Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Seymour

Census Tract 0111.04 · North Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia

Seymour is a neighbourhood of North Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,373 living in private households. 20.5% 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 4.4%. 66.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 13.1% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 24.7% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $100,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 13.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.12 km², giving a population density of 2,123 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population2,3732021, private households
Visible minority20.5%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian66.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants24.7%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$100,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households13.5%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density2,123 /km²2,373 people over 1.12 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20212,373
Population, 20162,141
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20211110.8%7.3%
Total private dwellings1,168
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,136
Population density per square kilometre2,1232123.3%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years38016.0%14.1%
0 to 4 years1405.9%4.3%
5 to 9 years1355.7%4.7%
10 to 14 years1004.2%5.0%
15 to 64 years1,60567.7%68.5%
15 to 19 years703.0%5.2%
20 to 24 years803.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years1054.4%7.6%
30 to 34 years2008.4%7.9%
35 to 39 years2209.3%7.5%
40 to 44 years2309.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years1857.8%6.5%
50 to 54 years1707.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years1958.2%7.0%
60 to 64 years1606.8%6.4%
65 years and over39016.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years1355.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years1255.3%4.6%
75 to 79 years652.7%3.0%
80 to 84 years502.1%2.1%
85 years and over150.6%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 years1616.0%14.1%
15 to 64 years6867.7%68.5%
65 years and over1616.5%17.4%
85 years and over10.6%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4242.3%41.7%
Median age of the population4343.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,140100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house453.9%27.7%
Semi-detached house504.4%2.1%
Row house1109.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex201.8%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys151.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys89578.5%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 data1,145100.0%100.0%
1960 or before00.0%11.5%
1961 to 1980201.7%23.3%
1981 to 1990504.4%14.5%
1991 to 200030526.6%16.6%
2001 to 200517014.8%6.6%
2006 to 201016514.4%8.8%
2011 to 20151109.6%8.1%
2016 to 202131527.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,00587.8%32.5%
Not condominium14512.7%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom27524.0%22.2%
2 bedrooms49543.2%27.9%
3 bedrooms25021.8%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms11510.0%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms59051.5%46.6%
5 rooms27023.6%13.5%
6 rooms14512.7%10.0%
7 rooms857.4%8.2%
8 or more rooms554.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)54.6%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,13098.7%94.7%
Major repairs needed201.7%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 data00.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs00.0%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs00.0%29.8%
30% to less than 100%00.0%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,145100.0%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 data00.0%100.0%
In core need00.0%16.9%
Not in core need00.0%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 data0

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data0

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% data1,990100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,94597.7%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,94597.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,82091.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,52576.6%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,000$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,48574.6%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1708.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,640$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data49024.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,93596.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$73,100$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,93596.3%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,200$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,82590.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$68,700$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,54076.6%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,500$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,46572.9%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,150$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data20510.2%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,200$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data55027.4%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,520$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data705
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$130,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.7%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data710
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,600$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data84041.8%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data52025.9%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,800$30,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)8888.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7776.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1211.6%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.4%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% data1,995100.0%100.0%
Without total income502.5%3.3%
With total income1,94097.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1507.7%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9991407.2%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99920510.6%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99919510.1%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9991809.3%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991608.2%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991357.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991407.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991105.7%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999904.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over43522.4%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% data1,995100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income502.5%3.3%
With after-tax income1,94097.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1507.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,9991507.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99922011.3%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99922511.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99922011.3%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99919510.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991708.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991357.0%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991055.4%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991005.2%2.5%
$100,000 and over27013.9%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% data1,995100.0%100.0%
Without employment income47023.6%29.8%
With employment income1,52076.2%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)17511.5%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,999956.3%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9991107.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9991107.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999956.3%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991056.9%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991006.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9991006.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991056.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999805.3%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999704.6%3.7%
$100,000 and over36524.0%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% data1,990100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,90595.7%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,91596.2%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,82091.5%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,56578.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,11055.8%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,720$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1256.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,360$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,93096.0%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,300$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,94096.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,150$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,83591.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,600$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,60579.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,500$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,09554.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,140$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1407.0%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data83541.5%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data53026.4%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,600$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)9494.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8282.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)66.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data325
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data340
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$143,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,400$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% data260
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data265
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$176,000$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data105
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data100
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$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% data460
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data470
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years42017.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years1657.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years1,56065.8%65.8%
65 years and over39016.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)230
0 to 17 years50
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years140
65 years and over35
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)109.7%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1312.8%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1313.0%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)99.2%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% data00.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years00.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years00.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years00.0%65.9%
65 years and over00.0%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)0
0 to 17 years0
0 to 5 years0
18 to 64 years0
65 years and over0

