Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Langley (west)

Census Tract 0503.08 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Langley (west) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,729 living in private households. 38.6% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 12.2%. 56.4% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 31.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $77,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 40.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.51 km², giving a population density of 2,287 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,7292021, private households
Visible minority38.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian56.4%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants31.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$77,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households40.3%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,287 /km²5,729 people over 2.51 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,729
Population, 20164,674
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20212322.6%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,005
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,738
Population density per square kilometre2,3172316.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,725100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years85514.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years4107.2%4.3%
5 to 9 years2654.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years1803.1%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,09571.5%68.5%
15 to 19 years2003.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years2955.2%6.6%
25 to 29 years68512.0%7.6%
30 to 34 years73012.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years5459.5%7.5%
40 to 44 years3806.6%6.7%
45 to 49 years3255.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years2855.0%6.9%
55 to 59 years3155.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years3305.8%6.4%
65 years and over77013.4%17.4%
65 to 69 years2554.5%5.5%
70 to 74 years2153.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years1302.3%3.0%
80 to 84 years1101.9%2.1%
85 years and over651.1%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 years1514.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years7271.5%68.5%
65 years and over1313.4%17.4%
85 years and over11.1%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3938.6%41.7%
Median age of the population3635.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,740100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1656.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house1656.0%2.1%
Row house2509.1%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex752.7%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys2,08075.9%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1104.2%11.5%
1961 to 198033012.6%23.3%
1981 to 199036013.8%14.5%
1991 to 200037014.1%16.6%
2001 to 20051104.2%6.6%
2006 to 201042016.1%8.8%
2011 to 201542516.3%8.1%
2016 to 202149018.7%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,80569.0%32.5%
Not condominium81031.0%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms200.8%2.1%
1 bedroom70527.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,37052.4%27.9%
3 bedrooms36514.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1505.7%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,63062.3%46.6%
5 rooms44016.8%13.5%
6 rooms27010.3%10.0%
7 rooms1505.7%8.2%
8 or more rooms1254.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)44.3%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,48094.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed1305.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data2,605100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,92073.7%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs68526.3%29.8%
30% to less than 100%64024.6%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,615100.0%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 data2,565100.0%100.0%
In core need50019.5%16.9%
Not in core need2,06080.3%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 data1,555
% of owner households with a mortgage7877.5%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2525.4%24.4%
% in core housing need1514.9%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,570$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,590$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$464,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$537,000$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 data1,055
% of tenant households in subsidized housing87.6%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2727.3%38.5%
% in core housing need2726.6%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,410$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,400$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% data4,825100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,69597.3%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,70097.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,24588.0%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,71577.0%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,02583.4%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data57011.8%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,42029.4%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,53597.8%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,54598.1%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,520$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15589.6%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,68079.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,94585.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,910$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data59512.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,740$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,43531.0%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,620$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,580
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.7%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,535
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,200$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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,00543.3%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,31028.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,080$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)8382.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7776.6%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1717.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)76.7%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 income1252.6%3.3%
With total income4,70097.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3006.4%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9994158.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99965513.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99964013.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99966514.1%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,99960512.9%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994208.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993307.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992154.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991703.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over2806.0%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,820100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1252.6%3.3%
With after-tax income4,70097.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3056.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9994259.0%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99977516.5%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99978016.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99983517.8%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99958512.4%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994108.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992705.7%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991302.8%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999801.7%2.5%
$100,000 and over1052.2%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 income1,11023.0%29.8%
