Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Whispering Falls

Census Tract 0404.01 · Maple Ridge · Vancouver, British Columbia

Whispering Falls is a neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 6,820 living in private households. 19.1% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 54.5% across Metro Vancouver as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 4.4%. 75.3% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 5.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 20.7% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $113,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 14.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 35.63 km², giving a population density of 191 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population6,8202021, private households
Visible minority19.1%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian75.3%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants20.7%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$113,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households14.0%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density191 /km²6,820 people over 35.63 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20216,820
Population, 20166,612
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202133.1%7.3%
Total private dwellings2,395
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2,316
Population density per square kilometre192191.6%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres36

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data6,820100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1,13516.6%14.1%
0 to 4 years3354.9%4.3%
5 to 9 years4005.9%4.7%
10 to 14 years4055.9%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,60067.4%68.5%
15 to 19 years4055.9%5.2%
20 to 24 years3705.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years3655.4%7.6%
30 to 34 years4106.0%7.9%
35 to 39 years4706.9%7.5%
40 to 44 years4055.9%6.7%
45 to 49 years4556.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years5207.6%6.9%
55 to 59 years6159.0%7.0%
60 to 64 years5808.5%6.4%
65 years and over1,08015.8%17.4%
65 to 69 years4206.2%5.5%
70 to 74 years3104.5%4.6%
75 to 79 years1502.2%3.0%
80 to 84 years1001.5%2.1%
85 years and over1001.5%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 years1716.6%14.1%
15 to 64 years6767.4%68.5%
65 years and over1615.8%17.4%
85 years and over21.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4241.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4342.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data2,320100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,69573.1%27.7%
Semi-detached house150.6%2.1%
Row house1757.5%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex41517.9%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys100.4%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%18.9%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
1960 or before26011.2%11.5%
1961 to 198041517.9%23.3%
1981 to 199043518.8%14.5%
1991 to 200068529.6%16.6%
2001 to 20051104.8%6.6%
2006 to 2010954.1%8.8%
2011 to 20151807.8%8.1%
2016 to 20211305.6%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
Condominium602.6%32.5%
Not condominium2,25597.4%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%2.1%
1 bedroom803.5%22.2%
2 bedrooms29012.5%27.9%
3 bedrooms89538.7%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms1,04545.1%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms28512.3%46.6%
5 rooms33514.5%13.5%
6 rooms31013.4%10.0%
7 rooms30013.0%8.2%
8 or more rooms1,08546.9%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)87.6%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed2,20595.2%94.7%
Major repairs needed1155.0%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 data2,280100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,81079.4%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs47520.8%29.8%
30% to less than 100%38016.7%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data2,315100.0%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 data2,190100.0%100.0%
In core need2059.4%16.9%
Not in core need1,98590.6%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 data1,965
% of owner households with a mortgage6262.3%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs1818.4%24.4%
% in core housing need88.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,986$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,080,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,255,000$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 data330
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3635.9%38.5%
% in core housing need1615.8%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,600$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,730$1,624

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,35096.0%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,36596.2%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,86087.2%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,88569.7%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,18575.1%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,200$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4407.9%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,32023.7%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,34595.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,100$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,35596.1%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,200$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,84086.8%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,000$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,88569.7%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,500$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,17074.8%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,430$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3957.1%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,840$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,25022.4%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,300$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,935
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$123,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)33.2%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,935
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$141,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,800$116,000

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,91534.3%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,400$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,49026.7%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,240$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)8585.4%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6969.2%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1414.5%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.9%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)44.4%5.9%

