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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Surrey North British Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	125,963	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	111,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	12.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	46,808	...Data not available	...Data not available	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	42,557	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,806.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	44.88	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	125,965	63,510	62,450	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955
0 to 4 years	8,045	4,125	3,920	115,185	59,275	55,905
5 to 9 years	7,535	3,940	3,595	114,390	58,725	55,660
10 to 14 years	7,725	4,030	3,700	124,880	64,365	60,520
15 to 19 years	8,350	4,265	4,085	145,190	75,070	70,115
15 years	1,690	875	815	28,165	14,570	13,595
16 years	1,670	850	820	28,785	15,090	13,695
17 years	1,615	810	805	28,975	14,985	13,990
18 years	1,660	820	840	29,365	15,065	14,300
19 years	1,725	905	815	29,895	15,365	14,530
20 to 24 years	9,105	4,655	4,455	159,080	80,620	78,465
25 to 29 years	10,005	4,985	5,015	170,065	83,960	86,105
30 to 34 years	9,385	4,635	4,745	160,010	77,900	82,110
35 to 39 years	9,015	4,370	4,640	161,245	76,660	84,585
40 to 44 years	9,485	4,850	4,635	180,535	86,315	94,225
45 to 49 years	10,030	5,220	4,810	192,090	93,760	98,330
50 to 54 years	9,360	4,815	4,545	182,435	88,705	93,730
55 to 59 years	7,790	4,035	3,755	158,570	77,595	80,970
60 to 64 years	6,430	3,235	3,190	136,755	66,610	70,145
65 to 69 years	4,600	2,220	2,375	94,860	46,120	48,740
70 to 74 years	3,350	1,655	1,695	72,890	34,215	38,675
75 to 79 years	2,560	1,190	1,375	58,150	26,990	31,160
80 to 84 years	1,705	775	925	44,235	19,050	25,185
85 years and over	1,490	510	980	42,760	14,435	28,325
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	36.2	36.7	40.2	39.3	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.5	81.0	82.0	84.7	83.9	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	102,650	51,420	51,235	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner	57,550	28,800	28,755	1,106,575	551,405	555,175
Married (and not separated)	50,935	25,490	25,445	970,585	482,590	487,995
Living common law	6,620	3,310	3,310	135,995	68,815	67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,100	22,620	22,480	852,300	396,600	455,695
Single (never legally married)	30,440	17,210	13,235	586,885	313,200	273,680
Separated	3,225	1,430	1,795	48,835	19,980	28,855
Divorced	6,340	2,930	3,410	119,570	45,130	74,435
Widowed	5,095	1,055	4,040	97,010	18,290	78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	33,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	14,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	3,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	33,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	27,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	24,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	8,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	15,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	655	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	450	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	6,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	4,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	690	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	900	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	295	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	125	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	42,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	9,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	13,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	4,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	5,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	124,640	62,860	61,780	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families	21,175	11,470	9,705	421,375	196,635	224,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,815	1,975	2,840	63,575	23,920	39,660
Living with non-relatives only	5,895	3,670	2,225	106,050	57,060	48,990
Living alone	10,470	5,820	4,640	251,745	115,655	136,090
Number of census family persons	103,460	51,395	52,075	1,859,400	918,920	940,485
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	12,965	6,120	6,845	293,195	134,660	158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,425	1,515	2,910	99,835	29,055	70,780
