Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Seafair (north)

Census Tract 0142.03 · Richmond · Vancouver, British Columbia

Seafair (north) is a neighbourhood of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,618 living in private households. 70.3% 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 43.9%. 28.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 55.9% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $84,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 27.8% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.53 km², giving a population density of 4,324 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population6,6182021, private households
Visible minority70.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian28.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants55.9%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$84,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households27.8%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density4,324 /km²6,618 people over 1.53 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,618
Population, 20166,101
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202188.5%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,564
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,473
Population density per square kilometre4,3244324.1%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,620100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years86013.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years2503.8%4.3%
5 to 9 years2704.1%4.7%
10 to 14 years3405.1%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,28564.7%68.5%
15 to 19 years3956.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years3455.2%6.6%
25 to 29 years3805.7%7.6%
30 to 34 years4006.0%7.9%
35 to 39 years3905.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years3755.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years4056.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years4857.3%6.9%
55 to 59 years5858.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years5257.9%6.4%
65 years and over1,48022.4%17.4%
65 to 69 years4256.4%5.5%
70 to 74 years3555.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years1852.8%3.0%
80 to 84 years1952.9%2.1%
85 years and over3204.8%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 years1313.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years6564.7%68.5%
65 years and over2222.4%17.4%
85 years and over54.8%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4545.4%41.7%
Median age of the population4847.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,475100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,12045.3%27.7%
Semi-detached house451.8%2.1%
Row house1154.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex2058.3%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys98039.6%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 data2,465100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1807.3%11.5%
1961 to 19801,14546.5%23.3%
1981 to 199026010.5%14.5%
1991 to 200026510.8%16.6%
2001 to 20051857.5%6.6%
2006 to 20101154.7%8.8%
2011 to 20151556.3%8.1%
2016 to 20211656.7%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Condominium59524.1%32.5%
Not condominium1,87075.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom29512.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms55522.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms65026.4%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms96539.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms83533.9%46.6%
5 rooms37015.0%13.5%
6 rooms30012.2%10.0%
7 rooms30012.2%8.2%
8 or more rooms67027.2%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.0%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,27092.1%94.7%
Major repairs needed1957.9%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 data2,450100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,65567.6%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs79532.4%29.8%
30% to less than 100%59524.3%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,465100.0%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 data2,245100.0%100.0%
In core need36516.3%16.9%
Not in core need1,88083.7%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 data1,780
% of owner households with a mortgage5050.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2827.9%24.4%
% in core housing need1312.7%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,100$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,896$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,458,000$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 data690
% of tenant households in subsidized housing43.6%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4444.4%38.5%
% in core housing need2726.9%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,740$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,992$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% data5,620100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,38595.8%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,38595.8%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,83085.9%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,57563.6%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,62082.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4508.0%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,70530.3%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,41596.1%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,640$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,41596.1%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,360$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,88586.7%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,880$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,54062.8%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,560$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,61081.8%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,750$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4508.0%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,820$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,69530.1%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,870$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,830
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.1%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,810
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,700$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,400$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 data5,630100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39524.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,200$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,100$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,59528.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,240$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)8281.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6060.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1818.4%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)87.6%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,615100.0%100.0%
Without total income2304.1%3.3%
With total income5,38095.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)70013.0%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99962011.5%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99992017.1%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99970513.1%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99957510.7%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994157.7%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993706.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992454.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991753.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991502.8%3.4%
$100,000 and over5159.6%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% data5,615100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2304.1%3.3%
With after-tax income5,38595.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)73513.6%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99963511.8%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991,03019.1%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99981015.0%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99958510.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9994909.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993256.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991953.6%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991753.2%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991001.9%2.5%
$100,000 and over3055.7%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% data5,615100.0%100.0%
Without employment income2,04036.3%29.8%
