Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Sunset (west-northwest)

Census Tract 0011.00 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Sunset (west-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,910 living in private households. 82.1% 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 34.0%. 16.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 52.8% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $86,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 48.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.57 km², giving a population density of 4,393 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population6,9102021, private households
Visible minority82.1%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian16.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants52.8%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$86,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households48.4%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density4,393 /km²6,910 people over 1.57 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,910
Population, 20166,615
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202144.5%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,727
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,501
Population density per square kilometre4,3934393.4%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years86512.5%14.1%
0 to 4 years2503.6%4.3%
5 to 9 years3154.6%4.7%
10 to 14 years3054.4%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,74568.7%68.5%
15 to 19 years3505.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years69010.0%6.6%
25 to 29 years6759.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years4706.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years4406.4%7.5%
40 to 44 years4806.9%6.7%
45 to 49 years4256.2%6.5%
50 to 54 years4306.2%6.9%
55 to 59 years4005.8%7.0%
60 to 64 years3805.5%6.4%
65 years and over1,29518.7%17.4%
65 to 69 years3304.8%5.5%
70 to 74 years3304.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years2553.7%3.0%
80 to 84 years1802.6%2.1%
85 years and over2053.0%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 years1212.5%14.1%
15 to 64 years6968.7%68.5%
65 years and over1918.7%17.4%
85 years and over33.0%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4241.7%41.7%
Median age of the population4039.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,500100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house38015.2%27.7%
Semi-detached house50.2%2.1%
Row house652.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex1,18547.4%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys83033.2%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house401.6%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 data2,500100.0%100.0%
1960 or before40016.0%11.5%
1961 to 198060524.2%23.3%
1981 to 199032513.0%14.5%
1991 to 200039515.8%16.6%
2001 to 20051656.6%6.6%
2006 to 20101355.4%8.8%
2011 to 20151907.6%8.1%
2016 to 202128511.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Condominium31512.6%32.5%
Not condominium2,18587.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms753.0%2.1%
1 bedroom44517.8%22.2%
2 bedrooms60024.0%27.9%
3 bedrooms51520.6%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms87034.8%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,10044.0%46.6%
5 rooms37515.0%13.5%
6 rooms25010.0%10.0%
7 rooms2259.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms54521.8%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)55.2%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,41096.4%94.7%
Major repairs needed903.6%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 data2,495100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,75570.3%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs74029.7%29.8%
30% to less than 100%63025.3%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,500100.0%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 data2,385100.0%100.0%
In core need39516.6%16.9%
Not in core need1,99083.4%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 data1,290
% of owner households with a mortgage4746.9%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2423.6%24.4%
% in core housing need76.8%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,230$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,004$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,788,000$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 data1,215
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1111.1%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3635.8%38.5%
% in core housing need2727.4%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,350$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,400$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% data6,040100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,86097.0%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,86097.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,400$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,16585.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,200$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16569.0%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,12084.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,700$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5408.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,98032.8%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,83096.4%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,320$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,83096.4%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,760$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,16585.4%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,760$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,16568.9%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,000$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,02583.1%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,850$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4908.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,360$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,95032.3%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,800$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,680
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.3%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,705
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,400$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,300$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 data6,045100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,77029.3%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,300$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,78029.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$16,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,940$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)8079.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6564.8%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2020.2%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.2%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)98.7%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% data6,045100.0%100.0%
Without total income1803.0%3.3%
With total income5,86096.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)58510.0%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99978513.4%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,9991,13019.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99985014.5%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,99962510.7%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994908.4%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993506.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992354.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991953.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991452.5%3.4%
$100,000 and over4557.8%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% data6,045100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1803.0%3.3%
With after-tax income5,86096.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)60510.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99980013.7%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991,27021.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99996016.4%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99969511.9%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9994858.3%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993055.2%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9992253.8%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991552.6%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991202.0%2.5%
$100,000 and over2504.3%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% data6,045100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,87531.0%29.8%
