%35.5%
Worked3,02568.3%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,71038.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,32029.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.7%40.9%

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