Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Milner (north-northeast)

Census Tract 0504.19 · Langley · Vancouver, British Columbia

Milner (north-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Langley, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,918 living in private households. 48.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 12.7%. 50.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 33.3% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $121,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 15.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 3.58 km², giving a population density of 1,374 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population4,9182021, private households
Visible minority48.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian50.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants33.3%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$121,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households15.2%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density1,374 /km²4,918 people over 3.58 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20214,918
Population, 20164,795
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202132.6%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,566
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,507
Population density per square kilometre1,3751375.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres4

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,920100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,22024.8%14.1%
0 to 4 years3356.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years4459.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years4358.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years3,34568.0%68.5%
15 to 19 years3857.8%5.2%
20 to 24 years2705.5%6.6%
25 to 29 years2304.7%7.6%
30 to 34 years2905.9%7.9%
35 to 39 years4709.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years49510.1%6.7%
45 to 49 years4709.6%6.5%
50 to 54 years3306.7%6.9%
55 to 59 years2154.4%7.0%
60 to 64 years1803.7%6.4%
65 years and over3557.2%17.4%
65 to 69 years1553.2%5.5%
70 to 74 years1052.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years501.0%3.0%
80 to 84 years300.6%2.1%
85 years and over150.3%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 years2524.8%14.1%
15 to 64 years6868.0%68.5%
65 years and over77.2%17.4%
85 years and over00.3%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3433.8%41.7%
Median age of the population3635.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,510100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house51534.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house50.3%2.1%
Row house43528.8%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex48532.1%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys654.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling50.3%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
1960 or before151.0%11.5%
1961 to 1980100.6%23.3%
1981 to 199000.0%14.5%
1991 to 2000100.6%16.6%
2001 to 2005553.5%6.6%
2006 to 201070045.2%8.8%
2011 to 201564041.3%8.1%
2016 to 20211056.8%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Condominium855.5%32.5%
Not condominium1,46594.5%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom704.5%22.2%
2 bedrooms24015.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms36023.2%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms87556.5%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms31520.3%46.6%
5 rooms24015.5%13.5%
6 rooms21513.9%10.0%
7 rooms20513.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms57036.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)76.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,53599.0%94.7%
Major repairs needed151.0%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 data1,535100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,09571.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs44529.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%38024.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,545100.0%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 data1,470100.0%100.0%
In core need16010.9%16.9%
Not in core need1,31089.1%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 data1,310
% of owner households with a mortgage8787.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2828.0%24.4%
% in core housing need1010.3%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,560$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,552$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,100,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,113,000$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 data235
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3737.0%38.5%
% in core housing need1716.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,410$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,54095.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,54095.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,21587.0%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,88578.1%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,71573.5%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,450$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3308.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,160$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,01527.5%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,53595.7%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,450$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,53595.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,040$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,20086.6%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,000$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,86077.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,200$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,67072.3%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,240$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3008.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,080$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,00527.2%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,780$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,285
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.6%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,355
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,200$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,48540.2%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05028.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,750$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)8888.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7979.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1211.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)55.2%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,690100.0%100.0%
Without total income1554.2%3.3%
With total income3,53595.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)47013.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99936510.3%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99938510.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99939011.0%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9993209.1%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992858.1%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992406.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992156.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991905.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991554.4%3.4%
$100,000 and over52514.9%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,690100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1504.1%3.3%
With after-tax income3,54095.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)47013.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99938510.9%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99945012.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99941011.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99939011.0%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993459.7%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992657.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992406.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991855.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991454.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over2657.5%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% data3,690100.0%100.0%
Without employment income81022.0%29.8%
With employment income2,88078.0%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)37513.0%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992257.8%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99929010.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992257.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992308.0%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992257.8%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992057.1%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992006.9%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991705.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991705.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991404.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over43515.1%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,36090.9%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,37091.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,11584.3%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,79575.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,05555.6%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,940$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2306.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,040$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,37591.3%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,650$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,38091.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,120$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,12584.6%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,200$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,76574.8%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,100$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,01554.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,085$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1905.1%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,48040.1%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data96526.1%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,300$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)9493.6%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8484.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)66.4%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data255
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data245
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$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% data835
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.2%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data890
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$163,200$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data165
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data185
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$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% data360
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data275
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,915100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,48030.1%17.3%
0 to 5 years4208.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,08062.7%65.8%
65 years and over3507.1%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)385
0 to 17 years115
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years235
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)87.8%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)87.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)87.7%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1111.0%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% data4,910100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,47530.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years4258.7%5.3%
18 to 64 years3,08562.8%65.9%
65 years and over3557.2%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)280
0 to 17 years90
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years180
65 years and over15
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)65.7%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)65.9%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)65.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)44.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,505100.0%100.0%
1 person21514.3%29.0%
2 persons34022.6%31.8%
3 persons28518.9%15.7%
4 persons38025.2%14.0%
5 or more persons29019.3%9.4%
Number of persons in private households4,915100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.3%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,695100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,40565.1%56.5%
Married2,19559.4%48.5%
Living common-law2155.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,29535.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married98026.5%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated802.2%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1554.2%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed802.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,505100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,04069.1%55.7%
Couple-family households90059.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households1409.3%7.8%
Multigenerational households1057.0%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households302.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons805.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households402.7%5.6%
One-person households21514.3%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,505
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,550
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,505100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.7%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999302.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999251.7%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999251.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999251.7%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999302.0%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999352.3%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999755.0%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999704.7%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999805.3%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999755.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999805.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over91560.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99919513.0%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920013.3%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99925516.9%11.5%
$200,000 and over26517.6%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% data1,505100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.7%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.7%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999302.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999302.0%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999302.0%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999201.3%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999453.0%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999453.0%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999855.6%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999855.6%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991057.0%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991057.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999855.6%5.8%
$100,000 and over80053.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99924516.3%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99920013.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over35023.3%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Owner1,31584.8%62.1%
Renter23515.2%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% data1,350100.0%100.0%
2 persons43031.9%49.6%
3 persons33024.4%23.1%
4 persons42531.5%20.8%
5 or more persons17012.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.3%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.9%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,350100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,17086.7%84.9%
Married couples1,06578.9%72.3%
Common-law couples1057.8%12.6%
Total one-parent families18013.3%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+13510.0%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+503.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families4,42090.0%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,34047.7%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1853.8%4.2%
Children1,89538.6%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data49510.1%20.5%
Living alone2154.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives1352.7%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1503.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data215
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data180