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,135100.0%100.0%
1 person41536.6%29.0%
2 persons40035.2%31.8%
3 persons18015.9%15.7%
4 persons1109.7%14.0%
5 or more persons302.6%9.4%
Number of persons in private households2,370100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.1%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,995100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,21060.7%56.5%
Married89044.6%48.5%
Living common-law32016.0%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law79039.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married43021.6%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated552.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced21010.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed854.3%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data1,135100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons66558.6%55.7%
Couple-family households56549.8%47.9%
One-parent-family households1008.8%7.8%
Multigenerational households151.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons151.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households201.8%5.6%
One-person households41536.6%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,135
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,145
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,800$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,135100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.9%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.9%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,99950.4%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999252.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999302.6%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999302.6%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999353.1%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999302.6%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999403.5%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999706.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999706.2%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999605.3%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999655.7%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999605.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over57050.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99913011.5%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991109.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99916014.1%11.5%
$200,000 and over17015.0%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,135100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.8%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.9%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.9%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,99950.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999252.2%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999353.1%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999454.0%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999353.1%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999504.4%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999403.5%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999907.9%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999655.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999756.6%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999807.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999756.6%5.8%
$100,000 and over47541.9%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99915013.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991059.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over22519.8%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
Owner98085.6%62.1%
Renter15513.5%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data710100.0%100.0%
2 persons40557.0%49.6%
3 persons17524.6%23.1%
4 persons11015.5%20.8%
5 or more persons152.1%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.7%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data710100.0%100.0%
Total couple families59583.8%84.9%
Married couples43561.3%72.3%
Common-law couples16022.5%12.6%
Total one-parent families11516.2%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+9012.7%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+253.5%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families1,87579.1%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,19050.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families1154.9%4.2%
Children57524.3%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data49020.7%20.5%
Living alone41017.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives301.3%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only451.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data415
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data405

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data725
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data740

