Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Sullivan (north-northwest 1)

Census Tract 0184.23 · Surrey · Vancouver, British Columbia

Sullivan (north-northwest 1) is a neighbourhood of Surrey, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 7,814 living in private households. 93.8% 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 73.4%. 5.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 56.3% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $106,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 43.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.34 km², giving a population density of 5,838 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population7,8142021, private households
Visible minority93.8%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian5.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants56.3%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$106,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households43.3%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density5,838 /km²7,814 people over 1.34 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20217,814
Population, 20167,138
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021109.5%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,205
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,067
Population density per square kilometre5,8385838.3%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,46518.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years4205.4%4.3%
5 to 9 years5406.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years5006.4%5.0%
15 to 64 years5,45569.8%68.5%
15 to 19 years4956.3%5.2%
20 to 24 years81510.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years6358.1%7.6%
30 to 34 years6758.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years6608.4%7.5%
40 to 44 years6007.7%6.7%
45 to 49 years4956.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years4105.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years3554.5%7.0%
60 to 64 years3154.0%6.4%
65 years and over89511.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years2953.8%5.5%
70 to 74 years2953.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years1802.3%3.0%
80 to 84 years801.0%2.1%
85 years and over450.6%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 years1918.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years7069.8%68.5%
65 years and over1211.5%17.4%
85 years and over10.6%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)3635.6%41.7%
Median age of the population3433.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,065100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house2009.7%27.7%
Semi-detached house150.7%2.1%
Row house1808.7%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1,22059.1%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys44521.5%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 data2,065100.0%100.0%
1960 or before201.0%11.5%
1961 to 1980602.9%23.3%
1981 to 1990452.2%14.5%
1991 to 20001256.1%16.6%
2001 to 200535016.9%6.6%
2006 to 201083040.2%8.8%
2011 to 201537518.2%8.1%
2016 to 202126512.8%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
Condominium1607.7%32.5%
Not condominium1,90092.0%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms100.5%2.1%
1 bedroom31515.3%22.2%
2 bedrooms51024.7%27.9%
3 bedrooms31515.3%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms92044.6%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms90043.6%46.6%
5 rooms2009.7%13.5%
6 rooms1708.2%10.0%
7 rooms1607.7%8.2%
8 or more rooms63530.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)65.7%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,02097.8%94.7%
Major repairs needed452.2%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 data2,060100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,48572.1%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs58028.2%29.8%
30% to less than 100%54026.2%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,065100.0%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 data2,025100.0%100.0%
In core need33516.5%16.9%
Not in core need1,69083.5%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 data1,165
% of owner households with a mortgage8887.6%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3030.5%24.4%
% in core housing need87.9%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,800$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,770$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,252,000$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 data895
% of tenant households in subsidized housing65.6%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2524.6%38.5%
% in core housing need2827.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,100$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,162$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% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,05595.4%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,06095.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,06579.8%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,64073.1%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,38584.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,100$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data65510.3%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,600$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26035.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,390100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,08595.2%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,08595.2%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,120$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,03078.7%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,200$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,62072.3%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,720$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,47585.7%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,290$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data65510.3%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,160$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,29035.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,180$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,725
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)44.1%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,710
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,800$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,200$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 data6,390100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,73527.2%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,800$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,100$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,10532.9%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,800$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,360$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)7776.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7271.6%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2323.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)21.7%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)1110.7%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% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Without total income2954.6%3.3%
With total income6,06095.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)67511.1%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99985514.1%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,9991,11518.4%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99987514.4%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99975512.5%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9995659.3%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994106.8%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992754.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991853.1%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991051.7%3.4%
$100,000 and over2504.1%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% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2954.6%3.3%
With after-tax income6,06095.4%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)68511.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99988514.6%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991,23520.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991,02016.8%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99982513.6%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9995559.2%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993605.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992053.4%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991151.9%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999751.2%2.5%
$100,000 and over1001.7%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,71026.9%29.8%
