Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Little Saigon (northeast)

Census Tract 0037.02 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Little Saigon (northeast) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 3,503 living in private households. 46.1% 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 16.2%. 51.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 34.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $83,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 59.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.52 km², giving a population density of 6,750 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population3,5032021, private households
Visible minority46.1%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian51.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants34.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$83,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households59.5%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density6,750 /km²3,503 people over 0.52 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20213,503
Population, 20163,680
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-5-4.8%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,655
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,554
Population density per square kilometre6,7506749.5%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,505100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years38010.8%14.1%
0 to 4 years1353.9%4.3%
5 to 9 years1253.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years1203.4%5.0%
15 to 64 years2,68076.5%68.5%
15 to 19 years1454.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years2156.1%6.6%
25 to 29 years42012.0%7.6%
30 to 34 years46013.1%7.9%
35 to 39 years36010.3%7.5%
40 to 44 years2607.4%6.7%
45 to 49 years2356.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years2106.0%6.9%
55 to 59 years2055.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years1805.1%6.4%
65 years and over44512.7%17.4%
65 to 69 years1504.3%5.5%
70 to 74 years1303.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years702.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years401.1%2.1%
85 years and over551.6%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 years1110.8%14.1%
15 to 64 years7676.5%68.5%
65 years and over1312.7%17.4%
85 years and over21.6%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4039.6%41.7%
Median age of the population3736.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,555100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1107.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house21013.5%2.1%
Row house151.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex40526.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys81552.4%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
1960 or before60036.3%11.5%
1961 to 198037022.4%23.3%
1981 to 199022013.3%14.5%
1991 to 200018511.2%16.6%
2001 to 2005855.1%6.6%
2006 to 2010402.4%8.8%
2011 to 2015855.1%8.1%
2016 to 2021653.9%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Condominium20012.1%32.5%
Not condominium1,45087.6%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms402.4%2.1%
1 bedroom51030.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms43026.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms39523.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms28517.2%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms90554.7%46.6%
5 rooms29017.5%13.5%
6 rooms20012.1%10.0%
7 rooms804.8%8.2%
8 or more rooms17010.3%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)54.6%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,50090.6%94.7%
Major repairs needed1509.1%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,650100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,16070.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs49029.7%29.8%
30% to less than 100%43026.1%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,650100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,590100.0%100.0%
In core need31519.8%16.9%
Not in core need1,28080.5%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data670
% of owner households with a mortgage5959.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1919.4%24.4%
% in core housing need88.3%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,530$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,004$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,440,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,520,000$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 data985
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1515.2%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3636.5%38.5%
% in core housing need2727.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,380$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,432$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,070100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,99597.6%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,00597.9%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,69587.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,40078.2%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,44579.6%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data34011.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,00532.7%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,255100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,19598.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,250$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,19598.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,88588.6%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,050$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,58079.3%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,000$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,58079.3%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,290$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data39512.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,09033.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,720$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data820
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.8%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data905
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,200$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 data3,250100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,23037.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,10033.8%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,250$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)8585.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7877.6%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1514.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)77.0%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,070100.0%100.0%
Without total income702.3%3.3%
With total income3,00097.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2458.2%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99930010.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99952517.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99936512.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99932510.8%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992859.5%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992107.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991755.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991254.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991003.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over35011.7%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,070100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income652.1%3.3%
With after-tax income3,00097.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2558.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99931010.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99959019.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99943014.3%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99938512.8%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992759.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992357.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991354.5%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991053.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991003.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over1906.3%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% data3,070100.0%100.0%
Without employment income67021.8%29.8%
With employment income2,39578.0%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)27511.5%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991857.7%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99928011.7%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992058.6%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991958.1%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992309.6%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,99924010.0%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991556.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991506.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991154.8%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999803.3%3.7%