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,575100.0%100.0%
Without total income2254.0%3.3%
With total income5,34595.9%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)4859.1%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,99959011.0%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99971013.3%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,99960011.2%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9995059.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994758.9%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9994358.1%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993105.8%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992755.1%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992454.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over72013.5%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,575100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2153.9%3.3%
With after-tax income5,36096.1%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)5209.7%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99961511.5%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99980515.0%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99967512.6%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,99961511.5%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,99958510.9%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994057.6%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993456.4%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9992504.7%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991753.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over3757.0%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,575100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,68530.2%29.8%
With employment income3,89069.8%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)48512.5%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992506.4%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,99943511.2%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9993108.0%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9993258.4%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9993007.7%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992957.6%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9993057.8%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992305.9%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992105.4%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991854.8%3.7%
$100,000 and over56014.4%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,18593.0%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,20093.3%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,600$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,81586.4%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,01071.9%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,24058.1%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,200$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2955.3%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,880$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,19093.1%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$58,650$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,21593.5%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$48,080$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,84086.8%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$57,300$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,05072.6%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,000$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,18557.1%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,620$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2754.9%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,900$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,90534.2%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,600$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,42525.6%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,800$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,080$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)9191.0%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)7070.4%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)99.0%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)10.6%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data655
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data670
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,800$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,800$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% data950
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$153,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$131,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)44.1%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data920
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$168,800$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data250
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$73,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)32.7%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data265
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$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% data575
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,600$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data540
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,000$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,39020.7%17.3%
0 to 5 years4056.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,23563.1%65.8%
65 years and over1,08016.1%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)450
0 to 17 years115
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years260
65 years and over70
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)76.7%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)88.2%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)87.6%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)66.2%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)76.6%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1,39520.8%17.3%
0 to 5 years4006.0%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,23563.1%65.9%
65 years and over1,08516.2%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)280
0 to 17 years65
0 to 5 years20
18 to 64 years185
65 years and over30
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)44.2%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)54.6%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)54.8%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)44.4%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)32.6%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data2,315100.0%100.0%
1 person35015.1%29.0%
2 persons80034.6%31.8%
3 persons43018.6%15.7%
4 persons43518.8%14.0%
5 or more persons31013.4%9.4%
Number of persons in private households6,710100.0%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% data5,685100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,56562.7%56.5%
Married3,01052.9%48.5%
Living common-law5509.7%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,12037.3%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,47025.9%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1502.6%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2804.9%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2153.8%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data2,315100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,56567.6%55.7%
Couple-family households1,37559.4%47.9%
One-parent-family households1908.2%7.8%
Multigenerational households1606.9%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households451.9%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons1305.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households652.8%5.6%
One-person households35015.1%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data2,315
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data2,315
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,100$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data2,315100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000301.3%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.9%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999251.1%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999401.7%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999502.2%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999401.7%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999451.9%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999451.9%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999451.9%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991355.8%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991355.8%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991205.2%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991205.2%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991355.8%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,32057.0%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99931513.6%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992309.9%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99936515.8%11.5%
$200,000 and over41017.7%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% data2,315100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000351.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999100.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200.9%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999251.1%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999401.7%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999502.2%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999401.7%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999502.2%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999502.2%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999602.6%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991707.3%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991456.3%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991556.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991707.3%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991606.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,13048.8%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99933014.3%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,99927011.7%8.6%
$150,000 and over53022.9%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
Owner1,98585.7%62.1%
Renter32514.0%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% data2,045100.0%100.0%
2 persons99048.4%49.6%
3 persons46522.7%23.1%
4 persons43521.3%20.8%
5 or more persons1557.6%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)32.9%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.7%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data2,040100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,74085.3%84.9%
Married couples1,46571.8%72.3%
Common-law couples28013.7%12.6%
Total one-parent families30515.0%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+21010.3%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+904.4%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,93588.5%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,48051.9%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families3004.5%4.2%
Children2,15032.0%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data77511.5%20.5%
Living alone3505.2%11.6%
Living with other relatives2003.0%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only2303.4%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data350
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data355

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,970
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,960