With employment income4,63573.0%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)52511.3%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9994259.2%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99970515.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99954511.8%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99961013.2%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,99947010.1%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9994259.2%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993056.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992104.5%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991352.9%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999901.9%3.7%
$100,000 and over1904.1%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% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,81591.6%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,82591.7%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,200$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,99078.6%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,59572.4%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,33068.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,960$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data4507.1%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,390100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,82091.1%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,560$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,82091.1%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,160$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,96577.7%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,480$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,59571.9%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,000$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,38568.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,890$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4056.3%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,480$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 data6,390100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,71026.8%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,050$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,96030.7%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,600$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,320$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)8887.6%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)8282.0%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1212.5%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.3%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data210
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,500$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data200
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,500$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data1,185
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)54.8%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,205
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,800$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,800$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data195
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)33.0%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data155
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$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% data730
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data730
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,200$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,200$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,73522.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years5106.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,18566.3%65.8%
65 years and over89011.4%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)550
0 to 17 years155
0 to 5 years45
18 to 64 years340
65 years and over55
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)77.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)99.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)88.4%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)66.5%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)66.0%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% data7,815100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,73522.2%17.3%
0 to 5 years5056.5%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,18566.3%65.9%
65 years and over89511.5%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)435
0 to 17 years70
0 to 5 years15
18 to 64 years340
65 years and over25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)65.6%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)44.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)32.8%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)76.6%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)33.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,070100.0%100.0%
1 person25012.1%29.0%
2 persons36517.6%31.8%
3 persons37518.1%15.7%
4 persons43521.0%14.0%
5 or more persons64030.9%9.4%
Number of persons in private households7,815100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)43.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,350100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,77559.4%56.5%
Married3,66057.6%48.5%
Living common-law1151.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,58040.6%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married2,01031.7%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1151.8%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1903.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2654.2%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,070100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,00548.6%55.7%
Couple-family households86041.5%47.9%
One-parent-family households1457.0%7.8%
Multigenerational households42020.3%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households753.6%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1306.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1858.9%5.6%
One-person households25012.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,070
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,065
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,900$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,600$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,065100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.7%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999301.5%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999452.2%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999301.5%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999401.9%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999452.2%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999653.1%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999552.7%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991256.1%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991356.5%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991557.5%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991055.1%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991105.3%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,10053.3%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99929514.3%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99924011.6%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99931515.3%11.5%
$200,000 and over25012.1%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% data2,065100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000150.7%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.7%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999452.2%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999351.7%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999502.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999552.7%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999653.1%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999653.1%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991457.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991658.0%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991507.3%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991306.3%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991356.5%5.8%
$100,000 and over96546.7%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99930514.8%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99925012.1%8.6%
$150,000 and over41520.1%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
Owner1,16556.4%62.1%
Renter89543.3%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% data2,035100.0%100.0%
2 persons68533.7%49.6%
3 persons49024.1%23.1%
4 persons62530.7%20.8%
5 or more persons23011.3%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.2%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% data2,030100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,75086.2%84.9%
Married couples1,69083.3%72.3%
Common-law couples603.0%12.6%
Total one-parent families28514.0%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+23511.6%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+552.7%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families6,55083.8%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,49544.7%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2803.6%4.2%
