Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Lougheed (northeast 2)

Census Tract 0235.04 · Burnaby · Vancouver, British Columbia

Lougheed (northeast 2) is a neighbourhood of Burnaby, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,513 living in private households. 59.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 18.7%. 37.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.8% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 48.2% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $76,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 44.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.06 km², giving a population density of 6,155 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

View Lougheed (northeast 2) on the map

Population6,5132021, private households
Visible minority59.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian37.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants48.2%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$76,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households44.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density6,155 /km²6,513 people over 1.06 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,513
Population, 20166,603
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1-1.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,036
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,941
Population density per square kilometre6,1556155.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years87013.4%14.1%
0 to 4 years3004.6%4.3%
5 to 9 years3204.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years2503.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,63571.1%68.5%
15 to 19 years2503.8%5.2%
20 to 24 years4156.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years5758.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years5458.4%7.9%
35 to 39 years5909.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years5007.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years4306.6%6.5%
50 to 54 years4456.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years4607.1%7.0%
60 to 64 years4306.6%6.4%
65 years and over1,01015.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years3305.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years2854.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years1953.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years1201.8%2.1%
85 years and over801.2%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1313.4%14.1%
15 to 64 years7171.1%68.5%
65 years and over1615.5%17.4%
85 years and over11.2%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4141.3%41.7%
Median age of the population4040.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,940100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house37512.8%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,21041.2%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys1,35045.9%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 data2,940100.0%100.0%
1960 or before602.0%11.5%
1961 to 19801,00034.0%23.3%
1981 to 19901,05535.9%14.5%
1991 to 200038513.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005451.5%6.6%
2006 to 201032511.1%8.8%
2011 to 2015602.0%8.1%
2016 to 2021100.3%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Condominium2,14573.0%32.5%
Not condominium80027.2%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms702.4%2.1%
1 bedroom87029.6%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,29043.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms65022.1%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms602.0%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2,01068.4%46.6%
5 rooms54018.4%13.5%
6 rooms2207.5%10.0%
7 rooms953.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms702.4%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)44.0%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,65090.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed2909.9%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data2,935100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,15073.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs79026.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%65022.1%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,940100.0%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 data2,795100.0%100.0%
In core need57020.4%16.9%
Not in core need2,22579.6%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 data1,630
% of owner households with a mortgage6666.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2222.4%24.4%
% in core housing need1716.8%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,484$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$500,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$565,000$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 data1,315
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1616.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3232.4%38.5%
% in core housing need2525.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,390$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,398$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% data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,45596.7%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,45596.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,83085.6%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,08572.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,66582.7%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data57010.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,68029.8%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,48597.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,320$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,48597.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,120$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,87086.3%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,920$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,08572.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,240$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,71083.5%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,770$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5459.7%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,440$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,75031.0%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,420$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,835
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.8%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,825
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,400$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 data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,01535.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,56027.7%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,600$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,520$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)8282.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7474.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1817.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.4%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)87.7%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% data5,640100.0%100.0%
Without total income1903.4%3.3%
With total income5,45096.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)59510.9%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99960011.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99985515.7%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99968512.6%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99962011.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,99956510.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994107.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992905.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992304.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991653.0%3.4%
$100,000 and over4408.1%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% data5,640100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1903.4%3.3%
With after-tax income5,45096.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)60011.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99961011.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99996017.6%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99982515.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99973013.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99958510.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993706.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992755.0%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991803.3%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991102.0%2.5%
$100,000 and over2003.7%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% data5,640100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,56027.7%29.8%
With employment income4,08072.3%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)49012.0%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993207.8%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99946011.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993709.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993558.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99942010.3%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,99941510.2%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993157.7%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992305.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991854.5%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991353.3%3.7%
