Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Johnston Heights (east-northeast 1)

Census Tract 0189.09 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Johnston Heights (east-northeast 1) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,616 living in private households. 76.6% 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 South Asian at 23.8%. 22.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 53.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $103,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 24.7% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.33 km², giving a population density of 3,472 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,6162021, private households
Visible minority76.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian22.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants53.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$103,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households24.7%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,472 /km²4,616 people over 1.33 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,616
Population, 20164,485
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202132.9%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,528
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,457
Population density per square kilometre3,4723472.2%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,615100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years64514.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years2104.6%4.3%
5 to 9 years2054.4%4.7%
10 to 14 years2305.0%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,20069.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years2806.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years3457.5%6.6%
25 to 29 years3156.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years3257.0%7.9%
35 to 39 years2806.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years3006.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years2806.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3206.9%6.9%
55 to 59 years4159.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years3457.5%6.4%
65 years and over77016.7%17.4%
65 to 69 years2705.9%5.5%
70 to 74 years2254.9%4.6%
75 to 79 years1302.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years751.6%2.1%
85 years and over701.5%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1414.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years6969.3%68.5%
65 years and over1716.7%17.4%
85 years and over21.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4241.7%41.7%
Median age of the population4242.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,460100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house71549.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house100.7%2.1%
Row house1208.2%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex42529.1%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys18512.7%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 data1,455100.0%100.0%
1960 or before201.4%11.5%
1961 to 19801157.9%23.3%
1981 to 199057539.5%14.5%
1991 to 200042529.2%16.6%
2001 to 2005805.5%6.6%
2006 to 2010352.4%8.8%
2011 to 20151359.3%8.1%
2016 to 2021805.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
Condominium1157.9%32.5%
Not condominium1,34092.1%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom1057.2%22.2%
2 bedrooms24516.8%27.9%
3 bedrooms48533.3%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms62042.6%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms39527.1%46.6%
5 rooms21014.4%13.5%
6 rooms17512.0%10.0%
7 rooms23015.8%8.2%
8 or more rooms44530.6%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.3%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,39595.9%94.7%
Major repairs needed604.1%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 data1,445100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,14579.2%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs30020.8%29.8%
30% to less than 100%28019.4%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,455100.0%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 data1,420100.0%100.0%
In core need17012.0%16.9%
Not in core need1,25588.4%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 data1,095
% of owner households with a mortgage5959.4%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2121.0%24.4%
% in core housing need1010.2%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,720$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,752$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,084,000$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 data355
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2020.0%38.5%
% in core housing need1616.2%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,120$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,345$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% data3,950100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,78095.7%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,78095.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,29583.4%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,74069.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,28583.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,800$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data39510.0%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,28532.5%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,81595.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,760$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,81595.9%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,480$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,30583.0%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,320$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,75069.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,31083.2%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,160$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3909.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,760$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37534.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,460$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,215
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,235
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,400$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$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 data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,25031.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,800$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,13528.5%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$16,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,160$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)7877.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6969.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2222.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.6%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)109.5%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% data3,950100.0%100.0%
Without total income1654.2%3.3%
With total income3,78095.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)41511.0%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99953014.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99961016.1%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99951513.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99941511.0%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993659.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992657.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991905.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991353.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999802.1%3.4%
$100,000 and over2606.9%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% data3,950100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1654.2%3.3%
With after-tax income3,78095.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)42011.1%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99953514.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99968518.1%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99960516.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99947512.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993759.9%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992406.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991604.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999952.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999501.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over1253.3%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,950100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,21030.6%29.8%
With employment income2,74069.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)35012.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99927510.0%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99935012.8%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992709.9%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992659.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992559.3%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992509.1%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992057.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991354.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999953.5%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999752.7%3.7%
$100,000 and over2107.7%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% data3,950100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,67593.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,68593.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,26082.5%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,79070.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,63066.6%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,640$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2456.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,320$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,71093.2%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,880$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,72093.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,360$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,31583.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,040$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,87072.1%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,360$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,63566.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,210$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2857.2%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,700$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 data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,25031.4%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,300$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,08527.3%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,050$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)8787.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7878.2%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1212.5%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data315
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data350
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,400$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,200$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data690
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.3%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data655
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,800$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,800$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data170
