Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Johnston Heights (south-southwest)

Census Tract 0187.17 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Johnston Heights (south-southwest) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,900 living in private households. 74.8% 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 34.0%. 22.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.2% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 49.1% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $104,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 36.9% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.24 km², giving a population density of 2,334 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,9002021, private households
Visible minority74.8%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian22.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants49.1%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$104,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households36.9%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,334 /km²2,900 people over 1.24 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,900
Population, 20162,842
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202122.0%7.3%
Total private dwellings955
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents902
Population density per square kilometre2,3342334.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,900100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years41514.3%14.1%
0 to 4 years1354.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years1455.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years1304.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,04070.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years1756.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years2809.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years2057.1%7.6%
30 to 34 years2207.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years1756.0%7.5%
40 to 44 years1705.9%6.7%
45 to 49 years1856.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years2006.9%6.9%
55 to 59 years2358.1%7.0%
60 to 64 years1956.7%6.4%
65 years and over44515.3%17.4%
65 to 69 years1655.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years1555.3%4.6%
75 to 79 years702.4%3.0%
80 to 84 years351.2%2.1%
85 years and over351.2%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 years1414.3%14.1%
15 to 64 years7070.3%68.5%
65 years and over1515.3%17.4%
85 years and over11.2%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.2%41.7%
Median age of the population3939.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data900100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house46551.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house50.6%2.1%
Row house505.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex33036.7%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys455.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
1960 or before353.9%11.5%
1961 to 198027030.2%23.3%
1981 to 199031034.6%14.5%
1991 to 20009010.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005151.7%6.6%
2006 to 2010455.0%8.8%
2011 to 2015808.9%8.1%
2016 to 2021455.0%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Condominium505.6%32.5%
Not condominium84594.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms202.2%2.1%
1 bedroom808.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms15016.8%27.9%
3 bedrooms35539.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms28531.8%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms30534.1%46.6%
5 rooms12013.4%13.5%
6 rooms15517.3%10.0%
7 rooms10511.7%8.2%
8 or more rooms20522.9%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed85095.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed455.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs65573.6%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs24027.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%22525.3%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data895100.0%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 data875100.0%100.0%
In core need13014.9%16.9%
Not in core need74585.1%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data560
% of owner households with a mortgage5958.9%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2424.3%24.4%
% in core housing need1010.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,760$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,830$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,092,000$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 data335
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2828.4%38.5%
% in core housing need2322.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,330$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,460$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% data2,480100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,40597.0%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,40597.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,11085.1%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,80572.8%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,10084.7%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,300$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2459.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,880$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data83533.7%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,375100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,31597.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,840$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,31597.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,880$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,06586.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,520$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,76074.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,360$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,04085.9%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,670$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data24010.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,250$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data83535.2%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,400$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data735
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data715
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data73030.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data76532.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,750$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)7978.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6868.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2221.5%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)99.3%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% data2,485100.0%100.0%
Without total income803.2%3.3%
With total income2,40596.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)25510.6%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99931513.1%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99943017.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99935014.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99928511.9%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992309.6%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991456.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991054.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999903.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999552.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over1456.0%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% data2,485100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income803.2%3.3%
With after-tax income2,40596.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)26010.8%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99932013.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99949020.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99941017.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99931513.1%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992108.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991405.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991004.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999702.9%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999401.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over502.1%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% data2,485100.0%100.0%
Without employment income68027.4%29.8%
With employment income1,80072.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)24013.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99919010.6%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99924013.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99919510.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99920511.4%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991608.9%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991608.9%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991005.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999955.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999703.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999452.5%3.7%
$100,000 and over1106.1%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% data2,480100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,31093.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,31593.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,05082.7%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,81573.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,66567.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,040$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1455.8%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,840$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,375100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,22593.7%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,080$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,22593.7%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,480$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,01084.6%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,480$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,75073.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,57566.3%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,420$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1355.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,400$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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data70029.5%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,700$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data71030.0%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,000$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)8989.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7878.2%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1111.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data180
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data160
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$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% data410
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.5%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data365
