Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Keith-Lynn

Census Tract 0100.01 · North Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia

Keith-Lynn is a neighbourhood of North Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,231 living in private households. 22.4% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 5.0%. 75.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.2% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 26.9% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $102,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 41.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.97 km², giving a population density of 4,360 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,2312021, private households
Visible minority22.4%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian75.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants26.9%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$102,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households41.4%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density4,360 /km²4,231 people over 0.97 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,231
Population, 20164,226
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202100.1%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,751
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,657
Population density per square kilometre4,3604359.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,230100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years67015.8%14.1%
0 to 4 years2004.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years2255.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years2505.9%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,65562.8%68.5%
15 to 19 years2004.7%5.2%
20 to 24 years2004.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years2255.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years2656.3%7.9%
35 to 39 years2505.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years3257.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years2656.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years3307.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years3107.3%7.0%
60 to 64 years2856.7%6.4%
65 years and over91021.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years2556.0%5.5%
70 to 74 years2155.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years1253.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years1202.8%2.1%
85 years and over2004.7%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1615.8%14.1%
15 to 64 years6362.8%68.5%
65 years and over2221.5%17.4%
85 years and over54.7%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4444.1%41.7%
Median age of the population4544.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,660100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house35521.4%27.7%
Semi-detached house20012.0%2.1%
Row house20512.3%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex37522.6%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys48529.2%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys352.1%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 data1,715100.0%100.0%
1960 or before51530.0%11.5%
1961 to 198035520.7%23.3%
1981 to 199019011.1%14.5%
1991 to 200019011.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005502.9%6.6%
2006 to 20101709.9%8.8%
2011 to 20151307.6%8.1%
2016 to 20211056.1%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
Condominium28516.6%32.5%
Not condominium1,43583.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms402.3%2.1%
1 bedroom37521.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms41023.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms51029.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms38022.2%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms69040.2%46.6%
5 rooms24514.3%13.5%
6 rooms18510.8%10.0%
7 rooms1458.5%8.2%
8 or more rooms44025.7%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,63095.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed855.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,710100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,28575.1%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs43025.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%37021.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,715100.0%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
In core need27516.6%16.9%
Not in core need1,38083.4%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 data1,000
% of owner households with a mortgage5252.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1313.0%24.4%
% in core housing need44.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,290$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,120$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,510,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,600,000$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 data715
% of tenant households in subsidized housing87.7%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4140.6%38.5%
% in core housing need3535.1%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,430$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,576$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% data3,345100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,26597.6%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,26597.6%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,03590.7%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,42572.5%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,51575.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2457.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,280$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data84525.3%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,330100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,26097.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,700$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,26598.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,850$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,02590.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,200$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,43573.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$68,700$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,50075.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,900$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2658.0%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,950$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data82524.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,340$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,125
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.0%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,110
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$169,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$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 data3,330100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,20036.0%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data96028.8%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,500$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)8888.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7272.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1211.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.1%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without total income852.5%3.3%
With total income3,26097.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2708.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99933510.3%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99940512.4%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99936511.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993109.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992858.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992156.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991705.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991504.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991404.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over62519.2%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% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income852.5%3.3%
With after-tax income3,26597.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2858.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99934510.6%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99947014.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99941512.7%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99936511.2%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992808.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992407.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991755.4%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991554.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991003.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over43013.2%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% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without employment income92027.5%29.8%
With employment income2,42572.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)32013.2%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991907.8%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99925010.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991757.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992008.2%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991757.2%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991707.0%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991506.2%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991104.5%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999953.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over49520.4%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,345100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,17594.9%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,18595.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,00089.7%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,53575.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,96058.6%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,440$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1554.6%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,760$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,330100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,12593.8%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,500$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,12593.8%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,300$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,90587.2%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,000$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,45573.7%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,250$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,00060.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,010$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1655.0%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,100$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 data3,330100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17535.3%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,400$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data89026.7%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,600$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)9292.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7574.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)87.7%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.6%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data420
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data405
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,500$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,200$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% data525
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$174,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$147,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data500
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$223,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$175,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data150
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data175
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$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% data680
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data745
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,700$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years78019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years2355.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,52062.7%65.8%
65 years and over72017.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)315
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years185
65 years and over80
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)87.9%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)77.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.5%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)77.3%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1110.8%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% data4,020100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years78019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years2305.7%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,52062.7%65.9%
65 years and over72017.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)195
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years135
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)54.8%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)22.5%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)55.4%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,655100.0%100.0%
1 person47028.4%29.0%
2 persons53532.3%31.8%
3 persons28016.9%15.7%
4 persons26516.0%14.0%
5 or more persons1106.6%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,015100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.4%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,565100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,05057.5%56.5%
Married1,73048.5%48.5%
Living common-law3209.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,51042.4%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married97027.2%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated852.4%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2557.2%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2005.6%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,655100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,00560.7%55.7%
Couple-family households87552.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households1257.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households301.8%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households100.6%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons603.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households804.8%5.6%
One-person households47028.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,655
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,715
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,655100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.9%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999301.8%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999704.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999452.7%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999553.3%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999503.0%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999503.0%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999452.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991106.6%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999905.4%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999754.5%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999855.1%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999855.1%5.3%
$100,000 and over84551.1%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991458.8%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991458.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99920512.4%11.5%
$200,000 and over34520.8%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% data1,655100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999301.8%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999653.9%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999553.3%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999503.0%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999704.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999603.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999553.3%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991207.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991006.0%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999955.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991006.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999754.5%5.8%
$100,000 and over74545.0%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99917510.6%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991609.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over41525.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
Owner1,00058.3%62.1%
Renter71041.4%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,130100.0%100.0%
2 persons54548.2%49.6%
3 persons25522.6%23.1%
4 persons26523.5%20.8%
5 or more persons605.3%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%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% data1,135100.0%100.0%
Total couple families97585.9%84.9%
Married couples82072.2%72.3%
Common-law couples16014.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families15513.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+12010.6%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+353.1%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,25080.8%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,95548.6%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1553.9%4.2%
Children1,14528.5%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data76519.0%20.5%
Living alone47011.7%11.6%
Living with other relatives852.1%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2105.2%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data470
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data515

