Metro Vancouver Census Atlas

Yaletown (south-southwest)

Census Tract 0059.08 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Yaletown (south-southwest) is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, in Metro Vancouver. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 7,131 living in private households. 41.5% 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 18.9%. 56.7% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 44.5% of the population, compared with 41.8% citywide. Median household income before tax was $98,000 in 2020, compared with $90,000 for Metro Vancouver. 46.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.35 km², giving a population density of 20,616 people per square kilometre (Metro Vancouver averages about 879).

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Population7,1312021, private households
Visible minority41.5%Metro Vancouver 54.5%
Caucasian56.7%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants44.5%Metro Vancouver 41.8%
Median household income$98,000Metro Vancouver $90,000
Renter households46.1%Metro Vancouver 37.8%
Density20,616 /km²7,131 people over 0.35 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Population, 20217,131
Population, 20166,976
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202122.2%7.3%
Total private dwellings3,842
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3,579
Population density per square kilometre21,12921128.9%918.0%
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data7,135100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years77510.9%14.1%
0 to 4 years2954.1%4.3%
5 to 9 years2453.4%4.7%
10 to 14 years2353.3%5.0%
15 to 64 years4,82067.6%68.5%
15 to 19 years2203.1%5.2%
20 to 24 years3154.4%6.6%
25 to 29 years4856.8%7.6%
30 to 34 years6108.5%7.9%
35 to 39 years5708.0%7.5%
40 to 44 years4956.9%6.7%
45 to 49 years5107.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years5657.9%6.9%
55 to 59 years5307.4%7.0%
60 to 64 years5207.3%6.4%
65 years and over1,53521.5%17.4%
65 to 69 years4556.4%5.5%
70 to 74 years4306.0%4.6%
75 to 79 years2753.9%3.0%
80 to 84 years2002.8%2.1%
85 years and over1802.5%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 years1110.9%14.1%
15 to 64 years6867.6%68.5%
65 years and over2221.5%17.4%
85 years and over22.5%2.2%
Average age of the population (Average)4645.5%41.7%
Median age of the population4646.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data3,580100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%27.7%
Semi-detached house00.0%2.1%
Row house1955.4%10.2%
Apartment or flat in a duplex50.1%16.1%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys501.4%24.5%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys3,33093.0%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 data3,580100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1504.2%11.5%
1961 to 1980651.8%23.3%
1981 to 19901654.6%14.5%
1991 to 20002,48569.4%16.6%
2001 to 200555015.4%6.6%
2006 to 20101153.2%8.8%
2011 to 2015351.0%8.1%
2016 to 2021150.4%10.5%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
Condominium3,19089.1%32.5%
Not condominium39010.9%67.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms250.7%2.1%
1 bedroom1,10530.9%22.2%
2 bedrooms1,82050.8%27.9%
3 bedrooms61017.0%21.7%
4 or more bedrooms200.6%26.1%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms2,28563.8%46.6%
5 rooms67518.9%13.5%
6 rooms38010.6%10.0%
7 rooms1704.7%8.2%
8 or more rooms752.1%21.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)44.1%5.4%

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed3,42095.5%94.7%
Major repairs needed1654.6%5.3%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data3,545100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs2,26563.9%70.2%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs1,28036.1%29.8%
30% to less than 100%95026.8%24.7%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data3,580100.0%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 data3,210100.0%100.0%
In core need51516.0%16.9%
Not in core need2,70084.1%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 data1,930
% of owner households with a mortgage5049.5%59.2%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3333.3%24.4%
% in core housing need1414.1%10.9%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,680$1,620
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,312$1,980
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,300,000$1,050,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,516,000$1,304,000

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,645
% of tenant households in subsidized housing1919.1%11.1%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs4039.8%38.5%
% in core housing need1818.2%27.2%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,220$1,500
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,236$1,624

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,03596.9%96.7%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data6,04597.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,000$37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data5,51588.5%86.6%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,000$36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,16066.8%70.2%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,200$39,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4,40570.7%79.2%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,900$8,600
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data4056.5%8.3%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,53024.6%28.3%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,04097.0%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$82,100$56,650
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data6,04097.0%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$62,500$46,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data5,49088.1%86.6%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$82,400$53,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,15566.7%70.2%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$77,100$53,650
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data4,41570.9%79.1%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,780$10,310
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3956.3%8.3%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,560$6,490
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,46523.5%28.2%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,660$9,390