With employment income3,57563.7%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)60016.8%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993359.4%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99947513.3%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993259.1%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993459.7%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992908.1%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992507.0%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992256.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991604.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991103.1%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991103.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over3459.7%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% data5,620100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,24093.2%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,24093.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,000$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,83586.0%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,74566.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,800$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,74066.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,140$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2254.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,635100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,23592.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,24093.0%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,720$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,85086.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,360$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,68565.4%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,200$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,70565.7%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,300$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2404.3%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,450$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 data5,630100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39524.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,800$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,52027.0%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,080$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)8989.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6666.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1111.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.7%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data535
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data530
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,400$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,800$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% data935
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data910
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,400$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data285
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data295
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,600$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% data790
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data810
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,700$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,475100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,08516.8%17.3%
0 to 5 years2904.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,04562.5%65.8%
65 years and over1,34520.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)920
0 to 17 years210
0 to 5 years75
18 to 64 years530
65 years and over185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1414.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1919.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)2525.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1313.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1413.8%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% data6,470100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,08016.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years2954.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,04562.5%65.9%
65 years and over1,34520.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)565
0 to 17 years125
0 to 5 years50
18 to 64 years360
65 years and over75
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)98.7%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1111.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1615.6%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)99.0%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)65.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
1 person60524.5%29.0%
2 persons72529.4%31.8%
3 persons50020.2%15.7%
4 persons42017.0%14.0%
5 or more persons2259.1%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,470100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.6%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data5,760100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,32557.7%56.5%
Married3,09053.6%48.5%
Living common-law2354.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,43542.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,54026.7%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1302.3%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3456.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed4207.3%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,475100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,51061.0%55.7%
Couple-family households1,26551.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households2409.7%7.8%
Multigenerational households1355.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households351.4%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1104.4%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households803.2%5.6%
One-person households60524.4%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,470
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,465
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,900$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,900$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000502.0%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999200.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.8%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999401.6%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999903.6%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999853.4%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999903.6%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999753.0%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999953.8%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999803.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991757.1%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991857.5%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991606.5%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991506.1%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991556.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,01040.9%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99929511.9%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992108.5%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,9992359.5%11.5%
$200,000 and over27010.9%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% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000602.4%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999200.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.8%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999451.8%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999953.8%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991004.0%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999853.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999953.8%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991054.3%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999953.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992108.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992158.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991807.3%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991757.1%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991556.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over83033.6%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99928511.5%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991857.5%8.6%
$150,000 and over35514.4%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Owner1,78072.2%62.1%
Renter68527.8%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,885100.0%100.0%
2 persons84044.6%49.6%
3 persons54528.9%23.1%
4 persons40021.2%20.8%
5 or more persons1055.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,890100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,57083.1%84.9%
Married couples1,45577.0%72.3%
Common-law couples1156.1%12.6%
Total one-parent families31516.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+25513.5%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+603.2%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,46084.4%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,14548.6%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3154.9%4.2%
Children1,99530.8%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,01015.6%20.5%
Living alone6059.4%11.6%
Living with other relatives2253.5%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only1802.8%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data605
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data610