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,500$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,600$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data105
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.7%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data115
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data295
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data285
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,200$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years51017.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years1756.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,94067.0%65.8%
65 years and over45015.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)235
0 to 17 years55
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years140
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)88.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1111.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)77.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)88.0%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% data2,895100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years50517.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1705.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,93566.8%65.9%
65 years and over45015.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)160
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years115
65 years and over20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)65.5%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)54.8%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)55.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)66.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)44.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data905100.0%100.0%
1 person14015.5%29.0%
2 persons24527.1%31.8%
3 persons17018.8%15.7%
4 persons17018.8%14.0%
5 or more persons18019.9%9.4%
Number of persons in private households2,895100.0%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% data2,490100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,43557.6%56.5%
Married1,33053.4%48.5%
Living common-law1054.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,05042.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married80532.3%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated451.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1004.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1054.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data905100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons53058.6%55.7%
Couple-family households45049.7%47.9%
One-parent-family households808.8%7.8%
Multigenerational households9510.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households202.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons707.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households455.0%5.6%
One-person households14015.5%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data905
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data895
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data900100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00050.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999202.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999151.7%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999303.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999202.2%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999252.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999252.8%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999252.8%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999556.1%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999556.1%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999505.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999505.6%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999505.6%5.3%
$100,000 and over47552.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99912513.9%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99911012.2%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99912513.9%11.5%
$200,000 and over11012.2%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data900100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000101.1%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999101.1%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999202.2%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999252.8%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999202.2%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999252.8%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999303.3%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999303.3%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999252.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999758.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999606.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999657.2%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999404.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999657.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over41546.1%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99915016.7%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9999510.6%8.6%
$150,000 and over17018.9%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Owner56563.1%62.1%
Renter33036.9%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% data815100.0%100.0%
2 persons35543.6%49.6%
3 persons19023.3%23.1%
4 persons20024.5%20.8%
5 or more persons759.2%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% data820100.0%100.0%
Total couple families68583.5%84.9%
Married couples63076.8%72.3%
Common-law couples506.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families13516.5%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+9511.6%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+354.3%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,47085.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,37047.3%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1304.5%4.2%
Children97033.5%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data42514.7%20.5%
Living alone1455.0%11.6%
Living with other relatives1304.5%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1505.2%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data140
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data155

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data760
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data740

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% data2,895100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,27043.9%44.5%
In bottom decile2307.9%11.0%
In second decile2107.3%8.4%
In third decile2107.3%8.1%
In fourth decile29510.2%8.3%
In fifth decile31510.9%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,63056.3%55.5%
In sixth decile34011.7%9.2%
In seventh decile34011.7%9.9%
In eighth decile35512.3%10.7%
In ninth decile40514.0%11.9%
In top decile1906.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room83092.7%95.9%
More than one person per room657.3%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Suitable75584.4%91.9%
Not suitable14015.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household34038.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household39544.1%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household16518.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years353.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years12013.4%15.5%
35 to 44 years15016.8%18.2%
45 to 54 years16518.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years21023.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years15016.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years353.9%7.5%
85 years and over252.8%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'38042.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only20022.3%26.1%
Not suitable only11012.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only303.4%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'252.8%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'151.7%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 housing51057.0%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,08074.8%54.5%
South Asian94534.0%14.2%
Chinese1605.8%19.6%
Black802.9%1.6%
Filipino40014.4%5.5%
Arab451.6%0.9%
Latin American250.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian2308.3%2.2%
West Asian903.2%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese00.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.200.7%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities853.1%1.9%
Not a visible minority69525.0%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1154.1%2.7%
Christian96534.7%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2759.9%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican301.1%2.0%
Baptist351.3%1.0%
Catholic43515.6%13.7%
Christian Orthodox250.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.5%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic401.4%0.7%
Presbyterian351.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church351.3%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions250.9%1.7%
Hindu1455.2%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1906.8%4.2%
Sikh66523.9%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives69525.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Canadian1053.8%6.7%
English1957.0%14.0%
Irish1706.1%9.1%
Scottish1856.7%10.8%
French, n.o.s.451.6%4.2%
German1003.6%7.1%
Chinese2358.5%18.2%
Italian351.3%3.2%
Indian (India)53519.2%8.2%
Ukrainian451.6%3.1%
Dutch552.0%2.5%
Polish501.8%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.351.3%3.0%
Filipino34512.4%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.451.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis401.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Russian200.7%2.0%
Norwegian301.1%1.7%
Welsh100.4%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American150.5%1.0%
Spanish301.1%1.4%
Swedish150.5%1.3%
Hungarian150.5%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani301.1%0.6%
African, n.o.s.351.3%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi2458.8%2.7%
Vietnamese1856.7%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican301.1%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.702.5%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish100.4%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh1254.5%2.0%
Austrian150.5%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu301.1%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian250.9%0.6%
Japanese00.0%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.100.4%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%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian100.4%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%
Taiwanese200.7%1.4%
Iraqi250.9%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.351.3%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%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian250.9%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish351.3%0.1%
Fijian702.5%0.6%
Jatt100.4%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%
Buddhist401.4%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
First generation1,55055.8%48.2%
Second generation69525.0%24.3%