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data2,035
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,000$113,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$100,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)32.6%3.1%
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data2,050
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$141,000
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,500$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 data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,13034.2%32.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$66,500
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,800$82,600
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,49524.0%28.5%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,000$19,000
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,160$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)9191.2%85.0%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6564.6%68.8%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)98.7%14.9%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.5%1.0%
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)33.4%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% data6,230100.0%100.0%
Without total income1903.0%3.3%
With total income6,04097.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)64010.6%10.6%
$10,000 to $19,9995759.5%11.5%
$20,000 to $29,99972011.9%15.1%
$30,000 to $39,9995258.7%12.0%
$40,000 to $49,9994457.4%10.3%
$50,000 to $59,9994257.0%8.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993856.4%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993205.3%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9993105.1%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9992203.6%3.4%
$100,000 and over1,48524.6%12.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,230100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1853.0%3.3%
With after-tax income6,04097.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)68511.3%11.0%
$10,000 to $19,99961510.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99977012.7%16.9%
$30,000 to $39,99961010.1%13.9%
$40,000 to $49,9995459.0%11.8%
$50,000 to $59,9995058.4%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9994156.9%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9993455.7%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9993405.6%3.7%
$90,000 to $99,9992003.3%2.5%
$100,000 and over1,01516.8%7.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,230100.0%100.0%
Without employment income2,07533.3%29.8%
With employment income4,16066.8%70.2%
Under $5,000 (including loss)56013.5%13.0%
$5,000 to $9,9992856.9%8.3%
$10,000 to $19,9993809.1%11.6%
$20,000 to $29,9992856.9%8.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992155.2%8.6%
$40,000 to $49,9992556.1%8.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992556.1%8.1%
$60,000 to $69,9992806.7%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992105.0%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9992205.3%4.5%
$90,000 to $99,9991704.1%3.7%
$100,000 and over1,04525.1%12.7%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,83593.7%93.4%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,85594.0%93.6%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$34,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data5,43087.2%85.3%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,400$37,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data4,18567.2%71.2%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,400$38,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,44055.2%62.3%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,500$3,040
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1953.1%4.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,400$5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,78592.9%93.4%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$86,600$54,250
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,80593.2%93.5%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$64,800$44,440
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data5,37086.2%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$88,900$54,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data4,13066.3%71.2%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$76,300$52,300
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,50056.2%62.2%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,820$7,120
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2003.2%4.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,100$7,320

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data2,00532.2%32.2%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$61,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,300$76,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37022.0%26.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,400$25,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,960$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)9595.2%91.2%
Employment income (%) (Rate)6362.8%73.6%
Government transfers (%) (Rate)54.8%8.7%
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)00.4%0.7%

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data1,035
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$99,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$87,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)22.0%2.0%
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,035
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$178,000$125,700
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,800$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% data645
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,000$141,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)43.6%4.1%
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data650
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$174,400$169,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,400$138,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data285
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)$60,800$67,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)22.3%2.6%
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data290
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$88,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$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% data1,760
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,000$40,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$36,800
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,710
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$93,300$52,650
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,700$44,160

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years90512.9%17.3%
0 to 5 years3454.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,68066.8%65.8%
65 years and over1,41520.2%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1,040
0 to 17 years135
0 to 5 years45
18 to 64 years660
65 years and over250
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)1514.9%11.1%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1515.0%11.6%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)1313.2%11.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1414.1%10.2%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)1717.4%14.3%

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years91013.0%17.3%
0 to 5 years3454.9%5.3%
18 to 64 years4,68066.8%65.9%
65 years and over1,42020.3%16.8%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)730
0 to 17 years95
0 to 5 years30
18 to 64 years530
65 years and over110
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)1010.5%7.7%
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)1010.0%6.9%
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)109.5%6.0%
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)1111.3%8.4%
65 years and over (%) (Rate)88.0%5.9%

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data3,580100.0%100.0%
1 person1,39539.0%29.0%
2 persons1,38538.7%31.8%
3 persons43012.0%15.7%
4 persons3058.5%14.0%
5 or more persons651.8%9.4%
Number of persons in private households7,005100.0%100.0%
Average household size (Average)22.0%2.5%