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,295
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,370

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% data4,915100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,91539.0%44.5%
In bottom decile4008.1%11.0%
In second decile2705.5%8.4%
In third decile3306.7%8.1%
In fourth decile4058.2%8.3%
In fifth decile51010.4%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,00061.0%55.5%
In sixth decile49510.1%9.2%
In seventh decile59012.0%9.9%
In eighth decile59512.1%10.7%
In ninth decile72514.8%11.9%
In top decile59012.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,50597.1%95.9%
More than one person per room452.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,51597.7%91.9%
Not suitable402.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household61039.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household82553.2%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1207.7%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years301.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years18511.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years50532.6%18.2%
45 to 54 years47030.3%18.9%
55 to 64 years23014.8%19.4%
65 to 74 years1006.5%14.6%
75 to 84 years151.0%7.5%
85 years and over151.0%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'48031.1%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only43027.8%26.1%
Not suitable only301.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only00.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'100.6%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 housing1,07069.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,44548.2%54.5%
South Asian64512.7%14.2%
Chinese57511.3%19.6%
Black551.1%1.6%
Filipino1503.0%5.5%
Arab1202.4%0.9%
Latin American1452.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian1753.4%2.2%
West Asian601.2%2.5%
Korean4358.6%2.4%
Japanese250.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities350.7%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,62551.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,070100.0%100.0%
Buddhist801.6%2.7%
Christian2,02039.8%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.69513.7%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican450.9%2.0%
Baptist1252.5%1.0%
Catholic65512.9%13.7%
Christian Orthodox851.7%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness150.3%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran250.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic701.4%0.7%
Presbyterian1002.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church450.9%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1352.7%1.7%
Hindu1703.4%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim1953.8%4.2%
Sikh3256.4%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,26044.6%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Canadian57511.3%6.7%
English88017.3%14.0%
Irish4659.2%9.1%
Scottish62512.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2254.4%4.2%
German52510.3%7.1%
Chinese4659.2%18.2%
Italian2054.0%3.2%
Indian (India)3807.5%8.2%
Ukrainian1953.8%3.1%
Dutch1703.3%2.5%
Polish1503.0%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1553.1%3.0%
Filipino1553.1%5.4%
French Canadian450.9%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.801.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.400.8%0.9%
Métis300.6%0.8%
European, n.o.s.851.7%1.6%
Russian801.6%2.0%
Norwegian1753.4%1.7%
Welsh701.4%1.4%
Portuguese801.6%0.9%
American250.5%1.0%
Spanish551.1%1.4%
Swedish1052.1%1.3%
Hungarian300.6%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani450.9%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish150.3%0.9%
Punjabi901.8%2.7%
Vietnamese901.8%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.350.7%0.4%
Greek350.7%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.350.7%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean4208.3%2.4%
Romanian200.4%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian250.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.350.7%0.3%
Danish400.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh450.9%2.0%
Austrian150.3%0.7%
Belgian200.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu300.6%0.6%
Mexican1002.0%0.8%
Mennonite100.2%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish250.5%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian300.6%0.6%
Japanese651.3%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.100.2%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.100.2%0.4%
Muslim150.3%0.3%
Egyptian450.9%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic350.7%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan250.5%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%
Turkish200.4%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian400.8%0.4%
Nigerian100.2%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.300.6%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese751.5%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 African400.8%0.3%
Australian450.9%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean150.3%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 American150.3%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.250.5%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian300.6%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%
Indonesian150.3%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian200.4%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian501.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic400.8%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 Zealander300.6%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%
Honduran100.2%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%
Karen651.3%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 data5,075100.0%100.0%
First generation1,89537.3%48.2%
Second generation1,38027.2%24.3%
Third generation or more1,80035.5%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity851.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses851.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity4,99098.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian150.3%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian5,05599.6%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,070100.0%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 ancestries1102.2%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1102.2%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,95597.7%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,20563.2%53.1%
Immigrants1,69033.3%41.8%
Before 1980801.6%6.1%
1980 to 19901302.6%4.9%
1991 to 20002504.9%9.8%
2001 to 201060011.8%10.0%
2011 to 202163012.4%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1803.5%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,690100.0%100.0%
Americas1307.7%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%
Mexico402.4%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America402.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas100.6%1.3%
Europe22513.3%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina201.2%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands150.9%0.5%
Poland452.7%0.8%
Portugal100.6%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom855.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe201.2%2.5%
Africa905.3%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt402.4%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 of251.5%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa100.6%1.6%
Asia1,19570.7%72.4%
Afghanistan150.9%0.5%
Iran251.5%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China30017.8%18.8%
Hong Kong100.6%7.0%
Korea, South30017.8%3.9%
Taiwan754.4%3.6%
Philippines955.6%10.0%
Viet Nam352.1%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1659.8%13.9%
Pakistan352.1%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1207.1%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth553.3%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data260100.0%100.0%
Americas3011.5%10.8%
Europe155.8%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia19575.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data5,075100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,38586.4%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,50529.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,87556.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens69013.6%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,690100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years18010.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years32018.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years21512.7%18.6%
25 to 44 years82548.8%46.1%
45 years and over1458.6%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,605100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,11069.2%59.5%
Principal applicants36022.4%24.2%
Secondary applicants75547.0%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family35021.8%30.4%
Refugees1459.0%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,605100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission100.6%2.6%