Children2,77035.4%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,26516.2%20.5%
Living alone2503.2%11.6%
Living with other relatives5306.8%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only4806.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data250
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data275

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,820
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,795

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% data7,810100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,62546.4%44.5%
In bottom decile6157.9%11.0%
In second decile6508.3%8.4%
In third decile6958.9%8.1%
In fourth decile82510.6%8.3%
In fifth decile84010.8%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,19053.6%55.5%
In sixth decile95012.2%9.2%
In seventh decile1,05013.4%9.9%
In eighth decile94512.1%10.7%
In ninth decile78010.0%11.9%
In top decile4656.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,74084.3%95.9%
More than one person per room32015.5%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,60577.7%91.9%
Not suitable46022.3%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household63030.5%49.2%
Two-maintainer household96046.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household47523.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,065100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1205.8%3.0%
25 to 34 years36517.7%15.5%
35 to 44 years53025.7%18.2%
45 to 54 years49023.7%18.9%
55 to 64 years25012.1%19.4%
65 to 74 years25012.1%14.6%
75 to 84 years552.7%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'99548.2%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only51524.9%26.1%
Not suitable only38018.4%5.8%
Major repairs needed only201.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'552.7%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'150.7%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,07051.8%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population7,38593.8%54.5%
South Asian5,78073.4%14.2%
Chinese751.0%19.6%
Black1001.3%1.6%
Filipino5507.0%5.5%
Arab450.6%0.9%
Latin American1552.0%2.0%
Southeast Asian2603.3%2.2%
West Asian1101.4%2.5%
Korean150.2%2.4%
Japanese00.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.1151.5%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1802.3%1.9%
Not a visible minority4956.3%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1652.1%2.7%
Christian1,12014.2%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.2603.3%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican350.4%2.0%
Baptist500.6%1.0%
Catholic6758.6%13.7%
Christian Orthodox400.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran100.1%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic150.2%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church00.0%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions350.4%1.7%
Hindu5807.4%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim5907.5%4.2%
Sikh4,50057.1%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.3%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives86511.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Canadian4355.5%6.7%
English550.7%14.0%
Irish650.8%9.1%
Scottish851.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.550.7%4.2%
German700.9%7.1%
Chinese1001.3%18.2%
Italian350.4%3.2%
Indian (India)3,10539.4%8.2%
Ukrainian150.2%3.1%
Dutch250.3%2.5%
Polish300.4%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.550.7%3.0%
Filipino5507.0%5.4%
French Canadian100.1%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.450.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.550.7%0.9%
Métis150.2%0.8%
European, n.o.s.00.0%1.6%
Russian00.0%2.0%
Norwegian200.3%1.7%
Welsh00.0%1.4%
Portuguese250.3%0.9%
American00.0%1.0%
Spanish200.3%1.4%
Swedish100.1%1.3%
Hungarian00.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani2403.0%0.6%
African, n.o.s.300.4%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi1,25515.9%2.7%
Vietnamese2353.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek00.0%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.400.5%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Korean200.3%2.4%
Romanian00.0%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian00.0%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.250.3%0.3%
Danish00.0%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh1,03013.1%2.0%
Austrian00.0%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu1401.8%0.6%
Mexican700.9%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss00.0%0.4%
Finnish00.0%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese00.0%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.1151.5%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Muslim751.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.250.3%0.3%
Tamil300.4%0.1%
Icelandic00.0%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech00.0%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan1151.5%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%
Persian00.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean350.4%0.2%
African Caribbean200.3%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.3%
Australian00.0%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)400.5%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian150.2%0.1%
Ilocano350.4%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%
Fijian2302.9%0.6%
Jatt1852.3%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian100.1%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%
Ugandan200.3%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 data7,875100.0%100.0%
First generation5,47569.5%48.2%
Second generation1,99025.3%24.3%
Third generation or more4105.2%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1001.3%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1001.3%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity7,77598.7%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian550.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian7,81599.2%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,870100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)650.8%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)650.8%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries300.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries300.4%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only7,77598.8%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 data7,875100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,47531.4%53.1%
Immigrants4,43056.3%41.8%
Before 19802403.0%6.1%
1980 to 19903154.0%4.9%
1991 to 200094512.0%9.8%
2001 to 20101,45018.4%10.0%
2011 to 20211,47518.7%11.1%
Non-permanent residents96512.3%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,435100.0%100.0%
Americas1353.0%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador400.9%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico250.6%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America300.7%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas100.2%1.3%
Europe902.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany00.0%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy150.3%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland100.2%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation00.0%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom451.0%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe00.0%2.5%
Africa1152.6%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%
Nigeria300.7%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa701.6%1.6%
Asia3,89587.8%72.4%
Afghanistan501.1%0.5%
Iran00.0%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria350.8%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China250.6%18.8%
Hong Kong00.0%7.0%
Korea, South150.3%3.9%
Taiwan00.0%3.6%
Philippines47510.7%10.0%
Viet Nam1302.9%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India2,79062.9%13.9%
Pakistan1854.2%1.0%
Sri Lanka250.6%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1102.5%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth2004.5%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 data795100.0%100.0%
Americas151.9%10.8%
Europe405.0%11.7%
Africa506.3%4.8%
Asia69587.4%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,875100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,27066.9%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,51519.2%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,76047.7%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens2,60033.0%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,435100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2555.7%7.5%
5 to 14 years55012.4%15.4%
15 to 24 years1,16526.3%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,65037.2%46.1%
45 years and over81018.3%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 data4,190100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,48535.4%59.5%
Principal applicants62014.8%24.2%
Secondary applicants86520.6%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family2,33055.6%30.4%
Refugees3358.0%8.7%
Other immigrants451.1%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 data4,190100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission1353.2%2.6%
