Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Mount Pleasant (west-northwest)

Census Tract 0049.05 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Mount Pleasant (west-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,291 living in private households. 27.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 9.1%. 69.5% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 26.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $89,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 67.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.64 km², giving a population density of 2,003 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population1,2912021, private households
Visible minority27.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian69.5%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants26.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$89,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households67.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,003 /km²1,291 people over 0.64 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20211,291
Population, 20161,262
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202122.3%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,012
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents739
Population density per square kilometre2,0032002.8%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,290100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years856.6%14.1%
0 to 4 years503.9%4.3%
5 to 9 years302.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years100.8%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,08584.1%68.5%
15 to 19 years100.8%5.2%
20 to 24 years604.7%6.6%
25 to 29 years17513.6%7.6%
30 to 34 years24018.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years15011.6%7.5%
40 to 44 years1108.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years856.6%6.5%
50 to 54 years1058.1%6.9%
55 to 59 years907.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years604.7%6.4%
65 years and over1259.7%17.4%
65 to 69 years604.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years352.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years100.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years100.8%2.1%
85 years and over50.4%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 years76.6%14.1%
15 to 64 years8484.1%68.5%
65 years and over109.7%17.4%
85 years and over00.4%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4040.3%41.7%
Median age of the population3837.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data740100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house304.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex152.0%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys31041.9%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys38552.0%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 data695100.0%100.0%
1960 or before26538.1%11.5%
1961 to 19807510.8%23.3%
1981 to 199000.0%14.5%
1991 to 200013519.4%16.6%
2001 to 2005152.2%6.6%
2006 to 201015021.6%8.8%
2011 to 2015507.2%8.1%
2016 to 202100.0%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
Condominium38555.4%32.5%
Not condominium31044.6%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms8011.5%2.1%
1 bedroom39556.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms14020.1%27.9%
3 bedrooms456.5%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms355.0%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms56080.6%46.6%
5 rooms608.6%13.5%
6 rooms152.2%10.0%
7 rooms355.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms304.3%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)33.4%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed62589.9%94.7%
Major repairs needed7510.8%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 data690100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs43563.0%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs25537.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%22031.9%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data695100.0%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 data660100.0%100.0%
In core need15022.7%16.9%
Not in core need51077.3%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data225
% of owner households with a mortgage7675.6%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2424.4%24.4%
% in core housing need1111.4%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,200$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,240$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$820,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,030,000$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 data470
% of tenant households in subsidized housing77.4%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4443.5%38.5%
% in core housing need3029.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,700$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,730$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% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,13098.3%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,13098.3%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,08594.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,400$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data98585.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data84073.0%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1059.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,920$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data38033.0%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,115100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,10599.1%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$74,200$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,10599.1%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,600$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05094.2%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,200$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data98588.3%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$68,200$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data80572.2%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,740$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1109.9%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,300$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data40536.3%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,080$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data295
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)22.4%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data300
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$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 data1,115100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data52046.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,200$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data37033.2%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,600$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)9191.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8282.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)98.6%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)65.6%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Without total income151.3%3.3%
With total income1,13598.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)403.5%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,999857.5%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99916014.1%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,999958.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991059.3%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,999958.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,99911510.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999958.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999706.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999605.3%3.4%
$100,000 and over22519.8%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% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income151.3%3.3%
With after-tax income1,13598.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)454.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,999907.9%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99918015.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991109.7%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99913011.5%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99914512.8%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991059.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999857.5%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999706.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999504.4%2.5%
$100,000 and over12511.0%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% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Without employment income16514.3%29.8%
With employment income98585.7%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)959.6%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,999707.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,999858.6%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,999757.6%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999606.1%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999606.1%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999959.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999909.1%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999757.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999505.1%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999404.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over19019.3%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% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,10596.1%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,11096.5%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,07093.0%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data97084.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data62554.3%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$645$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data605.2%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,240$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,115100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,09097.8%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,000$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,09097.8%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,900$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,03592.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data95085.2%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,000$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data62055.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,620$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data504.5%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (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 data1,115100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data50044.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data34030.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,000$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9797.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8787.2%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)33.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.6%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data190
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$147,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data185
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$184,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$147,000$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% data60
