Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Kitsilano (west)

Census Tract 0045.01 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Kitsilano (west) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,821 living in private households. 19.2% 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 6.5%. 79.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.8% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 28.2% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $104,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 53.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.67 km², giving a population density of 7,163 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,8212021, private households
Visible minority19.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian79.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants28.2%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$104,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households53.0%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density7,163 /km²4,821 people over 0.67 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,821
Population, 20164,803
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202100.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,567
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,381
Population density per square kilometre7,1637163.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,825100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years50510.5%14.1%
0 to 4 years1954.0%4.3%
5 to 9 years1553.2%4.7%
10 to 14 years1553.2%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,41070.7%68.5%
15 to 19 years1653.4%5.2%
20 to 24 years3407.0%6.6%
25 to 29 years51010.6%7.6%
30 to 34 years50010.4%7.9%
35 to 39 years3657.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years2805.8%6.7%
45 to 49 years2956.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3457.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years3156.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years2956.1%6.4%
65 years and over90518.8%17.4%
65 to 69 years2906.0%5.5%
70 to 74 years2705.6%4.6%
75 to 79 years2004.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years801.7%2.1%
85 years and over601.2%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1010.5%14.1%
15 to 64 years7170.7%68.5%
65 years and over1918.8%17.4%
85 years and over11.2%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4342.6%41.7%
Median age of the population4040.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,380100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1908.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house28512.0%2.1%
Row house753.2%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex37515.8%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,45060.9%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%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 data2,405100.0%100.0%
1960 or before99541.4%11.5%
1961 to 198031012.9%23.3%
1981 to 199031012.9%14.5%
1991 to 200054022.5%16.6%
2001 to 2005853.5%6.6%
2006 to 2010903.7%8.8%
2011 to 2015602.5%8.1%
2016 to 2021251.0%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
Condominium70029.1%32.5%
Not condominium1,70570.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms552.3%2.1%
1 bedroom64026.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,07044.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms40516.8%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms2359.8%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,29053.6%46.6%
5 rooms41017.0%13.5%
6 rooms29012.1%10.0%
7 rooms1305.4%8.2%
8 or more rooms29012.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)54.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,24093.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed1656.9%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 data2,370100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,66070.0%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs71030.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%60525.5%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,405100.0%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 data2,260100.0%100.0%
In core need31513.9%16.9%
Not in core need1,95086.3%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 data1,130
% of owner households with a mortgage4746.9%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2222.0%24.4%
% in core housing need65.6%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,320$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,336$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,344,000$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 data1,275
% of tenant households in subsidized housing22.4%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3737.1%38.5%
% in core housing need2121.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,820$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,960$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% data4,280100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16597.3%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16597.3%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,97092.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,22575.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,02570.7%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,600$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2706.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,520$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,07025.0%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,270100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15097.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$96,300$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15097.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,500$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,98593.3%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$93,500$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,15073.8%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,500$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,00070.3%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,060$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2656.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,850$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,00023.4%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,560$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,290
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.6%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,300
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$209,400$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,800$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 data4,270100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,50535.2%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,300$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37032.1%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,400$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,080$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)9393.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6261.9%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)76.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)32.6%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% data4,280100.0%100.0%
Without total income1152.7%3.3%
With total income4,17097.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3608.6%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9993408.2%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99946511.2%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9994009.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993508.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9993007.2%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992856.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992506.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991954.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991854.4%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,03524.8%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% data4,280100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1152.7%3.3%
With after-tax income4,17097.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3959.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9993558.5%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99953512.8%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99947011.3%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9994009.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993558.5%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993107.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992506.0%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991954.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991403.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over76518.3%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,280100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,05524.6%29.8%
With employment income3,22575.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)43013.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992357.3%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993109.6%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992357.3%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992206.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992156.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992106.5%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992106.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991705.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991504.7%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991404.3%3.7%
