Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Westwood Plateau (east-southeast)

Census Tract 0287.13 · Coquitlam · Vancouver, British Columbia

Westwood Plateau (east-southeast) is a neighbourhood of Coquitlam, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 8,352 living in private households. 73.3% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 33.9%. 25.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 59.0% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $95,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 26.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 2.25 km², giving a population density of 3,708 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population8,3522021, private households
Visible minority73.3%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian25.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants59.0%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$95,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households26.3%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density3,708 /km²8,352 people over 2.25 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20218,352
Population, 20168,618
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-3-3.1%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,057
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,919
Population density per square kilometre3,7153714.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,23014.7%14.1%
0 to 4 years3053.7%4.3%
5 to 9 years4155.0%4.7%
10 to 14 years5106.1%5.0%
15 to 64 years5,98571.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years5606.7%5.2%
20 to 24 years5656.8%6.6%
25 to 29 years5506.6%7.6%
30 to 34 years5256.3%7.9%
35 to 39 years5156.2%7.5%
40 to 44 years5656.8%6.7%
45 to 49 years6457.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years7559.0%6.9%
55 to 59 years7158.6%7.0%
60 to 64 years5857.0%6.4%
65 years and over1,14013.6%17.4%
65 to 69 years4755.7%5.5%
70 to 74 years2853.4%4.6%
75 to 79 years1952.3%3.0%
80 to 84 years901.1%2.1%
85 years and over951.1%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 years1514.7%14.1%
15 to 64 years7271.6%68.5%
65 years and over1413.6%17.4%
85 years and over11.1%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4140.7%41.7%
Median age of the population4242.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,920100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house88530.3%27.7%
Semi-detached house501.7%2.1%
Row house45515.6%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex51517.6%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys47516.3%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys53518.3%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
1960 or before100.3%11.5%
1961 to 1980602.1%23.3%
1981 to 19901053.6%14.5%
1991 to 20001,28544.2%16.6%
2001 to 200544015.1%6.6%
2006 to 201069523.9%8.8%
2011 to 20152859.8%8.1%
2016 to 2021200.7%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
Condominium1,13038.8%32.5%
Not condominium1,78561.3%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms150.5%2.1%
1 bedroom2157.4%22.2%
2 bedrooms88530.4%27.9%
3 bedrooms56519.4%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,23542.4%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,12538.7%46.6%
5 rooms35012.0%13.5%
6 rooms31510.8%10.0%
7 rooms2709.3%8.2%
8 or more rooms84529.0%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)66.1%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,82096.9%94.7%
Major repairs needed852.9%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 data2,870100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,78562.2%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs1,08537.8%29.8%
30% to less than 100%87530.5%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,910100.0%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 data2,660100.0%100.0%
In core need49018.4%16.9%
Not in core need2,17081.6%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 data2,145
% of owner households with a mortgage6868.5%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3535.0%24.4%
% in core housing need1414.0%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,980$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,170$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,100,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,183,000$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 data770
% of tenant households in subsidized housing33.2%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4645.7%38.5%
% in core housing need3231.7%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,888$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% data7,125100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,80595.5%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,80595.5%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,00584.3%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,74066.5%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,61578.8%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5057.1%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,21031.0%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data7,025100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,69595.3%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,320$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,70095.4%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,200$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,86083.4%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,760$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,73567.4%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,950$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,51578.5%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,340$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5658.0%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,880$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,16530.8%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,510$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data2,425
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,420
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,500$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 data7,025100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,15030.6%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,200$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,92527.4%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,040$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)8584.8%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7373.0%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1515.3%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.2%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)77.4%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data7,120100.0%100.0%
Without total income3204.5%3.3%
With total income6,80595.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1,09016.0%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99989513.2%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,9991,07515.8%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99969010.1%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9996109.0%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994907.2%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994106.0%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993154.6%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992804.1%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991952.9%3.4%
$100,000 and over74510.9%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% data7,120100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income3154.4%3.3%
With after-tax income6,80095.5%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1,12016.5%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99990513.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991,18517.4%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99978011.5%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99970510.4%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9995508.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994256.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993104.6%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992303.4%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991552.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over4406.5%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% data7,120100.0%100.0%
Without employment income2,38033.4%29.8%
With employment income4,74566.6%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)69514.6%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,99949010.3%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99953011.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993908.2%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993858.1%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993657.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993557.5%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993006.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992555.4%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992004.2%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991603.4%3.7%
$100,000 and over60512.8%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% data7,125100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data6,50091.2%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data6,52591.6%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,800$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,92083.1%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,000$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,79067.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,38561.5%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,520$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2854.0%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,080$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data7,025100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data6,42091.4%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,720$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data6,44591.7%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,680$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,82582.9%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,360$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,81068.5%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,160$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,25560.6%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,705$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3454.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,520$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 data7,025100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,10029.9%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)$78,000$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,82025.9%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$22,400$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,040$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)9292.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7978.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)88.1%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)11.0%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data650
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data650
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,200$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,800$102,600

