Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Social Heart

Census Tract 0162.02 · Delta · Vancouver, British Columbia

Social Heart is a neighbourhood of Delta, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,877 living in private households. 58.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 42.5%. 38.5% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 38.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $119,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 20.9% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.08 km², giving a population density of 3,310 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population6,8772021, private households
Visible minority58.2%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian38.5%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants38.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$119,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households20.9%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,310 /km²6,877 people over 2.08 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,877
Population, 20166,510
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202165.6%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,166
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,082
Population density per square kilometre3,3103310.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,875100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,09515.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years2954.3%4.3%
5 to 9 years3655.3%4.7%
10 to 14 years4406.4%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,62067.2%68.5%
15 to 19 years4606.7%5.2%
20 to 24 years5407.9%6.6%
25 to 29 years4306.3%7.6%
30 to 34 years4356.3%7.9%
35 to 39 years4306.3%7.5%
40 to 44 years4506.5%6.7%
45 to 49 years4306.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years4857.1%6.9%
55 to 59 years5057.3%7.0%
60 to 64 years4606.7%6.4%
65 years and over1,16516.9%17.4%
65 to 69 years3755.5%5.5%
70 to 74 years3755.5%4.6%
75 to 79 years2103.1%3.0%
80 to 84 years1101.6%2.1%
85 years and over901.3%2.2%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1615.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years6767.2%68.5%
65 years and over1716.9%17.4%
85 years and over11.3%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4140.7%41.7%
Median age of the population4040.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,085100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,44069.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house150.7%2.1%
Row house00.0%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex59528.5%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys301.4%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 data2,080100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1055.0%11.5%
1961 to 19801,30062.5%23.3%
1981 to 199029514.2%14.5%
1991 to 2000854.1%16.6%
2001 to 2005502.4%6.6%
2006 to 2010301.4%8.8%
2011 to 2015703.4%8.1%
2016 to 20211557.5%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
Condominium150.7%32.5%
Not condominium2,06599.3%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom602.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms1909.1%27.9%
3 bedrooms54026.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,29562.3%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms28013.5%46.6%
5 rooms1708.2%13.5%
6 rooms1708.2%10.0%
7 rooms34016.3%8.2%
8 or more rooms1,12554.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,98595.4%94.7%
Major repairs needed1004.8%5.3%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data2,075100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,63578.8%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs44021.2%29.8%
30% to less than 100%42020.2%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,080100.0%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 data2,050100.0%100.0%
In core need1758.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,87591.5%83.1%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,645
% of owner households with a mortgage6262.0%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2019.8%24.4%
% in core housing need76.7%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,880$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,932$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,200,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,239,000$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 data430
% of tenant households in subsidized housing54.7%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2726.7%38.5%
% in core housing need1615.5%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,720$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% data5,780100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,58596.6%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,59096.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,98586.2%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,15071.8%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,63580.2%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5008.7%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,69029.2%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,775100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,58096.6%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,920$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,58096.6%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,920$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,97586.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,280$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15571.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,960$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,62080.0%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,500$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5259.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,400$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,66528.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,620$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,800
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)43.5%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,825
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,200$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$122,000$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,780100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,94033.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,800$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,700$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,58027.3%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,200$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,080$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)8382.6%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1717.4%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)66.4%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% data5,775100.0%100.0%
Without total income1903.3%3.3%
With total income5,59096.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)62011.1%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99960510.8%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99986515.5%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99966511.9%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99960010.7%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9995209.3%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993856.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993305.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992554.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991953.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over5459.7%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,775100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1903.3%3.3%
With after-tax income5,59096.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)64511.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99962511.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99997517.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99976513.7%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99972012.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9995209.3%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994107.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993305.9%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991903.4%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991302.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over2905.2%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% data5,775100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,62528.1%29.8%