$100,000 and over71522.2%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% data4,280100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,03594.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,04094.4%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,88590.8%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,23575.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,37555.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,450$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1754.1%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,880$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,270100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,98093.2%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$96,700$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,98093.2%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,600$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,85590.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$95,700$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,11072.8%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,300$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,28053.4%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,840$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1603.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,700$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,270100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,47534.5%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,27529.9%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,700$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)9696.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6363.3%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)44.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.4%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data700
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data750
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$183,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data440
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$198,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data380
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$296,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$205,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data125
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.4%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data125
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$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% data1,435
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,435
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,300$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,785100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years61512.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years2304.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,28068.5%65.8%
65 years and over89518.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)485
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years330
65 years and over95
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1010.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)109.5%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1010.4%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data4,785100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years61012.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years2304.8%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,28568.7%65.9%
65 years and over89018.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)435
0 to 17 years40
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years345
65 years and over55
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)99.1%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.5%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,380100.0%100.0%
1 person85535.9%29.0%
2 persons96540.5%31.8%
3 persons29512.4%15.7%
4 persons2209.2%14.0%
5 or more persons401.7%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,785100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.0%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,315100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,34554.3%56.5%
Married1,61537.4%48.5%
Living common-law73016.9%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,97045.7%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,47034.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated902.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3007.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1102.5%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,380100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,21551.1%55.7%
Couple-family households1,10546.4%47.9%
One-parent-family households1154.8%7.8%
Multigenerational households100.4%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons401.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households25510.7%5.6%
One-person households85535.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,380
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,405
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,000$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,380100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000451.9%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999200.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.1%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.5%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999803.4%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999552.3%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999702.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999552.3%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999502.1%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999903.8%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991255.3%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991405.9%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991104.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991355.7%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991205.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,23051.7%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9992309.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992058.6%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99926010.9%11.5%
$200,000 and over53522.5%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% data2,380100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000602.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999150.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.1%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.5%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999853.6%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999803.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999702.9%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999652.7%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999853.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999753.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991606.7%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991556.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991606.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991405.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991054.4%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,07045.0%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99928011.8%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992008.4%8.6%
$150,000 and over59024.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
Owner1,13047.0%62.1%
Renter1,27553.0%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% data1,285100.0%100.0%
2 persons81063.0%49.6%
3 persons24018.7%23.1%
4 persons20015.6%20.8%
5 or more persons302.3%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.6%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% data1,280100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,15590.2%84.9%
Married couples79061.7%72.3%
Common-law couples36528.5%12.6%
Total one-parent families1259.8%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+1007.8%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+252.0%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,29568.8%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,31048.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1302.7%4.2%
Children86018.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,49031.1%20.5%
Living alone85517.8%11.6%
Living with other relatives551.1%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only58012.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data855
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data895

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,525
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,510

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% data4,790100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,70535.6%44.5%
In bottom decile55511.6%11.0%
In second decile3156.6%8.4%
In third decile2855.9%8.1%
In fourth decile2855.9%8.3%
