Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

River Springs (north-northeast)

Census Tract 0287.17 · Coquitlam · Vancouver, British Columbia

River Springs (north-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Coquitlam, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,637 living in private households. 59.3% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 26.8%. 38.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 49.1% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $122,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 20.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.62 km², giving a population density of 2,638 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population1,6372021, private households
Visible minority59.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian38.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants49.1%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$122,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households20.6%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,638 /km²1,637 people over 0.62 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20211,637
Population, 20161,653
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1-1.0%7.3%
Total private dwellings557
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents512
Population density per square kilometre2,7392739.3%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years22013.5%14.1%
0 to 4 years654.0%4.3%
5 to 9 years654.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years855.2%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,15070.3%68.5%
15 to 19 years1207.3%5.2%
20 to 24 years1056.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years804.9%7.6%
30 to 34 years955.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years1006.1%7.5%
40 to 44 years1106.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years1157.0%6.5%
50 to 54 years1408.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years1308.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years1509.2%6.4%
65 years and over27016.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years1056.4%5.5%
70 to 74 years704.3%4.6%
75 to 79 years452.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years251.5%2.1%
85 years and over201.2%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 years1413.5%14.1%
15 to 64 years7070.3%68.5%
65 years and over1616.5%17.4%
85 years and over11.2%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4242.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4444.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data510100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house29557.8%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex21041.2%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys51.0%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
1960 or before00.0%11.5%
1961 to 1980254.7%23.3%
1981 to 19906011.2%14.5%
1991 to 200035065.4%16.6%
2001 to 2005407.5%6.6%
2006 to 2010356.5%8.8%
2011 to 2015152.8%8.1%
2016 to 2021101.9%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Condominium203.7%32.5%
Not condominium51596.3%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom203.7%22.2%
2 bedrooms8515.9%27.9%
3 bedrooms6011.2%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms38071.0%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms9016.8%46.6%
5 rooms356.5%13.5%
6 rooms7013.1%10.0%
7 rooms6512.1%8.2%
8 or more rooms27551.4%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed51596.3%94.7%
Major repairs needed203.7%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 data540100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs39573.1%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs14526.9%29.8%
30% to less than 100%13024.1%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data535100.0%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 data520100.0%100.0%
In core need7013.5%16.9%
Not in core need45086.5%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 data425
% of owner households with a mortgage5958.8%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2524.7%24.4%
% in core housing need109.6%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,040$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,340$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,445,000$1,304,000

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data115
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3534.8%38.5%
% in core housing need2727.3%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,680$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% data1,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,36095.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,36095.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,22586.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data97568.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,08576.4%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1007.0%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,160$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data40028.2%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,370100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,30595.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,550$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,30595.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,160$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,15083.9%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,000$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data92567.5%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,600$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,01574.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,800$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1108.0%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,600$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data31523.0%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,700$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data450
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.4%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data475
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,500$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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42030.7%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,600$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data40029.2%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (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)8686.0%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7170.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.1%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)55.2%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,415100.0%100.0%
Without total income604.2%3.3%
With total income1,35595.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)17512.9%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99919014.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99918513.7%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99915511.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991259.2%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991007.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,999805.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999654.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999503.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999503.7%3.4%
$100,000 and over18513.7%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% data1,415100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income604.2%3.3%
With after-tax income1,35595.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)18513.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99919014.0%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99922516.6%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99915011.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99914510.7%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991108.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999755.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999705.2%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999453.3%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999554.1%2.5%
$100,000 and over1108.1%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% data1,415100.0%100.0%
Without employment income44031.1%29.8%
With employment income97568.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)15515.9%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99910010.3%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99910010.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,999808.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999909.2%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999757.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999454.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999555.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999454.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999454.6%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999353.6%3.7%
$100,000 and over15515.9%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% data1,420100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,31092.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,31092.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,21085.2%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data97068.3%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,200$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data86560.9%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,600$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data553.9%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,370100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,27092.7%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,300$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,27593.1%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,600$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,12582.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,900$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data91566.8%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,700$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data83060.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,420$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data805.8%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data41530.3%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data36026.3%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,400$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9191.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7473.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)98.6%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.1%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data110
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data125
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$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% data265
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.1%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data260
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$186,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data45
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.9%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data55
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$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% data105
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,800$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data65
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,640100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years29518.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years754.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,07565.5%65.8%
65 years and over27016.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)115
0 to 17 years20
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years70
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)77.1%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)76.8%11.6%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)76.8%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)99.0%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% data1,635100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years29017.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years754.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,08066.1%65.9%
65 years and over27016.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)80
0 to 17 years10
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years55
65 years and over10
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)54.8%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)43.6%6.9%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)55.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)33.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data515100.0%100.0%
1 person5510.7%29.0%
2 persons13526.2%31.8%
3 persons12023.3%15.7%
4 persons11522.3%14.0%
5 or more persons8516.5%9.4%
Number of persons in private households1,635100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.2%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,415100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law89062.9%56.5%
Married84059.4%48.5%
Living common-law503.5%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law52537.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married40028.3%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated251.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced503.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed453.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data510100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons33064.7%55.7%
Couple-family households30058.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households254.9%7.8%
Multigenerational households509.8%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households152.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons407.8%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households152.9%5.6%
One-person households5510.8%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data515
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data535
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$144,500$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data515100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00000.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.9%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,99951.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999101.9%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999152.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,99951.0%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999101.9%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999152.9%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999356.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999254.9%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999356.8%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999254.9%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999152.9%5.3%
$100,000 and over30559.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,9995510.7%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9996011.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9997514.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over11522.3%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% data515100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00051.0%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99951.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999101.9%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,99951.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999101.9%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999152.9%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999101.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999152.9%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999152.9%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999356.8%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999305.8%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999305.8%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999254.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999254.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over28054.4%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,9997013.6%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9997013.6%8.6%
$150,000 and over14027.2%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Owner42579.4%62.1%
Renter11020.6%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% data490100.0%100.0%
2 persons20541.8%49.6%
3 persons12525.5%23.1%
4 persons13026.5%20.8%
5 or more persons306.1%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.7%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data490100.0%100.0%
Total couple families43588.8%84.9%
Married couples41083.7%72.3%
Common-law couples255.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families5511.2%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+459.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+102.0%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families1,46589.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners86552.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families553.4%4.2%
Children54033.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data17010.4%20.5%
Living alone553.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives654.0%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only503.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data55
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data65