$100,000 and over3809.3%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% data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,30094.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,31094.1%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,77584.7%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,13573.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,58563.6%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,380$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3305.9%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,120$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,32094.3%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,360$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,33594.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,81085.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,240$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,09572.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,920$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,64064.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,215$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3005.3%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,640100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,99035.3%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,950$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,45025.7%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,280$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)9090.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8181.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)109.8%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data650
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data660
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,200$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,600$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data765
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.7%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data760
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,600$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data340
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.4%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data340
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,600$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,600$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% data1,365
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,390
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,680$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,120$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,01015.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years3655.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,49569.0%65.8%
65 years and over1,00515.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)845
0 to 17 years140
0 to 5 years45
18 to 64 years500
65 years and over210
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1313.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1413.8%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1111.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2120.6%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% data6,510100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,01015.5%17.3%
0 to 5 years3705.7%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,49069.0%65.9%
65 years and over1,00515.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)530
0 to 17 years70
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years385
65 years and over75
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)88.1%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)77.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)65.6%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)98.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)77.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,940100.0%100.0%
1 person93031.6%29.0%
2 persons1,04035.4%31.8%
3 persons51017.3%15.7%
4 persons36012.2%14.0%
5 or more persons1003.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,510100.0%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% data5,645100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,03053.7%56.5%
Married2,52044.6%48.5%
Living common-law5058.9%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,61546.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,81032.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1452.6%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced4457.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2153.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,940100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,66056.5%55.7%
Couple-family households1,35546.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households31010.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households451.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households100.3%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons652.2%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households2307.8%5.6%
One-person households93031.6%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,940
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,500$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,940
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,300$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,700$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,940100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000652.2%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999351.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999301.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991254.3%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999852.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991103.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991254.3%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991053.6%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991254.3%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992709.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9992107.1%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991956.6%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991956.6%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991705.8%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,05035.7%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99941514.1%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992358.0%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992608.8%11.5%
$200,000 and over1354.6%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% data2,940100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000702.4%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999351.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999301.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.2%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991354.6%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991003.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991204.1%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991454.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991454.9%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991454.9%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,99930510.4%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992307.8%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992358.0%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9992257.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991956.6%5.8%
$100,000 and over78526.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99936512.4%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992157.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over2006.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Owner1,63055.4%62.1%
Renter1,31044.6%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% data1,815100.0%100.0%
2 persons95552.6%49.6%
3 persons45525.1%23.1%
4 persons33518.5%20.8%
5 or more persons703.9%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.8%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,810100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,46080.7%84.9%
Married couples1,21066.9%72.3%
Common-law couples25514.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families35519.6%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+29016.0%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+603.3%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,98076.5%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,92044.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3505.4%4.2%
Children1,71026.3%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,53023.5%20.5%
Living alone93014.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives1702.6%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only4306.6%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data930
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data935

