Census Tract 0065.00 · Vancouver, British Columbia
West End (west-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,799 living in private households. 42.0% 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 Latin American at 8.3%. 55.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 40.3% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $64,500 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 79.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.24 km², giving a population density of 28,212 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).
Median household income$64,500Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households79.1%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density28,212 /km²6,799 people over 0.24 km²
Population & age
Population and dwellings
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Population, 2021
6,799
Population, 2016
7,147
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021
-5
-4.9%
7.3%
Total private dwellings
4,693
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
4,257
Population density per square kilometre
28,212
28211.6%
918.0%
Land area in square kilometres
0
Age groups of the population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data
6,800
100.0%
100.0%
0 to 14 years
390
5.7%
14.1%
0 to 4 years
180
2.6%
4.3%
5 to 9 years
125
1.8%
4.7%
10 to 14 years
80
1.2%
5.0%
15 to 64 years
5,435
79.9%
68.5%
15 to 19 years
65
1.0%
5.2%
20 to 24 years
360
5.3%
6.6%
25 to 29 years
970
14.3%
7.6%
30 to 34 years
1,165
17.1%
7.9%
35 to 39 years
875
12.9%
7.5%
40 to 44 years
570
8.4%
6.7%
45 to 49 years
380
5.6%
6.5%
50 to 54 years
395
5.8%
6.9%
55 to 59 years
365
5.4%
7.0%
60 to 64 years
295
4.3%
6.4%
65 years and over
980
14.4%
17.4%
65 to 69 years
335
4.9%
5.5%
70 to 74 years
275
4.0%
4.6%
75 to 79 years
155
2.3%
3.0%
80 to 84 years
130
1.9%
2.1%
85 years and over
80
1.2%
2.2%
Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)
100
100.0%
100.0%
0 to 14 years
6
5.7%
14.1%
15 to 64 years
80
79.9%
68.5%
65 years and over
14
14.4%
17.4%
85 years and over
1
1.2%
2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)
42
41.7%
41.7%
Median age of the population
37
37.2%
40.8%
Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data
4,255
100.0%
100.0%
Single-detached house
5
0.1%
27.7%
Semi-detached house
0
0.0%
2.1%
Row house
10
0.2%
10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex
10
0.2%
16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys
830
19.5%
24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys
3,405
80.0%
18.9%
Other single-attached house
0
0.0%
0.1%
Movable dwelling
0
0.0%
0.4%
Occupied private dwellings by period of construction
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
1960 or before
790
18.8%
11.5%
1961 to 1980
1,670
39.7%
23.3%
1981 to 1990
800
19.0%
14.5%
1991 to 2000
495
11.8%
16.6%
2001 to 2005
145
3.4%
6.6%
2006 to 2010
110
2.6%
8.8%
2011 to 2015
180
4.3%
8.1%
2016 to 2021
20
0.5%
10.5%
Occupied private dwellings by condominium status
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
Condominium
1,410
33.5%
32.5%
Not condominium
2,795
66.4%
67.5%
Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
No bedrooms
445
10.6%
2.1%
1 bedroom
2,635
62.6%
22.2%
2 bedrooms
1,035
24.6%
27.9%
3 bedrooms
65
1.5%
21.7%
4 or more bedrooms
30
0.7%
26.1%
Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
1 to 4 rooms
3,770
89.5%
46.6%
5 rooms
300
7.1%
13.5%
6 rooms
105
2.5%
10.0%
7 rooms
20
0.5%
8.2%
8 or more rooms
15
0.4%
21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)
3
3.0%
5.4%
Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed
3,955
93.9%
94.7%
Major repairs needed
260
6.2%
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
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
4,185
100.0%
100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs
2,490
59.5%
70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs
1,700
40.6%
29.8%
30% to less than 100%
1,415
33.8%
24.7%
Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
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
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
3,905
100.0%
100.0%
In core need
1,115
28.6%
16.9%
Not in core need
2,785
71.3%
83.1%
Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data
880
% of owner households with a mortgage
51
51.1%
59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs
20
19.9%
24.4%
% in core housing need
13
13.2%
10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$1,170
$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$1,612
$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$800,000
$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$898,000
$1,304,000
Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data
3,330
% of tenant households in subsidized housing
9
8.6%
11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs
46
46.1%
38.5%
% in core housing need
33
32.8%
27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$1,510
$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)
$1,542
$1,624
Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data
0
Income
Income statistics in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data
6,340
100.0%
100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
6,225
98.2%
96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$44,000
$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
6,230
98.3%
96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$39,600
$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
5,640
89.0%
86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$41,200
$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
4,975
78.5%
70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$42,000
$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
5,075
80.0%
79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$8,000
$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
690
10.9%
8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$5,240
$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data
2,100
33.1%
28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$10,000
$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,280
100.0%
100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
6,190
98.6%
96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$57,900
$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
6,205
98.8%
96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$47,280
$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
5,640
89.8%
86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$55,250
$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