Work permits only before admission2155.1%10.6%
Study permits only before admission401.0%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2155.1%6.3%
Other permits before admission401.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience3,54084.5%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 data6,390100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1,42522.3%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate2,21534.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,74543.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,29020.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,46022.8%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,100100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree67016.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,25030.5%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,19053.4%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level91522.3%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,27031.0%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 data6,390100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,46522.9%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,92077.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,100100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate69517.0%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,41083.2%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,100100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,91546.7%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,18553.3%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data4,425100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1152.6%2.2%
All classes of workers4,31097.4%97.8%
Employee3,70583.7%81.0%
Self-employed60513.7%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,425100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1152.6%2.2%
All occupations4,31097.4%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations200.5%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations56012.7%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1754.0%9.3%
3 Health occupations3407.7%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2205.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport451.0%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations1,31529.7%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations1,19026.9%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations1102.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities3407.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,425100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1152.6%2.2%
All industries4,31097.4%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1002.3%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction49011.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing49511.2%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1453.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade55512.5%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing63014.2%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries451.0%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1653.7%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing400.9%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1453.3%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services2455.5%4.1%
61 Educational services1353.1%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance45010.2%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation451.0%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services3708.4%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1603.6%4.2%
91 Public administration902.0%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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van3,11083.9%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,73073.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger38010.3%6.6%
Public transit47512.8%14.9%
Walked551.5%6.4%
Bicycle150.4%1.9%
Other method551.5%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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes52514.2%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,28534.7%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes1,09529.6%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes3659.9%9.9%
60 minutes and over42511.5%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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.3058.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.62516.9%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.73019.7%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.65017.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.58515.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.81021.9%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 data2,690100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,34049.8%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,31548.9%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence250.9%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 data7,515100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,67048.8%56.8%
Movers3,84551.2%43.2%
Non-migrants1,94525.9%17.0%
Migrants1,90025.3%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data7,790100.0%100.0%
Non-movers6,68585.8%85.2%
Movers1,10514.2%14.8%
Non-migrants83510.7%8.5%
Migrants2653.4%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 data4,090100.0%100.0%
Worked at home3709.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada200.5%0.6%
No fixed workplace address1,01024.7%14.2%
Usual place of work2,69565.9%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
English only6,72586.1%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French1802.3%6.5%
Neither English nor French90511.6%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
English6,83587.5%93.2%
French250.3%1.0%
English and French550.7%0.5%
Neither English nor French90011.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,09090.7%94.5%
Multiple responses7209.2%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% data7,815100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,85087.7%93.8%
Multiple responses96512.3%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% data7,815100.0%100.0%
None4,77561.1%75.2%
English1,39017.8%9.7%
French250.3%0.7%
Non-official language1,14514.7%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,14514.7%11.2%
English and French100.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)2703.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)200.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1702.2%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%
English1,68521.6%54.7%
French00.0%0.2%
Non-official language2,35030.1%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2,35030.1%15.1%
English and French250.3%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)3,56045.6%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)650.8%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1301.7%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 data4,620100.0%100.0%
English3,38573.3%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language3006.5%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3006.5%2.9%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)90019.5%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 languages200.4%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 data4,620100.0%100.0%
None3,90084.4%92.1%
English2355.1%1.9%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language4108.9%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous4108.9%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)100.2%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 languages601.3%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% data1,775100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1005.6%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,67594.4%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% data1,315100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language856.5%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada654.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada201.5%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,23593.9%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data7,815100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data7,8157815.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.3%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.2%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income33.1%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,390
In the labour force4,430
Employed4,090
Unemployed340
Not in the labour force1,960
Participation rate (Rate)6969.3%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6464.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)87.7%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,390100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,34536.7%35.5%
Worked4,04563.3%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,80528.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time2,24035.1%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)3939.1%40.9%

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