Third generation or more53519.2%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity602.2%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses501.8%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,71597.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.4%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,77099.6%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,775100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.5%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries451.6%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries351.3%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,72098.0%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,24544.8%53.1%
Immigrants1,36549.1%41.8%
Before 19801304.7%6.1%
1980 to 19902107.6%4.9%
1991 to 20002308.3%9.8%
2001 to 201036513.1%10.0%
2011 to 202143515.6%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1706.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,365100.0%100.0%
Americas604.4%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador201.5%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica100.7%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America201.5%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas100.7%1.3%
Europe1057.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia100.7%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary151.1%0.3%
Italy151.1%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom302.2%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe251.8%2.5%
Africa302.2%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 Africa302.2%1.6%
Asia1,14583.9%72.4%
Afghanistan402.9%0.5%
Iran151.1%4.0%
Iraq251.8%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China705.1%18.8%
Hong Kong201.5%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan453.3%3.6%
Philippines28020.5%10.0%
Viet Nam1108.1%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India38027.8%13.9%
Pakistan352.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia856.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth201.5%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 data175100.0%100.0%
Americas105.7%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia16091.4%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,20579.3%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1845016.2%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,76063.3%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens57520.7%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,365100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years957.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years18513.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years36026.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years50036.6%46.1%
45 years and over22516.5%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 data1,230100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants55044.7%59.5%
Principal applicants19515.9%24.2%
Secondary applicants35528.9%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family45036.6%30.4%
Refugees22518.3%8.7%
Other immigrants100.8%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,230100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission352.8%2.6%
Work permits only before admission907.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission151.2%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission403.3%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,05585.8%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree35515.0%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate84035.4%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,17549.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level61525.9%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher56023.6%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree20513.1%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate45028.7%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree91558.3%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level42527.1%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher48530.9%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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate39516.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,97583.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,575100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate22514.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,34585.4%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 data1,575100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree65541.6%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree92058.4%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,635100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable603.7%2.2%
All classes of workers1,57096.0%97.8%
Employee1,40585.9%81.0%
Self-employed17010.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,635100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable603.7%2.2%
All occupations1,57096.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations16510.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations855.2%9.3%
3 Health occupations16510.1%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services1207.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport201.2%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations48029.4%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations39524.2%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations503.1%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities905.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,635100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable603.7%2.2%
All industries1,57096.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting402.4%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction1609.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1106.7%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade654.0%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade22513.8%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1458.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries352.1%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance503.1%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing150.9%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services503.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services955.8%4.1%
61 Educational services603.7%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance21513.1%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.5%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1408.6%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)905.5%4.2%
91 Public administration503.1%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 data1,405100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,08076.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver92565.8%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger15511.0%6.6%
Public transit25518.1%14.9%
Walked604.3%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method201.4%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 data1,405100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes20014.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes45032.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes43531.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes15511.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over17012.1%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,405100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.956.8%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.26518.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.32022.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.23016.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.22516.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.27019.2%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 data1,075100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence49045.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence55551.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence252.3%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 data2,645100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,60060.5%56.8%
Movers1,04539.5%43.2%
Non-migrants60522.9%17.0%
Migrants44016.6%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,28082.9%85.2%
Movers47017.1%14.8%
Non-migrants32011.6%8.5%
Migrants1505.5%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
Worked at home906.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address33522.4%14.2%
Usual place of work1,07571.9%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
English only2,62090.5%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French702.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French2057.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
English2,67592.4%93.2%
French100.3%1.0%
English and French100.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French2006.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,70093.3%94.5%
Multiple responses1956.7%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% data2,895100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,59089.5%93.8%
Multiple responses30010.4%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
None1,94567.2%75.2%
English41514.3%9.7%
French50.2%0.7%
Non-official language37513.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous37513.0%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)852.9%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages551.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
English1,14539.6%54.7%
French50.2%0.2%
Non-official language54518.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous54518.8%15.1%
English and French50.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,13039.0%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages501.7%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 data1,690100.0%100.0%
English1,43084.6%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language804.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous804.7%2.9%
English and French100.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)17010.1%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 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 data1,690100.0%100.0%
None1,53590.8%92.1%
English301.8%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language1106.5%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1106.5%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.6%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% data520100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language203.8%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language50096.2%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% data370100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language154.1%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada154.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada51.4%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language35094.6%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,8952895.0%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 data2,370
In the labour force1,635
Employed1,495
Unemployed135
Not in the labour force735
Participation rate (Rate)6969.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6363.1%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)88.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Did not work81034.2%35.5%
Worked1,56065.8%64.5%
Worked full year full time74531.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time81534.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3939.2%40.9%

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