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data1,305
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$110,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.9%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,305
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,600$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data390
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,400$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.6%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data405
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,200$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$76,300

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data705
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$37,200$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data705
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,400$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,700$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data8,350100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,56518.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years3854.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,65067.7%65.8%
65 years and over1,14013.7%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1,185
0 to 17 years275
0 to 5 years70
18 to 64 years700
65 years and over210
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1414.2%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1817.6%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1817.5%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1212.4%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1818.0%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,56518.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years3854.6%5.3%
18 to 64 years5,65067.6%65.9%
65 years and over1,14013.6%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)790
0 to 17 years205
0 to 5 years40
18 to 64 years500
65 years and over90
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)99.4%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1313.1%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)98.8%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)87.8%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,915100.0%100.0%
1 person47516.3%29.0%
2 persons87029.8%31.8%
3 persons67523.2%15.7%
4 persons59020.2%14.0%
5 or more persons31010.6%9.4%
Number of persons in private households8,350100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)32.9%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data7,120100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law4,35061.1%56.5%
Married4,02056.5%48.5%
Living common-law3354.7%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,77038.9%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married2,04028.7%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1702.4%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced3504.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2052.9%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,920100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons2,04570.0%55.7%
Couple-family households1,72058.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households32011.0%7.8%
Multigenerational households1455.0%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households652.2%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1053.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households903.1%5.6%
One-person households47516.3%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,915
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,910
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,900$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,200$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,915100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000602.1%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999301.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999401.4%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999351.2%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999702.4%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999602.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999903.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991003.4%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999702.4%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991053.6%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991806.2%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991956.7%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991455.0%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991856.3%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991756.0%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,36546.8%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99935012.0%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,99929510.1%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99936012.3%11.5%
$200,000 and over35512.2%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% data2,915100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000702.4%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999301.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999351.2%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999401.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999702.4%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999802.7%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999953.3%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991153.9%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999903.1%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991103.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992207.5%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992107.2%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992107.2%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991956.7%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9992006.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,14539.3%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99938513.2%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992709.3%8.6%
$150,000 and over48516.6%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
Owner2,14073.5%62.1%
Renter76526.3%37.8%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.1%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data2,505100.0%100.0%
2 persons1,04041.5%49.6%
3 persons71528.5%23.1%
4 persons61524.6%20.8%
5 or more persons1355.4%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)33.0%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.6%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data2,510100.0%100.0%
Total couple families2,08583.1%84.9%
Married couples1,92076.5%72.3%
Common-law couples1656.6%12.6%
Total one-parent families42516.9%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+35514.1%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+702.8%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families7,40588.6%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners4,16549.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families4255.1%4.2%
Children2,81533.7%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data94511.3%20.5%
Living alone4755.7%11.6%
Living with other relatives2402.9%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2352.8%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data475
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data460

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data2,445
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,445