With employment income3,71577.1%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)3509.4%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992256.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99937010.0%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993208.6%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99940010.8%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99945512.2%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,99942011.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993509.4%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992757.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991704.6%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991453.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over2306.2%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% data4,825100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,58595.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,59095.1%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,21587.4%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,76578.0%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,06563.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,040$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3757.8%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,960$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,42595.5%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,280$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,43595.7%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,920$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,11588.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,280$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,73080.5%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,200$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,92563.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,720$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4008.6%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,880$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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,99042.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,350$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,21526.2%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,800$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8989.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8282.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1111.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.6%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data685
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data705
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,400$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,200$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data555
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data520
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,600$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,600$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data275
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,800$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data230
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,400$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% data1,355
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,250
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,700$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,700$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,670100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years96016.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years4708.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,95069.7%65.8%
65 years and over76513.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)605
0 to 17 years140
0 to 5 years65
18 to 64 years340
65 years and over120
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1110.7%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1414.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1413.6%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)98.7%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1616.0%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data5,675100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years96016.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years4658.2%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,95069.6%65.9%
65 years and over76013.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)365
0 to 17 years50
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years275
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)66.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)65.6%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)77.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)55.2%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,735100.0%100.0%
1 person1,03537.8%29.0%
2 persons98035.8%31.8%
3 persons40514.8%15.7%
4 persons1906.9%14.0%
5 or more persons1304.8%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,675100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.1%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,870100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,64054.2%56.5%
Married1,97040.5%48.5%
Living common-law67013.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,23045.8%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,40528.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1954.0%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced4208.6%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2054.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,735100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,41551.7%55.7%
Couple-family households1,17042.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households2459.0%7.8%
Multigenerational households401.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons752.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1656.0%5.6%
One-person households1,03537.8%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,735
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,610
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,700$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,735100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000451.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999451.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991053.8%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999802.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999903.3%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991003.7%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991154.2%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991154.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992308.4%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9992459.0%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992308.4%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992007.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9992057.5%5.3%
$100,000 and over91033.3%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99941015.0%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992408.8%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991957.1%11.5%
$200,000 and over652.4%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% data2,735100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000501.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999451.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991104.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991053.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991003.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991354.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991204.4%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991405.1%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,99930011.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992559.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992509.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9992509.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9992157.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over62022.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99933512.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991706.2%8.6%
$150,000 and over1204.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Owner1,56059.7%62.1%
Renter1,05540.3%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% data1,565100.0%100.0%
2 persons91058.1%49.6%
3 persons38024.3%23.1%
4 persons18511.8%20.8%
5 or more persons905.8%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.7%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,560100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,28082.1%84.9%
Married couples94560.6%72.3%
Common-law couples33521.5%12.6%
Total one-parent families28017.9%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+22514.4%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+603.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,16073.3%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,56045.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2855.0%4.2%
Children1,31523.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,51526.7%20.5%
Living alone1,03518.2%11.6%
Living with other relatives1652.9%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only3255.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,035
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data970

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,705
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,640

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% data5,675100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,00553.0%44.5%
In bottom decile5459.6%11.0%
In second decile57010.0%8.4%
In third decile60510.7%8.1%
In fourth decile58510.3%8.3%
