Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

McLennan South (north)

Census Tract 0147.14 · Richmond · Vancouver, British Columbia

McLennan South (north) is a neighbourhood of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 5,947 living in private households. 92.3% 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 75.9%. 7.5% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 66.4% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $85,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 15.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.30 km², giving a population density of 2,582 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population5,9472021, private households
Visible minority92.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian7.5%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants66.4%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$85,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households15.0%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,582 /km²5,947 people over 2.30 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20215,947
Population, 20165,447
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202199.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,085
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,003
Population density per square kilometre2,5822581.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data5,950100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,09018.3%14.1%
0 to 4 years4006.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years3856.5%4.7%
10 to 14 years3005.0%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,04067.9%68.5%
15 to 19 years2654.5%5.2%
20 to 24 years3055.1%6.6%
25 to 29 years4106.9%7.6%
30 to 34 years5208.7%7.9%
35 to 39 years4908.2%7.5%
40 to 44 years4207.1%6.7%
45 to 49 years3856.5%6.5%
50 to 54 years4657.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years4257.1%7.0%
60 to 64 years3505.9%6.4%
65 years and over82013.8%17.4%
65 to 69 years3455.8%5.5%
70 to 74 years2454.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years1151.9%3.0%
80 to 84 years601.0%2.1%
85 years and over550.9%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 years1818.3%14.1%
15 to 64 years6867.9%68.5%
65 years and over1413.8%17.4%
85 years and over10.9%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3939.0%41.7%
Median age of the population3938.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,000100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house32016.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house1306.5%2.1%
Row house1,47073.5%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex753.8%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys50.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
1960 or before251.3%11.5%
1961 to 1980904.5%23.3%
1981 to 1990653.3%14.5%
1991 to 20001457.3%16.6%
2001 to 200563031.6%6.6%
2006 to 201055527.8%8.8%
2011 to 201525512.8%8.1%
2016 to 202124012.0%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
Condominium1457.3%32.5%
Not condominium1,85593.0%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom351.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms22011.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms1,05552.9%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms68534.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms60030.1%46.6%
5 rooms57028.6%13.5%
6 rooms36018.0%10.0%
7 rooms25012.5%8.2%
8 or more rooms22011.0%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.6%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,98099.2%94.7%
Major repairs needed201.0%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 data1,985100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,29565.2%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs69034.8%29.8%
30% to less than 100%50525.4%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,000100.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
In core need31017.2%16.9%
Not in core need1,49082.8%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,690
% of owner households with a mortgage6262.1%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3232.0%24.4%
% in core housing need1414.4%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,880$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,000,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,174,000$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 data305
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4949.2%38.5%
% in core housing need3231.5%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,320$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,200$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% data4,840100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,67096.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,67096.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,17586.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$22,600$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,26067.4%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,93081.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,900$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4609.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,55032.0%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,63596.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,880$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,63596.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,080$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15586.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,760$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,23567.1%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,160$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,89080.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,800$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4008.3%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,760$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,49531.0%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,980$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,720
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,715
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,300$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,000$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 data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,44530.0%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,32027.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,500$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,940$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)8181.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.4%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1918.8%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)109.7%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,840100.0%100.0%
Without total income1703.5%3.3%
With total income4,67096.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)71515.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99967014.3%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99982517.7%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99962513.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994309.2%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992856.1%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992455.2%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991954.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991403.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991302.8%3.4%
$100,000 and over4108.8%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% data4,840100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1653.4%3.3%
With after-tax income4,67596.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)73515.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99969014.8%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99992019.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99967014.3%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9994509.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993257.0%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992505.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991803.9%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991403.0%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991102.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over2104.5%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% data4,840100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,58032.6%29.8%
With employment income3,26067.4%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)49015.0%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99936511.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99949015.0%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993009.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992307.1%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992708.3%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992156.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991956.0%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991554.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991153.5%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991053.2%3.7%
$100,000 and over33510.3%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data4,840100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,51093.2%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,51093.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$26,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,10584.8%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,27567.7%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,20566.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,410$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2405.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,800$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,55094.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,920$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,54594.3%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,11085.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,22566.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,640$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,20566.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,840$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1803.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$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 data4,820100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42029.5%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,600$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,900$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,24525.8%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,600$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)9191.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7979.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)88.5%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.8%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data400
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data365
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,600$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,200$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data965
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)$100,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data990
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data265
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,800$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,800$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.5%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data255
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$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% data430
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data445
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,25021.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years4958.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,86565.2%65.8%
65 years and over81013.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1,020
0 to 17 years230
0 to 5 years75
18 to 64 years620
65 years and over170
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1717.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1818.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1414.4%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1616.0%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2121.2%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% data5,930100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,25521.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years4958.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,86565.2%65.9%
65 years and over81013.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)630
0 to 17 years145
0 to 5 years40
18 to 64 years415
65 years and over70
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1110.7%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1111.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.4%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1110.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)99.2%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,005100.0%100.0%
1 person24512.2%29.0%
2 persons59029.4%31.8%
3 persons52526.2%15.7%
4 persons41520.7%14.0%
5 or more persons23011.5%9.4%
Number of persons in private households5,925100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.0%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,860100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,22066.3%56.5%
Married3,03562.4%48.5%
Living common-law1903.9%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,63533.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,17524.2%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated901.9%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2304.7%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1453.0%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,005100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,38569.1%55.7%
Couple-family households1,16057.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households23011.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households1608.0%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households351.7%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1105.5%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households703.5%5.6%
One-person households24512.2%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,005
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,995
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,900$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,005100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000603.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999251.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999402.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999603.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999552.7%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999753.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999804.0%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999703.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999603.0%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991306.5%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991356.7%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991356.7%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991206.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991005.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over84542.1%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99923011.5%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920510.2%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99922511.2%11.5%
$200,000 and over1809.0%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% data2,005100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000653.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999201.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.7%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999653.2%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999552.7%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999854.2%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999854.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999703.5%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999653.2%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991507.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991507.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991507.5%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991206.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991256.2%5.8%
$100,000 and over72536.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99927513.7%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991859.2%8.6%
$150,000 and over26513.2%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
Owner1,69084.7%62.1%
Renter30015.0%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% data1,810100.0%100.0%
2 persons74541.2%49.6%
3 persons55530.7%23.1%
4 persons42523.5%20.8%
5 or more persons804.4%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,810100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,51083.4%84.9%
Married couples1,41578.2%72.3%
Common-law couples955.2%12.6%
Total one-parent families29516.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+24013.3%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+603.3%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,28589.1%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,02050.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3005.1%4.2%
Children1,96533.1%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data64510.9%20.5%
Living alone2454.1%11.6%
Living with other relatives2203.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1853.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data245
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data250