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution82034.6%44.5%
In bottom decile2058.6%11.0%
In second decile1556.5%8.4%
In third decile1205.1%8.1%
In fourth decile1556.5%8.3%
In fifth decile1857.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution1,54565.2%55.5%
In sixth decile1657.0%9.2%
In seventh decile2108.9%9.9%
In eighth decile27011.4%10.7%
In ninth decile33514.1%11.9%
In top decile56023.6%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,13098.7%95.9%
More than one person per room100.9%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,10096.1%91.9%
Not suitable453.9%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household66057.6%49.2%
Two-maintainer household46540.6%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household201.7%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,145100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years100.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years12510.9%15.5%
35 to 44 years26022.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years24521.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years23520.5%19.4%
65 to 74 years14512.7%14.6%
75 to 84 years1059.2%7.5%
85 years and over00.0%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'605.2%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only00.0%26.1%
Not suitable only453.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only201.7%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 housing1,08094.3%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population48520.5%54.5%
South Asian652.7%14.2%
Chinese1054.4%19.6%
Black301.3%1.6%
Filipino652.7%5.5%
Arab00.0%0.9%
Latin American351.5%2.0%
Southeast Asian150.6%2.2%
West Asian502.1%2.5%
Korean552.3%2.4%
Japanese251.1%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities200.8%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,88079.3%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Buddhist401.7%2.7%
Christian75031.6%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.1857.8%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican451.9%2.0%
Baptist100.4%1.0%
Catholic2209.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox451.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness301.3%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran251.1%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church753.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions652.7%1.7%
Hindu00.0%2.6%
Jewish150.6%0.8%
Muslim1054.4%4.2%
Sikh00.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality451.9%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.8%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives1,39058.6%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Canadian1355.7%6.7%
English54022.8%14.0%
Irish38016.0%9.1%
Scottish51021.5%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1556.5%4.2%
German31513.3%7.1%
Chinese954.0%18.2%
Italian1104.6%3.2%
Indian (India)401.7%8.2%
Ukrainian1657.0%3.1%
Dutch703.0%2.5%
Polish602.5%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1405.9%3.0%
Filipino602.5%5.4%
French Canadian100.4%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.652.7%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1506.3%0.9%
Métis451.9%0.8%
European, n.o.s.803.4%1.6%
Russian552.3%2.0%
Norwegian954.0%1.7%
Welsh552.3%1.4%
Portuguese00.0%0.9%
American351.5%1.0%
Spanish451.9%1.4%
Swedish602.5%1.3%
Hungarian100.4%0.8%
Acadian100.4%0.1%
Pakistani00.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish301.3%0.9%
Punjabi00.0%2.7%
Vietnamese100.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek200.8%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.4%0.2%
Korean552.3%2.4%
Romanian451.9%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian301.3%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish301.3%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.351.5%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian401.7%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican200.8%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss150.6%0.4%
Finnish251.1%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian150.6%0.6%
Japanese351.5%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.100.4%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.251.1%0.4%
Muslim301.3%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%
Czech200.8%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian251.1%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish100.4%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian100.4%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian251.1%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.251.1%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean251.1%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 African150.6%0.3%
Australian602.5%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean150.6%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.301.3%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.251.1%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%
Kenyan150.6%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
First generation69029.1%48.2%
Second generation56023.6%24.3%
Third generation or more1,11547.0%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity31013.1%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses29512.4%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity2,06587.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian2359.9%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,13089.9%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)1255.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)1255.3%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2008.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1908.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries100.4%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,04586.3%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,71572.4%53.1%
Immigrants58524.7%41.8%
Before 19801405.9%6.1%
1980 to 1990652.7%4.9%
1991 to 20001506.3%9.8%
2001 to 20101154.9%10.0%
2011 to 20211205.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents703.0%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data590100.0%100.0%
Americas8013.6%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 America406.8%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%1.3%
Europe20033.9%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France203.4%0.4%
Germany152.5%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands101.7%0.5%
Poland101.7%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania254.2%0.7%
Russian Federation101.7%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom6511.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe406.8%2.5%
Africa7011.9%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 of305.1%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa355.9%1.6%
Asia22538.1%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran406.8%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey355.9%0.2%
China457.6%18.8%
Hong Kong305.1%7.0%
Korea, South305.1%3.9%
Taiwan152.5%3.6%
Philippines152.5%10.0%
Viet Nam101.7%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India00.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia101.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%2.2%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data80100.0%100.0%
Americas2025.0%10.8%
Europe1518.8%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia4050.0%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,370100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,16591.4%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1837515.8%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,79075.5%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens2058.6%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data590100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years508.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years9015.3%15.4%
15 to 24 years8514.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years33055.9%46.1%
45 years and over254.2%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 data445100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants27060.7%59.5%
Principal applicants11525.8%24.2%
Secondary applicants15534.8%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family13029.2%30.4%
Refugees4510.1%8.7%
Other immigrants00.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data445100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission102.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission255.6%10.6%
Study permits only before admission204.5%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission255.6%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience36582.0%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1105.5%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate42521.1%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,47573.4%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level60530.1%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher87043.3%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree453.0%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate27018.1%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,18078.9%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level47031.4%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher71047.5%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1206.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,89094.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate654.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,43095.7%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,495100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree31521.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,18579.3%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable402.7%2.2%
All classes of workers1,43096.9%97.8%
Employee1,10074.6%81.0%
Self-employed32522.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable402.7%2.2%
All occupations1,43096.9%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations453.1%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations27018.3%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1258.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations956.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services22515.3%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1107.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations29019.7%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations19513.2%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations352.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities352.4%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable402.7%2.2%
All industries1,43096.9%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.7%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction151.0%0.3%
22 Utilities251.7%0.6%
23 Construction956.4%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing302.0%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade201.4%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade15010.2%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing604.1%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries855.8%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance704.7%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing251.7%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services20013.6%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.7%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services453.1%4.1%
61 Educational services1409.5%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance18512.5%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation553.7%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services704.7%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)553.7%4.2%
91 Public administration1057.1%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 data915100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van79086.3%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver76583.6%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger252.7%6.6%
Public transit353.8%14.9%
Walked657.1%6.4%
Bicycle101.1%1.9%
Other method101.1%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 data915100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes17018.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes40544.3%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes21023.0%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes859.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over556.0%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 data915100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.556.0%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.14515.8%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.28030.6%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.18019.7%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.17519.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.859.3%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 data755100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence11515.2%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence62082.1%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence101.3%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,225100.0%100.0%
Non-movers79535.7%56.8%
Movers1,42564.0%43.2%
Non-migrants1808.1%17.0%
Migrants1,24055.7%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,92582.4%85.2%
Movers41017.6%14.8%
Non-migrants26511.3%8.5%
Migrants1406.0%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,350100.0%100.0%
Worked at home43532.2%26.5%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.6%
No fixed workplace address16011.9%14.2%
Usual place of work75055.6%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
English only2,12089.5%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French2309.7%6.5%
Neither English nor French200.8%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
English2,30597.3%93.2%
French301.3%1.0%
English and French200.8%0.5%
Neither English nor French200.8%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,30597.3%94.5%
Multiple responses652.7%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,31597.7%93.8%
Multiple responses602.5%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
None2,08087.8%75.2%
English853.6%9.7%
French251.1%0.7%
Non-official language1556.5%11.2%
Indigenous100.4%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1456.1%11.2%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.4%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%
English1,92081.0%54.7%
French100.4%0.2%
Non-official language1004.2%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1004.2%15.1%
English and French251.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)30012.7%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages50.2%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
English1,47094.2%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.9%
English and French151.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)704.5%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.2%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
None1,48595.2%92.1%
English201.3%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language402.6%4.2%
Indigenous301.9%0.0%
Non-Indigenous151.0%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.6%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data425100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language307.1%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language39592.9%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% data270100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language259.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada155.6%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada103.7%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language25092.6%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,370100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,3702370.0%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 income54.8%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,010
In the labour force1,470
Employed1,350
Unemployed125
Not in the labour force540
Participation rate (Rate)7373.1%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6767.2%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)88.5%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,015100.0%100.0%
Did not work58028.8%35.5%
Worked1,43571.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time85542.4%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time58529.0%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4343.0%40.9%

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