Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Lower Robson (southeast)

Census Tract 0067.02 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Lower Robson (southeast) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,126 living in private households. 54.6% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 15.6%. 44.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.2% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 53.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $80,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 68.7% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.22 km², giving a population density of 23,216 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,1262021, private households
Visible minority54.6%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian44.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants53.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$80,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households68.7%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density23,216 /km²5,126 people over 0.22 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,126
Population, 20164,773
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202177.4%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,177
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,799
Population density per square kilometre23,21623215.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years3957.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years1703.3%4.3%
5 to 9 years1252.4%4.7%
10 to 14 years1052.0%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,70572.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years1352.6%5.2%
20 to 24 years2454.8%6.6%
25 to 29 years52510.2%7.6%
30 to 34 years63512.4%7.9%
35 to 39 years4909.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years3757.3%6.7%
45 to 49 years2755.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years3406.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years3556.9%7.0%
60 to 64 years3356.5%6.4%
65 years and over1,02520.0%17.4%
65 to 69 years3156.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years3106.0%4.6%
75 to 79 years2104.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years1102.1%2.1%
85 years and over801.6%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 years87.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years7272.3%68.5%
65 years and over2020.0%17.4%
85 years and over21.6%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4444.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4241.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,795100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house100.4%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house552.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1706.1%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys2,56591.8%18.9%
Other single-attached house50.2%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1003.6%11.5%
1961 to 198028010.2%23.3%
1981 to 19902509.1%14.5%
1991 to 200086531.5%16.6%
2001 to 200567024.4%6.6%
2006 to 201029010.5%8.8%
2011 to 20151756.4%8.1%
2016 to 20211204.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,95571.1%32.5%
Not condominium79528.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms702.5%2.1%
1 bedroom1,17542.7%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,29046.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms1906.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms200.7%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2,07075.3%46.6%
5 rooms41515.1%13.5%
6 rooms1505.5%10.0%
7 rooms552.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms501.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)43.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,65096.4%94.7%
Major repairs needed1003.6%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 data2,720100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,47054.0%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs1,25046.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%87532.2%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,750100.0%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 data2,345100.0%100.0%
In core need49521.1%16.9%
Not in core need1,85078.9%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 data860
% of owner households with a mortgage3837.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4241.5%24.4%
% in core housing need2222.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,680$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,536$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,550,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,916,000$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 data1,885
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1110.9%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4848.0%38.5%
% in core housing need2120.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,060$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,324$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,715100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,57597.0%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,59097.3%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,13087.6%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,19567.8%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,51074.4%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,700$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2956.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,280$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,23026.1%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,700100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,57097.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$77,800$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,59097.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,800$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,13087.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,100$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,16067.2%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,300$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,55575.6%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,330$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2705.7%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,500$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,24526.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,720$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,425
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,425
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$175,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,705100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,45030.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,21025.7%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,600$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,000$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)9190.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6867.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)99.3%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.4%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Without total income1403.0%3.3%
With total income4,58097.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)56512.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99947010.3%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99962013.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99946510.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993507.6%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992555.6%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992756.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992756.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992004.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991603.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over94020.5%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1252.6%3.3%
With after-tax income4,59097.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)62013.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99947010.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99967514.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99953011.5%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9993858.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993457.5%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993557.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992204.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991954.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991403.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over64013.9%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,52532.3%29.8%
With employment income3,19067.6%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)40512.7%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992457.7%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99938512.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992507.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992156.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992006.3%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992006.3%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991605.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992106.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991404.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991003.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over67521.2%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,715100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,35592.4%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,36592.6%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,02085.3%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,07565.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,77058.7%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,380$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1403.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,360$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,700100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,34592.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$68,600$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,35092.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,700$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,99084.9%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,11066.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$69,800$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,85560.7%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,710$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1603.4%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,705100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,38529.4%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14024.2%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$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)9594.6%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7372.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)65.5%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data820
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data890
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$193,200$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,600$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data370
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data355
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$181,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,500$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data170
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,400$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.3%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data115
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,000$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% data1,590
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,550
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,600$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,110100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years4709.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years2003.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,62070.8%65.8%
65 years and over1,02020.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)945
0 to 17 years105
0 to 5 years45
18 to 64 years650
65 years and over190
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1818.5%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)2222.4%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)2222.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1818.0%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1818.4%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data5,110100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years4659.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years2003.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,62070.8%65.9%
65 years and over1,02020.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)740
0 to 17 years85
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years560
65 years and over100
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1414.5%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1817.6%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1616.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1515.4%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1010.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,800100.0%100.0%
1 person1,22043.6%29.0%
2 persons1,11039.6%31.8%
3 persons29010.4%15.7%
4 persons1254.5%14.0%
5 or more persons602.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,110100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,730100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,57554.4%56.5%
Married2,03543.0%48.5%
Living common-law54011.4%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,15545.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,48031.3%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1403.0%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3757.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1603.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,800100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,30546.6%55.7%
Couple-family households1,14540.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households1555.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households250.9%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons401.4%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households2057.3%5.6%
One-person households1,22043.6%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,800
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,750
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,400$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,800100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001304.6%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999451.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999451.6%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999802.9%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991154.1%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991003.6%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999953.4%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991053.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999953.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999802.9%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991505.4%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991806.4%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991806.4%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991505.4%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991254.5%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,13040.4%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9992759.8%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991856.6%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992458.8%11.5%
$200,000 and over42515.2%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% data2,800100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001455.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999451.6%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999401.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999853.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991304.6%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991053.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991154.1%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991103.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991053.8%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999903.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992157.7%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992308.2%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991756.3%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991605.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991405.0%5.8%
$100,000 and over91032.5%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992458.8%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991957.0%8.6%
$150,000 and over46516.6%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
Owner86031.3%62.1%
Renter1,89068.7%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% data1,400100.0%100.0%
2 persons98570.4%49.6%
3 persons26518.9%23.1%
4 persons1107.9%20.8%
5 or more persons352.5%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.4%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)11.4%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,395100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,22587.8%84.9%
Married couples95568.5%72.3%
Common-law couples27019.4%12.6%
Total one-parent families17012.2%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+14010.0%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+302.2%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families3,38566.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,44547.8%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1753.4%4.2%
Children76515.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,72033.7%20.5%
Living alone1,22023.9%11.6%
Living with other relatives1352.6%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only3657.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,220
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,145

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,580
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,605

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data5,105100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,46548.3%44.5%
In bottom decile91517.9%11.0%
In second decile4659.1%8.4%
In third decile4208.2%8.1%
In fourth decile3406.7%8.3%
In fifth decile3356.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,64051.7%55.5%
In sixth decile3406.7%9.2%
In seventh decile3356.6%9.9%
In eighth decile3907.6%10.7%
In ninth decile4759.3%11.9%
In top decile1,10521.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,65096.4%95.9%
More than one person per room1003.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,47590.0%91.9%
Not suitable27510.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,65060.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,02537.3%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household702.5%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,750100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1154.2%3.0%
25 to 34 years69025.1%15.5%
35 to 44 years49017.8%18.2%
45 to 54 years38514.0%18.9%
55 to 64 years41515.1%19.4%
65 to 74 years37513.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years2208.0%7.5%
85 years and over501.8%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'1,46553.3%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only1,10040.0%26.1%
Not suitable only1555.6%5.8%
Major repairs needed only602.2%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'1104.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'301.1%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.4%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,28546.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,055100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,76054.6%54.5%
South Asian2555.0%14.2%
Chinese79015.6%19.6%
Black651.3%1.6%
Filipino901.8%5.5%
Arab551.1%0.9%
Latin American2955.8%2.0%
Southeast Asian601.2%2.2%
West Asian62512.4%2.5%
Korean3005.9%2.4%
Japanese1202.4%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities851.7%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,30045.5%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,055100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1753.5%2.7%
Christian1,46529.0%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2605.1%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1152.3%2.0%
Baptist450.9%1.0%
Catholic74514.7%13.7%
Christian Orthodox751.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness250.5%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran150.3%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100.2%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic100.2%0.7%
Presbyterian300.6%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church851.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions501.0%1.7%
Hindu1202.4%2.6%
Jewish851.7%0.8%
Muslim4358.6%4.2%
Sikh400.8%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions901.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,64552.3%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,060100.0%100.0%
Canadian2404.7%6.7%
English4859.6%14.0%
Irish4208.3%9.1%
Scottish3607.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1653.3%4.2%
German3056.0%7.1%
Chinese68013.4%18.2%
Italian1302.6%3.2%
Indian (India)1903.8%8.2%
Ukrainian1503.0%3.1%
Dutch951.9%2.5%
Polish1002.0%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1102.2%3.0%
Filipino801.6%5.4%
French Canadian300.6%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1152.3%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.400.8%0.9%
Métis00.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1002.0%1.6%
Russian1252.5%2.0%
Norwegian350.7%1.7%
Welsh250.5%1.4%
Portuguese651.3%0.9%
American651.3%1.0%
Spanish551.1%1.4%
Swedish400.8%1.3%
Hungarian400.8%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani300.6%0.6%
African, n.o.s.450.9%0.4%
Jewish951.9%0.9%
Punjabi200.4%2.7%
Vietnamese200.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.601.2%0.4%
Greek200.4%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.551.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean2955.8%2.4%
Romanian250.5%0.6%
Lebanese100.2%0.2%
Iranian5009.9%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.150.3%0.3%
Danish250.5%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian250.5%0.7%
Belgian100.2%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu250.5%0.6%
Mexican1302.6%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss250.5%0.4%
Finnish100.2%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian300.6%0.6%
Japanese1452.9%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.150.3%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian100.2%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.450.9%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian200.4%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech200.4%0.4%
Syrian200.4%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan200.4%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian250.5%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger150.3%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian1503.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish200.4%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian1052.1%0.4%
Nigerian100.2%0.1%
Armenian200.4%0.1%
Slovak701.4%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.200.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1452.9%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.100.2%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 African651.3%0.3%
Australian100.2%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba100.2%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian100.2%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%
Israeli300.6%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian100.2%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.350.7%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian100.2%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian150.3%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian100.2%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian200.4%0.1%
Estonian100.2%0.1%
Kurdish150.3%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 Zealander200.4%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani150.3%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,055100.0%100.0%
First generation3,33065.9%48.2%
Second generation80015.8%24.3%
Third generation or more92518.3%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,055100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity601.2%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses601.2%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,00098.9%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,055100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian350.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,02599.4%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,060100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.3%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries651.3%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,99098.6%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,060100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,78035.2%53.1%
Immigrants2,68053.0%41.8%
Before 19802955.8%6.1%
1980 to 19902454.8%4.9%
1991 to 200054010.7%9.8%
2001 to 201065012.8%10.0%
2011 to 202195018.8%11.1%
Non-permanent residents59511.8%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,680100.0%100.0%
Americas28510.6%7.0%
Brazil652.4%0.7%
Colombia150.6%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico552.1%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America903.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas501.9%1.3%
Europe42515.9%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.9%0.3%
Croatia100.4%0.3%
France301.1%0.4%
Germany200.7%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy150.6%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland301.1%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania100.4%0.7%
Russian Federation451.7%0.9%
Serbia100.4%0.3%
Ukraine301.1%0.7%
United Kingdom1254.7%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe752.8%2.5%
Africa1204.5%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt150.6%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria150.6%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of451.7%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa401.5%1.6%
Asia1,82067.9%72.4%
Afghanistan200.7%0.5%
Iran63523.7%4.0%
Iraq150.6%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria200.7%0.4%
Turkey100.4%0.2%
China37514.0%18.8%
Hong Kong752.8%7.0%
Korea, South1656.2%3.9%
Taiwan1355.0%3.6%
Philippines752.8%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh100.4%0.2%
India903.4%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1806.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth351.3%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 data590100.0%100.0%
Americas12521.2%10.8%
Europe10016.9%11.7%
Africa457.6%4.8%
Asia30050.8%71.1%
Oceania and other254.2%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,060100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,55570.3%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 183657.2%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,19063.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,50529.7%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,680100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1204.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years35013.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years41015.3%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,41552.8%46.1%
45 years and over38514.4%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 data2,385100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,76073.8%59.5%
Principal applicants84535.4%24.2%
Secondary applicants91538.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family38015.9%30.4%
Refugees2108.8%8.7%
Other immigrants401.7%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data2,385100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission753.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission38516.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission954.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2359.9%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,59566.9%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,700100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1954.1%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate78016.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,73079.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level98521.0%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,74058.3%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,325100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree852.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate46013.8%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,78083.6%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level68020.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,10063.2%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,700100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2204.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,48595.4%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,325100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1003.0%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,22597.0%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,330100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree54516.4%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,78583.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,065100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable602.0%2.2%
All classes of workers3,01098.2%97.8%
Employee2,24573.2%81.0%
Self-employed76525.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,065100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable602.0%2.2%
All occupations3,01098.2%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations953.1%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations78025.4%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations44514.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations1304.2%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services38512.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1956.4%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations71023.2%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2207.2%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities150.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,065100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable602.0%2.2%
All industries3,01098.2%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction301.0%0.3%
22 Utilities250.8%0.6%
23 Construction1755.7%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing802.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade852.8%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade32010.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1053.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1103.6%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance2157.0%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1153.8%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services76024.8%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.3%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services953.1%4.1%
61 Educational services1655.4%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance2407.8%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation652.1%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2207.2%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1103.6%4.2%
91 Public administration802.6%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 data1,615100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van67041.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver59536.8%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger704.3%6.6%
Public transit28517.6%14.9%
Walked52532.5%6.4%
Bicycle704.3%1.9%
Other method704.3%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,615100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes43026.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes64039.6%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes35522.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1308.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over704.3%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 data1,615100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.654.0%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.1358.4%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.35522.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.42526.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.44027.2%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.20012.4%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,355100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence99573.4%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence33524.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence151.1%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory151.1%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,890100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,15044.0%56.8%
Movers2,74056.0%43.2%
Non-migrants89518.3%17.0%
Migrants1,84537.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,020100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,64072.5%85.2%
Movers1,37527.4%14.8%
Non-migrants82016.3%8.5%
Migrants56011.2%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,775100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,12540.5%26.5%
Worked outside Canada351.3%0.6%
No fixed workplace address2659.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,35548.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
English only4,49087.6%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French4709.2%6.5%
Neither English nor French1603.1%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
English4,80593.8%93.2%
French1052.0%1.0%
English and French651.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French1603.1%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,85594.7%94.5%
Multiple responses2755.4%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,80093.7%93.8%
Multiple responses3256.3%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% data5,125100.0%100.0%
None3,68071.8%75.2%
English55010.7%9.7%
French551.1%0.7%
Non-official language65012.7%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous65012.7%11.2%
English and French100.2%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)651.3%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)300.6%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages851.7%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,125100.0%100.0%
English2,62551.2%54.7%
French300.6%0.2%
Non-official language76514.9%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous76514.9%15.1%
English and French551.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,54030.0%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)701.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages350.7%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,225100.0%100.0%
English2,83587.9%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language902.8%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous902.8%2.9%
English and French200.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2557.9%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,225100.0%100.0%
None2,98092.4%92.1%
English601.9%1.9%
French200.6%0.6%
Non-official language1304.0%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1304.0%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 languages351.1%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 language357.3%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language45093.8%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% data300100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language258.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada155.0%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada103.3%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language27591.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,110100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,1105110.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income10.5%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.6%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.5%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income88.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,700
In the labour force3,070
Employed2,775
Unemployed295
Not in the labour force1,635
Participation rate (Rate)6565.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5959.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,705100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,81538.6%35.5%
Worked2,89061.4%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,55032.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,33528.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4141.1%40.9%

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