With employment income4,15571.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)54513.1%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9993358.1%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99947511.4%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993909.4%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993759.0%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9994059.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993408.2%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992656.4%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992556.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991904.6%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991603.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over41510.0%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% data5,780100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,34092.4%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,35092.6%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,83083.6%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,19572.6%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,64563.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,480$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data3405.9%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,520$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,775100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,27091.3%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,520$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,28591.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,840$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,75582.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,840$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,12571.4%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,66563.5%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,670$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3656.3%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$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 data5,780100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,88532.6%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,600$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,47525.5%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,440$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)7575.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1111.0%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% data490
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data505
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,800$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,800$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% data1,025
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$131,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.4%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,000
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,400$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,600$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data200
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.8%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data210
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$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% data515
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,200$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data465
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,600$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,000$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,875100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,37019.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years3505.1%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,34563.2%65.8%
65 years and over1,16016.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)360
0 to 17 years105
0 to 5 years25
18 to 64 years180
65 years and over70
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)55.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)87.9%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)76.8%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.2%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% data6,870100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,36519.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years3455.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,35063.3%65.9%
65 years and over1,16016.9%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)275
0 to 17 years60
0 to 5 years5
18 to 64 years185
65 years and over35
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.0%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)22.5%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)32.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
1 person24011.5%29.0%
2 persons60529.1%31.8%
3 persons35517.1%15.7%
4 persons46022.1%14.0%
5 or more persons42520.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,870100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)33.3%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data5,780100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,58061.9%56.5%
Married3,34057.8%48.5%
Living common-law2354.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,20538.1%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,62528.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1051.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2053.5%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2654.6%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,32563.7%55.7%
Couple-family households1,18557.0%47.9%
One-parent-family households1406.7%7.8%
Multigenerational households24011.5%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households602.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1356.5%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households854.1%5.6%
One-person households24011.5%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,080
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,080
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,800$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,100$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00050.2%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999100.5%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999251.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999301.4%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999251.2%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999452.2%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999351.7%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999452.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991055.0%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991004.8%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991306.3%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991055.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991306.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,27061.1%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99929013.9%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99925512.3%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99935016.8%11.5%
$200,000 and over38018.3%13.0%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,080100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,99950.2%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999150.7%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999351.7%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999301.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999351.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999452.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999552.6%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999602.9%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991105.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991406.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991256.0%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991457.0%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991657.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,11053.4%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99931014.9%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99927013.0%8.6%
$150,000 and over53025.5%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
Owner1,65079.3%62.1%
Renter43520.9%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% data1,990100.0%100.0%
2 persons84542.5%49.6%
3 persons43521.9%23.1%
4 persons52526.4%20.8%
5 or more persons1809.0%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.1%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.8%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,985100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,73587.4%84.9%
Married couples1,61081.1%72.3%
Common-law couples1206.0%12.6%
Total one-parent families25512.8%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+1809.1%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+753.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families6,07088.4%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,46550.4%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2553.7%4.2%
Children2,35034.2%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data80511.7%20.5%
Living alone2403.5%11.6%
Living with other relatives2904.2%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2703.9%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data240
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data220

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,845