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,870
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,855

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% data6,475100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,28550.7%44.5%
In bottom decile82512.7%11.0%
In second decile6109.4%8.4%
In third decile6259.7%8.1%
In fourth decile5809.0%8.3%
In fifth decile64510.0%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,19549.3%55.5%
In sixth decile6109.4%9.2%
In seventh decile65510.1%9.9%
In eighth decile5308.2%10.7%
In ninth decile5809.0%11.9%
In top decile81012.5%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,37096.1%95.9%
More than one person per room953.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,30593.5%91.9%
Not suitable1556.3%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,21549.3%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,05542.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1957.9%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,465100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years301.2%3.0%
25 to 34 years1405.7%15.5%
35 to 44 years34013.8%18.2%
45 to 54 years45518.5%18.9%
55 to 64 years67027.2%19.4%
65 to 74 years44017.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years2208.9%7.5%
85 years and over1656.7%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'1,05042.6%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only72029.2%26.1%
Not suitable only1004.1%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1204.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'301.2%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'451.8%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'200.8%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,42057.6%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4,52570.3%54.5%
South Asian3555.5%14.2%
Chinese2,82543.9%19.6%
Black200.3%1.6%
Filipino66010.2%5.5%
Arab300.5%0.9%
Latin American651.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian1201.9%2.2%
West Asian300.5%2.5%
Korean600.9%2.4%
Japanese2453.8%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1201.9%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,91529.7%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Buddhist3154.9%2.7%
Christian2,28035.4%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.5258.2%8.7%
Anabaptist100.2%0.3%
Anglican1352.1%2.0%
Baptist600.9%1.0%
Catholic1,04516.2%13.7%
Christian Orthodox200.3%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.5%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran400.6%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic250.4%0.7%
Presbyterian350.5%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1652.6%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1602.5%1.7%
Hindu500.8%2.6%
Jewish1452.3%0.8%
Muslim1001.6%4.2%
Sikh2103.3%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions300.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,32051.6%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Canadian2904.5%6.7%
English6309.8%14.0%
Irish4156.4%9.1%
Scottish5057.8%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1652.6%4.2%
German4256.6%7.1%
Chinese2,72542.3%18.2%
Italian801.2%3.2%
Indian (India)1502.3%8.2%
Ukrainian1752.7%3.1%
Dutch550.9%2.5%
Polish901.4%2.2%
Québécois100.2%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.851.3%3.0%
Filipino6259.7%5.4%
French Canadian400.6%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.550.9%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.400.6%0.9%
Métis100.2%0.8%
European, n.o.s.500.8%1.6%
Russian1251.9%2.0%
Norwegian1001.6%1.7%
Welsh701.1%1.4%
Portuguese500.8%0.9%
American150.2%1.0%
Spanish651.0%1.4%
Swedish550.9%1.3%
Hungarian701.1%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani250.4%0.6%
African, n.o.s.250.4%0.4%
Jewish1051.6%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese901.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.100.2%0.4%
Greek150.2%0.6%
Jamaican100.2%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1452.3%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean651.0%2.4%
Romanian500.8%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian200.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.150.2%0.3%
Danish450.7%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh550.9%2.0%
Austrian200.3%0.7%
Belgian100.2%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.8%
Mennonite100.2%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish150.2%0.5%
Sri Lankan350.5%0.2%
Croatian350.5%0.6%
Japanese2654.1%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.600.9%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil200.3%0.1%
Icelandic150.2%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger1802.8%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.3%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian100.2%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%
Armenian100.2%0.1%
Slovak100.2%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.250.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese701.1%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean250.4%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.400.6%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.150.2%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 African500.8%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.100.2%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%
Ilocano300.5%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian350.5%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%
Malaysian300.5%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan100.2%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 data6,440100.0%100.0%
First generation3,82559.4%48.2%
Second generation1,44022.4%24.3%
Third generation or more1,17518.2%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity901.4%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses851.3%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,35098.6%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian550.9%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,38599.1%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,440100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)450.7%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)450.7%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries450.7%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries450.7%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,35098.6%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 data6,445100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,70041.9%53.1%
Immigrants3,60055.9%41.8%
Before 19804707.3%6.1%
1980 to 19904056.3%4.9%
1991 to 200094514.7%9.8%
2001 to 201075011.6%10.0%
2011 to 20211,02015.8%11.1%
Non-permanent residents1402.2%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Americas1052.9%7.0%
Brazil100.3%0.7%
Colombia150.4%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica100.3%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago100.3%0.2%
United States of America250.7%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas250.7%1.3%
Europe2908.1%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia150.4%0.3%
France150.4%0.4%
Germany250.7%1.1%
Greece100.3%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy100.3%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal150.4%0.4%
Romania100.3%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine250.7%0.7%
United Kingdom1153.2%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe351.0%2.5%
Africa451.3%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 of300.8%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%1.6%
Asia3,15087.5%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran250.7%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1,31536.5%18.8%
Hong Kong55515.4%7.0%
Korea, South551.5%3.9%
Taiwan802.2%3.6%
Philippines58516.3%10.0%
Viet Nam651.8%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1353.8%13.9%
Pakistan351.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka250.7%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2607.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth150.4%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 data490100.0%100.0%
Americas153.1%10.8%
Europe306.1%11.7%
Africa102.0%4.8%
Asia43588.8%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,445100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,27081.8%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1886513.4%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,40568.3%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,17018.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,600100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2607.2%7.5%
5 to 14 years55015.3%15.4%
15 to 24 years53514.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,70547.4%46.1%
45 years and over55515.4%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data3,125100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants2,27072.6%59.5%
Principal applicants89028.5%24.2%
Secondary applicants1,38044.2%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family73523.5%30.4%
Refugees702.2%8.7%
Other immigrants551.8%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data3,125100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission351.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission32010.2%10.6%