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$143,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data75
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$185,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data25
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data30
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data535
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data485
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,235100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years907.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years554.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,03583.8%65.8%
65 years and over1108.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)140
0 to 17 years10
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years120
65 years and over10
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1111.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%11.6%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1111.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1212.0%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% data1,235100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years957.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years554.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,03583.8%65.9%
65 years and over1108.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)115
0 to 17 years10
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years110
65 years and over5
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)99.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.9%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.2%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% data740100.0%100.0%
1 person38552.0%29.0%
2 persons27036.5%31.8%
3 persons557.4%15.7%
4 persons202.7%14.0%
5 or more persons152.0%9.4%
Number of persons in private households1,235100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)21.7%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,205100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law53544.4%56.5%
Married28023.2%48.5%
Living common-law25020.7%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law67556.0%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married53544.4%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated453.7%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced756.2%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed151.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data740100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons26035.1%55.7%
Couple-family households23531.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households253.4%7.8%
Multigenerational households00.0%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households50.7%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons152.0%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households8010.8%5.6%
One-person households38051.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data740
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data695
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,400$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data740100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000152.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999101.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999253.4%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999304.1%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999354.7%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999253.4%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999152.0%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999253.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999202.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999557.4%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999506.8%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999405.4%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999354.7%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999354.7%5.3%
$100,000 and over32543.9%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9998511.5%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999608.1%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9999012.2%11.5%
$200,000 and over9012.2%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data740100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000152.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999101.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999253.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999354.7%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999405.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999253.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999202.7%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999304.1%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999354.7%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999608.1%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999456.1%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999456.1%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999557.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999456.1%5.8%
$100,000 and over25534.5%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9998010.8%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999658.8%8.6%
$150,000 and over11515.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
Owner23033.1%62.1%
Renter47067.6%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data280100.0%100.0%
2 persons21576.8%49.6%
3 persons4516.1%23.1%
4 persons207.1%20.8%
5 or more persons00.0%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.3%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)11.4%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data280100.0%100.0%
Total couple families25089.3%84.9%
Married couples12544.6%72.3%
Common-law couples12544.6%12.6%
Total one-parent families3010.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+258.9%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+51.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families65052.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners50540.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families302.4%4.2%
Children1209.7%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data58547.4%20.5%
Living alone38030.8%11.6%
Living with other relatives504.0%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only15012.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data380
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data350

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data355
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data345

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% data1,235100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution50040.5%44.5%
In bottom decile15012.1%11.0%
In second decile1008.1%8.4%
In third decile554.5%8.1%
In fourth decile1159.3%8.3%
In fifth decile806.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution73059.1%55.5%
In sixth decile856.9%9.2%
In seventh decile756.1%9.9%
In eighth decile1058.5%10.7%
In ninth decile20016.2%11.9%
In top decile26521.5%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room67597.1%95.9%
More than one person per room253.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
Suitable61588.5%91.9%
Not suitable8011.5%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household42060.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household24034.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household355.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data695100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years253.6%3.0%
25 to 34 years22532.4%15.5%
35 to 44 years17024.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years13018.7%18.9%
55 to 64 years9513.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years405.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years00.0%7.5%
85 years and over101.4%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'36552.5%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only20529.5%26.1%
Not suitable only557.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only557.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'253.6%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'202.9%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 housing33548.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population33027.2%54.5%
South Asian352.9%14.2%
Chinese1109.1%19.6%
Black252.1%1.6%
Filipino554.5%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American352.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian100.8%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Japanese302.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities302.5%1.9%
Not a visible minority88072.4%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
Buddhist100.8%2.7%
Christian29524.3%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.302.5%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican00.0%2.0%
Baptist00.0%1.0%
Catholic17514.4%13.7%
Christian Orthodox302.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church151.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions302.5%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim00.0%4.2%
Sikh00.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions151.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives86070.8%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
Canadian655.3%6.7%
English30525.1%14.0%
Irish16513.6%9.1%
Scottish31525.9%10.8%
French, n.o.s.857.0%4.2%
German1109.1%7.1%
Chinese1209.9%18.2%
Italian756.2%3.2%
Indian (India)252.1%8.2%
Ukrainian655.3%3.1%
Dutch554.5%2.5%
Polish453.7%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.403.3%3.0%
Filipino554.5%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.302.5%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%0.9%
Métis252.1%0.8%
European, n.o.s.756.2%1.6%
Russian302.5%2.0%
Norwegian252.1%1.7%
Welsh151.2%1.4%
Portuguese100.8%0.9%
American252.1%1.0%
Spanish151.2%1.4%
Swedish100.8%1.3%
Hungarian403.3%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.151.2%0.4%
Jewish201.6%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek151.2%0.6%
Jamaican151.2%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean00.0%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian151.2%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.8%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian151.2%0.7%
Belgian100.8%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss252.1%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese403.3%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.00.0%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.151.2%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic151.2%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 Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.100.8%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese100.8%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 African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean151.2%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%
Bulgarian252.1%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.100.8%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%
Indonesian252.1%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.100.8%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian100.8%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%
Malaysian100.8%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
First generation37530.9%48.2%
Second generation31525.9%24.3%