With employment income4,16568.9%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)56013.4%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99941510.0%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99959014.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,99944510.7%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,99945510.9%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993759.0%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993207.7%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992405.8%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991954.7%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991603.8%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991052.5%3.7%
$100,000 and over3107.4%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% data6,040100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,63593.3%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,64093.4%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,08584.2%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,200$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,21569.8%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,09567.8%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,240$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2404.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,840$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,64593.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,960$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,65093.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,320$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,00582.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,800$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,14568.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,880$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,02566.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,180$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1702.8%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,950$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 data6,045100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,70528.2%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,850$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,67027.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,360$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)8888.4%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7271.6%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1211.6%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data440
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data455
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,800$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,200$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% data870
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.3%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data875
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$157,600$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data265
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data285
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$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% data1,315
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,400$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$30,400$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,155
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,800$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,300$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,05515.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years3004.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,56066.0%65.8%
65 years and over1,30018.8%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)760
0 to 17 years130
0 to 5 years50
18 to 64 years430
65 years and over205
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1111.0%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1212.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1616.5%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)99.4%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1615.9%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% data6,910100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,05515.3%17.3%
0 to 5 years3004.3%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,55565.9%65.9%
65 years and over1,29518.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)630
0 to 17 years100
0 to 5 years40
18 to 64 years460
65 years and over70
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)99.1%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)99.4%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1313.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1010.2%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)55.2%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
1 person64025.5%29.0%
2 persons71028.3%31.8%
3 persons41016.4%15.7%
4 persons37014.8%14.0%
5 or more persons36014.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,910100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.8%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,045100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,06050.6%56.5%
Married2,81046.5%48.5%
Living common-law2504.1%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,98549.4%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married2,18536.1%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1302.2%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3005.0%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed3656.0%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,21548.5%55.7%
Couple-family households1,00540.1%47.9%
One-parent-family households2108.4%7.8%
Multigenerational households2208.8%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households401.6%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1355.4%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households25510.2%5.6%
One-person households64525.7%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,500
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,500
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,000$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,700$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,500100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000451.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999200.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999552.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991255.0%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999753.0%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999903.6%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999953.8%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999853.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999903.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991556.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991506.0%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991455.8%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991506.0%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991405.6%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,05542.2%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99928011.2%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991907.6%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99925510.2%11.5%
$200,000 and over33013.2%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% data2,500100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000552.2%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999200.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999251.0%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999552.2%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991255.0%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999953.8%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999853.4%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991104.4%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991104.4%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991154.6%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991506.0%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991857.4%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991706.8%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991606.4%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991455.8%5.8%
$100,000 and over89535.8%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99927511.0%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991907.6%8.6%
$150,000 and over43017.2%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Owner1,29051.6%62.1%
Renter1,21048.4%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% data1,780100.0%100.0%
2 persons80044.9%49.6%
3 persons44525.0%23.1%
4 persons41523.3%20.8%
5 or more persons1257.0%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.7%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,780100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,46082.0%84.9%
Married couples1,33575.0%72.3%
Common-law couples1257.0%12.6%
Total one-parent families32018.0%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+26514.9%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+603.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,23075.7%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,91542.2%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3254.7%4.2%
Children1,99028.8%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,68024.3%20.5%
Living alone6459.3%11.6%