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,190
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,195

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% data4,020100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,40034.8%44.5%
In bottom decile2907.2%11.0%
In second decile3208.0%8.4%
In third decile2606.5%8.1%
In fourth decile2456.1%8.3%
In fifth decile2857.1%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,61565.0%55.5%
In sixth decile3057.6%9.2%
In seventh decile42010.4%9.9%
In eighth decile40010.0%10.7%
In ninth decile56013.9%11.9%
In top decile93023.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,67597.7%95.9%
More than one person per room352.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,59593.0%91.9%
Not suitable1207.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household84049.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household82047.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household603.5%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,715100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years301.7%3.0%
25 to 34 years18510.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years31018.1%18.2%
45 to 54 years34520.1%18.9%
55 to 64 years33519.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years29016.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years1408.2%7.5%
85 years and over653.8%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'57533.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only38022.2%26.1%
Not suitable only804.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only603.5%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'301.7%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'150.9%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.6%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,14066.5%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,040100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population90522.4%54.5%
South Asian2005.0%14.2%
Chinese1052.6%19.6%
Black00.0%1.6%
Filipino1553.8%5.5%
Arab250.6%0.9%
Latin American501.2%2.0%
Southeast Asian00.0%2.2%
West Asian1804.5%2.5%
Korean1002.5%2.4%
Japanese551.4%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities150.4%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,13077.5%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,040100.0%100.0%
Buddhist200.5%2.7%
Christian1,58539.2%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2255.6%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1203.0%2.0%
Baptist300.7%1.0%
Catholic82520.4%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1002.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran300.7%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic300.7%0.7%
Presbyterian401.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1002.5%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions601.5%1.7%
Hindu150.4%2.6%
Jewish200.5%0.8%
Muslim1152.8%4.2%
Sikh902.2%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions501.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,14053.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,035100.0%100.0%
Canadian3258.1%6.7%
English1,04025.8%14.0%
Irish68517.0%9.1%
Scottish80520.0%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1904.7%4.2%
German3608.9%7.1%
Chinese1102.7%18.2%
Italian2355.8%3.2%
Indian (India)1102.7%8.2%
Ukrainian1704.2%3.1%
Dutch1654.1%2.5%
Polish2005.0%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2756.8%3.0%
Filipino1453.6%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1002.5%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.401.0%0.9%
Métis451.1%0.8%
European, n.o.s.651.6%1.6%
Russian1152.9%2.0%
Norwegian651.6%1.7%
Welsh1052.6%1.4%
Portuguese200.5%0.9%
American651.6%1.0%
Spanish1052.6%1.4%
Swedish701.7%1.3%
Hungarian350.9%0.8%
Acadian100.2%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish751.9%0.9%
Punjabi300.7%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek300.7%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.200.5%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Korean802.0%2.4%
Romanian551.4%0.6%
Lebanese250.6%0.2%
Iranian1654.1%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.350.9%0.3%
Danish701.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian651.6%0.7%
Belgian150.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican1052.6%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish350.9%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian300.7%0.6%
Japanese651.6%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.250.6%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%
Icelandic250.6%0.4%
Colombian200.5%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian200.5%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian100.2%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish250.6%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%
Slovak200.5%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.200.5%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.300.7%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African250.6%0.3%
Australian200.5%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%
Slovenian250.6%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.350.9%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.100.2%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian100.2%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
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%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
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 data4,035100.0%100.0%
First generation1,23530.6%48.2%
Second generation1,17029.0%24.3%
Third generation or more1,63040.4%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,040100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity902.2%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses902.2%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity3,94597.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,040100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian250.6%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,01099.3%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,035100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)300.7%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)300.7%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries902.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries902.2%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,92097.1%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 data4,035100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,86571.0%53.1%
Immigrants1,08526.9%41.8%
Before 19802606.4%6.1%
1980 to 19901553.8%4.9%
1991 to 20002005.0%9.8%
2001 to 20102456.1%10.0%
2011 to 20212355.8%11.1%
Non-permanent residents852.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
Americas11010.1%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia100.9%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico302.8%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America504.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas100.9%1.3%
Europe46042.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France151.4%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece100.9%0.2%
Hungary100.9%0.3%
Italy403.7%0.8%
Netherlands100.9%0.5%
Poland302.8%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania151.4%0.7%
Russian Federation201.8%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom17516.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1009.2%2.5%
Africa302.8%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 of100.9%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.9%1.6%
Asia47543.8%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran12511.5%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon151.4%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China252.3%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South504.6%3.9%
Taiwan252.3%3.6%
Philippines11510.6%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India403.7%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia706.5%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth201.8%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 data135100.0%100.0%
Americas1511.1%10.8%
Europe3525.9%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia7051.9%71.1%
Oceania and other107.4%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,035100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,70591.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1881020.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,89571.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens3308.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years706.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years18517.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years23021.2%18.6%
25 to 44 years55050.7%46.1%
45 years and over454.1%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 data830100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants52062.7%59.5%