4,950
78.8%
70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$55,450
$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
5,125
81.6%
79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$9,200
$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
685
10.9%
8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$6,500
$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data
2,095
33.4%
28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$9,660
$9,390
Income statistics for economic families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data
1,520
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$97,000
$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$85,000
$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)
2
2.3%
3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data
1,480
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$125,900
$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$103,400
$116,000
Employment income statistics in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,280
100.0%
100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data
2,380
37.9%
32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$68,500
$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$82,500
$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data
2,085
33.2%
28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$22,400
$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$31,920
$30,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)
100
100.0%
100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)
87
86.8%
85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)
77
76.6%
68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)
13
13.2%
14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)
1
1.2%
1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)
7
6.6%
5.9%
Total income groups in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data
6,340
100.0%
100.0%
Without total income
115
1.8%
3.3%
With total income
6,225
98.2%
96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)
490
7.9%
10.6%
$10,000 to $19,999
550
8.8%
11.5%
$20,000 to $29,999
940
15.1%
15.1%
$30,000 to $39,999
835
13.4%
12.0%
$40,000 to $49,999
695
11.2%
10.3%
$50,000 to $59,999
590
9.5%
8.6%
$60,000 to $69,999
440
7.1%
6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999
385
6.2%
5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999
295
4.7%
4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999
225
3.6%
3.4%
$100,000 and over
775
12.4%
12.1%
After-tax income groups in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data
6,340
100.0%
100.0%
Without after-tax income
110
1.7%
3.3%
With after-tax income
6,230
98.3%
96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)
515
8.3%
11.0%
$10,000 to $19,999
575
9.2%
11.9%
$20,000 to $29,999
1,085
17.4%
16.9%
$30,000 to $39,999
970
15.6%
13.9%
$40,000 to $49,999
825
13.2%
11.8%
$50,000 to $59,999
590
9.5%
9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999
490
7.9%
6.8%
$70,000 to $79,999
360
5.8%
5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999
230
3.7%
3.7%
$90,000 to $99,999
140
2.2%
2.5%
$100,000 and over
450
7.2%
7.1%
Employment income groups in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data
6,340
100.0%
100.0%
Without employment income
1,365
21.5%
29.8%
With employment income
4,975
78.5%
70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)
465
9.3%
13.0%
$5,000 to $9,999
345
6.9%
8.3%
$10,000 to $19,999
615
12.4%
11.6%
$20,000 to $29,999
550
11.1%
8.8%
$30,000 to $39,999
415
8.3%
8.6%
$40,000 to $49,999
425
8.5%
8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999
445
8.9%
8.1%
$60,000 to $69,999
320
6.4%
6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999
320
6.4%
5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999
260
5.2%
4.5%
$90,000 to $99,999
180
3.6%
3.7%
$100,000 and over
635
12.8%
12.7%
Income statistics in 2019
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data
6,340
100.0%
100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data
6,000
94.6%
93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$40,400
$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data
6,015
94.9%
93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$36,000
$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data
5,505
86.8%
85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$41,600
$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data
4,925
77.7%
71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$41,600
$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data
3,795
59.9%
62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$850
$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data
310
4.9%
4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$5,120
$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,280
100.0%
100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
5,925
94.3%
93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$53,750
$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
5,930
94.4%
93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$44,120
$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
5,450
86.8%
85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$54,700
$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
4,865
77.5%
71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$53,700
$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
3,705
59.0%
62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$5,485
$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data
305
4.9%
4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)
$6,900
$7,320
Employment income statistics in 2019
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,280
100.0%
100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data
2,310
36.8%
32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$60,800
$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$73,600
$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data
1,930
30.7%
26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$30,400
$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$39,400
$36,600
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)
100
100.0%
100.0%
Market income (%) (Rate)
94
93.6%
91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)
82
82.2%
73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)
6
6.4%
8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)
1
0.7%
0.7%
Income statistics for couple-only economic families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data
1,045
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$98,000