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.8%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data175
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$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% data395
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data405
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,590100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years79517.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years2555.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,02565.9%65.8%
65 years and over77016.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)315
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years170
65 years and over85
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)76.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)77.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.6%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1111.0%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years79517.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years2555.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,02565.8%65.9%
65 years and over77016.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)205
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years135
65 years and over30
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.5%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)54.8%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)33.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)54.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,455100.0%100.0%
1 person21014.4%29.0%
2 persons41528.5%31.8%
3 persons28019.2%15.7%
4 persons28519.6%14.0%
5 or more persons27018.6%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,595100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.2%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,975100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,34559.0%56.5%
Married2,19555.2%48.5%
Living common-law1503.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,63041.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,19029.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated902.3%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1604.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1904.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,455100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons92063.2%55.7%
Couple-family households79054.3%47.9%
One-parent-family households1308.9%7.8%
Multigenerational households17011.7%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households302.1%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons805.5%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households503.4%5.6%
One-person households21014.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,455
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,455
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,700$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,900$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,455100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999201.4%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999201.4%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999352.4%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999302.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999453.1%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999352.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999453.1%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999906.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999855.8%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999956.5%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999906.2%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999805.5%5.3%
$100,000 and over76552.6%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99919013.1%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99918012.4%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99923015.8%11.5%
$200,000 and over17011.7%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% data1,455100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999201.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999251.7%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999352.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999402.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999503.4%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999453.1%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999553.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991057.2%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999956.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991157.9%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991006.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991107.6%5.8%
$100,000 and over65044.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99921014.4%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99917011.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over27018.6%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
Owner1,10075.6%62.1%
Renter36024.7%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% data1,340100.0%100.0%
2 persons55541.4%49.6%
3 persons36026.9%23.1%
4 persons30522.8%20.8%
5 or more persons1209.0%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% data1,340100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,12584.0%84.9%
Married couples1,05078.4%72.3%
Common-law couples755.6%12.6%
Total one-parent families21516.0%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16512.3%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+503.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,03587.8%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,25049.0%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2154.7%4.2%
Children1,57034.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data55512.1%20.5%
Living alone2104.6%11.6%
Living with other relatives1703.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1854.0%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data210
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data175

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,250
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,280

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% data4,590100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,98043.1%44.5%
In bottom decile3407.4%11.0%
In second decile3908.5%8.4%
In third decile4159.0%8.1%
In fourth decile4108.9%8.3%
In fifth decile4259.3%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,61056.9%55.5%
In sixth decile50511.0%9.2%
In seventh decile58512.7%9.9%
In eighth decile56512.3%10.7%
In ninth decile59513.0%11.9%
In top decile3658.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,40096.2%95.9%
More than one person per room553.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,34592.4%91.9%
Not suitable1157.9%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household51035.1%49.2%
Two-maintainer household76052.2%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household19013.1%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years201.4%3.0%
25 to 34 years1308.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years25517.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years25517.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years43529.9%19.4%
65 to 74 years24516.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years956.5%7.5%
85 years and over201.4%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'44030.2%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only28019.2%26.1%
Not suitable only906.2%5.8%
Major repairs needed only453.1%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'151.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'100.7%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,01569.8%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,545100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,48076.6%54.5%
South Asian1,08023.8%14.2%
Chinese87019.1%19.6%
Black701.5%1.6%
Filipino54512.0%5.5%
Arab451.0%0.9%
Latin American751.7%2.0%
Southeast Asian4359.6%2.2%
West Asian400.9%2.5%
Korean1453.2%2.4%
Japanese300.7%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1353.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,07023.5%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,550100.0%100.0%
Buddhist3106.8%2.7%
Christian1,68036.9%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.48510.7%8.7%
Anabaptist150.3%0.3%
Anglican150.3%2.0%
Baptist451.0%1.0%
Catholic75516.6%13.7%
Christian Orthodox501.1%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness100.2%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)150.3%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic1002.2%0.7%
Presbyterian350.8%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church551.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1002.2%1.7%
Hindu1353.0%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1202.6%4.2%
Sikh80017.6%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.4%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,46032.1%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,545100.0%100.0%
Canadian1804.0%6.7%
English3156.9%14.0%
Irish1703.7%9.1%
Scottish2555.6%10.8%
French, n.o.s.701.5%4.2%
German1753.9%7.1%
Chinese75516.6%18.2%
Italian601.3%3.2%
Indian (India)66514.6%8.2%
Ukrainian1102.4%3.1%
Dutch400.9%2.5%
Polish701.5%2.2%
Québécois100.2%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.451.0%3.0%
Filipino53011.7%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.200.4%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.451.0%0.9%
Métis200.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.350.8%1.6%
Russian1252.8%2.0%
Norwegian350.8%1.7%
Welsh300.7%1.4%
Portuguese250.6%0.9%
American200.4%1.0%
Spanish651.4%1.4%
Swedish451.0%1.3%
Hungarian200.4%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani250.6%0.6%
African, n.o.s.200.4%0.4%
Jewish150.3%0.9%
Punjabi2054.5%2.7%
Vietnamese3106.8%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1152.5%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean1503.3%2.4%
Romanian400.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.100.2%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh2004.4%2.0%
Austrian100.2%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu902.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan150.3%0.2%
Croatian300.7%0.6%
Japanese551.2%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.00.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.2%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 Konger00.0%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%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1653.6%1.4%
Iraqi250.6%0.2%
Salvadorean350.8%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.601.3%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%
Chilean150.3%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%
Laotian250.6%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian501.1%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%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist300.7%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%
Kenyan150.3%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,545100.0%100.0%
First generation2,62057.6%48.2%
Second generation1,22527.0%24.3%