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% data6,875100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,49036.2%44.5%
In bottom decile3905.7%11.0%
In second decile4005.8%8.4%
In third decile4957.2%8.1%
In fourth decile5357.8%8.3%
In fifth decile6609.6%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,38063.7%55.5%
In sixth decile78511.4%9.2%
In seventh decile80011.6%9.9%
In eighth decile94513.7%10.7%
In ninth decile97514.2%11.9%
In top decile88012.8%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,00096.2%95.9%
More than one person per room854.1%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,94593.5%91.9%
Not suitable1356.5%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household66532.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,14054.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household27513.2%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,080100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years502.4%3.0%
25 to 34 years1406.7%15.5%
35 to 44 years39519.0%18.2%
45 to 54 years47522.8%18.9%
55 to 64 years45021.6%19.4%
65 to 74 years36017.3%14.6%
75 to 84 years1607.7%7.5%
85 years and over452.2%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'60028.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only38518.5%26.1%
Not suitable only904.3%5.8%
Major repairs needed only552.6%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'301.4%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'251.2%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.5%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,48071.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population4,00058.2%54.5%
South Asian2,92042.5%14.2%
Chinese4256.2%19.6%
Black650.9%1.6%
Filipino1802.6%5.5%
Arab600.9%0.9%
Latin American951.4%2.0%
Southeast Asian300.4%2.2%
West Asian300.4%2.5%
Korean150.2%2.4%
Japanese600.9%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.650.9%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities701.0%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,87541.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
Buddhist450.7%2.7%
Christian1,57022.8%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2854.1%8.7%
Anabaptist350.5%0.3%
Anglican2203.2%2.0%
Baptist200.3%1.0%
Catholic5608.1%13.7%
Christian Orthodox350.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness250.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints801.2%0.1%
Lutheran650.9%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic250.4%0.7%
Presbyterian150.2%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1301.9%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions701.0%1.7%
Hindu3955.7%2.6%
Jewish100.1%0.8%
Muslim3955.7%4.2%
Sikh2,05029.8%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions350.5%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,37034.5%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,870100.0%100.0%
Canadian5057.4%6.7%
English1,05515.4%14.0%
Irish4957.2%9.1%
Scottish69510.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.2954.3%4.2%
German4256.2%7.1%
Chinese4106.0%18.2%
Italian1602.3%3.2%
Indian (India)1,56022.7%8.2%
Ukrainian1952.8%3.1%
Dutch2103.1%2.5%
Polish1352.0%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2103.1%3.0%
Filipino1352.0%5.4%
French Canadian150.2%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1001.5%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.801.2%0.9%
Métis450.7%0.8%
European, n.o.s.751.1%1.6%
Russian1402.0%2.0%
Norwegian1101.6%1.7%
Welsh1201.7%1.4%
Portuguese500.7%0.9%
American701.0%1.0%
Spanish350.5%1.4%
Swedish1051.5%1.3%
Hungarian851.2%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani901.3%0.6%
African, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Jewish300.4%0.9%
Punjabi73010.6%2.7%
Vietnamese150.2%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek550.8%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.751.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean150.2%2.4%
Romanian300.4%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.100.1%0.3%
Danish550.8%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.400.6%0.2%
Sikh5157.5%2.0%
Austrian500.7%0.7%
Belgian200.3%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu851.2%0.6%
Mexican250.4%0.8%
Mennonite350.5%0.2%
Swiss200.3%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian200.3%0.6%
Japanese801.2%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.1301.9%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Muslim650.9%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.100.1%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic350.5%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech300.4%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 Konger450.7%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian100.1%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak600.9%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.250.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese400.6%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean200.3%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 African150.2%0.3%
Australian250.4%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%
Slovenian500.7%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.350.5%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%
Latvian150.2%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 Irish150.2%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian250.4%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian1051.5%0.6%
Jatt951.4%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai100.1%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 Zealander250.4%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%
Saskatchewanian100.1%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
First generation2,89542.1%48.2%
Second generation1,92027.9%24.3%
Third generation or more2,05529.9%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity2253.3%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses2153.1%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,65096.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian751.1%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,80098.9%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,870100.0%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 ancestries1752.5%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1702.5%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,65096.8%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 data6,870100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants4,02058.5%53.1%
Immigrants2,61038.0%41.8%
Before 19804957.2%6.1%
1980 to 19902603.8%4.9%
1991 to 20005658.2%9.8%
2001 to 20106058.8%10.0%
2011 to 202169010.0%11.1%
Non-permanent residents2503.6%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,605100.0%100.0%
Americas1405.4%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador150.6%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico00.0%0.9%
Peru150.6%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America652.5%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas351.3%1.3%
Europe28010.7%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany251.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy251.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland100.4%0.8%
Portugal100.4%0.4%
Romania150.6%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom1355.2%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe501.9%2.5%
Africa552.1%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of200.8%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa251.0%1.6%
Asia2,02077.5%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq251.0%0.6%
Lebanon100.4%0.2%
Syria401.5%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China1756.7%18.8%
Hong Kong251.0%7.0%
Korea, South100.4%3.9%
Taiwan401.5%3.6%
Philippines953.6%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1,37552.8%13.9%
Pakistan803.1%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1003.8%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth1104.2%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 data340100.0%100.0%
Americas154.4%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia33097.1%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,870100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,83084.9%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,29518.9%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,53065.9%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,04515.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,605100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1806.9%7.5%
5 to 14 years33512.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years76029.2%18.6%
25 to 44 years98537.8%46.1%
45 years and over34513.2%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 data2,115100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants83539.5%59.5%
Principal applicants34016.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants49523.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family1,12053.0%30.4%
Refugees1507.1%8.7%