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data6,355100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law3,57556.3%56.5%
Married2,89045.5%48.5%
Living common-law68510.8%8.0%
Not married and not living common-law2,78543.8%43.5%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,80528.4%30.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated1352.1%2.4%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced5608.8%5.9%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2804.4%4.6%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household type - 100% data3,575100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,91553.6%55.7%
Couple-family households1,64045.9%47.9%
One-parent-family households2757.7%7.8%
Multigenerational households250.7%4.7%
Multiple-census-family households100.3%1.1%
One-census-family households with additional persons351.0%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1905.3%5.6%
One-person households1,39539.0%29.0%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data3,580
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$90,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$79,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data3,580
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$138,600$117,300
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,500$96,800

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data3,580100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001353.8%1.9%
$5,000 to $9,999351.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999451.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999702.0%2.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991353.8%3.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991103.1%2.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991103.1%3.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991203.4%3.4%
$40,000 to $44,9991052.9%3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999802.2%3.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991754.9%6.5%
$60,000 to $69,9991855.2%6.4%
$70,000 to $79,9991704.7%6.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991754.9%5.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991754.9%5.3%
$100,000 and over1,75048.9%44.7%
$100,000 to $124,99936510.2%11.3%
$125,000 to $149,9992757.7%8.9%
$150,000 to $199,99941511.6%11.5%
$200,000 and over69019.3%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% data3,580100.0%100.0%
Under $5,0001604.5%2.2%
$5,000 to $9,999401.1%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999451.3%1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999802.2%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991454.1%4.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991203.4%3.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991303.6%3.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991253.5%3.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991253.5%3.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991002.8%3.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992105.9%7.7%
$60,000 to $69,9992055.7%7.4%
$70,000 to $79,9992406.7%6.9%
$80,000 to $89,9992105.9%6.4%
$90,000 to $99,9991754.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over1,47041.1%37.5%
$100,000 to $124,99939010.9%11.9%
$125,000 to $149,9993008.4%8.6%
$150,000 and over77521.6%17.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
Owner1,93053.9%62.1%
Renter1,65046.1%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% data2,010100.0%100.0%
2 persons1,29564.4%49.6%
3 persons38519.2%23.1%
4 persons28514.2%20.8%
5 or more persons452.2%6.5%
Average size of census families (Average)22.5%2.9%
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)21.5%1.7%
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data2,010100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,71585.3%84.9%
Married couples1,37568.4%72.3%
Common-law couples34517.2%12.6%
Total one-parent families29514.7%15.1%
in which the parent is a woman+24512.2%12.1%
in which the parent is a man+502.5%3.0%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in census families5,11573.0%79.5%
Married spouses or common-law partners3,43049.0%47.2%
Parents in one-parent families2954.2%4.2%
Children1,38519.8%28.1%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,89027.0%20.5%
Living alone1,39519.9%11.6%
Living with other relatives1351.9%3.2%
Living with non-relatives only3605.1%5.6%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data1,395
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data1,385

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

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data2,180
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data2,190