Third generation or more70015.4%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,550100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity651.4%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses551.2%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,48598.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,550100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian250.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,51599.2%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,545100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)350.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)350.8%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 only4,47098.3%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 data4,545100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,95543.0%53.1%
Immigrants2,43053.5%41.8%
Before 19802956.5%6.1%
1980 to 19904058.9%4.9%
1991 to 200067514.9%9.8%
2001 to 201060013.2%10.0%
2011 to 202145510.0%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1603.5%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,430100.0%100.0%
Americas803.3%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador351.4%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 America150.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas200.8%1.3%
Europe1606.6%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany150.6%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland100.4%0.8%
Portugal150.6%0.4%
Romania200.8%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom451.9%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe200.8%2.5%
Africa451.9%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa251.0%1.6%
Asia2,09086.0%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq401.6%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China37015.2%18.8%
Hong Kong602.5%7.0%
Korea, South1305.3%3.9%
Taiwan1506.2%3.6%
Philippines42017.3%10.0%
Viet Nam2409.9%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India49520.4%13.9%
Pakistan150.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1405.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth502.1%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 data250100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia24096.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,545100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,86585.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1868015.0%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,18070.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens68015.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,430100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1707.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years38015.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years48520.0%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,11545.9%46.1%
45 years and over28011.5%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 data2,135100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,17054.8%59.5%
Principal applicants44020.6%24.2%
Secondary applicants72534.0%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family65530.7%30.4%
Refugees28513.3%8.7%
Other immigrants251.2%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 data2,135100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission653.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1657.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission552.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission803.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.5%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,75582.2%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 data3,980100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree58514.7%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,24531.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,15054.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,05026.4%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,09527.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,550100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2309.0%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate66526.1%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,64564.5%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level78030.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher86533.9%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,980100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate64516.2%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,33583.8%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,545100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate27010.6%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,27589.4%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 data2,545100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree90035.4%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,65064.8%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,560100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable702.7%2.2%
All classes of workers2,48597.1%97.8%
Employee2,06080.5%81.0%
Self-employed42516.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,560100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable702.7%2.2%
All occupations2,48597.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations40015.6%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1957.6%9.3%
3 Health occupations1756.8%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services1656.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport451.8%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations76529.9%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations52520.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations200.8%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1907.4%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,560100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable702.7%2.2%
All industries2,48597.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.4%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities100.4%0.6%
23 Construction2158.4%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing27510.7%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1104.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade26010.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1907.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries602.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance953.7%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing803.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2007.8%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services953.7%4.1%
61 Educational services1355.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance32512.7%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation351.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1857.2%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1254.9%4.2%
91 Public administration803.1%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,57583.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,42074.9%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1558.2%6.6%
Public transit26514.0%14.9%
Walked251.3%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method251.3%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes37019.5%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes60031.7%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes55029.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes23012.1%9.9%
60 minutes and over1457.7%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 data1,895100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1055.5%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.26013.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.39520.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.37019.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.35518.7%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.40521.4%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 data1,440100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence71049.3%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence68547.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence352.4%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 data4,360100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,98068.3%56.8%
Movers1,38531.8%43.2%
Non-migrants75517.3%17.0%
Migrants62514.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,515100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,07590.3%85.2%
Movers4409.7%14.8%
Non-migrants3006.6%8.5%
Migrants1403.1%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 data2,340100.0%100.0%
Worked at home44018.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address46019.7%14.2%
Usual place of work1,44061.5%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%
English only4,12589.8%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1403.0%6.5%
Neither English nor French3307.2%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%
English4,23092.1%93.2%
French150.3%1.0%
English and French150.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French3307.2%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,26592.8%94.5%
Multiple responses3257.1%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% data4,595100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,17090.8%93.8%
Multiple responses4209.1%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% data4,590100.0%100.0%
None3,01565.7%75.2%
English65014.2%9.7%
French100.2%0.7%
Non-official language73015.9%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous73015.9%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1002.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages701.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%
English1,77538.6%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language90019.6%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous90019.6%15.1%
English and French100.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,80539.3%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages801.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,720100.0%100.0%
English2,29084.2%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language552.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous552.0%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)37513.8%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 data2,720100.0%100.0%
None2,46590.6%92.1%
English752.8%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language1405.1%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1405.1%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)150.6%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 languages250.9%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% data815100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language303.7%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language79096.9%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% data590100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language203.4%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.7%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada152.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language56595.8%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,595100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,5954595.0%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 income33.1%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,980
In the labour force2,560
Employed2,340
Unemployed220
Not in the labour force1,420
Participation rate (Rate)6464.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5958.8%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)98.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,975100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,49037.5%35.5%
Worked2,49562.8%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,29532.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,20030.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.8%40.9%

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