$100,000 and over30512.7%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,070100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,94095.8%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,94095.8%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,66086.6%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,40078.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,91562.4%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,290$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1906.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,255100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,11095.5%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,11595.7%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,040$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,79585.9%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,750$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,57079.0%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,900$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,03562.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,980$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2156.6%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,100$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,250100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,21537.4%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,200$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,400$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,02031.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,400$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,200$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9292.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8584.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)87.8%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data335
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data375
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,800$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% data335
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$131,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data345
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$192,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,500$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data115
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data140
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$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% data1,120
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,075
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,500$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,450100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years46513.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years1554.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,55073.9%65.8%
65 years and over43512.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)395
0 to 17 years45
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years230
65 years and over125
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1211.5%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)98.8%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)99.0%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2928.8%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data3,450100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years47013.6%17.3%
0 to 5 years1554.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years2,54573.8%65.9%
65 years and over43512.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)325
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years10
18 to 64 years260
65 years and over45
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)99.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)55.2%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)109.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,555100.0%100.0%
1 person54535.0%29.0%
2 persons50532.5%31.8%
3 persons24515.8%15.7%
4 persons18511.9%14.0%
5 or more persons805.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households3,445100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.2%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,125100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,42545.6%56.5%
Married95530.6%48.5%
Living common-law47015.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,69554.2%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,34543.0%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated702.2%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1755.6%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1053.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,550100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons69544.8%55.7%
Couple-family households59538.4%47.9%
One-parent-family households956.1%7.8%
Multigenerational households352.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households151.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons503.2%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households21513.9%5.6%
One-person households54535.2%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,555
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,655
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,700$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,100$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,555100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999201.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999503.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999956.1%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999503.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999553.5%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999452.9%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999553.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999553.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991056.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991006.4%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999956.1%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999805.1%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999855.5%5.3%
$100,000 and over64041.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99918011.6%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991157.4%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99915510.0%11.5%
$200,000 and over19012.2%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,555100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999201.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999553.5%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991006.4%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999553.5%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999654.2%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999503.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999754.8%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999654.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991157.4%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991308.4%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999956.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999956.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999855.5%5.8%
$100,000 and over52533.8%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99916010.3%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991207.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over24515.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Owner66540.2%62.1%
Renter98559.5%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data825100.0%100.0%
2 persons45054.5%49.6%
3 persons18522.4%23.1%
4 persons16019.4%20.8%
5 or more persons303.6%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% data830100.0%100.0%
Total couple families70084.3%84.9%
Married couples46055.4%72.3%
Common-law couples23528.3%12.6%
Total one-parent families13015.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+10512.7%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+253.0%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,25065.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,39540.4%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1303.8%4.2%
Children72521.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,20034.8%20.5%
Living alone54515.8%11.6%
Living with other relatives802.3%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only57516.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data545
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data585

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,010
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,065