Study permits only before admission953.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2156.9%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience2,45578.6%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 data5,635100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree58510.4%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,79031.8%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,26057.9%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,30023.1%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,96034.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,470100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2055.9%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate90025.9%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,36568.2%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level89025.6%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,48042.7%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 data5,630100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate62511.1%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,00588.9%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,470100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2356.8%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,23593.2%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,470100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,10531.8%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,36568.2%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,180100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1153.6%2.2%
All classes of workers3,07096.5%97.8%
Employee2,44576.9%81.0%
Self-employed62019.5%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,180100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1153.6%2.2%
All occupations3,07096.5%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations250.8%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations64520.3%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2257.1%9.3%
3 Health occupations2106.6%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services3159.9%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1304.1%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations91528.8%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations43513.7%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations401.3%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1354.2%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,180100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1153.6%2.2%
All industries3,07096.5%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting150.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.5%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction1755.5%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2106.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1153.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade36011.3%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2357.4%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries802.5%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1956.1%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1454.6%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2407.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1354.2%4.1%
61 Educational services2558.0%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance38011.9%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation953.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2407.5%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1003.1%4.2%
91 Public administration752.4%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 data2,130100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,70580.0%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,55072.8%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1607.5%6.6%
Public transit28513.4%14.9%
Walked502.3%6.4%
Bicycle401.9%1.9%
Other method502.3%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,130100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes47022.1%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes79537.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes56526.5%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1607.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over1406.6%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,130100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1155.4%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.27512.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.40519.0%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.44020.7%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.51524.2%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.37517.6%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data1,830100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,22066.7%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence59532.5%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence100.5%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 data6,210100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,95563.7%56.8%
Movers2,26536.5%43.2%
Non-migrants1,15518.6%17.0%
Migrants1,11017.9%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,405100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,77590.2%85.2%
Movers6259.8%14.8%
Non-migrants3906.1%8.5%
Migrants2353.7%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 data2,825100.0%100.0%
Worked at home67023.7%26.5%
Worked outside Canada250.9%0.6%
No fixed workplace address30010.6%14.2%
Usual place of work1,83565.0%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,605100.0%100.0%
English only5,67085.8%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French3855.8%6.5%
Neither English nor French5458.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,605100.0%100.0%
English5,98090.5%93.2%
French500.8%1.0%
English and French350.5%0.5%
Neither English nor French5408.2%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,605100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,17593.5%94.5%
Multiple responses4306.5%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% data6,605100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,11092.5%93.8%
Multiple responses4907.4%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% data6,600100.0%100.0%
None4,58069.4%75.2%
English90013.6%9.7%
French250.4%0.7%
Non-official language82512.5%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous82512.5%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1352.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)350.5%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1001.5%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,605100.0%100.0%
English2,72541.3%54.7%
French150.2%0.2%
Non-official language1,45022.0%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,45022.0%15.1%
English and French300.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2,17532.9%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)500.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1502.3%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,465100.0%100.0%
English2,68577.5%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language1654.8%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1654.8%2.9%
English and French351.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)52015.0%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages601.7%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data3,465100.0%100.0%
None2,92584.4%92.1%
English952.7%1.9%
French300.9%0.6%
Non-official language3008.7%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3008.7%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)501.4%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 languages651.9%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,115100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language756.7%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,04593.7%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% data850100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language657.6%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada354.1%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada303.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language78091.8%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,470100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,4706470.0%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 income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income54.6%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,635
In the labour force3,185
Employed2,825
Unemployed360
Not in the labour force2,450
Participation rate (Rate)5656.5%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5050.1%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)1111.3%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,635100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,44543.4%35.5%
Worked3,18556.5%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,44525.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,74531.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3939.1%40.9%

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