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,72038.8%44.5%
In bottom decile96513.8%11.0%
In second decile5407.7%8.4%
In third decile4155.9%8.1%
In fourth decile3955.6%8.3%
In fifth decile4005.7%8.8%
In top half of the distribution4,28561.2%55.5%
In sixth decile5257.5%9.2%
In seventh decile5457.8%9.9%
In eighth decile6208.9%10.7%
In ninth decile84012.0%11.9%
In top decile1,76025.1%13.8%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room3,49097.5%95.9%
More than one person per room952.7%4.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
Suitable3,35593.7%91.9%
Not suitable2256.3%8.1%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household2,14559.9%49.2%
Two-maintainer household1,35037.7%43.1%
Three-or-more-maintainer household802.2%7.7%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data3,580100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years1052.9%3.0%
25 to 34 years49513.8%15.5%
35 to 44 years62517.5%18.2%
45 to 54 years69519.4%18.9%
55 to 64 years70519.7%19.4%
65 to 74 years58016.2%14.6%
75 to 84 years2557.1%7.5%
85 years and over1203.4%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'1,54043.0%39.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only1,15532.3%26.1%
Not suitable only1403.9%5.8%
Major repairs needed only1052.9%3.3%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'752.1%1.8%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'451.3%1.5%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'100.3%0.4%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.1%
Acceptable housing2,04557.1%61.0%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,90541.5%54.5%
South Asian3104.4%14.2%
Chinese1,32518.9%19.6%
Black550.8%1.6%
Filipino1001.4%5.5%
Arab1001.4%0.9%
Latin American1351.9%2.0%
Southeast Asian450.6%2.2%
West Asian3555.1%2.5%
Korean1702.4%2.4%
Japanese1402.0%1.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.4%0.6%
Multiple visible minorities1552.2%1.9%
Not a visible minority4,10058.5%45.5%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Buddhist2002.9%2.7%
Christian2,04029.1%33.1%
Christian, n.o.s.4306.1%8.7%
Anabaptist100.1%0.3%
Anglican1752.5%2.0%
Baptist550.8%1.0%
Catholic84512.1%13.7%
Christian Orthodox2753.9%1.4%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran350.5%0.7%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)150.2%0.1%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.7%
Presbyterian200.3%0.5%
Reformed00.0%0.2%
United Church801.1%1.8%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions851.2%1.7%
Hindu400.6%2.6%
Jewish2303.3%0.8%
Muslim4256.1%4.2%
Sikh450.6%8.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions751.1%0.9%
No religion and secular perspectives3,93556.2%47.1%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Canadian3555.1%6.7%
English97513.9%14.0%
Irish6158.8%9.1%
Scottish78011.1%10.8%
French, n.o.s.3705.3%4.2%
German5708.1%7.1%
Chinese1,23017.6%18.2%
Italian2854.1%3.2%
Indian (India)2253.2%8.2%
Ukrainian3254.6%3.1%
Dutch1251.8%2.5%
Polish2653.8%2.2%
Québécois150.2%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2203.1%3.0%
Filipino1201.7%5.4%
French Canadian150.2%0.6%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.1101.6%1.3%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.600.9%0.9%
Métis250.4%0.8%
European, n.o.s.1452.1%1.6%
Russian2954.2%2.0%
Norwegian1502.1%1.7%
Welsh600.9%1.4%
Portuguese200.3%0.9%
American901.3%1.0%
Spanish1151.6%1.4%
Swedish550.8%1.3%
Hungarian701.0%0.8%
Acadian00.0%0.1%
Pakistani650.9%0.6%
African, n.o.s.200.3%0.4%
Jewish1802.6%0.9%
Punjabi200.3%2.7%
Vietnamese150.2%1.6%
Arab, n.o.s.400.6%0.4%
Greek801.1%0.6%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.751.1%1.6%
Cree, n.o.s.350.5%0.2%
Korean1502.1%2.4%
Romanian600.9%0.6%
Lebanese400.6%0.2%
Iranian2854.1%1.8%
Christian, n.i.e.150.2%0.3%
Danish751.1%0.7%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.1%0.2%
Sikh00.0%2.0%
Austrian550.8%0.7%
Belgian150.2%0.3%
Haitian00.0%0.0%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican600.9%0.8%
Mennonite200.3%0.2%
Swiss150.2%0.4%
Finnish400.6%0.5%
Sri Lankan300.4%0.2%
Croatian1151.6%0.6%
Japanese1652.4%1.5%
South Asian, n.o.s.400.6%0.6%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.150.2%0.4%
Muslim200.3%0.3%
Egyptian200.3%0.2%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.2%0.3%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic300.4%0.4%
Colombian250.4%0.2%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech400.6%0.4%
Syrian00.0%0.2%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.100.1%0.1%
Serbian2854.1%0.4%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger1051.5%1.1%
Ontarian100.1%0.0%
Persian1402.0%0.7%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian150.2%0.1%
Turkish250.4%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi150.2%0.1%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian200.3%0.4%
Nigerian150.2%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak100.1%0.2%
Eastern European, n.o.s.300.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.1%
Taiwanese1051.5%1.4%
Iraqi150.2%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.0%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.200.3%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%
Lithuanian150.2%0.1%
South African250.4%0.3%
Australian350.5%0.3%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean200.3%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.0%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.1%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian100.1%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.0%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian150.2%0.0%
Slovenian100.1%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.150.2%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati100.1%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.1%
African Canadian00.0%0.0%
Israeli350.5%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian250.4%0.1%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.0%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American100.1%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.450.6%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.0%
Bosnian500.7%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 Irish150.2%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.100.1%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%
Fijian00.0%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%
Byelorussian300.4%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 Zealander100.1%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian150.2%0.2%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian150.2%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%