In fifth decile2655.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,08564.4%55.5%
In sixth decile3156.6%9.2%
In seventh decile3206.7%9.9%
In eighth decile4309.0%10.7%
In ninth decile63013.2%11.9%
In top decile1,39529.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,36598.3%95.9%
More than one person per room401.7%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,30595.8%91.9%
Not suitable1004.2%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,28053.2%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,04043.2%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household903.7%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,405100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years853.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years54522.7%15.5%
35 to 44 years39016.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years41017.0%18.9%
55 to 64 years35014.6%19.4%
65 to 74 years39016.2%14.6%
75 to 84 years1958.1%7.5%
85 years and over401.7%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'88536.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only64026.6%26.1%
Not suitable only552.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1104.6%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'301.2%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'451.9%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'150.6%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,52563.4%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,725100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population90519.2%54.5%
South Asian1052.2%14.2%
Chinese3056.5%19.6%
Black601.3%1.6%
Filipino300.6%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American901.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian651.4%2.2%
West Asian400.8%2.5%
Korean451.0%2.4%
Japanese751.6%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.200.4%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities601.3%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,82581.0%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,725100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1002.1%2.7%
Christian1,34028.4%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.1853.9%8.7%
Anabaptist100.2%0.3%
Anglican1703.6%2.0%
Baptist200.4%1.0%
Catholic54511.5%13.7%
Christian Orthodox952.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.6%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran400.8%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian150.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1503.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions701.5%1.7%
Hindu300.6%2.6%
Jewish2154.6%0.8%
Muslim400.8%4.2%
Sikh00.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions551.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,94562.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,730100.0%100.0%
Canadian3607.6%6.7%
English1,23026.0%14.0%
Irish96520.4%9.1%
Scottish97020.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3156.7%4.2%
German56511.9%7.1%
Chinese3156.7%18.2%
Italian2004.2%3.2%
Indian (India)851.8%8.2%
Ukrainian2505.3%3.1%
Dutch1904.0%2.5%
Polish1954.1%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.4359.2%3.0%
Filipino651.4%5.4%
French Canadian350.7%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1853.9%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.5%0.9%
Métis651.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1703.6%1.6%
Russian1202.5%2.0%
Norwegian1302.7%1.7%
Welsh1052.2%1.4%
Portuguese400.8%0.9%
American1503.2%1.0%
Spanish701.5%1.4%
Swedish1252.6%1.3%
Hungarian751.6%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish1703.6%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek601.3%0.6%
Jamaican250.5%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.501.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.3%0.2%
Korean451.0%2.4%
Romanian451.0%0.6%
Lebanese150.3%0.2%
Iranian250.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish400.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian551.2%0.7%
Belgian250.5%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican400.8%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss350.7%0.4%
Finnish250.5%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian250.5%0.6%
Japanese851.8%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.200.4%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic551.2%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech350.7%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian250.5%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger150.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.4%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.150.3%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian501.1%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak200.4%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.300.6%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese150.3%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.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian501.1%0.1%
South African350.7%0.3%
Australian350.7%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.150.3%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)100.2%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.250.5%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli200.4%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian200.4%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American150.3%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.200.4%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian250.5%0.1%
Bengali100.2%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.250.5%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
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 Zealander200.4%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian150.3%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 data4,725100.0%100.0%
First generation1,81038.3%48.2%
Second generation1,14524.2%24.3%
Third generation or more1,77037.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,725100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity851.8%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses801.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,64598.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,725100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian150.3%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,71099.7%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,730100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.3%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1252.6%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1152.4%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.2%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,58596.9%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 data4,730100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,11565.9%53.1%
Immigrants1,33528.2%41.8%
Before 19802956.2%6.1%
1980 to 19901202.5%4.9%
1991 to 20001753.7%9.8%
2001 to 20102906.1%10.0%
2011 to 20214559.6%11.1%
Non-permanent residents2805.9%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,335100.0%100.0%
Americas26519.9%7.0%
Brazil403.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico352.6%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America15511.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas251.9%1.3%
Europe58043.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France403.0%0.4%
Germany403.0%1.1%
Greece201.5%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy151.1%0.8%
Netherlands201.5%0.5%
Poland100.7%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania151.1%0.7%
Russian Federation151.1%0.9%
Serbia201.5%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom26019.5%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1108.2%2.5%
Africa705.2%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of503.7%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa201.5%1.6%
Asia38028.5%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran403.0%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China906.7%18.8%
Hong Kong453.4%7.0%
Korea, South201.5%3.9%
Taiwan201.5%3.6%
Philippines403.0%10.0%
Viet Nam201.5%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India151.1%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia806.0%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth403.0%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 data330100.0%100.0%
Americas9027.3%10.8%
Europe17051.5%11.7%
Africa103.0%4.8%
Asia3510.6%71.1%
Oceania and other257.6%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,730100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,98084.1%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1854011.4%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,44072.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens74515.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,335100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1108.2%7.5%
5 to 14 years18513.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years22516.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years70052.4%46.1%
45 years and over1158.6%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 data1,040100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants78575.5%59.5%
Principal applicants40038.5%24.2%
Secondary applicants39037.5%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family19518.8%30.4%