Living with other relatives3705.4%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only6709.7%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data645
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data655

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,855
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,845

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% data6,910100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution3,34048.3%44.5%
In bottom decile85012.3%11.0%
In second decile6459.3%8.4%
In third decile6359.2%8.1%
In fourth decile6259.0%8.3%
In fifth decile5858.5%8.8%
In top half of the distribution3,57051.7%55.5%
In sixth decile72510.5%9.2%
In seventh decile5207.5%9.9%
In eighth decile73510.6%10.7%
In ninth decile80511.6%11.9%
In top decile79011.4%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,37595.0%95.9%
More than one person per room1255.0%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,19587.8%91.9%
Not suitable30512.2%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,17547.0%49.2%
Two-maintainer household97539.0%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household35014.0%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1054.2%3.0%
25 to 34 years34013.6%15.5%
35 to 44 years42016.8%18.2%
45 to 54 years53021.2%18.9%
55 to 64 years38515.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years36014.4%14.6%
75 to 84 years2208.8%7.5%
85 years and over1405.6%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'1,03541.4%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only65526.2%26.1%
Not suitable only2409.6%5.8%
Major repairs needed only502.0%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'502.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'251.0%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.4%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,46558.6%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population5,67582.1%54.5%
South Asian2,35034.0%14.2%
Chinese1,72525.0%19.6%
Black350.5%1.6%
Filipino6809.8%5.5%
Arab150.2%0.9%
Latin American1502.2%2.0%
Southeast Asian2854.1%2.2%
West Asian701.0%2.5%
Korean100.1%2.4%
Japanese701.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.650.9%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities2203.2%1.9%
Not a visible minority1,23517.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Buddhist2203.2%2.7%
Christian2,10030.4%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.5107.4%8.7%
Anabaptist350.5%0.3%
Anglican1051.5%2.0%
Baptist1051.5%1.0%
Catholic1,05515.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox550.8%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness300.4%0.4%
Latter Day Saints200.3%0.1%
Lutheran300.4%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian00.0%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church500.7%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1001.4%1.7%
Hindu73010.6%2.6%
Jewish1001.4%0.8%
Muslim2002.9%4.2%
Sikh1,31519.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions450.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives2,20031.8%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Canadian2253.3%6.7%
English3204.6%14.0%
Irish1752.5%9.1%
Scottish2954.3%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1251.8%4.2%
German2203.2%7.1%
Chinese1,70524.7%18.2%
Italian701.0%3.2%
Indian (India)1,39520.2%8.2%
Ukrainian550.8%3.1%
Dutch701.0%2.5%
Polish450.7%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.550.8%3.0%
Filipino71510.3%5.4%
French Canadian00.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.550.8%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.600.9%0.9%
Métis250.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.550.8%1.6%
Russian450.7%2.0%
Norwegian350.5%1.7%
Welsh650.9%1.4%
Portuguese250.4%0.9%
American500.7%1.0%
Spanish701.0%1.4%
Swedish150.2%1.3%
Hungarian100.1%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani350.5%0.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Jewish901.3%0.9%
Punjabi3755.4%2.7%
Vietnamese1652.4%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Greek250.4%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.1802.6%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Korean100.1%2.4%
Romanian150.2%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian751.1%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.200.3%0.3%
Danish200.3%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh2303.3%2.0%
Austrian200.3%0.7%
Belgian00.0%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu1952.8%0.6%
Mexican300.4%0.8%
Mennonite250.4%0.2%
Swiss200.3%0.4%
Finnish150.2%0.5%
Sri Lankan801.2%0.2%
Croatian00.0%0.6%
Japanese951.4%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.751.1%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.200.3%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.300.4%0.3%
Tamil100.1%0.1%
Icelandic150.2%0.4%
Colombian300.4%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.1%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 Konger650.9%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian150.2%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi350.5%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian150.2%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%
Taiwanese1101.6%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean500.7%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.801.2%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 African250.4%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%
Peruvian100.1%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%
Slovenian150.2%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.150.2%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati200.3%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%
Latvian100.1%0.1%
Bengali250.4%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian200.3%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian1001.4%0.6%
Jatt350.5%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%
Malaysian100.1%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%
Buddhist250.4%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%
Malay150.2%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 data6,910100.0%100.0%
First generation4,25561.6%48.2%
Second generation1,94528.1%24.3%
Third generation or more71010.3%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1201.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1201.7%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,78598.2%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian650.9%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,85099.1%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%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 ancestries751.1%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries701.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,78598.2%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 data6,910100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,73039.5%53.1%
Immigrants3,65052.8%41.8%
Before 19806209.0%6.1%
1980 to 19906309.1%4.9%
1991 to 200088512.8%9.8%
2001 to 201070510.2%10.0%
2011 to 202181011.7%11.1%
Non-permanent residents5357.7%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,650100.0%100.0%
Americas1303.6%7.0%
Brazil200.5%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador150.4%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico100.3%0.9%
Peru150.4%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America451.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas200.5%1.3%
Europe1855.1%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany300.8%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland150.4%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania00.0%0.7%
Russian Federation150.4%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine100.3%0.7%
United Kingdom701.9%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe250.7%2.5%
Africa802.2%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of250.7%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa451.2%1.6%
Asia3,15586.4%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran501.4%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China58015.9%18.8%
Hong Kong2958.1%7.0%
Korea, South00.0%3.9%
Taiwan1103.0%3.6%
Philippines60516.6%10.0%
Viet Nam1353.7%2.5%
Bangladesh451.2%0.2%
India1,04528.6%13.9%
Pakistan401.1%1.0%
Sri Lanka802.2%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1804.9%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth1002.7%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 data515100.0%100.0%
Americas305.8%10.8%
Europe407.8%11.7%
Africa101.9%4.8%
Asia44586.4%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,910100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens5,50079.6%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1895013.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,54565.8%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,41520.5%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,650100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years2206.0%7.5%
5 to 14 years40511.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years82522.6%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,72547.3%46.1%