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% data3,450100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,63047.2%44.5%
In bottom decile47013.6%11.0%
In second decile35010.1%8.4%
In third decile2507.2%8.1%
In fourth decile2557.4%8.3%
In fifth decile3058.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,82052.8%55.5%
In sixth decile2707.8%9.2%
In seventh decile38511.2%9.9%
In eighth decile35010.1%10.7%
In ninth decile36510.6%11.9%
In top decile45013.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,59096.1%95.9%
More than one person per room603.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,49590.3%91.9%
Not suitable1559.4%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household85551.7%49.2%
Two-maintainer household64038.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1559.4%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,655100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years503.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years39523.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years35521.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years25515.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years31519.0%19.4%
65 to 74 years18511.2%14.6%
75 to 84 years653.9%7.5%
85 years and over251.5%3.0%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'72543.9%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only44527.0%26.1%
Not suitable only1307.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only955.8%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'402.4%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'201.2%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing93056.4%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,67546.1%54.5%
South Asian2005.5%14.2%
Chinese59016.2%19.6%
Black802.2%1.6%
Filipino3058.4%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American1052.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian1504.1%2.2%
West Asian401.1%2.5%
Korean200.6%2.4%
Japanese501.4%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.351.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities952.6%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,96554.1%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Buddhist802.2%2.7%
Christian95526.3%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.852.3%8.7%
Anabaptist150.4%0.3%
Anglican551.5%2.0%
Baptist250.7%1.0%
Catholic69019.0%13.7%
Christian Orthodox00.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian100.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church300.8%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions150.4%1.7%
Hindu551.5%2.6%
Jewish601.7%0.8%
Muslim1153.2%4.2%
Sikh501.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions551.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,26562.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,640100.0%100.0%
Canadian1504.1%6.7%
English62017.0%14.0%
Irish41011.3%9.1%
Scottish47513.0%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2506.9%4.2%
German3158.7%7.1%
Chinese62517.2%18.2%
Italian701.9%3.2%
Indian (India)1052.9%8.2%
Ukrainian1504.1%3.1%
Dutch1353.7%2.5%
Polish1203.3%2.2%
Québécois100.3%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1905.2%3.0%
Filipino37510.3%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.752.1%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.351.0%0.9%
Métis250.7%0.8%
European, n.o.s.651.8%1.6%
Russian651.8%2.0%
Norwegian1002.7%1.7%
Welsh852.3%1.4%
Portuguese551.5%0.9%
American300.8%1.0%
Spanish451.2%1.4%
Swedish551.5%1.3%
Hungarian451.2%0.8%
Acadian200.5%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.250.7%0.4%
Jewish852.3%0.9%
Punjabi200.5%2.7%
Vietnamese701.9%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek100.3%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.250.7%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.250.7%0.2%
Korean250.7%2.4%
Romanian351.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian200.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.100.3%0.3%
Danish250.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian250.7%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu100.3%0.6%
Mexican651.8%0.8%
Mennonite250.7%0.2%
Swiss300.8%0.4%
Finnish300.8%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian150.4%0.6%
Japanese701.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.250.7%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic300.8%0.4%
Colombian100.3%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech150.4%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese100.3%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian200.5%0.4%
Ojibway100.3%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger451.2%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian300.8%0.1%
Turkish250.7%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi351.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.100.3%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi200.5%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%
Lithuanian100.3%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian250.7%0.3%
Palestinian150.4%0.1%
Chilean100.3%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian100.3%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian250.7%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian150.4%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British 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%
Fijian100.3%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 Zealander100.3%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian100.3%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%
Malayali100.3%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 data3,635100.0%100.0%
First generation1,50041.3%48.2%
Second generation86023.7%24.3%
Third generation or more1,27535.1%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1052.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses902.5%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity3,53097.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian451.2%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,59098.8%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)351.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)351.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries802.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries752.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,51596.7%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 data3,635100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,19060.2%53.1%
Immigrants1,25534.5%41.8%
Before 19802155.9%6.1%
1980 to 19901604.4%4.9%
1991 to 20002958.1%9.8%
2001 to 20102456.7%10.0%
2011 to 20213309.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1905.2%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,255100.0%100.0%
Americas14011.2%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia100.8%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico252.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago151.2%0.2%
United States of America403.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas403.2%1.3%
Europe21016.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France201.6%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary201.6%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland151.2%0.8%
Portugal201.6%0.4%
Romania100.8%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom705.6%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe302.4%2.5%
Africa604.8%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia151.2%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of151.2%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa302.4%1.6%
Asia79563.3%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran201.6%4.0%
Iraq252.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China21016.7%18.8%
Hong Kong655.2%7.0%
Korea, South201.6%3.9%
Taiwan100.8%3.6%
Philippines29523.5%10.0%
Viet Nam554.4%2.5%
Bangladesh252.0%0.2%
India201.6%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia403.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth504.0%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 data160100.0%100.0%
Americas5031.3%10.8%
Europe3018.8%11.7%
Africa106.3%4.8%
Asia5031.3%71.1%
Oceania and other159.4%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,10085.3%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1844012.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,66073.2%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens53514.7%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,255100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1008.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years14511.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years21517.1%18.6%
25 to 44 years64551.4%46.1%
45 years and over15012.0%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 data1,035100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants59057.0%59.5%
Principal applicants29028.0%24.2%