$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$84,000
$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)
2
2.0%
2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data
1,000
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$128,400
$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$104,400
$102,600
Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data
300
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$110,000
$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$97,000
$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)
4
3.5%
4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data
310
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$137,000
$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$114,000
$138,600
Income statistics for one-parent economic families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data
120
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$67,000
$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$63,200
$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)
2
2.3%
2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data
115
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$82,000
$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$71,000
$76,300
Income statistics for persons
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data
3,190
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$43,200
$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$39,200
$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data
3,210
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$53,750
$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$43,720
$44,160
LIM low-income status in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data
6,725
100.0%
100.0%
0 to 17 years
420
6.2%
17.3%
0 to 5 years
215
3.2%
5.3%
18 to 64 years
5,400
80.3%
65.8%
65 years and over
905
13.5%
16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)
1,095
0 to 17 years
80
0 to 5 years
30
18 to 64 years
800
65 years and over
220
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)
16
16.3%
11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)
19
19.0%
11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)
15
15.0%
11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)
15
14.8%
10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)
24
24.2%
14.3%
LICO low-income status in 2020
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data
6,730
100.0%
100.0%
0 to 17 years
420
6.2%
17.3%
0 to 5 years
210
3.1%
5.3%
18 to 64 years
5,400
80.2%
65.9%
65 years and over
905
13.4%
16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)
830
0 to 17 years
60
0 to 5 years
20
18 to 64 years
680
65 years and over
95
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)
12
12.4%
7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)
14
14.4%
6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)
10
10.0%
6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)
13
12.6%
8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)
10
10.2%
5.9%
Families & households
Private households by household size
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data
4,255
100.0%
100.0%
1 person
2,375
55.8%
29.0%
2 persons
1,460
34.3%
31.8%
3 persons
295
6.9%
15.7%
4 persons
100
2.4%
14.0%
5 or more persons
35
0.8%
9.4%
Number of persons in private households
6,725
100.0%
100.0%
Average household size (Average)
2
1.6%
2.5%
Marital status
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data
6,415
100.0%
100.0%
Married or living common-law
2,835
44.2%
56.5%
Married
1,720
26.8%
48.5%
Living common-law
1,120
17.5%
8.0%
Not married and not living common-law
3,580
55.8%
43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married
2,800
43.6%
30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated
150
2.3%
2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced
445
6.9%
5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed
180
2.8%
4.6%
Household type
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data
4,255
100.0%
100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons
1,410
33.1%
55.7%
Couple-family households
1,300
30.6%
47.9%
One-parent-family households
110
2.6%
7.8%
Multigenerational households
20
0.5%
4.7%
Multiple-census-family households
0
0.0%
1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons
45
1.1%
3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households
405
9.5%
5.6%
One-person households
2,375
55.8%
29.0%
Income statistics for private households
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data
4,255
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$64,500
$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$58,000
$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data
4,210
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$85,200
$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)
$69,700
$96,800
Household total income groups in 2020 for private households
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data
4,255
100.0%
100.0%
Under $5,000
110
2.6%
1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999
55
1.3%
0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999
70
1.6%
1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999
155
3.6%
2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999
230
5.4%
3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999
205
4.8%
2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999
190
4.5%
3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999
195
4.6%
3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999
180
4.2%
3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999
195
4.6%
3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999
380
8.9%
6.5%
$60,000 to $69,999
330
7.8%
6.4%
$70,000 to $79,999
310
7.3%
6.1%
$80,000 to $89,999
260
6.1%
5.8%
$90,000 to $99,999
230
5.4%
5.3%
$100,000 and over
1,180
27.7%
44.7%
$100,000 to $124,999
415
9.8%
11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999
240
5.6%
8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999
285
6.7%
11.5%
$200,000 and over
235
5.5%
13.0%
Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data
4,255
100.0%
100.0%
Under $5,000
110
2.6%
2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999
60
1.4%
0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999
65
1.5%
1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999
155
3.6%
2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999
250
5.9%
4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999
230
5.4%
3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999
225
5.3%
