Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Kitsilano (south-southeast 1)

Census Tract 0046.00 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Kitsilano (south-southeast 1) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,349 living in private households. 21.0% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 6.1%. 76.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 28.3% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $78,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 67.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.49 km², giving a population density of 10,874 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,3492021, private households
Visible minority21.0%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian76.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants28.3%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$78,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households67.5%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density10,874 /km²5,349 people over 0.49 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,349
Population, 20165,158
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202143.7%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,152
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3,023
Population density per square kilometre10,87410874.2%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,350100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years5209.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years2204.1%4.3%
5 to 9 years1552.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years1452.7%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,03075.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years1202.2%5.2%
20 to 24 years3055.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years71013.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years72513.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years55510.4%7.5%
40 to 44 years3907.3%6.7%
45 to 49 years3256.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3606.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years2755.1%7.0%
60 to 64 years2604.9%6.4%
65 years and over80015.0%17.4%
65 to 69 years2655.0%5.5%
70 to 74 years2354.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years1352.5%3.0%
80 to 84 years851.6%2.1%
85 years and over751.4%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 years109.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years7575.3%68.5%
65 years and over1515.0%17.4%
85 years and over11.4%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4140.9%41.7%
Median age of the population3737.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data3,020100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house752.5%27.7%
Semi-detached house802.6%2.1%
Row house1003.3%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1003.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys2,64587.6%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys200.7%18.9%
Other single-attached house50.2%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 data3,035100.0%100.0%
1960 or before63520.9%11.5%
1961 to 19801,19039.2%23.3%
1981 to 199048516.0%14.5%
1991 to 200039012.9%16.6%
2001 to 2005903.0%6.6%
2006 to 2010953.1%8.8%
2011 to 2015852.8%8.1%
2016 to 2021551.8%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,07035.3%32.5%
Not condominium1,96564.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms1103.6%2.1%
1 bedroom1,59552.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms92030.3%27.9%
3 bedrooms2959.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1153.8%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2,32576.6%46.6%
5 rooms31010.2%13.5%
6 rooms2006.6%10.0%
7 rooms953.1%8.2%
8 or more rooms1053.5%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)43.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,73590.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed3009.9%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 data3,025100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,02566.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs99532.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%84527.9%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data3,035100.0%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 data2,875100.0%100.0%
In core need67523.5%16.9%
Not in core need2,20076.5%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data985
% of owner households with a mortgage5555.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1919.3%24.4%
% in core housing need1312.6%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,180$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$910,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,254,000$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 data2,045
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1212.2%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4039.7%38.5%
% in core housing need2929.0%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,520$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,594$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,73598.2%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,73598.2%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,45092.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,82579.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,63075.3%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,050$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3958.2%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,440$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,32527.5%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,850100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,77598.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,600$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,77598.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,300$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,47592.3%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$64,500$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,82078.8%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,600$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,66075.5%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,360$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3657.5%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,740$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,28526.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,480$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,280
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,310
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,000$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 data4,850100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,01041.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,500$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42029.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,840$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)8989.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7575.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1110.6%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.5%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Without total income851.8%3.3%
With total income4,74098.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3106.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9993607.6%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99967014.1%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99957012.0%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994659.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994208.9%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993507.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993006.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992605.5%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992154.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over82017.3%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income851.8%3.3%
With after-tax income4,74098.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3206.8%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9993757.9%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99977516.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99965013.7%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99955511.7%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99948010.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993958.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993006.3%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992405.1%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991653.5%2.5%
$100,000 and over48510.2%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% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Without employment income99520.6%29.8%
With employment income3,82579.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)41010.7%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992356.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99940010.5%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993058.0%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993007.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993007.8%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992957.7%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992506.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992656.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992155.6%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991854.8%3.7%
