Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Ocean Park (south-southeast)

Census Tract 0181.08 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Ocean Park (south-southeast) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,834 living in private households. 28.1% 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 11.9%. 68.6% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 29.6% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $126,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 18.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.22 km², giving a population density of 2,318 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,8342021, private households
Visible minority28.1%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian68.6%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants29.6%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$126,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households18.5%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,318 /km²2,834 people over 1.22 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,834
Population, 20162,530
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20211212.0%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,057
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,007
Population density per square kilometre2,3182318.0%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years42014.8%14.1%
0 to 4 years953.4%4.3%
5 to 9 years1404.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years1856.5%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,76562.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years2157.6%5.2%
20 to 24 years1956.9%6.6%
25 to 29 years903.2%7.6%
30 to 34 years752.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years1103.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years1856.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years2107.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years2508.8%6.9%
55 to 59 years2408.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years1956.9%6.4%
65 years and over64022.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years2308.1%5.5%
70 to 74 years1906.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years1053.7%3.0%
80 to 84 years551.9%2.1%
85 years and over652.3%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 years1514.8%14.1%
15 to 64 years6262.3%68.5%
65 years and over2322.6%17.4%
85 years and over22.3%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4444.3%41.7%
Median age of the population4848.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,010100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house85084.2%27.7%
Semi-detached house202.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex12011.9%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys50.5%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house50.5%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
1960 or before605.9%11.5%
1961 to 198031030.2%23.3%
1981 to 199021020.5%14.5%
1991 to 200017517.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005504.9%6.6%
2006 to 2010353.4%8.8%
2011 to 2015706.8%8.1%
2016 to 202111511.2%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
Condominium00.0%32.5%
Not condominium1,025100.0%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms101.0%2.1%
1 bedroom202.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms12011.7%27.9%
3 bedrooms37036.1%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms51550.2%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms10510.2%46.6%
5 rooms908.8%13.5%
6 rooms11511.2%10.0%
7 rooms18017.6%8.2%
8 or more rooms54052.7%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.8%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,00097.6%94.7%
Major repairs needed252.4%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 data1,025100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs78076.1%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs24023.4%29.8%
30% to less than 100%17517.1%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,025100.0%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 data950100.0%100.0%
In core need555.8%16.9%
Not in core need90094.7%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 data835
% of owner households with a mortgage5555.1%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2221.7%24.4%
% in core housing need33.2%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,570$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,504$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,600,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,828,000$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 data185
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3232.4%38.5%
% in core housing need1414.3%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,240$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,500$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,29094.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,29094.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,14588.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,53563.6%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,73571.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1054.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,160$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data57023.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,34096.7%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,400$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,34096.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,800$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,14588.6%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$73,700$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,55564.3%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,000$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,85076.4%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,160$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1305.4%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data65026.9%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,420$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data850
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.1%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data870
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$185,600$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,600$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data69028.5%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data61525.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,600$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)8888.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)5757.3%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1211.6%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.1%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,410100.0%100.0%
Without total income1205.0%3.3%
With total income2,29595.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)26011.3%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99925511.1%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99929512.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9992259.8%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991958.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991255.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991355.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991205.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991104.8%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991054.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over47520.7%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,410100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1205.0%3.3%
With after-tax income2,29595.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)27512.0%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99928012.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99932013.9%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99925010.9%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9992008.7%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991657.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991556.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991305.7%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991104.8%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999703.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over33514.6%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,410100.0%100.0%
Without employment income88036.5%29.8%
With employment income1,53563.7%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)27517.9%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9991308.5%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99918011.7%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991006.5%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9991157.5%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999754.9%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999905.9%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999704.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999553.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999603.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999704.6%3.7%
$100,000 and over30519.9%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,415100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,23092.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,24092.8%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,11087.4%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,58065.4%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,37056.7%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,650$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data753.1%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,28094.2%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,400$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,30095.0%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,450$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,12087.6%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$65,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,60066.1%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,050$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,40558.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,680$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data652.7%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,400$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data68028.1%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,200$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data61525.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,000$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,600$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9292.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6564.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)88.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.4%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data320
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data385
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$193,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,500$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% data410
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$172,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$143,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.0%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data385