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,760
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,745

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% data5,930100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,31555.9%44.5%
In bottom decile92015.5%11.0%
In second decile64010.8%8.4%
In third decile5859.9%8.1%
In fourth decile5809.8%8.3%
In fifth decile5909.9%8.8%
In top half of the distribution2,61544.1%55.5%
In sixth decile5108.6%9.2%
In seventh decile5759.7%9.9%
In eighth decile5359.0%10.7%
In ninth decile5359.0%11.9%
In top decile4607.8%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,93597.0%95.9%
More than one person per room653.3%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,92096.2%91.9%
Not suitable804.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household91045.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household88544.4%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household20010.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,995100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years201.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years32016.0%15.5%
35 to 44 years44522.3%18.2%
45 to 54 years43021.6%18.9%
55 to 64 years39519.8%19.4%
65 to 74 years25512.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years1055.3%7.5%
85 years and over251.3%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'76538.3%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only67033.5%26.1%
Not suitable only603.0%5.8%
Major repairs needed only150.8%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'201.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%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 housing1,23061.5%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population5,48092.3%54.5%
South Asian3706.2%14.2%
Chinese4,50575.9%19.6%
Black00.0%1.6%
Filipino1452.4%5.5%
Arab651.1%0.9%
Latin American350.6%2.0%
Southeast Asian901.5%2.2%
West Asian250.4%2.5%
Korean100.2%2.4%
Japanese550.9%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1652.8%1.9%
Not a visible minority4607.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Buddhist3255.5%2.7%
Christian1,36022.9%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.62010.4%8.7%
Anabaptist100.2%0.3%
Anglican100.2%2.0%
Baptist851.4%1.0%
Catholic4507.6%13.7%
Christian Orthodox400.7%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran450.8%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic200.3%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed200.3%0.2%
United Church00.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions651.1%1.7%
Hindu550.9%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1602.7%4.2%
Sikh1953.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions150.3%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,82564.4%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Canadian1903.2%6.7%
English851.4%14.0%
Irish200.3%9.1%
Scottish500.8%10.8%
French, n.o.s.350.6%4.2%
German651.1%7.1%
Chinese3,88565.5%18.2%
Italian00.0%3.2%
Indian (India)2504.2%8.2%
Ukrainian200.3%3.1%
Dutch450.8%2.5%
Polish150.3%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.200.3%3.0%
Filipino2604.4%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.450.8%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.100.2%0.9%
Métis00.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.150.3%1.6%
Russian250.4%2.0%
Norwegian00.0%1.7%
Welsh00.0%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American00.0%1.0%
Spanish601.0%1.4%
Swedish00.0%1.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.100.2%0.4%
Jewish250.4%0.9%
Punjabi951.6%2.7%
Vietnamese250.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1903.2%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean100.2%2.4%
Romanian100.2%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.150.3%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh400.7%2.0%
Austrian150.3%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu250.4%0.6%
Mexican150.3%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss100.2%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese751.3%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.150.3%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%
Czech00.0%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 Konger4006.7%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish250.4%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian250.4%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian300.5%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese2704.5%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean150.3%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian400.7%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.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
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%
Indonesian350.6%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%
Malaysian150.3%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist150.3%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 data5,935100.0%100.0%
First generation4,34573.2%48.2%
Second generation1,35022.7%24.3%
Third generation or more2354.0%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity150.3%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses150.3%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity5,91599.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.2%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,92599.8%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)100.2%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only5,92599.8%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 data5,935100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,74029.3%53.1%
Immigrants3,94066.4%41.8%
Before 19802454.1%6.1%
1980 to 19903906.6%4.9%
1991 to 20001,24020.9%9.8%
2001 to 20101,10518.6%10.0%
2011 to 202196016.2%11.1%
Non-permanent residents2504.2%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,940100.0%100.0%
Americas1002.5%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador100.3%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico150.4%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America350.9%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas300.8%1.3%
Europe1102.8%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany100.3%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia150.4%0.3%
Ukraine100.3%0.7%
United Kingdom250.6%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe250.6%2.5%
Africa250.6%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 of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa200.5%1.6%
Asia3,67593.3%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran200.5%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1,81045.9%18.8%
Hong Kong87522.2%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan3609.1%3.6%
Philippines2055.2%10.0%
Viet Nam250.6%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1152.9%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2305.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth300.8%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data485100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe102.1%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia45593.8%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,935100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,61577.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,15019.4%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,46558.4%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,32022.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,940100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years3208.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years69517.6%15.4%
15 to 24 years56014.2%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,86547.3%46.1%
45 years and over50012.7%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 data3,695100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants2,71073.3%59.5%
Principal applicants89024.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants1,82049.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family85523.1%30.4%
Refugees651.8%8.7%
Other immigrants651.8%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 data3,695100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission451.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1704.6%10.6%
Study permits only before admission1604.3%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2907.8%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.3%0.4%