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 data7,005100.0%100.0%
First generation3,57051.0%48.2%
Second generation1,65523.6%24.3%
Third generation or more1,77525.3%27.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1301.9%2.4%
Single Indigenous responses1101.6%2.3%
Multiple Indigenous responses200.3%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous identity6,87598.1%97.6%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian350.5%0.9%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian6,96599.4%99.1%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,005100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)200.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)200.3%0.7%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1402.0%2.0%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1402.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only6,84097.6%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,000100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,50550.1%53.1%
Immigrants3,11544.5%41.8%
Before 19804756.8%6.1%
1980 to 19903154.5%4.9%
1991 to 200098514.1%9.8%
2001 to 20106959.9%10.0%
2011 to 20216509.3%11.1%
Non-permanent residents3805.4%5.1%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
Americas2758.8%7.0%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia301.0%0.4%
El Salvador00.0%0.4%
Guyana00.0%0.1%
Haiti00.0%0.0%
Jamaica00.0%0.2%
Mexico250.8%0.9%
Peru150.5%0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago100.3%0.2%
United States of America1504.8%2.5%
Other places of birth in Americas401.3%1.3%
Europe93530.0%14.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina953.0%0.3%
Croatia200.6%0.3%
France351.1%0.4%
Germany652.1%1.1%
Greece100.3%0.2%
Hungary150.5%0.3%
Italy451.4%0.8%
Netherlands00.0%0.5%
Poland301.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%0.4%
Romania401.3%0.7%
Russian Federation752.4%0.9%
Serbia1555.0%0.3%
Ukraine652.1%0.7%
United Kingdom1705.4%4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe1103.5%2.5%
Africa1454.6%3.5%
Algeria00.0%0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.1%
Egypt150.5%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 of401.3%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa802.6%1.6%
Asia1,71054.8%72.4%
Afghanistan00.0%0.5%
Iran37512.0%4.0%
Iraq150.5%0.6%
Lebanon150.5%0.2%
Syria00.0%0.4%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China44014.1%18.8%
Hong Kong3009.6%7.0%
Korea, South1203.8%3.9%
Taiwan1003.2%3.6%
Philippines702.2%10.0%
Viet Nam00.0%2.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.2%
India401.3%13.9%
Pakistan200.6%1.0%
Sri Lanka200.6%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia1705.4%5.0%
Oceania and other places of birth501.6%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 data390100.0%100.0%
Americas6516.7%10.8%
Europe10526.9%11.7%
Africa00.0%4.8%
Asia20051.3%71.1%
Oceania and other256.4%1.7%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data7,000100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens6,01085.9%83.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 1881511.6%15.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over5,19074.1%67.9%
Not Canadian citizens99514.2%16.4%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data3,120100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1906.1%7.5%
5 to 14 years43013.8%15.4%
15 to 24 years49515.9%18.6%
25 to 44 years1,59051.0%46.1%
45 years and over42013.5%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 data2,640100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,80568.4%59.5%
Principal applicants80030.3%24.2%
Secondary applicants1,00538.1%35.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family52519.9%30.4%
Refugees2609.8%8.7%
Other immigrants501.9%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 data2,640100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission803.0%2.6%
Work permits only before admission35013.3%10.6%
Study permits only before admission1254.7%3.6%
Work and study permits before admission1555.9%6.3%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience1,93073.1%76.6%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree3004.8%12.1%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1,26020.2%27.7%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree4,67075.0%60.2%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,30020.9%25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher3,37054.1%35.2%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,235100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree501.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate68016.1%22.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,50582.8%70.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level85520.2%27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,65062.6%43.2%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3305.3%13.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate5,90094.7%86.8%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data4,230100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate551.3%7.6%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate4,18098.8%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 data4,235100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree72517.1%29.5%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree3,50082.6%70.5%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data4,045100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable802.0%2.2%
All classes of workers3,97098.1%97.8%
Employee2,91071.9%81.0%
Self-employed1,06026.2%16.7%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data4,045100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable802.0%2.2%
All occupations3,97098.1%97.8%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations1704.2%1.4%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations93523.1%18.7%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations62515.5%9.3%
3 Health occupations3358.3%7.0%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services50512.5%11.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport3057.5%5.1%
6 Sales and service occupations77019.0%24.9%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2756.8%15.5%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.4%1.3%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities300.7%3.1%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data4,045100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable802.0%2.2%