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,43036.2%44.5%
In bottom decile4356.5%11.0%
In second decile4256.3%8.4%
In third decile4757.1%8.1%
In fourth decile4907.3%8.3%
In fifth decile6008.9%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,28063.8%55.5%
In sixth decile6159.2%9.2%
In seventh decile68010.1%9.9%
In eighth decile86512.9%10.7%
In ninth decile1,11516.6%11.9%
In top decile1,00014.9%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room2,27598.3%95.9%
More than one person per room401.7%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
Suitable2,26097.6%91.9%
Not suitable602.6%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household86537.4%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,17050.5%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household28012.1%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data2,315100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years351.5%3.0%
25 to 34 years1757.6%15.5%
35 to 44 years36515.8%18.2%
45 to 54 years49521.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years65028.1%19.4%
65 to 74 years39517.1%14.6%
75 to 84 years1406.0%7.5%
85 years and over652.8%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'62527.0%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only45519.7%26.1%
Not suitable only552.4%5.8%
Major repairs needed only954.1%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'150.6%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 housing1,69073.0%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,28019.1%54.5%
South Asian2704.0%14.2%
Chinese2954.4%19.6%
Black1201.8%1.6%
Filipino2053.1%5.5%
Arab150.2%0.9%
Latin American801.2%2.0%
Southeast Asian550.8%2.2%
West Asian951.4%2.5%
Korean500.7%2.4%
Japanese500.7%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.150.2%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities200.3%1.9%
Not a visible minority5,43080.9%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Buddhist100.1%2.7%
Christian2,39535.7%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.5458.1%8.7%
Anabaptist200.3%0.3%
Anglican2153.2%2.0%
Baptist550.8%1.0%
Catholic90013.4%13.7%
Christian Orthodox751.1%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness651.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran801.2%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic1502.2%0.7%
Presbyterian450.7%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church1452.2%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1001.5%1.7%
Hindu400.6%2.6%
Jewish00.0%0.8%
Muslim951.4%4.2%
Sikh1702.5%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions450.7%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,96059.0%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Canadian73010.9%6.7%
English1,69025.2%14.0%
Irish1,03515.4%9.1%
Scottish1,35020.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.4707.0%4.2%
German1,04015.5%7.1%
Chinese2854.2%18.2%
Italian3555.3%3.2%
Indian (India)1301.9%8.2%
Ukrainian3505.2%3.1%
Dutch4156.2%2.5%
Polish3555.3%2.2%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.3455.1%3.0%
Filipino2203.3%5.4%
French Canadian651.0%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1352.0%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1502.2%0.9%
Métis1502.2%0.8%
European, n.o.s.801.2%1.6%
Russian1402.1%2.0%
Norwegian1802.7%1.7%
Welsh1201.8%1.4%
Portuguese600.9%0.9%
American1051.6%1.0%
Spanish600.9%1.4%
Swedish1902.8%1.3%
Hungarian1452.2%0.8%
Acadian100.1%0.1%
Pakistani200.3%0.6%
African, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Jewish00.0%0.9%
Punjabi500.7%2.7%
Vietnamese200.3%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Greek400.6%0.6%
Jamaican450.7%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.500.7%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.250.4%0.2%
Korean550.8%2.4%
Romanian751.1%0.6%
Lebanese00.0%0.2%
Iranian400.6%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.3%
Danish951.4%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.400.6%0.2%
Sikh801.2%2.0%
Austrian1001.5%0.7%
Belgian400.6%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican350.5%0.8%
Mennonite00.0%0.2%
Swiss400.6%0.4%
Finnish1101.6%0.5%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.2%
Croatian200.3%0.6%
Japanese951.4%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.500.7%0.4%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic550.8%0.4%
Colombian00.0%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech250.4%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan600.9%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Serbian00.0%0.4%
Ojibway300.4%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%1.1%
Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Persian200.3%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian200.3%0.4%
Nigerian150.2%0.1%
Armenian150.2%0.1%
Slovak250.4%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese00.0%1.4%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African100.1%0.3%
Australian300.4%0.3%
Palestinian100.1%0.1%
Chilean350.5%0.2%
Congolese200.3%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%
Albanian100.1%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk300.4%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.350.5%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.1%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.0%
Cameroonian00.0%0.0%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.2%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish450.7%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian400.6%0.3%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian250.4%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian200.3%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 Zealander400.6%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan200.3%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.1%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.1%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
First generation1,56523.3%48.2%
Second generation1,45521.7%24.3%
Third generation or more3,69555.1%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity3805.7%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses3505.2%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere200.3%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,32594.3%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian751.1%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,63098.8%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)1301.9%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)1251.9%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2954.4%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries2754.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries200.3%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,28593.7%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants5,25078.2%53.1%
Immigrants1,39020.7%41.8%
Before 19803955.9%6.1%
1980 to 19901602.4%4.9%
1991 to 20002253.4%9.8%
2001 to 20102754.1%10.0%
2011 to 20213355.0%11.1%
Non-permanent residents751.1%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
Americas1309.4%7.0%
Brazil100.7%0.7%
Colombia00.0%0.4%
El Salvador151.1%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica151.1%0.2%
Mexico201.4%0.9%
Peru00.0%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago100.7%0.2%
United States of America453.2%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas201.4%1.3%
Europe54038.8%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.3%
Croatia100.7%0.3%
France00.0%0.4%
Germany503.6%1.1%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%0.8%
Netherlands554.0%0.5%
Poland453.2%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania402.9%0.7%
Russian Federation100.7%0.9%
Serbia00.0%0.3%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom26519.1%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe352.5%2.5%
Africa956.8%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt00.0%0.2%
Eritrea00.0%0.2%
Ethiopia00.0%0.2%
Morocco00.0%0.1%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.1%
South Africa, Republic of503.6%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa151.1%1.6%
Asia61043.9%72.4%
Afghanistan201.4%0.5%
Iran453.2%4.0%
Iraq00.0%0.6%
Lebanon00.0%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China19514.0%18.8%
Hong Kong151.1%7.0%
Korea, South302.2%3.9%
Taiwan100.7%3.6%
Philippines1057.6%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India1259.0%13.9%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia453.2%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth201.4%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 data80100.0%100.0%
Americas2531.3%10.8%
Europe00.0%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia5062.5%71.1%
Oceania and other00.0%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data6,710100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens6,29093.7%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 181,32519.7%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over4,96574.0%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens4256.3%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,390100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years15511.2%7.5%
5 to 14 years23516.9%15.4%
15 to 24 years32523.4%18.6%
25 to 44 years53538.5%46.1%
45 years and over14010.1%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 data995100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants50550.8%59.5%