3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999
235
5.5%
3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999
235
5.5%
3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999
235
5.5%
3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999
405
9.5%
7.7%
$60,000 to $69,999
400
9.4%
7.4%
$70,000 to $79,999
320
7.5%
6.9%
$80,000 to $89,999
265
6.2%
6.4%
$90,000 to $99,999
205
4.8%
5.8%
$100,000 and over
850
20.0%
37.5%
$100,000 to $124,999
365
8.6%
11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999
185
4.3%
8.6%
$150,000 and over
300
7.1%
17.0%
Private households by tenure
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
Owner
880
20.9%
62.1%
Renter
3,330
79.1%
37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band
0
0.0%
0.1%
Census families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data
1,490
100.0%
100.0%
2 persons
1,160
77.9%
49.6%
3 persons
230
15.4%
23.1%
4 persons
80
5.4%
20.8%
5 or more persons
15
1.0%
6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)
2
2.3%
2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)
1
1.4%
1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data
1,490
100.0%
100.0%
Total couple families
1,365
91.6%
84.9%
Married couples
810
54.4%
72.3%
Common-law couples
560
37.6%
12.6%
Total one-parent families
125
8.4%
15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+
90
6.0%
12.1%
in which the parent is a man+
35
2.3%
3.0%
Persons in census families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families
3,420
50.8%
79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners
2,730
40.6%
47.2%
Parents in one-parent families
120
1.8%
4.2%
Children
570
8.5%
28.1%
Persons not in census families
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data
3,305
49.1%
20.5%
Living alone
2,380
35.4%
11.6%
Living with other relatives
115
1.7%
3.2%
Living with non-relatives only
815
12.1%
5.6%
Income statistics for one-person private households
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data
2,375
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data
2,365
Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data
1,880
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data
1,840
Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data
6,725
100.0%
100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution
3,760
55.9%
44.5%
In bottom decile
1,055
15.7%
11.0%
In second decile
830
12.3%
8.4%
In third decile
620
9.2%
8.1%
In fourth decile
580
8.6%
8.3%
In fifth decile
665
9.9%
8.8%
In top half of the distribution
2,965
44.1%
55.5%
In sixth decile
500
7.4%
9.2%
In seventh decile
525
7.8%
9.9%
In eighth decile
570
8.5%
10.7%
In ninth decile
635
9.4%
11.9%
In top decile
740
11.0%
13.8%
Private households by number of persons per room
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
One person or fewer per room
4,065
96.6%
95.9%
More than one person per room
140
3.3%
4.1%
Private households by housing suitability
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
Suitable
3,790
90.0%
91.9%
Not suitable
415
9.9%
8.1%
Private households by number of household maintainers
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
One-maintainer household
2,780
66.0%
49.2%
Two-maintainer household
1,355
32.2%
43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household
70
1.7%
7.7%
Private households by age of primary household maintainers
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data
4,210
100.0%
100.0%
15 to 24 years
205
4.9%
3.0%
25 to 34 years
1,355
32.2%
15.5%
35 to 44 years
995
23.6%
18.2%
45 to 54 years
485
11.5%
18.9%
55 to 64 years
485
11.5%
19.4%
65 to 74 years
430
10.2%
14.6%
75 to 84 years
195
4.6%
7.5%
85 years and over
60
1.4%
3.0%
Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'
2,090
49.6%
39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only
1,460
34.7%
26.1%
Not suitable only
240
5.7%
5.8%
Major repairs needed only
115
2.7%
3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'
135
3.2%
1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'
100
2.4%
1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'
35
0.8%
0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'
0
0.0%
0.1%
Acceptable housing
2,115
50.2%
61.0%
Race & diversity
Visible minority
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Total visible minority population
2,790
42.0%
54.5%
South Asian
315
4.7%
14.2%
Chinese
495
7.4%
19.6%
Black
105
1.6%
1.6%
Filipino
240
3.6%
5.5%
Arab
75
1.1%
0.9%
Latin American
555
8.3%
2.0%
Southeast Asian
70
1.1%
2.2%
West Asian
270
4.1%
2.5%
Korean
255
3.8%
2.4%
Japanese
300
4.5%
1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.
25
0.4%
0.6%
Multiple visible minorities
85
1.3%
1.9%
Not a visible minority
3,860
58.0%
45.5%
Religion
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Buddhist
135
2.0%
2.7%
Christian
1,975
29.7%
33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.
370
5.6%
8.7%
Anabaptist
0
0.0%
0.3%
Anglican
150
2.3%
2.0%
Baptist
35
0.5%
1.0%
Catholic
1,065
16.0%
13.7%
Christian Orthodox
120
1.8%
1.4%
Jehovah's Witness
30
0.5%
0.4%
Latter Day Saints
0
0.0%
0.1%
Lutheran
35
0.5%
0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)
0
0.0%
0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic
0
0.0%
0.7%
Presbyterian
20
0.3%
0.5%
Reformed
0
0.0%
0.2%
United Church
80
1.2%
1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions
40
0.6%
1.7%
Hindu
105
1.6%
2.6%
Jewish
85
1.3%
0.8%
Muslim
245
3.7%
4.2%
Sikh
20
0.3%
8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality
0
0.0%
0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions
85
1.3%
0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives
4,000
60.2%
47.1%
Ethnic or cultural origin
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,645
100.0%
100.0%
Canadian
290
4.4%
6.7%
English
1,030
15.5%
14.0%
Irish
830
12.5%
9.1%
Scottish
780
11.7%
10.8%
French, n.o.s.
450
6.8%
4.2%
German
610
9.2%
7.1%
Chinese
440
6.6%
18.2%
Italian
295
4.4%
3.2%
Indian (India)
220
3.3%
8.2%
Ukrainian
220
3.3%
3.1%
Dutch
185
2.8%
2.5%
Polish
185
2.8%
2.2%
Québécois
40
0.6%
0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.
235
3.5%
3.0%
Filipino
275
4.1%
5.4%
French Canadian
30
0.5%
0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.
135
2.0%
1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.
55
0.8%
0.9%
Métis
65
1.0%
0.8%
European, n.o.s.
225
3.4%
1.6%
Russian
225
3.4%
2.0%
Norwegian
190
2.9%
1.7%
Welsh
110
1.7%
1.4%
Portuguese
105
1.6%
0.9%
American
65
1.0%
1.0%
Spanish
245
3.7%
1.4%
Swedish
90
1.4%
1.3%
Hungarian
60
0.9%
0.8%
Acadian
15
0.2%
0.1%
Pakistani
30
0.5%
0.6%
African, n.o.s.