45 years and over47012.9%12.4%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data3,030100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,46548.3%59.5%
Principal applicants70023.1%24.2%
Secondary applicants76525.2%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family1,31543.4%30.4%
Refugees1956.4%8.7%
Other immigrants602.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data3,030100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission752.5%2.6%
Work permits only before admission32510.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission802.6%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2257.4%6.3%
Other permits before admission150.5%0.4%
No pre-admission experience2,32076.6%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree92515.3%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,89031.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,22553.3%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,28021.2%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,94532.2%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree2657.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate89524.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,47068.0%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level92025.3%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,55542.8%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,045100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate97516.1%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,06583.8%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,635100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2958.1%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,34091.9%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 data3,635100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,16031.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,47568.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,865100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All classes of workers3,78597.9%97.8%
Employee3,25584.2%81.0%
Self-employed52513.6%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,865100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All occupations3,78597.9%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations300.8%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations58515.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations2807.2%9.3%
3 Health occupations2857.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services3659.4%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1604.1%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations1,28533.2%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations68017.6%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations401.0%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities751.9%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,865100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable852.2%2.2%
All industries3,78597.9%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting300.8%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.3%
22 Utilities00.0%0.6%
23 Construction2356.1%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1604.1%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade852.2%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade50513.1%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing3809.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1002.6%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance1854.8%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing852.2%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services2907.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services2606.7%4.1%
61 Educational services2807.2%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance47512.3%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation701.8%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services39010.1%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1754.5%4.2%
91 Public administration802.1%4.3%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,855100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,78062.3%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,57055.0%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2107.4%6.6%
Public transit86530.3%14.9%
Walked1154.0%6.4%
Bicycle401.4%1.9%
Other method551.9%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 data2,855100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes47516.6%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes1,10038.5%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes80528.2%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes2609.1%9.9%
60 minutes and over2157.5%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 data2,855100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1655.8%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.37513.1%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.55519.4%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.58520.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.60021.0%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.57520.1%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 data2,230100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,38562.1%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence84037.7%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data6,705100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,38065.3%56.8%
Movers2,32534.7%43.2%
Non-migrants1,16017.3%17.0%
Migrants1,16517.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,875100.0%100.0%
Non-movers6,00587.3%85.2%
Movers86512.6%14.8%
Non-migrants6509.5%8.5%
Migrants2153.1%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 data3,545100.0%100.0%
Worked at home67018.9%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.4%0.6%
No fixed workplace address62517.6%14.2%
Usual place of work2,23062.9%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
English only6,13088.7%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French2954.3%6.5%
Neither English nor French4806.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
English6,35592.0%93.2%
French350.5%1.0%
English and French400.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French4756.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,37592.3%94.5%
Multiple responses5357.7%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,24090.3%93.8%
Multiple responses6709.7%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% data6,910100.0%100.0%
None4,38063.4%75.2%
English92013.3%9.7%
French300.4%0.7%
Non-official language1,19017.2%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,19017.2%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)2203.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.4%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1352.0%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%
English2,41534.9%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language1,43520.8%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,43520.8%15.1%
English and French300.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2,84041.1%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)450.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1502.2%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 data4,025100.0%100.0%
English3,55588.3%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language1253.1%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1253.1%2.9%
English and French250.6%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)3057.6%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)100.2%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 data4,025100.0%100.0%
None3,72592.5%92.1%
English401.0%1.9%
French250.6%0.6%
Non-official language1353.4%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1353.4%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)350.9%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages551.4%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% data1,080100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language454.2%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,03095.4%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% data815100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language455.5%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada303.7%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.2%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language77595.1%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,910100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,9106910.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income44.0%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,045
In the labour force3,870
Employed3,545
Unemployed325
Not in the labour force2,175
Participation rate (Rate)6464.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5958.6%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)88.4%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,040100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,31538.3%35.5%
Worked3,72561.7%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,82530.2%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,90531.5%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4040.0%40.9%

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