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,525	385	1,140	21,470	4,520	16,955
Living with non-relatives only	350	200	150	5,995	2,860	3,135
Living alone	2,550	925	1,620	72,365	21,675	50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	8,540	4,595	3,940	193,360	105,610	87,750
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	42,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	29,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	22,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	18,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	7,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	11,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	7,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	3,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	925	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	12,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	10,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	42,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	11,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	26,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	680	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	3,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	9,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	13,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	42,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	10,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	11,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	6,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	6,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	124,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	124,885	62,965	61,920	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	119,795	60,465	59,325	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005
English	55,295	28,815	26,480	1,282,500	645,490	637,010
French	935	510	425	24,780	12,080	12,700
Non-official languages	63,560	31,140	32,420	923,825	434,530	489,295
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	15	20	330	155	175
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	30	15	15	235	115	120
Dene	0	0	0	20	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	60	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	62,955	30,835	32,120	917,155	431,300	485,855
African languages, n.i.e.	120	50	70	490	250	235
Afrikaans	20	10	10	1,255	625	630
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	375	190	185
Albanian	125	65	55	985	500	485
Amharic	135	60	75	1,065	520	545
Arabic	1,405	750	650	10,830	6,105	4,725
Armenian	20	15	5	980	500	480
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	345	150	195
Bengali	200	100	100	2,095	1,100	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	390	175	215	3,160	1,215	1,950
Bosnian	40	20	20	1,095	555	540
Bulgarian	30	15	10	1,670	815	860
Burmese	170	100	70	880	455	425
Cantonese	1,095	525	575	128,115	59,365	68,745
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,065	970	1,095	111,495	51,720	59,775
Creoles	110	50	60	485	235	250
Croatian	195	105	95	5,735	2,815	2,920
Czech	145	80	65	3,490	1,735	1,755
Danish	90	50	40	2,330	1,125	1,205
Dutch	280	150	130	8,305	3,990	4,315
Estonian	10	5	5	550	240	305
Finnish	80	30	50	2,030	800	1,230
Flemish	5	5	5	190	100	90
Fukien	30	15	20	1,850	815	1,035
German	955	470	490	26,935	12,750	14,185
Greek	130	80	45	5,000	2,620	2,375
Gujarati	295	140	155	6,175	2,855	3,320
Hakka	15	5	10	1,070	460	610
Hebrew	15	15	5	1,535	845	695
Hindi	5,120	2,480	2,645	22,955	11,005	11,945
Hungarian	390	205	180	5,865	2,875	2,985
Ilocano	325	135	190	3,355	1,330	2,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	395	225	170
Italian	235	135	105	16,215	8,195	8,015
Japanese	250	85	160	15,840	5,545	10,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	205	100	105	1,150	545	605
Korean	1,490	690	795	43,845	19,955	23,885
Kurdish	30	20	10	1,390	760	630
Lao	180	95	85	835	390	445
Latvian	5	0	0	350	175	175
Lingala	0	0	0	30	15	15
Lithuanian	5	0	5	260	115	145
Macedonian	5	0	5	190	90	105
Malay	135	60	70	3,215	1,490	1,725
Malayalam	115	55	55	1,250	625	620
Maltese	0	0	0	85	45	40
Mandarin	1,765	855	910	90,185	41,955	48,235
Marathi	15	10	10	385	195	185
Nepali	175	90	80	695	370	330
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	80	45	35	335	185	150
Norwegian	50	25	25	1,010	475	535
Oromo	30	15	10	220	125	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	27,755	13,855	13,895	139,230	69,140	70,085
Pashto	120	65	55	820	440	380
Persian (Farsi)	705	370	335	34,420	17,420	17,000
Polish	1,015	525	485	12,650	5,990	6,660