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data455
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data470

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% data1,640100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution58535.7%44.5%
In bottom decile1157.0%11.0%
In second decile905.5%8.4%
In third decile1207.3%8.1%
In fourth decile1458.8%8.3%
In fifth decile1207.3%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,05064.0%55.5%
In sixth decile1307.9%9.2%
In seventh decile1257.6%9.9%
In eighth decile23514.3%10.7%
In ninth decile25015.2%11.9%
In top decile31519.2%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room535100.0%95.9%
More than one person per room00.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Suitable52598.1%91.9%
Not suitable101.9%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household20538.3%49.2%
Two-maintainer household26549.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household7013.1%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.0%
25 to 34 years509.3%15.5%
35 to 44 years8015.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years13024.3%18.9%
55 to 64 years13024.3%19.4%
65 to 74 years10519.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years407.5%7.5%
85 years and over101.9%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'17532.7%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only14026.2%26.1%
Not suitable only152.8%5.8%
Major repairs needed only152.8%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing36568.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population98559.3%54.5%
South Asian653.9%14.2%
Chinese44526.8%19.6%
Black00.0%1.6%
Filipino653.9%5.5%
Arab553.3%0.9%
Latin American150.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian150.9%2.2%
West Asian19511.7%2.5%
Korean553.3%2.4%
Japanese201.2%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities653.9%1.9%
Not a visible minority67540.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Buddhist402.4%2.7%
Christian53031.9%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.1509.0%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican100.6%2.0%
Baptist00.0%1.0%
Catholic20512.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox150.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran201.2%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)251.5%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic301.8%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church00.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions503.0%1.7%
Hindu402.4%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim905.4%4.2%
Sikh301.8%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions201.2%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives92555.7%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Canadian754.5%6.7%
English30018.1%14.0%
Irish1458.7%9.1%
Scottish1659.9%10.8%
French, n.o.s.553.3%4.2%
German955.7%7.1%
Chinese42025.3%18.2%
Italian503.0%3.2%
Indian (India)905.4%8.2%
Ukrainian352.1%3.1%
Dutch301.8%2.5%
Polish452.7%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.201.2%3.0%
Filipino804.8%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.452.7%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.301.8%0.9%
Métis00.0%0.8%
European, n.o.s.553.3%1.6%
Russian251.5%2.0%
Norwegian00.0%1.7%
Welsh201.2%1.4%
Portuguese251.5%0.9%
American00.0%1.0%
Spanish251.5%1.4%
Swedish201.2%1.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi251.5%2.7%
Vietnamese201.2%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.452.7%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean603.6%2.4%
Romanian201.2%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian1458.7%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish100.6%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian150.9%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss150.9%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese352.1%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.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger603.6%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian754.5%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%
Taiwanese201.2%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean201.2%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%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish150.9%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 data1,660100.0%100.0%
First generation86552.1%48.2%
Second generation36021.7%24.3%
Third generation or more43025.9%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity452.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses452.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity1,61597.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,65599.7%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries352.1%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries352.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,62597.9%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 data1,660100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants80048.2%53.1%
Immigrants81549.1%41.8%
Before 1980704.2%6.1%
1980 to 1990603.6%4.9%
1991 to 200025515.4%9.8%
2001 to 201024514.8%10.0%
2011 to 202118511.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents402.4%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data820100.0%100.0%
Americas303.7%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America101.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas151.8%1.3%
Europe11013.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany151.8%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland151.8%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania151.8%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom506.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe151.8%2.5%
Africa101.2%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia66581.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran14017.1%4.0%
Iraq202.4%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China15518.9%18.8%
Hong Kong12515.2%7.0%
Korea, South506.1%3.9%
Taiwan202.4%3.6%
Philippines253.0%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India00.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia9511.6%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 data90100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%10.8%
Europe1516.7%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia7583.3%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,660100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,44086.7%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1832519.6%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,12067.5%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens22013.3%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data820100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years506.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years14017.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years12014.6%18.6%
25 to 44 years38547.0%46.1%
45 years and over12014.6%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data745100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants59079.2%59.5%
Principal applicants21528.9%24.2%
Secondary applicants37550.3%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family9512.8%30.4%
Refugees405.4%8.7%
Other immigrants152.0%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 data745100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission101.3%2.6%