Third generation or more52543.2%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity352.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses352.9%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity1,17596.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,215100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.8%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,20599.2%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,210100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)151.2%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)151.2%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries352.9%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries352.9%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,16596.3%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,210100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants87071.9%53.1%
Immigrants31526.0%41.8%
Before 1980453.7%6.1%
1980 to 1990352.9%4.9%
1991 to 2000907.4%9.8%
2001 to 2010403.3%10.0%
2011 to 20211109.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents302.5%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data315100.0%100.0%
Americas6019.0%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America309.5%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas103.2%1.3%
Europe10533.3%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany206.3%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 Federation103.2%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom206.3%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe3511.1%2.5%
Africa00.0%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 Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia14044.4%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran103.2%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China154.8%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan103.2%3.6%
Philippines4012.7%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India154.8%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia309.5%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data80100.0%100.0%
Americas2025.0%10.8%
Europe4556.3%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia1518.8%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,210100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,09590.5%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18957.9%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,00082.6%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1209.9%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data315100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years4012.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years10533.3%15.4%
15 to 24 years257.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years13041.3%46.1%
45 years and over154.8%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 data265100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants19573.6%59.5%
Principal applicants7026.4%24.2%
Secondary applicants12547.2%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family6022.6%30.4%
Refugees103.8%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 data265100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission103.8%2.6%
Work permits only before admission5520.8%10.6%
Study permits only before admission207.5%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission4015.1%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience14554.7%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 data1,120100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree403.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate18516.5%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree89079.5%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level25522.8%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher63556.7%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree151.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate17017.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree81082.2%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level20520.8%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher60060.9%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 data1,115100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate454.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,07596.4%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data985100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate151.5%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate97098.5%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 data985100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree18018.3%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree80581.7%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data950100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable202.1%2.2%
All classes of workers93598.4%97.8%
Employee73076.8%81.0%
Self-employed20521.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data950100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable202.1%2.2%
All occupations93598.4%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations353.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations22523.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations707.4%9.3%
3 Health occupations808.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services10010.5%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport17017.9%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations15516.3%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations858.9%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations101.1%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities101.1%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data950100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable202.1%2.2%
All industries93598.4%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting101.1%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction404.2%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing252.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade252.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade656.8%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing101.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries12012.6%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance252.6%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing404.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services16016.8%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services252.6%4.1%
61 Educational services656.8%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance11512.1%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation505.3%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services707.4%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)151.6%4.2%
91 Public administration606.3%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data465100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van20544.1%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver17036.6%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger357.5%6.6%
Public transit6514.0%14.9%
Walked12526.9%6.4%
Bicycle5511.8%1.9%
Other method204.3%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 data465100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes16535.5%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes12025.8%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes12025.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes357.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over408.6%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 data465100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.153.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.8518.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.11023.7%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.10021.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.9019.4%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.7015.1%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 data385100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence28574.0%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence9524.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data1,175100.0%100.0%
Non-movers52044.3%56.8%
Movers65055.3%43.2%
Non-migrants34529.4%17.0%
Migrants30526.0%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,200100.0%100.0%
Non-movers92076.7%85.2%
Movers28523.8%14.8%
Non-migrants24020.0%8.5%
Migrants453.8%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 data850100.0%100.0%
Worked at home38545.3%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address8510.0%14.2%
Usual place of work38545.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,250100.0%100.0%
English only1,07085.6%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French17013.6%6.5%
Neither English nor French151.2%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,250100.0%100.0%
English1,21597.2%93.2%
French201.6%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.5%
Neither English nor French151.2%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,250100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,19595.6%94.5%
Multiple responses554.4%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,250100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,22598.0%93.8%
Multiple responses201.6%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% data1,255100.0%100.0%
None1,08586.5%75.2%
English302.4%9.7%
French151.2%0.7%
Non-official language856.8%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous856.8%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages352.8%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,250100.0%100.0%
English99079.2%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language705.6%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous705.6%15.1%
English and French252.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)16012.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages50.4%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 data1,005100.0%100.0%
English96095.5%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.9%
English and French252.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)252.5%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,005100.0%100.0%
None96596.0%92.1%
English00.0%1.9%
French202.0%0.6%
Non-official language202.0%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous202.0%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data95100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language55.3%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language8589.5%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% data45100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1022.2%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada511.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada511.1%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language3577.8%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,235100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,2351235.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%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 income55.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,120
In the labour force950
Employed850
Unemployed100
Not in the labour force170
Participation rate (Rate)8584.8%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)7675.9%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)1010.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,120100.0%100.0%
Did not work19517.4%35.5%
Worked92082.1%64.5%
Worked full year full time54048.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time38534.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.2%40.9%

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