Secondary applicants30029.0%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family34032.9%30.4%
Refugees10510.1%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,035100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission353.4%2.6%
Work permits only before admission23022.2%10.6%
Study permits only before admission252.4%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission403.9%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience71068.6%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,255100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree33510.3%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate75523.2%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,16066.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level89027.3%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,27039.0%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,485100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1054.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate49019.7%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,89076.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level71528.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,17047.1%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,250100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate37511.5%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,87588.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,480100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1204.8%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,36095.2%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 data2,480100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree59524.0%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,88576.0%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable200.8%2.2%
All classes of workers2,45599.2%97.8%
Employee2,14086.5%81.0%
Self-employed32012.9%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable200.8%2.2%
All occupations2,45599.2%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations502.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations37014.9%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations26510.7%9.3%
3 Health occupations1204.8%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services34013.7%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport2409.7%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations69528.1%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations29011.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations351.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities552.2%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,475100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable200.8%2.2%
All industries2,45599.2%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.4%0.3%
22 Utilities100.4%0.6%
23 Construction1857.5%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1154.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade702.8%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade32513.1%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing903.6%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1355.5%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance803.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing301.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services31512.7%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services652.6%4.1%
61 Educational services2309.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance26510.7%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation853.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2459.9%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)953.8%4.2%
91 Public administration1004.0%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 data1,500100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van73549.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver63542.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1006.7%6.6%
Public transit51534.3%14.9%
Walked1057.0%6.4%
Bicycle1258.3%1.9%
Other method251.7%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 data1,500100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes22515.0%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes60540.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes50533.7%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1258.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over453.0%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 data1,500100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.755.0%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.20013.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.27018.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.39526.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.30020.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.26017.3%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,265100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence90071.1%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence35528.1%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.8%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data3,510100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,96055.8%56.8%
Movers1,55044.2%43.2%
Non-migrants81523.2%17.0%
Migrants73520.9%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,94581.8%85.2%
Movers65018.1%14.8%
Non-migrants47013.1%8.5%
Migrants1805.0%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 data2,235100.0%100.0%
Worked at home72032.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.7%0.6%
No fixed workplace address23510.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,26556.6%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,470100.0%100.0%
English only2,77580.0%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French53515.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French1554.5%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,470100.0%100.0%
English3,18591.8%93.2%
French1053.0%1.0%
English and French200.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French1554.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,470100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,28594.7%94.5%
Multiple responses1805.2%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% data3,470100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,31095.4%93.8%
Multiple responses1504.3%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% data3,470100.0%100.0%
None2,72078.4%75.2%
English2055.9%9.7%
French802.3%0.7%
Non-official language39011.2%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous39011.2%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.6%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)200.6%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages351.0%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,470100.0%100.0%
English2,26065.1%54.7%
French300.9%0.2%
Non-official language3008.6%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3008.6%15.1%
English and French1053.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)68019.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)351.0%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages501.4%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
English2,37590.5%87.4%
French200.8%0.1%
Non-official language602.3%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous602.3%2.9%
English and French451.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1355.1%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,625100.0%100.0%
None2,50595.4%92.1%
English251.0%1.9%
French251.0%0.6%
Non-official language702.7%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous702.7%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data480100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language6513.5%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language41586.5%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% data340100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language4011.8%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada308.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.9%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language30088.2%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,450100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,4503450.0%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 income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,255
In the labour force2,475
Employed2,235
Unemployed240
Not in the labour force775
Participation rate (Rate)7676.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6968.7%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.7%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,250100.0%100.0%
Did not work81024.9%35.5%
Worked2,44575.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,26538.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,18036.3%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.7%40.9%

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