Other immigrants150.7%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 data2,115100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission653.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission1205.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission351.7%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission854.0%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.5%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,79584.9%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 data5,775100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree97016.8%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,86532.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,94050.9%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,60527.8%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,34023.2%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,595100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree37010.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,01528.2%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,21061.5%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,13031.4%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,08030.0%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 data5,780100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,04018.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,74082.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,590100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate40011.1%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,19589.0%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 data3,595100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,38538.5%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,21061.5%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,830100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All classes of workers3,74097.7%97.8%
Employee3,18583.2%81.0%
Self-employed55514.5%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,830100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All occupations3,74097.7%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations250.7%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations71018.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2255.9%9.3%
3 Health occupations2456.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services42011.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport852.2%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations93024.3%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations85022.2%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations1052.7%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1453.8%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,830100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All industries3,74097.7%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting300.8%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities200.5%0.6%
23 Construction3258.5%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2907.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1955.1%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade42011.0%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing47012.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries902.3%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1303.4%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing651.7%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2506.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1955.1%4.1%
61 Educational services2656.9%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance42511.1%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation902.3%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1854.8%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1253.3%4.2%
91 Public administration1654.3%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,955100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,53085.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,35579.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1806.1%6.6%
Public transit2909.8%14.9%
Walked501.7%6.4%
Bicycle200.7%1.9%
Other method652.2%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 data2,955100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes51017.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,07536.4%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes86029.1%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes2759.3%9.9%
60 minutes and over2358.0%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 data2,955100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.2408.1%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.53017.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.63021.3%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.59520.1%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.43514.7%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.51517.4%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 data2,235100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence62027.7%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,60071.6%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence150.7%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 data6,595100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,28064.9%56.8%
Movers2,32035.2%43.2%
Non-migrants86513.1%17.0%
Migrants1,45022.0%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,840100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,96587.2%85.2%
Movers87012.7%14.8%
Non-migrants5307.7%8.5%
Migrants3455.0%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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
Worked at home60016.8%26.5%
Worked outside Canada100.3%0.6%
No fixed workplace address71520.1%14.2%
Usual place of work2,23562.7%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,870100.0%100.0%
English only6,05588.1%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French4256.2%6.5%
Neither English nor French3855.6%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,870100.0%100.0%
English6,42093.4%93.2%
French350.5%1.0%
English and French400.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French3855.6%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,870100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,43593.7%94.5%
Multiple responses4406.4%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,870100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,34592.4%93.8%
Multiple responses5257.6%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,875100.0%100.0%
None5,09074.0%75.2%
English6559.5%9.7%
French550.8%0.7%
Non-official language79011.5%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous79011.5%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1452.1%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.4%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% data6,870100.0%100.0%
English3,58552.2%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language1,10016.0%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,10016.0%15.1%
English and French650.9%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,97528.7%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)550.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages851.2%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 data4,005100.0%100.0%
English3,51087.6%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language701.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous701.7%2.9%
English and French150.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)41010.2%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 data4,005100.0%100.0%
None3,66591.5%92.1%
English551.4%1.9%
French150.4%0.6%
Non-official language2105.2%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2105.2%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)200.5%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 languages401.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,395100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language604.3%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,33595.7%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% data1,090100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language555.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada302.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada252.3%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,03595.0%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,870100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,8706870.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.2%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,775
In the labour force3,825
Employed3,565
Unemployed260
Not in the labour force1,955
Participation rate (Rate)6666.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6261.7%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)76.8%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,775100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,14037.1%35.5%
Worked3,63562.9%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,97534.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,66528.8%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4141.2%40.9%

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