$100,000 and over66517.4%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% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,58595.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,59595.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,32589.7%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,79578.7%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,82058.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,240$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2254.7%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,800$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,850100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,61095.1%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,750$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,62595.4%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,31589.0%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,650$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,78578.0%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,300$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,88559.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,550$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2404.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,850100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,96040.4%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,800$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,30026.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,160$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)9393.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7777.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)76.6%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data730
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data730
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,600$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% data370
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data405
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$197,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,000$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)$82,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.3%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data155
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$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% data2,125
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,080
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,750$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,640$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years60011.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years2404.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,94573.9%65.8%
65 years and over79514.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)650
0 to 17 years50
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years390
65 years and over210
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1212.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)98.8%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.5%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)109.9%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2626.2%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data5,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years60011.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years2404.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,94573.9%65.9%
65 years and over79514.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)510
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years400
65 years and over80
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)109.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)33.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1010.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data3,025100.0%100.0%
1 person1,50549.8%29.0%
2 persons1,00533.2%31.8%
3 persons2859.4%15.7%
4 persons1856.1%14.0%
5 or more persons501.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,340100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,830100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,26046.8%56.5%
Married1,33027.5%48.5%
Living common-law92519.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,57053.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,94540.3%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1152.4%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced4108.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1052.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data3,025100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,20039.7%55.7%
Couple-family households1,07035.4%47.9%
One-parent-family households1304.3%7.8%
Multigenerational households100.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons351.2%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households2608.6%5.6%
One-person households1,50549.8%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data3,025
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data3,035
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,025100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000702.3%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999200.7%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999250.8%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999702.3%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9992106.9%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991204.0%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991204.0%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991153.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991053.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991003.3%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992106.9%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991906.3%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991856.1%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991906.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991454.8%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,15038.0%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99932010.6%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992056.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992759.1%11.5%
$200,000 and over35511.7%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,025100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000752.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999200.7%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999250.8%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999802.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992157.1%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991505.0%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991354.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991254.1%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991204.0%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991354.5%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992658.8%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992056.8%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992106.9%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991906.3%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991605.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over91530.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992959.8%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992157.1%8.6%
$150,000 and over40513.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
Owner98532.5%62.1%
Renter2,05067.5%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% data1,265100.0%100.0%
2 persons86068.0%49.6%
3 persons21517.0%23.1%
4 persons15512.3%20.8%
5 or more persons302.4%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.5%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,265100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,11087.7%84.9%
Married couples64551.0%72.3%
Common-law couples46536.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families15512.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+13010.3%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.0%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,15059.0%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,22541.7%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1502.8%4.2%
Children77514.5%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data2,19041.0%20.5%
Living alone1,51028.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives701.3%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only61511.5%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,505
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,495

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,515
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,535

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data5,335100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,31043.3%44.5%
In bottom decile69012.9%11.0%