No pre-admission experience3,02081.7%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 data4,820100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree59012.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,23525.6%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,99562.1%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level96520.0%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,03042.1%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,440100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2507.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate68019.8%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,51073.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level75021.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,76051.2%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 data4,820100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate61012.7%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,21587.4%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,435100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2507.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,18592.7%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 data3,435100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree93027.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,50572.9%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,955100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable702.4%2.2%
All classes of workers2,88597.6%97.8%
Employee2,35579.7%81.0%
Self-employed53017.9%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,955100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable702.4%2.2%
All occupations2,88597.6%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations351.2%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations64021.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations30510.3%9.3%
3 Health occupations2458.3%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2558.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1103.7%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations84028.4%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations33511.3%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations451.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities752.5%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,955100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable702.4%2.2%
All industries2,88597.6%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities100.3%0.6%
23 Construction1404.7%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1705.8%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1254.2%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade41514.0%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1755.9%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries551.9%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1906.4%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1605.4%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services32511.0%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services903.0%4.1%
61 Educational services1856.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance32511.0%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation401.4%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2709.1%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)752.5%4.2%
91 Public administration1103.7%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 data1,860100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,54583.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,42076.3%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1307.0%6.6%
Public transit19510.5%14.9%
Walked653.5%6.4%
Bicycle201.1%1.9%
Other method251.3%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 data1,860100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes47025.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes65535.2%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes49526.6%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1206.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over1256.7%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 data1,860100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.351.9%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.19510.5%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.35018.8%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.43023.1%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.61533.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.22512.1%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence99061.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence59537.0%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence150.9%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data5,525100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,15557.1%56.8%
Movers2,37543.0%43.2%
Non-migrants1,08019.5%17.0%
Migrants1,29523.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,870100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,96084.5%85.2%
Movers91015.5%14.8%
Non-migrants4207.2%8.5%
Migrants4908.3%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 data2,675100.0%100.0%
Worked at home76528.6%26.5%
Worked outside Canada501.9%0.6%
No fixed workplace address2559.5%14.2%
Usual place of work1,61060.2%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
English only4,95583.6%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1903.2%6.5%
Neither English nor French78013.2%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
English5,11086.2%93.2%
French150.3%1.0%
English and French400.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French76512.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,55593.7%94.5%
Multiple responses3756.3%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% data5,930100.0%100.0%
Single responses5,40591.1%93.8%
Multiple responses5258.9%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
None3,61060.9%75.2%
English1,08518.3%9.7%
French100.2%0.7%
Non-official language87514.8%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous87514.8%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)2153.6%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages951.6%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%
English1,18520.0%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language2,01033.9%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2,01033.9%15.1%
English and French150.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2,48041.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)350.6%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages2003.4%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,145100.0%100.0%
English2,03064.5%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language3059.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3059.7%2.9%
English and French150.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)75524.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages401.3%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 data3,145100.0%100.0%
None2,47078.5%92.1%
English1655.2%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language35011.1%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous35011.1%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)702.2%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 languages802.5%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,270100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language403.1%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,23096.9%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% data840100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language303.6%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada253.0%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada50.6%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language81096.4%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data5,930100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data5,9305930.0%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 income54.6%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data4,820
In the labour force2,950
Employed2,680
Unemployed275
Not in the labour force1,865
Participation rate (Rate)6161.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5655.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)99.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data4,815100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,87538.9%35.5%
Worked2,94061.1%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,51531.5%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,42529.6%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4040.4%40.9%

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