All industries3,97098.1%97.8%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting200.5%0.9%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction401.0%0.3%
22 Utilities250.6%0.6%
23 Construction1553.8%7.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1353.3%5.7%
41 Wholesale trade1353.3%3.7%
44-45 Retail trade3107.7%10.9%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing902.2%5.9%
51 Information and cultural industries2656.6%3.7%
52 Finance and insurance2806.9%4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing1754.3%2.6%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services85521.1%10.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises200.5%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1152.8%4.1%
61 Educational services2957.3%7.5%
62 Health care and social assistance43010.6%11.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation1102.7%2.2%
72 Accommodation and food services2004.9%6.6%
81 Other services (except public administration)1152.8%4.2%
91 Public administration1704.2%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 data2,065100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,05050.8%74.7%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,01549.2%68.1%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger351.7%6.6%
Public transit33516.2%14.9%
Walked60529.3%6.4%
Bicycle351.7%1.9%
Other method502.4%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 data2,065100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes55526.9%20.7%
15 to 29 minutes80539.0%34.9%
30 to 44 minutes47022.8%26.4%
45 to 59 minutes1406.8%9.9%
60 minutes and over904.4%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 data2,065100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.602.9%6.4%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.24011.6%15.2%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.44021.3%22.5%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.63030.5%21.7%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.49023.7%18.9%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.1959.4%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 data1,755100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,26572.1%46.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence43524.8%51.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence301.7%1.7%
Commute to a different province or territory301.7%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data6,690100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,62054.1%56.8%
Movers3,07045.9%43.2%
Non-migrants1,33520.0%17.0%
Migrants1,73525.9%26.2%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data6,965100.0%100.0%
Non-movers5,73082.3%85.2%
Movers1,23517.7%14.8%
Non-migrants76511.0%8.5%
Migrants4706.7%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 data3,735100.0%100.0%
Worked at home1,64544.0%26.5%
Worked outside Canada250.7%0.6%
No fixed workplace address3058.2%14.2%
Usual place of work1,76047.1%58.8%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
English only6,13087.5%88.1%
French only50.1%0.0%
English and French6909.9%6.5%
Neither English nor French1802.6%5.4%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
English6,63594.7%93.2%
French1151.6%1.0%
English and French751.1%0.5%
Neither English nor French1752.5%5.3%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,67095.2%94.5%
Multiple responses3354.8%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% data7,005100.0%100.0%
Single responses6,61594.4%93.8%
Multiple responses3905.6%6.2%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
None5,17073.8%75.2%
English6058.6%9.7%
French650.9%0.7%
Non-official language90012.8%11.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous90012.8%11.2%
English and French100.1%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)901.3%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)550.8%0.3%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages1001.4%1.2%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%
English3,95556.5%54.7%
French250.4%0.2%
Non-official language85012.1%15.1%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous85012.1%15.1%
English and French801.1%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)1,92027.4%27.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)851.2%0.6%
Multiple non-official languages851.2%1.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data4,325100.0%100.0%
English3,97591.9%87.4%
French100.2%0.1%
Non-official language451.0%2.9%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous451.0%2.9%
English and French801.8%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)2054.7%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 data4,325100.0%100.0%
None4,08094.3%92.1%
English451.0%1.9%
French701.6%0.6%
Non-official language902.1%4.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous902.1%4.2%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.3%
French and non-official language(s)100.2%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages350.8%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% data930100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language859.1%6.0%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language84090.3%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% data615100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language609.8%6.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada355.7%3.9%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada254.1%2.5%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language55590.2%93.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data7,005100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data7,0057005.0%2607015.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.5%0.4%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.5%0.5%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.4%0.3%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income66.5%4.3%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareMetro Vancouver
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data6,230
In the labour force4,050
Employed3,735
Unemployed315
Not in the labour force2,185
Participation rate (Rate)6565.0%65.7%
Employment rate (Rate)6060.0%60.0%
Unemployment rate (Rate)87.8%8.6%
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data6,230100.0%100.0%
Did not work2,14534.4%35.5%
Worked4,08565.6%64.5%
Worked full year full time2,36037.9%33.9%
Worked part year and/or part time1,72527.7%30.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)4241.8%40.9%

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