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$200,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$161,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data100
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data90
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$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% data235
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data245
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years55019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1204.2%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,64057.8%65.8%
65 years and over64522.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)295
0 to 17 years65
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years190
65 years and over40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1010.4%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1211.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1414.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1111.4%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)76.6%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years55019.4%17.3%
0 to 5 years1204.2%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,64057.8%65.9%
65 years and over64522.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)150
0 to 17 years25
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years115
65 years and over15
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)55.3%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)66.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)76.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)22.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,005100.0%100.0%
1 person14013.9%29.0%
2 persons37036.8%31.8%
3 persons19519.4%15.7%
4 persons20019.9%14.0%
5 or more persons10510.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households2,835100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,410100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,56564.9%56.5%
Married1,43559.5%48.5%
Living common-law1255.2%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law85035.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married58024.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated502.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1205.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1004.1%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,005100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons73573.1%55.7%
Couple-family households66065.7%47.9%
One-parent-family households757.5%7.8%
Multigenerational households454.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households101.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons505.0%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households353.5%5.6%
One-person households14013.9%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,005
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,025
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$174,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,005100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000101.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999101.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999101.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999151.5%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999151.5%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999252.5%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999151.5%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999353.5%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999151.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999303.0%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999505.0%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999454.5%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999555.5%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999505.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over62061.7%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99911010.9%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999909.0%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99915515.4%11.5%
$200,000 and over27026.9%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% data1,005100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000202.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999101.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999202.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999202.0%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999252.5%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999252.5%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999252.5%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999151.5%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999505.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999454.5%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999707.0%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999555.5%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999606.0%5.8%
$100,000 and over54554.2%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99911511.4%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99912011.9%8.6%
$150,000 and over31030.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
Owner84082.0%62.1%
Renter19018.5%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% data870100.0%100.0%
2 persons43049.4%49.6%
3 persons17520.1%23.1%
4 persons20023.0%20.8%
5 or more persons657.5%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data875100.0%100.0%
Total couple families76086.9%84.9%
Married couples69579.4%72.3%
Common-law couples657.4%12.6%
Total one-parent families11513.1%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+859.7%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+303.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families2,53589.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,52053.7%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1154.1%4.2%
Children90031.8%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data29510.4%20.5%
Living alone1404.9%11.6%
Living with other relatives602.1%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1003.5%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data140
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data130

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data870
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data895

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution98534.7%44.5%
In bottom decile2809.9%11.0%
In second decile1404.9%8.4%
In third decile1555.5%8.1%
In fourth decile1906.7%8.3%
In fifth decile2157.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,85065.3%55.5%
In sixth decile1956.9%9.2%
In seventh decile2609.2%9.9%
In eighth decile2659.3%10.7%
In ninth decile40514.3%11.9%
In top decile73525.9%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,01599.0%95.9%
More than one person per room101.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,00097.6%91.9%
Not suitable202.0%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household35534.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household60058.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household706.8%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,025100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years151.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years555.4%15.5%
35 to 44 years13012.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years22522.0%18.9%
55 to 64 years23522.9%19.4%
65 to 74 years23522.9%14.6%
75 to 84 years959.3%7.5%
85 years and over353.4%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'26525.9%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only22522.0%26.1%
Not suitable only101.0%5.8%
Major repairs needed only101.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'101.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'101.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'101.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing75573.7%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population80028.1%54.5%
South Asian2207.7%14.2%
Chinese34011.9%19.6%
Black301.1%1.6%
Filipino00.0%5.5%
Arab250.9%0.9%
Latin American100.4%2.0%
Southeast Asian00.0%2.2%
West Asian00.0%2.5%
Korean501.8%2.4%
Japanese451.6%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.351.2%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities301.1%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,05071.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%2.7%
Christian1,10038.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2358.2%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican1254.4%2.0%
Baptist250.9%1.0%
Catholic40514.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox451.6%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran401.4%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian100.4%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church903.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1154.0%1.7%
Hindu401.4%2.6%
Jewish150.5%0.8%
Muslim602.1%4.2%
Sikh1003.5%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions351.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,49552.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Canadian2759.6%6.7%
English68023.9%14.0%
Irish39013.7%9.1%
Scottish48517.0%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1154.0%4.2%
German28510.0%7.1%
Chinese36512.8%18.2%
Italian1204.2%3.2%
Indian (India)1254.4%8.2%
Ukrainian1605.6%3.1%
Dutch903.2%2.5%
Polish1856.5%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1404.9%3.0%
Filipino00.0%5.4%
French Canadian602.1%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.953.3%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.301.1%0.9%
Métis451.6%0.8%
European, n.o.s.401.4%1.6%
Russian150.5%2.0%
Norwegian351.2%1.7%
Welsh501.8%1.4%
Portuguese150.5%0.9%
American200.7%1.0%
Spanish351.2%1.4%
Swedish501.8%1.3%
Hungarian301.1%0.8%
Acadian100.4%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish100.4%0.9%
Punjabi351.2%2.7%
Vietnamese00.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek200.7%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.4%0.2%
Korean401.4%2.4%
Romanian250.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish351.2%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian451.6%0.7%
Belgian100.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu200.7%0.6%
Mexican100.4%0.8%
Mennonite100.4%0.2%
Swiss200.7%0.4%
Finnish150.5%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian150.5%0.6%
Japanese652.3%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.451.6%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic150.5%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.4%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian150.5%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.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi250.9%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%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian100.4%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian301.1%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish100.4%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
First generation88030.9%48.2%
Second generation72025.3%24.3%