Portuguese	355	190	170	9,210	4,410	4,800
Romanian	210	105	100	6,885	3,395	3,485
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	120	50	75
Russian	500	230	270	15,420	7,135	8,280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	70	30	35
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	675	340	330
Serbian	140	90	55	5,990	3,070	2,915
Serbo-Croatian	20	5	15	1,210	570	645
Shanghainese	15	5	10	1,220	520	700
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	315	160	150
Sindhi	50	25	25	1,695	755	945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	200	100	100	1,230	630	595
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	150	135	755	390	360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	280	140	135
Slovak	110	45	60	2,330	1,030	1,300
Slovenian	25	15	10	590	280	310
Somali	160	75	85	915	460	450
Spanish	2,275	1,140	1,135	32,305	15,570	16,735
Swahili	85	45	40	575	295	280
Swedish	35	15	20	1,425	640	790
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5,575	2,430	3,145	58,500	23,510	34,995
Taiwanese	105	45	55	5,470	2,550	2,920
Tamil	140	75	65	2,915	1,535	1,385
Telugu	50	25	25	470	250	225
Thai	75	35	40	1,655	560	1,100
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	170	95	75
Tigrigna	30	20	10	510	250	265
Turkish	45	25	15	2,545	1,440	1,105
Ukrainian	240	105	135	4,260	1,805	2,455
Urdu	1,010	510	500	7,760	3,950	3,805
Vietnamese	2,320	1,070	1,250	21,690	10,165	11,525
Yiddish	0	0	0	290	145	145
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	570	290	280	6,340	3,075	3,270
Multiple responses	5,095	2,495	2,600	61,010	29,215	31,800
English and French	150	65	85	4,375	2,145	2,240
English and non-official language	4,775	2,350	2,430	53,235	25,490	27,745
French and non-official language	120	55	65	2,260	1,040	1,225
English, French and non-official language	45	25	20	1,135	545	595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	124,885	62,965	61,925	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
English only	110,450	56,645	53,805	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100
French only	85	40	45	1,270	575	690
English and French	4,550	2,200	2,345	164,780	73,445	91,335
Neither English nor French	9,805	4,075	5,725	128,460	52,785	75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	124,885	62,965	61,920	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805
English	113,550	58,090	55,455	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690
French	960	530	435	25,030	12,225	12,805
English and French	705	330	375	13,890	6,325	7,565
Neither English nor French	9,665	4,010	5,660	126,690	51,945	74,740
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,315	700	615	31,975	15,385	16,590
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	124,885	62,960	61,920	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	112,840	56,930	55,905	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345
English	68,335	35,050	33,290	1,568,165	778,030	790,135
French	275	145	130	8,410	4,025	4,385
Non-official languages	44,230	21,740	22,490	582,110	275,295	306,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	55	30	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	5	5	45	25	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	43,945	21,595	22,345	579,845	274,140	305,700
African languages, n.i.e.	45	25	30	160	75	85
Afrikaans	5	0	0	520	255	260
Akan (Twi)	15	5	5	105	50	55
Albanian	80	45	35	505	245	255
Amharic	50	20	25	500	220	280
Arabic	970	490	480	6,505	3,410	3,085
Armenian	10	10	5	435	220	210
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	40	50
Bengali	140	70	75	1,310	645	665
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	150	75	75	1,095	470	630
Bosnian	30	15	10	640	330	310
Bulgarian	15	5	5	985	480	510
Burmese	140	80	60	560	300	260
Cantonese	825	400	420	100,680	46,200	54,485
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,425	690	735	76,285	35,345	40,940
Creoles	75	40	40	275	125	145
Croatian	65	35	30	2,040	955	1,085
Czech	70	40	35	1,020	525	495
Danish	0	0	0	185	90	95
Dutch	20	10	10	725	335	390
Estonian	0	0	0	100	40	60
Finnish	10	5	5	445	185	260
Flemish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	15	5	10	680	305	370
German	115	60	60	3,485	1,635	1,855
Greek	40	25	15	1,755	840	915
Gujarati	180	90	95	2,910	1,270	1,645
Hakka	5	0	0	310	140	175
Hebrew	0	0	0	715	365	355
Hindi	2,995	1,440	1,555	11,685	5,550	6,135
Hungarian	145	65	75	1,785	855	930
Ilocano	105	50	55	1,085	490	600
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	145	75	70
Italian	50	20	25	4,570	2,020	2,550