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data2,010
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,010

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% data6,510100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,44052.8%44.5%
In bottom decile79512.2%11.0%
In second decile69010.6%8.4%
In third decile6059.3%8.1%
In fourth decile65510.1%8.3%
In fifth decile69510.7%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,07047.2%55.5%
In sixth decile71511.0%9.2%
In seventh decile68510.5%9.9%
In eighth decile69510.7%10.7%
In ninth decile5859.0%11.9%
In top decile3956.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,77094.2%95.9%
More than one person per room1756.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,60088.4%91.9%
Not suitable34011.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,54552.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,21041.2%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1956.6%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1053.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years50517.2%15.5%
35 to 44 years55018.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years52517.9%18.9%
55 to 64 years58519.9%19.4%
65 to 74 years40013.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years1956.6%7.5%
85 years and over702.4%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'1,22041.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only63021.4%26.1%
Not suitable only2107.1%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1856.3%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'903.1%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'551.9%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'351.2%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.3%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,72558.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population3,85559.2%54.5%
South Asian4456.8%14.2%
Chinese1,21518.7%19.6%
Black1552.4%1.6%
Filipino2854.4%5.5%
Arab701.1%0.9%
Latin American2954.5%2.0%
Southeast Asian1251.9%2.2%
West Asian3154.8%2.5%
Korean5859.0%2.4%
Japanese1001.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.651.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1953.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,66540.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1452.2%2.7%
Christian2,40536.9%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.67010.3%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1001.5%2.0%
Baptist701.1%1.0%
Catholic99015.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1953.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness801.2%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran550.8%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)200.3%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic550.8%0.7%
Presbyterian350.5%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church400.6%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions751.2%1.7%
Hindu1251.9%2.6%
Jewish400.6%0.8%
Muslim5358.2%4.2%
Sikh200.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions801.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,16048.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,515100.0%100.0%
Canadian3555.4%6.7%
English76011.7%14.0%
Irish4607.1%9.1%
Scottish5909.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2804.3%4.2%
German4857.4%7.1%
Chinese1,16517.9%18.2%
Italian1602.5%3.2%
Indian (India)2754.2%8.2%
Ukrainian2253.5%3.1%
Dutch801.2%2.5%
Polish1151.8%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1502.3%3.0%
Filipino2904.5%5.4%
French Canadian300.5%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.651.0%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.500.8%0.9%
Métis1051.6%0.8%
European, n.o.s.600.9%1.6%
Russian1602.5%2.0%
Norwegian951.5%1.7%
Welsh651.0%1.4%
Portuguese901.4%0.9%
American751.2%1.0%
Spanish1201.8%1.4%
Swedish500.8%1.3%
Hungarian600.9%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani751.2%0.6%
African, n.o.s.500.8%0.4%
Jewish400.6%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese901.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.600.9%0.4%
Greek300.5%0.6%
Jamaican400.6%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1051.6%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.450.7%0.2%
Korean5708.7%2.4%
Romanian851.3%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian2253.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish300.5%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Sikh150.2%2.0%
Austrian600.9%0.7%
Belgian200.3%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican1101.7%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss250.4%0.4%
Finnish200.3%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian701.1%0.6%
Japanese1251.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.701.1%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.200.3%0.4%
Muslim250.4%0.3%
Egyptian200.3%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic300.5%0.4%
Colombian651.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech200.3%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan751.2%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.250.4%0.1%
Serbian450.7%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger1452.2%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian1001.5%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%0.1%
Turkish200.3%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian100.2%0.0%
Brazilian450.7%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak250.4%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1251.9%1.4%
Iraqi100.2%0.2%
Salvadorean350.5%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.200.3%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.350.5%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%
Australian100.2%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean250.4%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian100.2%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian150.2%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian150.2%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati200.3%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%
Bulgarian250.4%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American150.2%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.200.3%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian100.2%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%
Indonesian350.5%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano250.4%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%
Kurdish200.3%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
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%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan100.2%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban150.2%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%
Azerbaijani150.2%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%
Telugu150.2%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 data6,510100.0%100.0%
First generation3,68556.6%48.2%
Second generation1,35520.8%24.3%
Third generation or more1,47022.6%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2453.8%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses2403.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,26596.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian450.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,46599.3%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)651.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)651.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2003.1%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1902.9%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.2%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,24095.9%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,90544.6%53.1%
Immigrants3,14048.2%41.8%
Before 19803255.0%6.1%
1980 to 19902704.1%4.9%
1991 to 200076511.8%9.8%
2001 to 201089513.7%10.0%
2011 to 202189013.7%11.1%
Non-permanent residents4607.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,140100.0%100.0%
Americas2708.6%7.0%
Brazil250.8%0.7%
Colombia501.6%0.4%
El Salvador301.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica200.6%0.2%
Mexico501.6%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America601.9%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas351.1%1.3%
Europe48015.3%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.8%0.3%
Croatia250.8%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany351.1%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary100.3%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland100.3%0.8%
Portugal200.6%0.4%
Romania551.8%0.7%
Russian Federation601.9%0.9%
Serbia250.8%0.3%
Ukraine100.3%0.7%
United Kingdom852.7%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1103.5%2.5%
Africa1805.7%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt401.3%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of150.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa1203.8%1.6%
Asia2,19069.7%72.4%
Afghanistan702.2%0.5%
Iran2106.7%4.0%
Iraq100.3%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China38512.3%18.8%
Hong Kong2558.1%7.0%
Korea, South44014.0%3.9%
Taiwan1103.5%3.6%
Philippines2508.0%10.0%
Viet Nam652.1%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1103.5%13.9%
Pakistan501.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2106.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth200.6%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 data440100.0%100.0%
Americas8018.2%10.8%
Europe306.8%11.7%
Africa153.4%4.8%