In fifth decile70012.3%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,67047.0%55.5%
In sixth decile67511.9%9.2%
In seventh decile73012.9%9.9%
In eighth decile59010.4%10.7%
In ninth decile4357.7%11.9%
In top decile2404.2%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,48595.0%95.9%
More than one person per room1254.8%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,36090.2%91.9%
Not suitable2559.8%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,44055.1%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,04540.0%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1254.8%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,615100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years752.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years79530.4%15.5%
35 to 44 years48518.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years41015.7%18.9%
55 to 64 years40515.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years27010.3%14.6%
75 to 84 years1305.0%7.5%
85 years and over451.7%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'97537.3%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only60523.1%26.1%
Not suitable only1957.5%5.8%
Major repairs needed only803.1%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'401.5%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'301.1%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 housing1,64062.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,395100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,08538.6%54.5%
South Asian66012.2%14.2%
Chinese1803.3%19.6%
Black951.8%1.6%
Filipino3556.6%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American1302.4%2.0%
Southeast Asian2053.8%2.2%
West Asian1352.5%2.5%
Korean1653.1%2.4%
Japanese400.7%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.6%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1051.9%1.9%
Not a visible minority3,31061.4%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,395100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1102.0%2.7%
Christian1,84534.2%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.57510.7%8.7%
Anabaptist150.3%0.3%
Anglican751.4%2.0%
Baptist1102.0%1.0%
Catholic66012.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox500.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness100.2%0.4%
Latter Day Saints300.6%0.1%
Lutheran450.8%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic400.7%0.7%
Presbyterian150.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church901.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1252.3%1.7%
Hindu1502.8%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1853.4%4.2%
Sikh3406.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.4%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,75551.1%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,400100.0%100.0%
Canadian4558.4%6.7%
English96517.9%14.0%
Irish69512.9%9.1%
Scottish77514.4%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2905.4%4.2%
German60011.1%7.1%
Chinese2604.8%18.2%
Italian1953.6%3.2%
Indian (India)4107.6%8.2%
Ukrainian2003.7%3.1%
Dutch2454.5%2.5%
Polish2053.8%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2003.7%3.0%
Filipino3706.9%5.4%
French Canadian651.2%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1252.3%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.901.7%0.9%
Métis1152.1%0.8%
European, n.o.s.701.3%1.6%
Russian1051.9%2.0%
Norwegian1202.2%1.7%
Welsh1001.9%1.4%
Portuguese601.1%0.9%
American801.5%1.0%
Spanish701.3%1.4%
Swedish1051.9%1.3%
Hungarian751.4%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani200.4%0.6%
African, n.o.s.350.6%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi1452.7%2.7%
Vietnamese651.2%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.100.2%0.4%
Greek300.6%0.6%
Jamaican100.2%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.601.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.500.9%0.2%
Korean1552.9%2.4%
Romanian500.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian250.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.150.3%0.3%
Danish400.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.200.4%0.2%
Sikh1202.2%2.0%
Austrian400.7%0.7%
Belgian150.3%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu200.4%0.6%
Mexican450.8%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss300.6%0.4%
Finnish200.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian350.6%0.6%
Japanese500.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.250.5%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.450.8%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.200.4%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic500.9%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.2%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan1001.9%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian200.4%0.4%
Ojibway300.6%0.1%
Newfoundlander150.3%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak100.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese100.2%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%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.200.4%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American100.2%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban100.2%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian200.4%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian150.3%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian100.2%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian350.6%0.6%
Jatt100.2%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai300.6%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian100.2%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian100.2%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%
Mauritian150.3%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%
Karen651.2%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 data5,395100.0%100.0%
First generation1,92035.6%48.2%
Second generation1,21022.4%24.3%
Third generation or more2,26542.0%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,395100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2654.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses2604.8%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses100.2%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,13095.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,395100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian701.3%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,32598.7%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,400100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)951.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)951.8%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2454.5%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2204.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries250.5%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,05593.6%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 data5,400100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,54565.6%53.1%
Immigrants1,67531.0%41.8%
Before 19801502.8%6.1%
1980 to 19901252.3%4.9%
1991 to 20002254.2%9.8%
2001 to 20104758.8%10.0%
2011 to 202170513.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1803.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,675100.0%100.0%
Americas19511.6%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia100.6%0.4%
El Salvador150.9%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica150.9%0.2%
Mexico201.2%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago100.6%0.2%
United States of America754.5%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas352.1%1.3%
Europe23514.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.6%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany100.6%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands150.9%0.5%
Poland150.9%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania150.9%0.7%
Russian Federation201.2%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom704.2%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe503.0%2.5%
Africa855.1%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 of201.2%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa352.1%1.6%
Asia1,13567.8%72.4%
Afghanistan402.4%0.5%
Iran150.9%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China603.6%18.8%
Hong Kong150.9%7.0%
Korea, South1106.6%3.9%
Taiwan100.6%3.6%
Philippines28016.7%10.0%
Viet Nam503.0%2.5%
Bangladesh150.9%0.2%
India34520.6%13.9%
Pakistan150.9%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1659.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth301.8%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data390100.0%100.0%
Americas4010.3%10.8%
Europe256.4%11.7%
Africa359.0%4.8%
Asia28573.1%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,400100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,54584.2%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1876514.2%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,77569.9%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens85515.8%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,675100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1659.9%7.5%
5 to 14 years27016.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years35020.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years79547.5%46.1%
45 years and over1056.3%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants88057.7%59.5%
Principal applicants36023.6%24.2%
Secondary applicants52034.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family45529.8%30.4%
Refugees18512.1%8.7%
Other immigrants100.7%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission453.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission21514.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission453.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1258.2%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.7%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,08571.1%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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree58512.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,51032.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,54054.8%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,51032.6%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,03022.2%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,525100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3158.9%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,09030.9%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,12560.3%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,22034.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher90025.5%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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate67014.5%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,96585.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,525100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate38010.8%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,15089.4%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,40039.7%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,12560.2%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,385100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All classes of workers3,31097.8%97.8%
Employee2,95087.1%81.0%
Self-employed36010.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,385100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All occupations3,31097.8%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations150.4%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations64018.9%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2607.7%9.3%
3 Health occupations2206.5%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services3209.5%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport852.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations80023.6%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations70020.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations802.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1905.6%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,385100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable752.2%2.2%
All industries3,31097.8%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting351.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.4%0.3%
22 Utilities200.6%0.6%
23 Construction40512.0%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing34510.2%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1705.0%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade40512.0%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1955.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries601.8%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1053.1%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing501.5%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1805.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises150.4%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1755.2%4.1%
61 Educational services1454.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance43012.7%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation902.7%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1554.6%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1604.7%4.2%
91 Public administration1654.9%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 data2,670100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,24584.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,06577.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1806.7%6.6%
Public transit2158.1%14.9%
Walked1355.1%6.4%
Bicycle150.6%1.9%
Other method602.2%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 data2,670100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes68025.5%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes81530.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes67025.1%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes30511.4%9.9%
60 minutes and over2007.5%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 data2,670100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.33012.4%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.50018.7%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.55020.6%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.49518.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.33012.4%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.47017.6%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 data2,145100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence34516.1%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,72580.4%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence753.5%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,030100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,69033.6%56.8%
Movers3,34066.4%43.2%
Non-migrants52010.3%17.0%
Migrants2,81556.0%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,335100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,16578.1%85.2%
Movers1,17021.9%14.8%
Non-migrants5259.8%8.5%
Migrants65012.2%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 data3,145100.0%100.0%
Worked at home46514.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address53016.9%14.2%
Usual place of work2,14568.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,710100.0%100.0%
English only5,37094.0%88.1%
French only100.2%0.0%
English and French2253.9%6.5%
Neither English nor French1101.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,710100.0%100.0%
English5,53096.8%93.2%
French601.1%1.0%
English and French200.4%0.5%
Neither English nor French1101.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,710100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,42094.9%94.5%
Multiple responses2955.2%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% data5,710100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,43095.1%93.8%
Multiple responses2804.9%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% data5,710100.0%100.0%
None4,65581.5%75.2%
English3956.9%9.7%
French50.1%0.7%
Non-official language4808.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4808.4%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)951.7%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages651.1%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,710100.0%100.0%
English4,01570.3%54.7%
French200.4%0.2%
Non-official language3956.9%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3956.9%15.1%
English and French150.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,22521.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages250.4%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
English3,31092.5%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language300.8%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous300.8%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2356.6%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
None3,38594.6%92.1%
English250.7%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language1554.3%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1554.3%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%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% data975100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language353.6%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language94096.4%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% data540100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language203.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.9%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language52096.3%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,675100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,6755675.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,635
In the labour force3,385
Employed3,145
Unemployed240
Not in the labour force1,250
Participation rate (Rate)7373.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6867.9%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 data4,635100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,24526.9%35.5%
Worked3,39073.1%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,04044.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,35029.1%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.1%40.9%

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