Principal applicants23528.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants28534.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family22527.1%30.4%
Refugees809.6%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data830100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission253.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission18522.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission202.4%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission759.0%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience51562.0%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 data3,335100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3159.4%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate81024.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,20566.1%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level82024.6%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,38541.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,200100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree753.4%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate40018.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,72578.4%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level58526.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,14051.8%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 data3,330100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate35510.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,97589.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,205100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1105.0%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,09595.0%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 data2,205100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree47521.5%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,72578.2%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,245100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All classes of workers2,20098.0%97.8%
Employee1,72576.8%81.0%
Self-employed48021.4%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,245100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All occupations2,20098.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations803.6%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations35515.8%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations28012.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations2159.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services31514.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1757.8%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations45020.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations28012.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations351.6%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities150.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,245100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable401.8%2.2%
All industries2,20098.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting251.1%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.7%0.3%
22 Utilities100.4%0.6%
23 Construction1607.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing703.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade452.0%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade23010.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing652.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1406.2%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1054.7%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing351.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services32014.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1004.5%4.1%
61 Educational services1958.7%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance37016.5%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation552.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services803.6%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)904.0%4.2%
91 Public administration1054.7%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 data1,455100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,05572.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver96066.0%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger956.5%6.6%
Public transit1258.6%14.9%
Walked20514.1%6.4%
Bicycle302.1%1.9%
Other method352.4%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 data1,455100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes59540.9%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes46532.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes28519.6%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes654.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over453.1%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 data1,455100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.654.5%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.18512.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.36525.1%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.47032.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.23516.2%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.1359.3%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 data1,240100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence54544.0%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence68054.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.8%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 data3,850100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,40062.3%56.8%
Movers1,45037.7%43.2%
Non-migrants59015.3%17.0%
Migrants86022.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,000100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,47086.8%85.2%
Movers53013.3%14.8%
Non-migrants3558.9%8.5%
Migrants1704.3%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 data2,100100.0%100.0%
Worked at home64030.5%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address21510.2%14.2%
Usual place of work1,23558.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%
English only3,58589.2%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French3959.8%6.5%
Neither English nor French451.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%
English3,89596.9%93.2%
French701.7%1.0%
English and French150.4%0.5%
Neither English nor French401.0%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,87096.3%94.5%
Multiple responses1503.7%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% data4,020100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,90097.0%93.8%
Multiple responses1203.0%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% data4,020100.0%100.0%
None3,40084.6%75.2%
English2105.2%9.7%
French451.1%0.7%
Non-official language2907.2%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2957.3%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.5%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 languages300.7%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%
English3,03575.5%54.7%
French200.5%0.2%
Non-official language2456.1%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2456.1%15.1%
English and French501.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)62515.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.5%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages150.4%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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
English2,24094.5%87.4%
French100.4%0.1%
Non-official language150.6%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous150.6%2.9%
English and French351.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)703.0%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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
None2,28096.2%92.1%
English301.3%1.9%
French251.1%0.6%
Non-official language251.1%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous251.1%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data800100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language759.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language72590.6%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% data585100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language559.4%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada356.0%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada203.4%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language52589.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,020100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,0204020.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,335
In the labour force2,240
Employed2,100
Unemployed140
Not in the labour force1,090
Participation rate (Rate)6767.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6363.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)66.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,330100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,04531.4%35.5%
Worked2,29068.8%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,25037.5%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,04031.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4141.1%40.9%

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