Work permits only before admission16510.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission754.7%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1106.9%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,25578.2%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree44011.9%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate96026.0%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,29562.1%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,04028.1%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,25534.0%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,780100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1204.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate61021.9%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,04573.6%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level87531.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,16541.9%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate47512.9%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,22587.3%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,775100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1455.2%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,63595.0%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,775100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree73526.5%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,04573.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,700100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable451.7%2.2%
All classes of workers2,66098.5%97.8%
Employee2,20081.5%81.0%
Self-employed46017.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,700100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable451.7%2.2%
All occupations2,66098.5%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations401.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations54020.0%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1856.9%9.3%
3 Health occupations2057.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services40014.8%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport953.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations59522.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations42015.6%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations401.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1304.8%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,700100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable451.7%2.2%
All industries2,66098.5%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting451.7%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.4%0.3%
22 Utilities200.7%0.6%
23 Construction2659.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2258.3%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1254.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade33012.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1254.6%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries552.0%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1405.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing702.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1806.7%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.4%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services853.1%4.1%
61 Educational services1907.0%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance31011.5%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation351.3%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1355.0%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1003.7%4.2%
91 Public administration1957.2%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,935100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,77091.5%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,63084.2%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1407.2%6.6%
Public transit904.7%14.9%
Walked201.0%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method502.6%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 data1,935100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes47024.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes65533.9%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes50526.1%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1457.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over1608.3%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,935100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1708.8%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.30015.5%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.47024.3%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.37019.1%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.34017.6%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.28514.7%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 data1,650100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence55533.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence97058.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1207.3%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 data4,720100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,47552.4%56.8%
Movers2,24547.6%43.2%
Non-migrants59012.5%17.0%
Migrants1,65535.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data5,005100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,34086.7%85.2%
Movers67013.4%14.8%
Non-migrants2755.5%8.5%
Migrants3957.9%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 data2,560100.0%100.0%
Worked at home62024.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address28511.1%14.2%
Usual place of work1,64564.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,920100.0%100.0%
English only4,51091.7%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French2304.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French1803.7%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,920100.0%100.0%
English4,69595.4%93.2%
French250.5%1.0%
English and French250.5%0.5%
Neither English nor French1803.7%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,920100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,65594.6%94.5%
Multiple responses2605.3%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% data4,920100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,64094.3%93.8%
Multiple responses2805.7%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% data4,915100.0%100.0%
None3,86578.6%75.2%
English4358.9%9.7%
French250.5%0.7%
Non-official language51010.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous51010.4%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)400.8%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 languages350.7%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,920100.0%100.0%
English3,05562.1%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language58511.9%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous58511.9%15.1%
English and French250.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,19024.2%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)250.5%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages400.8%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,885100.0%100.0%
English2,68593.1%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language602.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous602.1%2.9%
English and French100.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1154.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.3%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,885100.0%100.0%
None2,76595.8%92.1%
English451.6%1.9%
French100.3%0.6%
Non-official language551.9%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous551.9%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 languages100.3%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% data1,505100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language755.0%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,43095.0%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% data1,135100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language655.7%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada353.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada302.6%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,07594.7%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,910100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,9104910.0%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 income33.4%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,695
In the labour force2,700
Employed2,555
Unemployed145
Not in the labour force995
Participation rate (Rate)7373.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6969.1%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)55.4%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,695100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,02527.7%35.5%
Worked2,67072.3%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,54041.7%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,13030.6%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4242.2%40.9%

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