Third generation or more1,24543.7%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity953.3%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses853.0%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,75596.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian301.1%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,82098.9%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.9%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.9%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries853.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries802.8%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,74596.3%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,98569.6%53.1%
Immigrants84529.6%41.8%
Before 19802759.6%6.1%
1980 to 1990802.8%4.9%
1991 to 20001605.6%9.8%
2001 to 20102107.4%10.0%
2011 to 20211103.9%11.1%
Non-permanent residents250.9%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data845100.0%100.0%
Americas556.5%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 America303.6%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas202.4%1.3%
Europe30035.5%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia101.2%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany404.7%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy202.4%0.8%
Netherlands101.2%0.5%
Poland202.4%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom12514.8%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe455.3%2.5%
Africa354.1%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 Africa202.4%1.6%
Asia42550.3%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq101.2%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China22026.0%18.8%
Hong Kong101.2%7.0%
Korea, South404.7%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines00.0%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India657.7%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia455.3%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth253.0%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 data50100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia4590.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,850100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,65093.0%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1848517.0%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,16576.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens2007.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data845100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years9511.2%7.5%
5 to 14 years16519.5%15.4%
15 to 24 years17520.7%18.6%
25 to 44 years35041.4%46.1%
45 years and over607.1%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 data570100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants41572.8%59.5%
Principal applicants15026.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants26546.5%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family13022.8%30.4%
Refugees152.6%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 data570100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission356.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission305.3%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission305.3%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience46080.7%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1857.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate69528.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,54063.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level73030.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher81033.5%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,370100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree302.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate29021.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,05577.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level51037.2%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher54539.8%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,420100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2209.1%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,20090.9%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,370100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate402.9%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,33097.1%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,370100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree31523.0%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,05076.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,425100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable100.7%2.2%
All classes of workers1,41098.9%97.8%
Employee1,01070.9%81.0%
Self-employed40028.1%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,425100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable100.7%2.2%
All occupations1,41098.9%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations453.2%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations26518.6%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations503.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations956.7%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services24016.8%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport805.6%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations35524.9%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations23516.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations151.1%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities251.8%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,425100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable100.7%2.2%
All industries1,41098.9%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.7%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction14510.2%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing654.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade402.8%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade14510.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1057.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries201.4%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance704.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing704.9%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1057.4%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services805.6%4.1%
61 Educational services1208.4%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance16011.2%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation503.5%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services704.9%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)553.9%4.2%
91 Public administration956.7%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van77589.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver72083.2%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger556.4%6.6%
Public transit303.5%14.9%
Walked303.5%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method354.0%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 data865100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes19522.5%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes21024.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes24528.3%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes13515.6%9.9%
60 minutes and over758.7%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.455.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.15017.3%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.15017.3%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.24528.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.19022.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.859.8%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 data695100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence40057.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence27539.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence152.2%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,735100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,65560.5%56.8%
Movers1,08039.5%43.2%
Non-migrants57020.8%17.0%
Migrants51018.6%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,830100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,46086.9%85.2%
Movers36512.9%14.8%
Non-migrants2358.3%8.5%
Migrants1304.6%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,275100.0%100.0%
Worked at home39030.6%26.5%
Worked outside Canada201.6%0.6%
No fixed workplace address17513.7%14.2%
Usual place of work69554.5%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
English only2,44086.1%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French29510.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French953.4%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
English2,70095.2%93.2%
French200.7%1.0%
English and French200.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French953.4%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,73596.5%94.5%
Multiple responses1003.5%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,75097.0%93.8%
Multiple responses802.8%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,830100.0%100.0%
None2,44086.2%75.2%
English1555.5%9.7%
French351.2%0.7%
Non-official language1605.7%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1605.7%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages301.1%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,835100.0%100.0%
English2,09073.7%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language29510.4%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous29510.4%15.1%
English and French351.2%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)39013.8%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.5%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages100.4%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 data1,560100.0%100.0%
English1,43592.0%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language301.9%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous301.9%2.9%
English and French201.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)805.1%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 data1,560100.0%100.0%
None1,48595.2%92.1%
English151.0%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language503.2%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous503.2%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.6%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% data565100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language559.7%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language51591.2%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% data460100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language5010.9%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada306.5%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada153.3%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language41590.2%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,830100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,8352835.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income55.1%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,420
In the labour force1,425
Employed1,275
Unemployed150
Not in the labour force1,000
Participation rate (Rate)5958.9%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5352.7%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 data2,425100.0%100.0%
Did not work96039.6%35.5%
Worked1,46560.4%64.5%
Worked full year full time75030.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time71029.3%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4039.6%40.9%

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