In second decile4859.1%8.4%
In third decile3656.8%8.1%
In fourth decile3656.8%8.3%
In fifth decile4057.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,03056.8%55.5%
In sixth decile4207.9%9.2%
In seventh decile4458.3%9.9%
In eighth decile4909.2%10.7%
In ninth decile68512.8%11.9%
In top decile99018.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,97598.0%95.9%
More than one person per room551.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,87594.7%91.9%
Not suitable1605.3%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,87061.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,07535.4%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household903.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data3,035100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1254.1%3.0%
25 to 34 years77525.5%15.5%
35 to 44 years58019.1%18.2%
45 to 54 years50516.6%18.9%
55 to 64 years43014.2%19.4%
65 to 74 years38012.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years1555.1%7.5%
85 years and over752.5%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'1,28542.3%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only84527.8%26.1%
Not suitable only1003.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1805.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'351.2%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'1003.3%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.3%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'150.5%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,74557.5%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,13521.0%54.5%
South Asian901.7%14.2%
Chinese3306.1%19.6%
Black551.0%1.6%
Filipino651.2%5.5%
Arab300.6%0.9%
Latin American1102.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian901.7%2.2%
West Asian801.5%2.5%
Korean601.1%2.4%
Japanese1653.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.100.2%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities551.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority4,27578.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1051.9%2.7%
Christian1,56028.8%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.3256.0%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1152.1%2.0%
Baptist100.2%1.0%
Catholic62511.5%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1302.4%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.3%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran500.9%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.2%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian250.5%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1402.6%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1051.9%1.7%
Hindu100.2%2.6%
Jewish1502.8%0.8%
Muslim400.7%4.2%
Sikh200.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality150.3%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions901.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,42563.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,410100.0%100.0%
Canadian4307.9%6.7%
English1,55028.7%14.0%
Irish93517.3%9.1%
Scottish1,00018.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.4658.6%4.2%
German54010.0%7.1%
Chinese3306.1%18.2%
Italian2154.0%3.2%
Indian (India)651.2%8.2%
Ukrainian2304.3%3.1%
Dutch1853.4%2.5%
Polish2354.3%2.2%
Québécois150.3%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.3857.1%3.0%
Filipino701.3%5.4%
French Canadian450.8%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.601.1%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.5%0.9%
Métis551.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1603.0%1.6%
Russian1302.4%2.0%
Norwegian1302.4%1.7%
Welsh1452.7%1.4%
Portuguese400.7%0.9%
American1152.1%1.0%
Spanish1202.2%1.4%
Swedish1001.8%1.3%
Hungarian551.0%0.8%
Acadian200.4%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.150.3%0.4%
Jewish1603.0%0.9%
Punjabi200.4%2.7%
Vietnamese701.3%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.150.3%0.4%
Greek851.6%0.6%
Jamaican200.4%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Korean651.2%2.4%
Romanian400.7%0.6%
Lebanese250.5%0.2%
Iranian701.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.300.6%0.3%
Danish500.9%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian651.2%0.7%
Belgian200.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican551.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss751.4%0.4%
Finnish200.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan100.2%0.2%
Croatian250.5%0.6%
Japanese1653.0%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.100.2%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.801.5%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian150.3%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic601.1%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan200.4%0.1%
Czech250.5%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese100.2%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
Serbian601.1%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger300.6%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.4%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish400.7%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian150.3%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian150.3%0.1%
Slovak300.6%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese300.6%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.200.4%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian300.6%0.1%
South African100.2%0.3%
Australian901.7%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean150.3%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese100.2%0.0%
Macedonian100.2%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.350.6%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli150.3%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian250.5%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American100.2%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian100.2%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 Irish150.3%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
British Columbian100.2%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian100.2%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%
Thai100.2%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 Zealander200.4%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%
Saskatchewanian100.2%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.100.2%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 data5,415100.0%100.0%
First generation2,06038.0%48.2%
Second generation1,25523.2%24.3%
Third generation or more2,10038.8%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1452.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1402.6%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,27097.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian701.3%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,34598.7%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)450.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)450.8%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1202.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1202.2%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,25097.0%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 data5,415100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,49064.5%53.1%
Immigrants1,53528.3%41.8%
Before 19803005.5%6.1%
1980 to 19901703.1%4.9%
1991 to 20002905.4%9.8%
2001 to 20102604.8%10.0%
2011 to 20215159.5%11.1%
Non-permanent residents3907.2%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Americas23515.3%7.0%
Brazil151.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica100.7%0.2%
Mexico452.9%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America1258.1%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas352.3%1.3%
Europe65042.3%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France553.6%0.4%
Germany302.0%1.1%
Greece151.0%0.2%
Hungary100.7%0.3%
Italy201.3%0.8%
Netherlands151.0%0.5%
Poland251.6%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania201.3%0.7%
Russian Federation201.3%0.9%
Serbia302.0%0.3%
Ukraine201.3%0.7%
United Kingdom26016.9%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1358.8%2.5%
Africa754.9%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt201.3%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 of402.6%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.7%1.6%
Asia49532.2%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran402.6%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey151.0%0.2%
China905.9%18.8%
Hong Kong603.9%7.0%
Korea, South302.0%3.9%
Taiwan251.6%3.6%
Philippines251.6%10.0%
Viet Nam452.9%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India151.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1409.1%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth805.2%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 data365100.0%100.0%
Americas5515.1%10.8%
Europe16043.8%11.7%
Africa102.7%4.8%
Asia9526.0%71.1%
Oceania and other4512.3%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,415100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,49583.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1861011.3%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,88571.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens92017.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,535100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1509.8%7.5%