20
0.3%
0.4%
Jewish
65
1.0%
0.9%
Punjabi
15
0.2%
2.7%
Vietnamese
15
0.2%
1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.
50
0.8%
0.4%
Greek
60
0.9%
0.6%
Jamaican
10
0.2%
0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.
55
0.8%
1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.
50
0.8%
0.2%
Korean
240
3.6%
2.4%
Romanian
45
0.7%
0.6%
Lebanese
35
0.5%
0.2%
Iranian
205
3.1%
1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.
20
0.3%
0.3%
Danish
55
0.8%
0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.
40
0.6%
0.2%
Sikh
0
0.0%
2.0%
Austrian
35
0.5%
0.7%
Belgian
10
0.2%
0.3%
Haitian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hindu
20
0.3%
0.6%
Mexican
235
3.5%
0.8%
Mennonite
10
0.2%
0.2%
Swiss
20
0.3%
0.4%
Finnish
30
0.5%
0.5%
Sri Lankan
0
0.0%
0.2%
Croatian
70
1.1%
0.6%
Japanese
295
4.4%
1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.
20
0.3%
0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.
40
0.6%
0.4%
Muslim
0
0.0%
0.3%
Egyptian
10
0.2%
0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.
70
1.1%
0.3%
Tamil
0
0.0%
0.1%
Icelandic
15
0.2%
0.4%
Colombian
60
0.9%
0.2%
Moroccan
15
0.2%
0.1%
Czech
20
0.3%
0.4%
Syrian
25
0.4%
0.2%
Guyanese
0
0.0%
0.1%
Afghan
0
0.0%
0.3%
Black, n.o.s.
15
0.2%
0.1%
Serbian
70
1.1%
0.4%
Ojibway
0
0.0%
0.1%
Newfoundlander
15
0.2%
0.0%
Hong Konger
25
0.4%
1.1%
Ontarian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Persian
50
0.8%
0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Turkish
80
1.2%
0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bangladeshi
0
0.0%
0.1%
Algerian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Brazilian
115
1.7%
0.4%
Nigerian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Armenian
15
0.2%
0.1%
Slovak
35
0.5%
0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.
20
0.3%
0.2%
Somali
0
0.0%
0.1%
Taiwanese
100
1.5%
1.4%
Iraqi
10
0.2%
0.2%
Salvadorean
0
0.0%
0.2%
African Caribbean
0
0.0%
0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.
35
0.5%
0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
Algonquin
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lithuanian
20
0.3%
0.1%
South African
20
0.3%
0.3%
Australian
40
0.6%
0.3%
Palestinian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Chilean
15
0.2%
0.2%
Congolese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Nova Scotian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ethiopian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.
25
0.4%
0.1%
Peruvian
55
0.8%
0.1%
Yoruba
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)
0
0.0%
0.1%
Berber
0
0.0%
0.0%
Albanian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Maltese
10
0.2%
0.0%
Macedonian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Slovenian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
New Brunswicker
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gujarati
10
0.2%
0.1%
Eritrean
0
0.0%
0.1%
African Canadian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Israeli
20
0.3%
0.1%
Mohawk
0
0.0%
0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
Bulgarian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Albertan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ghanaian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Barbadian
0
0.0%
0.0%
African American
0
0.0%
0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
Tunisian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.
30
0.5%
0.1%
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bosnian
30
0.5%
0.1%
Venezuelan
35
0.5%
0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Latvian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Bengali
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cameroonian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Guatemalan
0
0.0%
0.1%
Indonesian
10
0.2%
0.2%
Laotian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Ilocano
0
0.0%
0.2%
Northern Irish
10
0.2%
0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.
25
0.4%
0.1%
British Columbian
30
0.5%
0.3%
Ecuadorian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Franco Ontarian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Argentinian
15
0.2%
0.1%
Estonian
0
0.0%
0.1%
Kurdish
10
0.2%
0.1%
Fijian
0
0.0%
0.6%
Jatt
0
0.0%
0.2%
North American, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coptic
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thai
15
0.2%
0.1%
Dominican
25
0.4%
0.0%
Nepali
0
0.0%
0.1%
Kabyle
0
0.0%
0.0%
Assyrian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Igbo
0
0.0%
0.0%
Byelorussian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.