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% data8,350100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution4,04048.4%44.5%
In bottom decile1,11513.4%11.0%
In second decile7809.3%8.4%
In third decile6357.6%8.1%
In fourth decile7158.6%8.3%
In fifth decile7859.4%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,31551.7%55.5%
In sixth decile7709.2%9.2%
In seventh decile7959.5%9.9%
In eighth decile8309.9%10.7%
In ninth decile92011.0%11.9%
In top decile1,00012.0%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,80596.4%95.9%
More than one person per room1053.6%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,74094.2%91.9%
Not suitable1705.8%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,25543.1%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,39047.8%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household2659.1%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,910100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years401.4%3.0%
25 to 34 years2859.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years56019.2%18.2%
45 to 54 years73525.3%18.9%
55 to 64 years71024.4%19.4%
65 to 74 years43014.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years1154.0%7.5%
85 years and over351.2%3.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'1,24542.8%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only99034.0%26.1%
Not suitable only1154.0%5.8%
Major repairs needed only401.4%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'451.5%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'451.5%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing1,66557.2%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,295100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population6,08073.3%54.5%
South Asian3654.4%14.2%
Chinese2,81533.9%19.6%
Black1151.4%1.6%
Filipino1852.2%5.5%
Arab1251.5%0.9%
Latin American2202.7%2.0%
Southeast Asian1151.4%2.2%
West Asian1,01512.2%2.5%
Korean83010.0%2.4%
Japanese400.5%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.300.4%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities2252.7%1.9%
Not a visible minority2,22026.8%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,295100.0%100.0%
Buddhist2503.0%2.7%
Christian2,68032.3%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.94011.3%8.7%
Anabaptist00.0%0.3%
Anglican951.1%2.0%
Baptist1101.3%1.0%
Catholic93511.3%13.7%
Christian Orthodox1251.5%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness250.3%0.4%
Latter Day Saints300.4%0.1%
Lutheran500.6%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)300.4%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic250.3%0.7%
Presbyterian650.8%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1101.3%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1151.4%1.7%
Hindu1251.5%2.6%
Jewish100.1%0.8%
Muslim7509.0%4.2%
Sikh801.0%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions1101.3%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives4,30051.8%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,300100.0%100.0%
Canadian3854.6%6.7%
English6357.7%14.0%
Irish3304.0%9.1%
Scottish4755.7%10.8%
French, n.o.s.1952.3%4.2%
German3103.7%7.1%
Chinese2,57031.0%18.2%
Italian2753.3%3.2%
Indian (India)2653.2%8.2%
Ukrainian1001.2%3.1%
Dutch1051.3%2.5%
Polish1151.4%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1351.6%3.0%
Filipino2503.0%5.4%
French Canadian200.2%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.550.7%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.550.7%0.9%
Métis500.6%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1201.4%1.6%
Russian1551.9%2.0%
Norwegian400.5%1.7%
Welsh650.8%1.4%
Portuguese901.1%0.9%
American300.4%1.0%
Spanish1401.7%1.4%
Swedish600.7%1.3%
Hungarian350.4%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani100.1%0.6%
African, n.o.s.700.8%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi100.1%2.7%
Vietnamese851.0%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.400.5%0.4%
Greek100.1%0.6%
Jamaican250.3%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.2302.8%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.100.1%0.2%
Korean83510.1%2.4%
Romanian750.9%0.6%
Lebanese350.4%0.2%
Iranian87010.5%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish400.5%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Sikh550.7%2.0%
Austrian200.2%0.7%
Belgian300.4%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu350.4%0.6%
Mexican1101.3%0.8%
Mennonite200.2%0.2%
Swiss100.1%0.4%
Finnish350.4%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian350.4%0.6%
Japanese801.0%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.150.2%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Muslim300.4%0.3%
Egyptian200.2%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.100.1%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic150.2%0.4%
Colombian250.3%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech100.1%0.4%
Syrian700.8%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan200.2%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian150.2%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger1852.2%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian2102.5%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish400.5%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian450.5%0.4%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian100.1%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1852.2%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean250.3%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.150.2%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.200.2%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 African100.1%0.3%
Australian200.2%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati200.2%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American150.2%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%
Bosnian100.1%0.1%
Venezuelan100.1%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian200.2%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan200.2%0.1%
Indonesian200.2%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%
Kurdish300.4%0.1%
Fijian200.2%0.6%
Jatt00.0%0.2%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.1%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.0%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian450.5%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani100.1%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian300.4%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%
Kashmiri150.2%0.0%
Singaporean350.4%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 data8,295100.0%100.0%
First generation5,48566.1%48.2%
Second generation1,72520.8%24.3%
Third generation or more1,09013.1%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,295100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1301.6%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1201.4%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity8,17098.5%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,295100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian550.7%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian8,25099.5%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,300100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.2%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.2%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1201.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1201.4%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only8,16098.3%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,300100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,93535.4%53.1%
Immigrants4,90059.0%41.8%
Before 19802903.5%6.1%
1980 to 19904505.4%4.9%
1991 to 20001,35016.3%9.8%
2001 to 20101,47017.7%10.0%
2011 to 20211,34016.1%11.1%
Non-permanent residents4655.6%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,900100.0%100.0%
Americas3206.5%7.0%
Brazil601.2%0.7%
Colombia200.4%0.4%
El Salvador200.4%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico751.5%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.2%
United States of America701.4%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas551.1%1.3%
Europe4108.4%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.2%0.3%
Croatia150.3%0.3%
France200.4%0.4%
Germany300.6%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy150.3%0.8%
Netherlands100.2%0.5%
Poland150.3%0.8%
Portugal150.3%0.4%
Romania450.9%0.7%
Russian Federation300.6%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine100.2%0.7%
United Kingdom1152.3%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe901.8%2.5%
Africa1152.3%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt150.3%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria150.3%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of300.6%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa551.1%1.6%
Asia4,03082.2%72.4%
Afghanistan300.6%0.5%
Iran79016.1%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon300.6%0.2%
Syria200.4%0.4%
Turkey200.4%0.2%
China1,21024.7%18.8%
Hong Kong4759.7%7.0%
Korea, South60512.3%3.9%
Taiwan2104.3%3.6%
Philippines1453.0%10.0%
Viet Nam551.1%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1252.6%13.9%
Pakistan100.2%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2805.7%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth200.4%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 data570100.0%100.0%
Americas6010.5%10.8%
Europe559.6%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia45078.9%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data8,300100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens6,69580.7%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,25515.1%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,44565.6%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens1,60519.3%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,900100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years4158.5%7.5%