Refugees201.9%8.7%
Other immigrants302.9%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 data1,040100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission27526.4%10.6%
Study permits only before admission757.2%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission10510.1%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience57555.3%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 data4,270100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2205.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate67015.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,38079.2%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level81019.0%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,57060.2%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,865100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree351.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate30510.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,52088.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level59020.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,93067.4%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 data4,270100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2355.5%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,03594.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,860100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate551.9%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,80598.1%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 data2,860100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree34011.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,52088.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,005100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable351.2%2.2%
All classes of workers2,97098.8%97.8%
Employee2,21073.5%81.0%
Self-employed76525.5%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,005100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable351.2%2.2%
All occupations2,97098.8%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations602.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations58019.3%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations33511.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations30010.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services56018.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport30510.1%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations57019.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2056.8%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations451.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities150.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,005100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable351.2%2.2%
All industries2,97098.8%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting200.7%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities150.5%0.6%
23 Construction852.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing852.8%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade953.2%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade2157.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing551.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1454.8%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1505.0%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1053.5%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services56018.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1304.3%4.1%
61 Educational services42014.0%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance40013.3%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1254.2%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1555.2%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)852.8%4.2%
91 Public administration1254.2%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 data1,710100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van90052.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver81047.4%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger905.3%6.6%
Public transit33519.6%14.9%
Walked17510.2%6.4%
Bicycle18010.5%1.9%
Other method1106.4%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 data1,710100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes46527.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes69040.4%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes39022.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes955.6%9.9%
60 minutes and over704.1%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 data1,710100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.402.3%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.21012.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.41524.3%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.48028.1%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.39523.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.1609.4%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,09072.9%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence35523.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence402.7%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.7%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,515100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,39052.9%56.8%
Movers2,13047.2%43.2%
Non-migrants86519.2%17.0%
Migrants1,26528.0%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,680100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,73079.7%85.2%
Movers95520.4%14.8%
Non-migrants64513.8%8.5%
Migrants3106.6%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 data2,850100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,12539.5%26.5%
Worked outside Canada200.7%0.6%
No fixed workplace address2157.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,50052.6%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,795100.0%100.0%
English only3,87580.8%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French89018.6%6.5%
Neither English nor French250.5%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,795100.0%100.0%
English4,60095.9%93.2%
French1352.8%1.0%
English and French350.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French250.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,795100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,66597.3%94.5%
Multiple responses1302.7%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% data4,795100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,70598.1%93.8%
Multiple responses901.9%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% data4,800100.0%100.0%
None4,15086.5%75.2%
English1753.6%9.7%
French651.4%0.7%
Non-official language3156.6%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3156.6%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)100.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.5%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages450.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,795100.0%100.0%
English3,88581.0%54.7%
French350.7%0.2%
Non-official language1553.2%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1553.2%15.1%
English and French1002.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)56511.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)501.0%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages50.1%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 data3,335100.0%100.0%
English3,12593.7%87.4%
French100.3%0.1%
Non-official language300.9%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous300.9%2.9%
English and French551.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)902.7%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.6%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 data3,335100.0%100.0%
None3,17595.2%92.1%
English200.6%1.9%
French501.5%0.6%
Non-official language601.8%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous601.8%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)200.6%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.4%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% data625100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language6510.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language56089.6%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% data415100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language5012.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada204.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada307.2%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language36086.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,790100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,7854785.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income10.5%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.6%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income66.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,270
In the labour force3,010
Employed2,850
Unemployed155
Not in the labour force1,260
Participation rate (Rate)7070.5%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6766.7%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)55.1%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,265100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,11526.1%35.5%
Worked3,15073.9%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,60037.5%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,55536.5%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4141.0%40.9%

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