Work permits only before admission658.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission405.4%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission354.7%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience59079.2%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,375100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1158.4%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate37026.9%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree88564.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level34525.1%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher54039.3%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree404.4%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate22024.3%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree64571.3%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level24026.5%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher40544.8%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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1208.8%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,25091.2%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate404.4%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate86595.6%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree26028.6%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree64570.9%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable252.8%2.2%
All classes of workers88097.2%97.8%
Employee73581.2%81.0%
Self-employed14015.5%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable252.8%2.2%
All occupations88097.2%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations21023.2%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations11512.7%9.3%
3 Health occupations606.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services12013.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport303.3%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations21023.2%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations9510.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities202.2%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable252.8%2.2%
All industries88097.2%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities151.7%0.6%
23 Construction606.6%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing505.5%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade353.9%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade12513.8%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing101.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries151.7%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance556.1%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing202.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services13014.4%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services303.3%4.1%
61 Educational services556.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance12513.8%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation101.1%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services505.5%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)353.9%4.2%
91 Public administration505.5%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 data590100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van50585.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver43573.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger6511.0%6.6%
Public transit6010.2%14.9%
Walked00.0%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method101.7%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 data590100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes8013.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes18030.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes17028.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes10517.8%9.9%
60 minutes and over6511.0%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data590100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.508.5%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.7011.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.12521.2%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.14524.6%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.12020.3%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.6511.0%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 data490100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence13527.6%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence34570.4%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence102.0%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 data1,545100.0%100.0%
Non-movers98063.4%56.8%
Movers57036.9%43.2%
Non-migrants855.5%17.0%
Migrants48031.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,640100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,46089.0%85.2%
Movers18511.3%14.8%
Non-migrants804.9%8.5%
Migrants1106.7%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 data820100.0%100.0%
Worked at home23028.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address10012.2%14.2%
Usual place of work49560.4%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%
English only1,44088.1%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French1056.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French955.8%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%
English1,52593.3%93.2%
French50.3%1.0%
English and French150.9%0.5%
Neither English nor French955.8%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,58096.6%94.5%
Multiple responses503.1%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% data1,635100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,55094.8%93.8%
Multiple responses855.2%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% data1,635100.0%100.0%
None1,22074.6%75.2%
English17010.4%9.7%
French100.6%0.7%
Non-official language17010.4%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous17010.4%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)452.8%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.9%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%
English84551.7%54.7%
French50.3%0.2%
Non-official language30018.3%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous30018.3%15.1%
English and French100.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)45027.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.6%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages150.9%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 data945100.0%100.0%
English85089.9%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language353.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous353.7%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)606.3%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data945100.0%100.0%
None90595.8%92.1%
English202.1%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language151.6%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous151.6%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% data300100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language51.7%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language29598.3%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% data235100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language52.1%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada52.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language23097.9%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,635100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,6351635.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income43.8%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,375
In the labour force905
Employed820
Unemployed85
Not in the labour force470
Participation rate (Rate)6665.8%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6059.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)99.4%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,375100.0%100.0%
Did not work49536.0%35.5%
Worked87563.6%64.5%
Worked full year full time45032.7%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time42530.9%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4141.1%40.9%

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