5 to 14 years84017.1%15.4%
15 to 24 years50010.2%18.6%
25 to 44 years2,51051.2%46.1%
45 years and over63012.9%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 data4,610100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants3,40073.8%59.5%
Principal applicants1,21526.4%24.2%
Secondary applicants2,18547.4%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family77016.7%30.4%
Refugees4159.0%8.7%
Other immigrants200.4%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data4,610100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission1453.1%2.6%
Work permits only before admission3106.7%10.6%
Study permits only before admission2204.8%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission2555.5%6.3%
Other permits before admission100.2%0.4%
No pre-admission experience3,67079.6%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 data7,025100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree5758.2%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,71024.3%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,74567.5%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,63523.3%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher3,10544.2%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,815100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1102.3%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate89518.6%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,81079.1%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,26026.2%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,55053.0%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data7,025100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate6008.5%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate6,42591.5%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,820100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1302.7%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,69097.3%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,815100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,00520.9%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,81079.1%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data4,440100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable1653.7%2.2%
All classes of workers4,27596.3%97.8%
Employee3,43077.3%81.0%
Self-employed84519.0%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,440100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable1653.7%2.2%
All occupations4,27596.3%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations551.2%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations95521.5%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations57012.8%9.3%
3 Health occupations2856.4%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services53512.0%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1603.6%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations1,15526.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations45510.2%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations200.5%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities902.0%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,440100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable1653.7%2.2%
All industries4,27596.3%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.2%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction150.3%0.3%
22 Utilities200.5%0.6%
23 Construction3257.3%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2505.6%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade2054.6%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade46010.4%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1252.8%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries1653.7%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance2305.2%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1804.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services60013.5%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.2%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1102.5%4.1%
61 Educational services3407.7%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance4309.7%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation851.9%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services3257.3%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1854.2%4.2%
91 Public administration2154.8%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 data2,655100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,21583.4%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,00575.5%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger2107.9%6.6%
Public transit36013.6%14.9%
Walked401.5%6.4%
Bicycle00.0%1.9%
Other method401.5%2.1%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,655100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes46017.3%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes78029.4%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes68025.6%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes32512.2%9.9%
60 minutes and over41015.4%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 data2,655100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1003.8%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.35513.4%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.63023.7%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.56521.3%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.60522.8%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.39514.9%15.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data2,300100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence66528.9%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,59569.3%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence301.3%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory100.4%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data7,965100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,57557.4%56.8%
Movers3,38542.5%43.2%
Non-migrants96512.1%17.0%
Migrants2,42030.4%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data8,230100.0%100.0%
Non-movers7,07085.9%85.2%
Movers1,15514.0%14.8%
Non-migrants4655.7%8.5%
Migrants6858.3%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data4,015100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,31032.6%26.5%
Worked outside Canada551.4%0.6%
No fixed workplace address3609.0%14.2%
Usual place of work2,30057.3%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
English only7,34587.9%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French4305.1%6.5%
Neither English nor French5806.9%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
English7,64591.5%93.2%
French550.7%1.0%
English and French801.0%0.5%
Neither English nor French5756.9%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,86594.1%94.5%
Multiple responses4855.8%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% data8,355100.0%100.0%
Single responses7,71592.3%93.8%
Multiple responses6407.7%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% data8,355100.0%100.0%
None5,64567.6%75.2%
English1,31515.7%9.7%
French600.7%0.7%
Non-official language1,04512.5%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1,04512.5%11.2%
English and French100.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)1451.7%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.3%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1051.3%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%
English2,93535.1%54.7%
French100.1%0.2%
Non-official language2,15025.7%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2,15025.7%15.1%
English and French600.7%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2,96535.5%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)600.7%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages1702.0%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 data4,745100.0%100.0%
English4,03585.0%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language1753.7%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1753.7%2.9%
English and French250.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)49510.4%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 data4,745100.0%100.0%
None4,30590.7%92.1%
English1403.0%1.9%
French250.5%0.6%
Non-official language2054.3%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2054.3%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)200.4%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages450.9%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% data1,595100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language704.4%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,53095.9%94.0%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language504.0%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada352.8%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada151.2%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,21096.0%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data8,355100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data8,3558355.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.4%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income54.6%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data7,025
In the labour force4,440
Employed4,015
Unemployed425
Not in the labour force2,590
Participation rate (Rate)6363.2%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)5757.2%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)109.6%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data7,030100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,65537.8%35.5%
Worked4,37062.2%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,25032.0%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time2,12530.2%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4140.8%40.9%

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