Principal applicants23523.6%24.2%
Secondary applicants27027.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family33033.2%30.4%
Refugees14514.6%8.7%
Other immigrants101.0%1.4%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data995100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission606.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission12512.6%10.6%
Study permits only before admission454.5%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission454.5%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience71571.9%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree81514.6%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,88033.7%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,87551.6%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,91034.3%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher97017.4%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,715100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3409.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,15031.0%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,22559.9%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,45039.0%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher78021.0%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data5,575100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate94517.0%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,63083.0%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,710100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate43511.7%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,28588.5%92.4%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data3,715100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,49040.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,23060.0%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data3,655100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable701.9%2.2%
All classes of workers3,58598.1%97.8%
Employee2,79076.3%81.0%
Self-employed79521.8%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data3,655100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable701.9%2.2%
All occupations3,58598.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations501.4%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations62017.0%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1654.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations2506.8%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services46012.6%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport1253.4%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations80021.9%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations97026.5%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations802.2%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities651.8%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data3,655100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable701.9%2.2%
All industries3,58598.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting601.6%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction100.3%0.3%
22 Utilities200.5%0.6%
23 Construction56015.3%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing2256.2%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1403.8%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade40511.1%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2306.3%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries752.1%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance701.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing752.1%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1855.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1955.3%4.1%
61 Educational services2907.9%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance45512.4%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation802.2%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services1654.5%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1504.1%4.2%
91 Public administration1905.2%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 data2,735100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van2,56093.6%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver2,37086.7%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1906.9%6.6%
Public transit702.6%14.9%
Walked501.8%6.4%
Bicycle250.9%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 data2,735100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes60021.9%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes60021.9%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes69025.2%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes42515.5%9.9%
60 minutes and over42515.5%8.2%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data2,735100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.30511.2%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.55020.1%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.67524.7%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.47017.2%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.33012.1%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.41515.2%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 data2,035100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence84541.5%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence1,08053.1%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1105.4%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data6,410100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,06563.4%56.8%
Movers2,34536.6%43.2%
Non-migrants80012.5%17.0%
Migrants1,54524.1%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,655100.0%100.0%
Non-movers6,00090.2%85.2%
Movers6559.8%14.8%
Non-migrants2654.0%8.5%
Migrants3905.9%6.3%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data3,410100.0%100.0%
Worked at home65019.1%26.5%
Worked outside Canada150.4%0.6%
No fixed workplace address70020.5%14.2%
Usual place of work2,04059.8%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
English only6,25593.2%88.1%
French only00.0%0.0%
English and French3655.4%6.5%
Neither English nor French901.3%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
English6,52597.2%93.2%
French600.9%1.0%
English and French300.4%0.5%
Neither English nor French901.3%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,57097.9%94.5%
Multiple responses1452.2%5.5%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,57598.0%93.8%
Multiple responses1402.1%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
None6,11091.1%75.2%
English1852.8%9.7%
French300.4%0.7%
Non-official language3355.0%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3355.0%11.2%
English and French50.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)150.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)100.1%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages200.3%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%
English5,67584.6%54.7%
French50.1%0.2%
Non-official language3154.7%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3154.7%15.1%
English and French300.4%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)6309.4%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)300.4%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages300.4%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 data3,860100.0%100.0%
English3,70596.0%87.4%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language350.9%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous350.9%2.9%
English and French200.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)952.5%8.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official 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 data3,860100.0%100.0%
None3,76097.4%92.1%
English100.3%1.9%
French100.3%0.6%
Non-official language551.4%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous551.4%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%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 languages00.0%0.8%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data1,420100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language503.5%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,37096.5%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% data1,060100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language353.3%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada100.9%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada252.4%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language1,02096.2%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data6,710100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data6,7106710.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.3%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.4%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.3%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income43.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data5,575
In the labour force3,655
Employed3,410
Unemployed250
Not in the labour force1,915
Participation rate (Rate)6665.6%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6161.2%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)76.8%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data5,570100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,95035.0%35.5%
Worked3,62065.0%64.5%
Worked full year full time1,98535.6%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,63529.4%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.8%40.9%

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