Asia31571.6%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,510100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,23080.3%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1885513.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,37567.2%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,28019.7%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,140100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2407.6%7.5%
5 to 14 years52016.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years45514.5%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,51548.2%46.1%
45 years and over41513.2%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 data2,815100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,87566.6%59.5%
Principal applicants69524.7%24.2%
Secondary applicants1,18542.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family67023.8%30.4%
Refugees2258.0%8.7%
Other immigrants401.4%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 data2,815100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission552.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission33011.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission1555.5%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2057.3%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.4%0.4%
No pre-admission experience2,06073.2%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 data5,640100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree5359.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,47026.1%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,64064.5%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,56527.7%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,07536.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,010100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2205.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate82520.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,97074.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,19029.7%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,78044.4%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,640100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate60510.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,03589.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,015100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2606.5%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,75093.4%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 data4,015100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,04526.0%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,97074.0%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,795100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable802.1%2.2%
All classes of workers3,72098.0%97.8%
Employee3,24085.4%81.0%
Self-employed47512.5%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,795100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable802.1%2.2%
All occupations3,72098.0%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations150.4%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations68518.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations42511.2%9.3%
3 Health occupations2657.0%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services46512.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport2456.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations94024.8%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations53014.0%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1353.6%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,795100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable802.1%2.2%
All industries3,72098.0%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.4%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities200.5%0.6%
23 Construction2506.6%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2456.5%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1453.8%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade43011.3%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1754.6%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2255.9%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1504.0%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing551.4%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services42011.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1353.6%4.1%
61 Educational services3459.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance46012.1%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1052.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2406.3%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1604.2%4.2%
91 Public administration1203.2%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,495100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,72569.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,59563.9%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1305.2%6.6%
Public transit63025.3%14.9%
Walked953.8%6.4%
Bicycle150.6%1.9%
Other method351.4%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,495100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes26510.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes80532.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes77531.1%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes41016.4%9.9%
60 minutes and over25010.0%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 data2,495100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1656.6%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.46018.4%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.58023.2%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.48519.4%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.46018.4%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.35014.0%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 data2,045100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence72535.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,30563.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence251.2%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 data6,195100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,37554.5%56.8%
Movers2,82045.5%43.2%
Non-migrants85013.7%17.0%
Migrants1,97531.9%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,430100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,43084.4%85.2%
Movers99515.5%14.8%
Non-migrants4507.0%8.5%
Migrants5458.5%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 data3,435100.0%100.0%
Worked at home90026.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada351.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address45013.1%14.2%
Usual place of work2,05059.7%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
English only5,75588.3%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French4256.5%6.5%
Neither English nor French3305.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
English6,06093.0%93.2%
French500.8%1.0%
English and French751.2%0.5%
Neither English nor French3255.0%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,08593.4%94.5%
Multiple responses4306.6%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% data6,515100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,02092.4%93.8%
Multiple responses4907.5%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
None4,61570.8%75.2%
English79512.2%9.7%
French400.6%0.7%
Non-official language83012.7%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous82512.7%11.2%
English and French100.2%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)901.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)200.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1201.8%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,515100.0%100.0%
English3,06547.0%54.7%
French150.2%0.2%
Non-official language1,14017.5%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,14017.5%15.1%
English and French400.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2,12532.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)450.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages801.2%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data4,055100.0%100.0%
English3,58588.4%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language1303.2%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1303.2%2.9%
English and French451.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2857.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data4,055100.0%100.0%
None3,79593.6%92.1%
English1002.5%1.9%
French300.7%0.6%
Non-official language902.2%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous902.2%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 languages300.7%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% data1,025100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language403.9%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language98596.1%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% data700100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language304.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada202.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.4%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language67095.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,510100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,5106510.0%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 income43.6%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,640
In the labour force3,795
Employed3,435
Unemployed360
Not in the labour force1,845
Participation rate (Rate)6767.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6160.9%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,645100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,93534.3%35.5%
Worked3,70565.6%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,06536.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,65029.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4242.2%40.9%

Nearby communities

Browse all 535 Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods →