Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Lynn Valley (north)

Census Tract 0114.01 · North Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia

Lynn Valley (north) is a neighbourhood of North Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,870 living in private households. 19.9% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 6.3%. 79.6% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 25.7% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $162,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 12.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.70 km², giving a population density of 1,684 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,8702021, private households
Visible minority19.9%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian79.6%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants25.7%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$162,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households12.8%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,684 /km²2,870 people over 1.70 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,870
Population, 20162,920
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-2-1.7%7.3%
Total private dwellings967
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents938
Population density per square kilometre1,7261726.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,870100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years53018.5%14.1%
0 to 4 years1304.5%4.3%
5 to 9 years2007.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years2007.0%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,93067.2%68.5%
15 to 19 years2257.8%5.2%
20 to 24 years1756.1%6.6%
25 to 29 years1003.5%7.6%
30 to 34 years1053.7%7.9%
35 to 39 years1705.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years2007.0%6.7%
45 to 49 years2609.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years2207.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years2458.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years2207.7%6.4%
65 years and over41514.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years1103.8%5.5%
70 to 74 years1053.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years853.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years551.9%2.1%
85 years and over551.9%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 years1818.5%14.1%
15 to 64 years6767.2%68.5%
65 years and over1414.5%17.4%
85 years and over21.9%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4140.6%41.7%
Median age of the population4443.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data940100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house62066.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house11011.7%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex21022.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
1960 or before12514.0%11.5%
1961 to 198058565.4%23.3%
1981 to 199011512.8%14.5%
1991 to 2000151.7%16.6%
2001 to 2005202.2%6.6%
2006 to 2010101.1%8.8%
2011 to 2015101.1%8.1%
2016 to 2021101.1%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Condominium606.7%32.5%
Not condominium84093.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom404.5%22.2%
2 bedrooms808.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms32035.8%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms46051.4%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms9010.1%46.6%
5 rooms556.1%13.5%
6 rooms10511.7%10.0%
7 rooms17019.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms48053.6%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed85095.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed455.0%5.3%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs72080.4%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs17519.6%29.8%
30% to less than 100%15016.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data895100.0%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 data870100.0%100.0%
In core need505.7%16.9%
Not in core need82094.3%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data780
% of owner households with a mortgage5858.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1616.0%24.4%
% in core housing need44.5%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,260$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,412$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,700,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,668,000$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 data115
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4443.5%38.5%
% in core housing need1919.0%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,020$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,040$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% data2,340100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,27597.2%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,27597.2%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,19093.6%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,71573.3%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,54566.0%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,850$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1305.6%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,600$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data54523.3%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,900$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,270100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,21097.4%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$74,200$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,21097.4%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,350$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,12593.6%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,900$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,67573.8%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,900$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,44563.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,280$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1104.8%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,800$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data46520.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,440$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data805
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$176,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.3%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data745
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$200,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$156,000$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 data2,275100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data80535.4%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,800$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data73532.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,300$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)9291.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7474.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)88.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)32.6%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
Without total income602.6%3.3%
With total income2,28097.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)29512.9%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9992259.9%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99923510.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9991757.7%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991707.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991506.6%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991255.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991255.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991205.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991004.4%3.4%
$100,000 and over56524.8%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income602.6%3.3%
With after-tax income2,28097.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)30013.2%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99923010.1%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99926011.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992059.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9992008.8%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991657.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991807.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991255.5%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991255.5%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999803.5%2.5%
$100,000 and over39517.3%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
Without employment income62026.6%29.8%
With employment income1,71573.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)26015.2%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991357.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9991659.6%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991005.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991156.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999754.4%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999905.2%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999855.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999653.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991005.8%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999704.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over44525.9%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% data2,340100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,16592.5%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,17092.7%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,10590.0%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,77575.9%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,12548.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,720$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data753.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,600$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,270100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,08091.6%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$77,300$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,08091.6%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,400$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,00088.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,100$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,70575.1%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,300$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,10048.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,460$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data703.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,400$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 data2,275100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data79534.9%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data67029.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,100$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)9594.8%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7776.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)55.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data215
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data215
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$148,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data490
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$202,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.0%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data430
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$236,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$183,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data85
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data65
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$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% data210
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data235
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,200$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years67023.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1555.4%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,78062.1%65.8%
65 years and over42014.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)130
0 to 17 years35
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years70
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)44.5%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)55.2%11.6%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.0%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)65.6%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% data2,865100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years67023.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1505.2%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,78062.1%65.9%
65 years and over41514.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)100
0 to 17 years20
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years75
65 years and over5
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)43.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)33.4%6.9%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)22.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data935100.0%100.0%
1 person12513.4%29.0%
2 persons24526.2%31.8%
3 persons18519.8%15.7%
4 persons26027.8%14.0%
5 or more persons12012.8%9.4%
Number of persons in private households2,860100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.1%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,345100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,48563.3%56.5%
Married1,33556.9%48.5%
Living common-law1456.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law85536.5%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married63026.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated351.5%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1054.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed903.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data935100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons68072.7%55.7%
Couple-family households61565.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households606.4%7.8%
Multigenerational households454.8%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households151.6%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons505.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households202.1%5.6%
One-person households13013.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data935
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data900
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$182,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data940100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00050.5%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.1%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999151.6%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999101.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999101.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999101.1%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999151.6%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999151.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999252.7%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999404.3%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999252.7%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999353.7%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999353.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over67571.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,999859.0%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999808.5%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99918019.1%11.5%
$200,000 and over33535.6%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% data940100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000101.1%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.1%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999202.1%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999101.1%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999151.6%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999151.6%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999151.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999101.1%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999404.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999505.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999353.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999555.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999404.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over61064.9%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99910010.6%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99912513.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over38541.0%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Owner78587.7%62.1%
Renter11512.8%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% data820100.0%100.0%
2 persons30036.6%49.6%
3 persons19023.2%23.1%
4 persons27032.9%20.8%
5 or more persons657.9%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data825100.0%100.0%
Total couple families73589.1%84.9%
Married couples66080.0%72.3%
Common-law couples759.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families9010.9%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+708.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+253.0%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,58590.2%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,46551.1%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families903.1%4.2%
Children1,03036.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data2809.8%20.5%
Living alone1304.5%11.6%
Living with other relatives702.4%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only853.0%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data130
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data135

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data810
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data765

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% data2,865100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution58020.2%44.5%
In bottom decile1304.5%11.0%
In second decile1003.5%8.4%
In third decile1003.5%8.1%
In fourth decile1505.2%8.3%
In fifth decile1003.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,28079.6%55.5%
In sixth decile1756.1%9.2%
In seventh decile2809.8%9.9%
In eighth decile36012.6%10.7%
In ninth decile54519.0%11.9%
In top decile92032.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room89099.4%95.9%
More than one person per room101.1%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
Suitable87097.2%91.9%
Not suitable303.4%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household29032.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household53559.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household707.8%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data895100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years455.0%15.5%
35 to 44 years13515.1%18.2%
45 to 54 years21023.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years26029.1%19.4%
65 to 74 years14015.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years758.4%7.5%
85 years and over252.8%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'22024.6%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only15016.8%26.1%
Not suitable only151.7%5.8%
Major repairs needed only252.8%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'101.1%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'151.7%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'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing68076.0%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,690100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population53519.9%54.5%
South Asian903.3%14.2%
Chinese1706.3%19.6%
Black100.4%1.6%
Filipino401.5%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American250.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian100.4%2.2%
West Asian1104.1%2.5%
Korean200.7%2.4%
Japanese351.3%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities250.9%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,15580.1%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,685100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%2.7%
Christian87532.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2358.8%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1003.7%2.0%
Baptist00.0%1.0%
Catholic29511.0%13.7%
Christian Orthodox00.0%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran451.7%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian100.4%0.5%
Reformed200.7%0.2%
United Church903.4%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions652.4%1.7%
Hindu200.7%2.6%
Jewish100.4%0.8%
Muslim602.2%4.2%
Sikh351.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions501.9%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,63560.9%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,690100.0%100.0%
Canadian30011.2%6.7%
English75528.1%14.0%
Irish49018.2%9.1%
Scottish65524.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1355.0%4.2%
German35013.0%7.1%
Chinese1605.9%18.2%
Italian1505.6%3.2%
Indian (India)903.3%8.2%
Ukrainian903.3%3.1%
Dutch1706.3%2.5%
Polish1053.9%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1957.2%3.0%
Filipino250.9%5.4%
French Canadian351.3%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.652.4%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis100.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.853.2%1.6%
Russian351.3%2.0%
Norwegian803.0%1.7%
Welsh953.5%1.4%
Portuguese351.3%0.9%
American451.7%1.0%
Spanish301.1%1.4%
Swedish953.5%1.3%
Hungarian501.9%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish401.5%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese100.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.301.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.200.7%0.2%
Korean200.7%2.4%
Romanian150.6%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian1455.4%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish552.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian250.9%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss100.4%0.4%
Finnish250.9%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese351.3%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.6%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech150.6%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak200.7%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African301.1%0.3%
Australian401.5%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%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.200.7%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
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%
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%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,690100.0%100.0%
First generation77528.8%48.2%
Second generation71026.4%24.3%
Third generation or more1,20044.6%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,685100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity150.6%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses150.6%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,67599.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,685100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,685100.0%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,690100.0%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 ancestries501.9%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries501.9%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,64598.3%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 data2,690100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,95072.5%53.1%
Immigrants69025.7%41.8%
Before 19802007.4%6.1%
1980 to 19901104.1%4.9%
1991 to 2000752.8%9.8%
2001 to 20101304.8%10.0%
2011 to 20211706.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents501.9%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data690100.0%100.0%
Americas608.7%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America507.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%1.3%
Europe30544.2%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany456.5%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands253.6%0.5%
Poland101.4%0.8%
Portugal101.4%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation152.2%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom12518.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe558.0%2.5%
Africa507.2%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of304.3%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa152.2%1.6%
Asia27039.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran10014.5%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China355.1%18.8%
Hong Kong101.4%7.0%
Korea, South152.2%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines304.3%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India507.2%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia304.3%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data75100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe3546.7%11.7%
Africa1520.0%4.8%
Asia2533.3%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,690100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,47592.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1851519.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,96072.9%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens2158.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data690100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years507.2%7.5%
5 to 14 years13519.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years13519.6%18.6%
25 to 44 years32046.4%46.1%
45 years and over558.0%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data495100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants32565.7%59.5%
Principal applicants14028.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants18537.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family13527.3%30.4%
Refugees357.1%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data495100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission102.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission9519.2%10.6%
Study permits only before admission408.1%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission204.0%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience32565.7%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 data2,270100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1958.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate50022.0%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,57569.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level58525.8%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher99043.6%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,460100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree251.7%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate19513.4%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,23584.6%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level42529.1%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher81055.5%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,270100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2059.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,06090.7%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,455100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate352.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,42097.6%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 data1,455100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree22015.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,24085.2%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,600100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable201.3%2.2%
All classes of workers1,58599.1%97.8%
Employee1,26579.1%81.0%
Self-employed32020.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,600100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable201.3%2.2%
All occupations1,58599.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations402.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations26016.3%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations21013.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations1308.1%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services26016.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport905.6%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations32520.3%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations21013.1%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.9%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities402.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,600100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable201.3%2.2%
All industries1,58599.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction201.3%0.3%
22 Utilities201.3%0.6%
23 Construction1157.2%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing905.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade503.1%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade1358.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing352.2%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries654.1%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance452.8%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing251.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services30519.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services654.1%4.1%
61 Educational services18511.6%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance16010.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation452.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services704.4%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)654.1%4.2%
91 Public administration855.3%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 data1,005100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van82081.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver73573.1%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger808.0%6.6%
Public transit757.5%14.9%
Walked454.5%6.4%
Bicycle202.0%1.9%
Other method555.5%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 data1,005100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes22522.4%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes44544.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes23022.9%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes909.0%9.9%
60 minutes and over202.0%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,005100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.353.5%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.14013.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.28027.9%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.33032.8%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.13012.9%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.858.5%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 data880100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence29033.0%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence57565.3%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%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 data2,575100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,91074.2%56.8%
Movers66025.6%43.2%
Non-migrants2007.8%17.0%
Migrants46518.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,670100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,45591.9%85.2%
Movers2107.9%14.8%
Non-migrants1053.9%8.5%
Migrants1053.9%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 data1,495100.0%100.0%
Worked at home47531.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1308.7%14.2%
Usual place of work88058.9%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%
English only2,52588.1%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French32011.2%6.5%
Neither English nor French200.7%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%
English2,79597.6%93.2%
French401.4%1.0%
English and French100.3%0.5%
Neither English nor French200.7%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,77096.7%94.5%
Multiple responses953.3%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% data2,865100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,81598.3%93.8%
Multiple responses501.7%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% data2,865100.0%100.0%
None2,49587.1%75.2%
English1154.0%9.7%
French401.4%0.7%
Non-official language1756.1%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1756.1%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)150.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%
English2,36082.4%54.7%
French150.5%0.2%
Non-official language853.0%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous853.0%15.1%
English and French451.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)34011.9%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages50.2%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 data1,725100.0%100.0%
English1,66096.2%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language100.6%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.6%2.9%
English and French100.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)402.3%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 data1,725100.0%100.0%
None1,69098.0%92.1%
English150.9%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language201.2%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous201.2%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 languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data690100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7510.9%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language60587.7%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% data545100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7012.8%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada407.3%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada305.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language48088.1%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,865100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,8652865.0%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 data2,270
In the labour force1,600
Employed1,490
Unemployed105
Not in the labour force670
Participation rate (Rate)7070.5%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6665.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)76.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,270100.0%100.0%
Did not work63528.0%35.5%
Worked1,63572.0%64.5%
Worked full year full time85537.7%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time77534.1%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.9%40.9%

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