10
0.2%
0.0%
Abenaki
0
0.0%
0.0%
Moldovan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
New Zealander
15
0.2%
0.1%
Sudanese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Breton
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch
0
0.0%
0.0%
Malaysian
10
0.2%
0.2%
Plains Cree
0
0.0%
0.0%
North African, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Huron (Wendat)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Saskatchewanian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Buddhist
0
0.0%
0.1%
Gaspesian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Norman
0
0.0%
0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.1%
Ivorian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Saulteaux
0
0.0%
0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Burundian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tigrinya
0
0.0%
0.0%
Nicaraguan
0
0.0%
0.1%
Mauritian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kenyan
0
0.0%
0.1%
Oji-Cree
0
0.0%
0.0%
Vincentian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Jordanian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Manitoban
10
0.2%
0.0%
Cape Bretoner
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rwandan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Grenadian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Malayali
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chaldean
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sinhalese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mayan
0
0.0%
0.1%
Honduran
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee
15
0.2%
0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq
0
0.0%
0.0%
Indo-Caribbean
0
0.0%
0.0%
Flemish
0
0.0%
0.0%
United Empire Loyalist
0
0.0%
0.0%
Senegalese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Azerbaijani
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sicilian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pashtun
0
0.0%
0.0%
Malay
0
0.0%
0.1%
Goan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tibetan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Zimbabwean
0
0.0%
0.0%
Burmese
0
0.0%
0.1%
Mongolian
10
0.2%
0.1%
Azorean
0
0.0%
0.0%
Atikamekw
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bamileke
0
0.0%
0.0%
Indo-Guyanese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ugandan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Oromo
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tanzanian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Yemeni
0
0.0%
0.0%
Central African
0
0.0%
0.0%
Libyan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Basque
0
0.0%
0.0%
Uruguayan
10
0.2%
0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.
0
0.0%
0.0%
Igorot
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fulani
0
0.0%
0.0%
Woodland Cree
0
0.0%
0.0%
Guinean
0
0.0%
0.0%
St. Lucian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Prince Edward Islander
0
0.0%
0.0%
Maliseet
0
0.0%
0.0%
Beninese
0
0.0%
0.0%
Telugu
0
0.0%
0.0%
Roma
15
0.2%
0.0%
Costa Rican
0
0.0%
0.0%
African Nova Scotian
0
0.0%
0.0%
Malagasy
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kashmiri
0
0.0%
0.0%
Singaporean
0
0.0%
0.1%
Karen
0
0.0%
0.0%
Edo
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tajik
0
0.0%
0.0%
Amhara
0
0.0%
0.0%
Paraguayan
0
0.0%
0.0%
Generation status
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,645
100.0%
100.0%
First generation
3,695
55.6%
48.2%
Second generation
1,160
17.5%
24.3%
Third generation or more
1,795
27.0%
27.5%
Indigenous
Indigenous identity
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Indigenous identity
180
2.7%
2.4%
Single Indigenous responses
155
2.3%
2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses
20
0.3%
0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere
0
0.0%
0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity
6,465
97.2%
97.6%
Registered or Treaty Indian status
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian
80
1.2%
0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian
6,565
98.7%
99.1%
Indigenous ancestry
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)
50
0.8%
0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)
45
0.7%
0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries
185
2.8%
2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries
180
2.7%
1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries
0
0.0%
0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only
6,415
96.5%
97.3%
Immigration
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Non-immigrants
3,080
46.3%
53.1%
Immigrants
2,680
40.3%
41.8%
Before 1980
290
4.4%
6.1%
1980 to 1990
185
2.8%
4.9%
1991 to 2000
520
7.8%
9.8%
2001 to 2010
505
7.6%
10.0%
2011 to 2021
1,180
17.7%
11.1%
Non-permanent residents
885
13.3%
5.1%
Place of birth for the immigrant population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data
2,680
100.0%
100.0%
Americas
475
17.7%
7.0%
Brazil
100
3.7%
0.7%
Colombia
55
2.1%
0.4%
El Salvador
0
0.0%
0.4%
Guyana
0
0.0%
0.1%
Haiti
0
0.0%
0.0%
Jamaica
0
0.0%
0.2%
Mexico
100
3.7%
0.9%
Peru
30
1.1%
0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago
20
0.7%
0.2%
United States of America
105
3.9%
2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas
70
2.6%
1.3%
Europe
785
29.3%
14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
60
2.2%
0.3%
Croatia
30
1.1%
0.3%
France
65
2.4%
0.4%
Germany
25
0.9%
1.1%
Greece
0
0.0%
0.2%
Hungary
0
0.0%
0.3%
Italy
25
0.9%
0.8%
Netherlands
15
0.6%
0.5%
Poland
40
1.5%
0.8%
Portugal
0
0.0%
0.4%
Romania
25
0.9%
0.7%
Russian Federation
95
3.5%
0.9%
Serbia
30
1.1%
0.3%
Ukraine
35
1.3%
0.7%
United Kingdom
155
5.8%
4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe
175
6.5%
2.5%
Africa
80
3.0%
3.5%
Algeria
0
0.0%
0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0
0.0%
0.1%
Egypt
10
0.4%
0.2%
Eritrea
0
0.0%
0.2%
Ethiopia
0
0.0%
0.2%
Morocco
0
0.0%
0.1%
Nigeria
0
0.0%
0.2%
Somalia
0
0.0%
0.1%
South Africa, Republic of
20
0.7%
0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa
35
1.3%
1.6%
Asia
1,290
48.1%
72.4%
Afghanistan
0
0.0%
0.5%
Iran
180
6.7%
4.0%
Iraq
15
0.6%
0.6%
Lebanon
15
0.6%
0.2%
Syria
0
0.0%
0.4%
Turkey
45
1.7%
0.2%
China
120
4.5%
18.8%
Hong Kong
50
1.9%
7.0%
Korea, South
170
6.3%
3.9%
Taiwan
120
4.5%
3.6%
Philippines
200
7.5%
10.0%
Viet Nam
0
0.0%
2.5%
Bangladesh
10
0.4%
0.2%
India
110
4.1%
13.9%
Pakistan
0
0.0%
1.0%
Sri Lanka
0
0.0%
0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia
245
9.1%
5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth
50
1.9%
2.2%
Place of birth for the recent immigrant population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data
775
100.0%
100.0%
Americas
210
27.1%
10.8%
Europe
225
29.0%
11.7%
Africa
0
0.0%
4.8%
Asia
300
38.7%
71.1%
Oceania and other
30
3.9%
1.7%
Citizenship
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data
6,650
100.0%
100.0%
Canadian citizens
4,760
71.6%
83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18
365
5.5%
15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over
4,395
66.1%
67.9%
Not Canadian citizens
1,885
28.3%
16.4%
Age at immigration for the immigrant population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data
2,680
100.0%
100.0%
Under 5 years
130
4.9%
7.5%
5 to 14 years
290
10.8%
15.4%
15 to 24 years
400
14.9%
18.6%
25 to 44 years
1,660
61.9%
46.1%
45 years and over
200
7.5%
12.4%
Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data
2,390
100.0%
100.0%
Economic immigrants
1,745
73.0%
59.5%
Principal applicants
1,050
43.9%
24.2%
Secondary applicants
700
29.3%
35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family
470
19.7%
30.4%
Refugees
155
6.5%
8.7%
Other immigrants
15
0.6%
1.4%
Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data
2,390
100.0%
100.0%
Asylum claim before admission
55
2.3%
2.6%
Work permits only before admission
620
25.9%
10.6%
Study permits only before admission
110
4.6%
3.6%
Work and study permits before admission
460
19.2%
6.3%
Other permits before admission
15
0.6%
0.4%
No pre-admission experience
1,130
47.3%
76.6%
Education
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,275
100.0%
100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree
255
4.1%
12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate
1,105
17.6%
27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
4,910
78.2%
60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level
1,695
27.0%
25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
3,210
51.2%
35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data
4,950
100.0%
100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree
125
2.5%
6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate
750
15.2%
22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
4,080
82.4%
70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level
1,360
27.5%
27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
2,715
54.8%
43.2%
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data
6,280
100.0%
100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate
340
5.4%
13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate
5,940
94.6%
86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data
4,955
100.0%
100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate
185
3.7%
7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate
4,765
96.2%
92.4%
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
4,955
100.0%
100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
875
17.7%
29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
4,075
82.2%
70.5%
Employment
Labour force
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data
4,815
100.0%
100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable
100
2.1%
2.2%
All classes of workers
4,715
97.9%
97.8%
Employee
4,040
83.9%
81.0%
Self-employed
670
13.9%
16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data
4,815
100.0%
100.0%
Occupation - not applicable
100
2.1%
2.2%
All occupations
4,715
97.9%
97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations
35
0.7%
1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
1,040
21.6%
18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
600
12.5%
9.3%
3 Health occupations
245
5.1%
7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
560
11.6%
11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
530
11.0%
5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations
1,290
26.8%
24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
365
7.6%
15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
15
0.3%
1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
30
0.6%
3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data
4,815
100.0%
100.0%
Industry - not applicable
100
2.1%
2.2%
All industries
4,715
97.9%
97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
15
0.3%
0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
20
0.4%
0.3%
22 Utilities
50
1.0%
0.6%
23 Construction
200
4.2%
7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing
115
2.4%
5.7%
41 Wholesale trade
75
1.6%
3.7%
44-45 Retail trade
450
9.3%
10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing
120
2.5%
5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries
370
7.7%
3.7%
52 Finance and insurance
285
5.9%
4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing
160
3.3%
2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services
795
16.5%
10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises
10
0.2%
0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
210
4.4%
4.1%
61 Educational services
300
6.2%
7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance
425
8.8%
11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation
95
2.0%
2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services
530
11.0%
6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)
260
5.4%
4.2%
91 Public administration
230
4.8%
4.3%
Mobility & commuting
Main mode of commuting
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
2,715
100.0%
100.0%
Car, truck or van
725
26.7%
74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver
650
23.9%
68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger
75
2.8%
6.6%
Public transit
615
22.7%
14.9%
Walked
1,110
40.9%
6.4%
Bicycle
145
5.3%
1.9%
Other method
125
4.6%
2.1%
Commuting duration
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
2,715
100.0%
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes
795
29.3%
20.7%
15 to 29 minutes
935
34.4%
34.9%
30 to 44 minutes
580
21.4%
26.4%
45 to 59 minutes
215
7.9%
9.9%
60 minutes and over
190
7.0%
8.2%
Time leaving for work
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
2,715
100.0%
100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.
45
1.7%
6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.
340
12.5%
15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.
600
22.1%
22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.
715
26.3%
21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.
600
22.1%
18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.
420
15.5%
15.3%
Commuting destination
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data
2,325
100.0%
100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence
1,790
77.0%
46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence
505
21.7%
51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence
20
0.9%
1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory
15
0.6%
0.3%
Mobility status 5 years ago
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data
6,470
100.0%
100.0%
Non-movers
2,865
44.3%
56.8%
Movers
3,610
55.8%
43.2%
Non-migrants
1,340
20.7%
17.0%
Migrants
2,270
35.1%
26.2%
Mobility status 1 year ago
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data
6,610
100.0%
100.0%
Non-movers
4,950
74.9%
85.2%
Movers
1,650
25.0%
14.8%
Non-migrants
1,055
16.0%
8.5%
Migrants
600
9.1%
6.3%
Place of work status
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data
4,385
100.0%
100.0%
Worked at home
1,660
37.9%
26.5%
Worked outside Canada
10
0.2%
0.6%
No fixed workplace address
390
8.9%
14.2%
Usual place of work
2,330
53.1%
58.8%
Language
Knowledge of official languages
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
English only
5,895
86.9%
88.1%
French only
5
0.1%
0.0%
English and French
775
11.4%
6.5%
Neither English nor French
105
1.5%
5.4%
First official language spoken
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
English
6,435
94.9%
93.2%
French
185
2.7%
1.0%
English and French
60
0.9%
0.5%
Neither English nor French
95
1.4%
5.3%
Mother tongue
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
Single responses
6,435
94.9%
94.5%
Multiple responses
340
5.0%
5.5%
Language spoken most often at home
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
Single responses
6,470
95.4%
93.8%
Multiple responses
305
4.5%
6.2%
Other language(s) spoken regularly at home
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
None
5,155
76.0%
75.2%
English
525
7.7%
9.7%
French
80
1.2%
0.7%
Non-official language
805
11.9%
11.2%
Indigenous
0
0.0%
0.0%
Non-Indigenous
805
11.9%
11.2%
English and French
5
0.1%
0.1%
English and non-official language(s)
50
0.7%
1.5%
French and non-official language(s)
45
0.7%
0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Multiple non-official languages
110
1.6%
1.2%
All languages spoken at home
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
6,780
100.0%
100.0%
English
4,175
61.6%
54.7%
French
65
1.0%
0.2%
Non-official language
670
9.9%
15.1%
Indigenous
0
0.0%
0.0%
Non-Indigenous
670
9.9%
15.1%
English and French
110
1.6%
0.8%
English and non-official language(s)
1,655
24.4%
27.1%
French and non-official language(s)
0
0.0%
0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)
65
1.0%
0.6%
Multiple non-official languages
35
0.5%
1.4%
All languages used at work
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
5,020
100.0%
100.0%
English
4,625
92.1%
87.4%
French
0
0.0%
0.1%
Non-official language
75
1.5%
2.9%
Indigenous
0
0.0%
0.0%
Non-Indigenous
75
1.5%
2.9%
English and French
70
1.4%
0.8%
English and non-official language(s)
235
4.7%
8.4%
French and non-official language(s)
0
0.0%
0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)
15
0.3%
0.1%
Multiple non-official languages
0
0.0%
0.2%
Other language(s) used regularly at work
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro 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 data
5,020
100.0%
100.0%
None
4,790
95.4%
92.1%
English
60
1.2%
1.9%
French
55
1.1%
0.6%
Non-official language
95
1.9%
4.2%
Indigenous
0
0.0%
0.0%
Non-Indigenous
95
1.9%
4.2%
English and French
0
0.0%
0.0%
English and non-official language(s)
0
0.0%
0.3%
French and non-official language(s)
10
0.2%
0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Multiple non-official languages
15
0.3%
0.8%
Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data
425
100.0%
100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language
35
8.2%
6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language
385
90.6%
94.0%
Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data
225
100.0%
100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language
20
8.9%
6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada
10
4.4%
3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada
5
2.2%
2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language
210
93.3%
93.6%
Other
Persons
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data
6,730
100.0%
100.0%
Inequality measures
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data
6,730
6730.0%
2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income
0
0.4%
0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income
0
0.5%
0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income
0
0.4%
0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income
5
4.8%
4.3%
Population
Indicator
Number
Share
Metro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data
6,275
In the labour force
4,815
Employed
4,385
Unemployed
430
Not in the labour force
1,465
Participation rate (Rate)
77
76.7%
65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)
70
69.9%
60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)
9
8.9%
8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data