5 to 14 years27517.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years17011.1%18.6%
25 to 44 years82053.4%46.1%
45 years and over1258.1%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 data1,235100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants91574.1%59.5%
Principal applicants49039.7%24.2%
Secondary applicants42534.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family26521.5%30.4%
Refugees453.6%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 data1,235100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission201.6%2.6%
Work permits only before admission34027.5%10.6%
Study permits only before admission604.9%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission14511.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience67554.7%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,845100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3006.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate77516.0%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,77577.9%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level93019.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,85058.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,640100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree952.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate48513.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,05583.9%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level71019.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,34564.4%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,850100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3457.1%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,50592.9%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1303.6%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,51096.6%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree58016.0%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,06084.2%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable551.5%2.2%
All classes of workers3,54598.5%97.8%
Employee2,89580.4%81.0%
Self-employed65018.1%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable551.5%2.2%
All occupations3,54598.5%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations501.4%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations66518.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations46512.9%9.3%
3 Health occupations2707.5%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services66018.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport41011.4%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations71519.9%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2557.1%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations200.6%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities401.1%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable551.5%2.2%
All industries3,54598.5%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.4%0.3%
22 Utilities150.4%0.6%
23 Construction1955.4%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing601.7%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade952.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade3259.0%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing701.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2356.5%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1604.4%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1052.9%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services68519.0%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises200.6%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services902.5%4.1%
61 Educational services47013.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance38010.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1052.9%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2506.9%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1253.5%4.2%
91 Public administration1504.2%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 data1,950100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van89545.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver83042.6%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger603.1%6.6%
Public transit37519.2%14.9%
Walked35017.9%6.4%
Bicycle28514.6%1.9%
Other method452.3%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,950100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes50525.9%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes81041.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes40020.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1407.2%9.9%
60 minutes and over954.9%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 data1,950100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.804.1%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.22011.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.51526.4%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.47524.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.45023.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.20510.5%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 data1,625100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,29579.7%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence31519.4%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.6%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.6%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,175100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,58550.0%56.8%
Movers2,60050.2%43.2%
Non-migrants1,12521.7%17.0%
Migrants1,47028.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,345100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,27079.9%85.2%
Movers1,07020.0%14.8%
Non-migrants73513.8%8.5%
Migrants3356.3%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 data3,345100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,38041.3%26.5%
Worked outside Canada200.6%0.6%
No fixed workplace address3209.6%14.2%
Usual place of work1,63048.7%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
English only4,35081.4%88.1%
French only100.2%0.0%
English and French93517.5%6.5%
Neither English nor French500.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
English5,06594.8%93.2%
French1803.4%1.0%
English and French551.0%0.5%
Neither English nor French450.8%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,14596.3%94.5%
Multiple responses2053.8%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,21597.6%93.8%
Multiple responses1352.5%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
None4,54084.9%75.2%
English1903.6%9.7%
French1001.9%0.7%
Non-official language4207.9%11.2%
Indigenous50.1%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4207.9%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)250.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)300.6%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages350.7%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,345100.0%100.0%
English4,14577.5%54.7%
French551.0%0.2%
Non-official language2254.2%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2254.2%15.1%
English and French1552.9%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)71013.3%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)500.9%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages100.2%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,835100.0%100.0%
English3,58593.5%87.4%
French100.3%0.1%
Non-official language200.5%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous150.4%2.9%
English and French601.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1554.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%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 data3,835100.0%100.0%
None3,65595.3%92.1%
English401.0%1.9%
French350.9%0.6%
Non-official language1002.6%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1002.6%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.3%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% data605100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7512.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language53087.6%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% data375100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language5013.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada359.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada154.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language32586.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,340100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,3405340.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income54.9%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,845
In the labour force3,600
Employed3,345
Unemployed255
Not in the labour force1,250
Participation rate (Rate)7474.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6969.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)77.1%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,850100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,23525.5%35.5%
Worked3,61574.5%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,06542.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,55532.1%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.0%40.9%

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