Japanese	115	50	70	8,110	3,375	4,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	110	55	55	580	285	295
Korean	1,240	590	650	34,850	16,095	18,755
Kurdish	15	10	10	920	475	445
Lao	135	75	60	415	210	210
Latvian	0	0	0	80	35	40
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	5	0	0	50	25	25
Macedonian	0	0	5	115	60	55
Malay	75	45	35	1,265	635	630
Malayalam	50	25	20	610	310	300
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	0
Mandarin	1,530	760	775	75,385	35,675	39,710
Marathi	5	0	0	210	110	100
Nepali	120	60	55	460	240	220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	115	60	60
Norwegian	5	5	5	80	40	35
Oromo	25	10	10	135	70	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,770	11,335	11,435	103,895	51,410	52,485
Pashto	80	40	35	540	285	255
Persian (Farsi)	495	240	255	23,895	11,670	12,220
Polish	545	275	270	5,185	2,500	2,685
Portuguese	155	80	75	3,435	1,630	1,805
Romanian	90	45	45	3,575	1,765	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	15	70	25	40
Russian	365	175	185	10,050	4,860	5,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	270	135	135	460	225	230
Serbian	75	45	35	3,755	1,895	1,865
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	555	270	285
Shanghainese	15	5	10	545	255	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	470	265	205
Sindhi	20	10	10	660	285	375
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	50	60	530	260	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	245	130	115	610	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	55	20	35
Slovak	55	30	25	880	420	460
Slovenian	0	0	5	65	30	40
Somali	125	65	65	605	300	305
Spanish	1,440	710	725	17,105	8,345	8,760
Swahili	50	30	20	200	100	100
Swedish	5	0	5	260	125	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,885	1,315	1,570	26,830	11,720	15,110
Taiwanese	60	30	30	2,825	1,350	1,475
Tamil	90	45	40	1,880	965	915
Telugu	35	20	15	255	130	125
Thai	45	20	20	655	295	360
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	90	50	35
Tigrigna	10	5	5	260	120	140
Turkish	10	10	10	1,245	655	595
Ukrainian	65	30	35	705	315	390
Urdu	735	370	370	5,045	2,505	2,535
Vietnamese	1,750	795	955	14,925	7,005	7,920
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	280	135	140	2,215	1,120	1,095
Multiple responses	12,045	6,030	6,010	133,430	63,970	69,460
English and French	90	40	45	2,620	1,265	1,355
English and non-official language	11,750	5,895	5,850	128,365	61,585	66,775
French and non-official language	85	45	40	730	355	375
English, French and non-official language	120	45	75	1,720	765	955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	124,885	62,965	61,925	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
None	95,165	48,265	46,895	1,813,090	892,790	920,300
Single responses	29,290	14,490	14,805	470,395	224,500	245,895
English	15,140	7,655	7,485	211,820	103,680	108,145
French	595	325	265	18,930	8,650	10,280
Non-official languages	13,560	6,510	7,050	239,645	112,175	127,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	15	200	90	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	20	5	15	145	70	75
Dene	5	0	0	10	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	5	0	5	35	15	20
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	13,320	6,410	6,915	236,710	110,835	125,875
African languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	220	125	95
Afrikaans	10	10	5	685	330	360
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	205	110	100
Albanian	25	10	10	325	160	165
Amharic	70	30	40	380	180	200
Arabic	340	180	160	3,135	1,810	1,325
Armenian	10	10	0	295	145	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	150	65	85
Bengali	50	30	25	480	230	250
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	110	45	60	745	300	445
Bosnian	5	5	5	330	165	165
Bulgarian	10	5	5	405	180	220
Burmese	25	15	10	220	105	115
Cantonese	290	125	165	27,690	13,220	14,470
Chinese, n.o.s.	380	165	215	18,575	8,865	9,715
Creoles	55	30	25	355	175	180
Croatian	75	35	40	2,360	1,190	1,165
Czech	50	25	25	1,250	565	685
Danish	30	15	15	820	375	445
Dutch	60	35	30	2,570	1,125	1,445
Estonian	5	5	0	155	70	80
Finnish	30	10	20	670	270	405
Flemish	5	5	5	55	30	25
Fukien	10	0	5	655	290	370
German	300	150	150	9,705	4,415	5,285
Greek	70	40	35	2,705	1,370	1,335
Gujarati	95	45	50	2,990	1,395	1,600
Hakka	0	0	0	300	130	170
Hebrew	10	5	5	910	480	430
Hindi	2,135	1,050	1,080	11,660	5,670	5,990
Hungarian	110	55	50	1,785	845	940
Ilocano	85	30	55	820	315	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	150	75	80
Italian	105	60	50	6,655	3,290	3,365
Japanese	130	60	75	6,870	2,760	4,110
Khmer (Cambodian)	55	30	30	290	130	160
Korean	145	70	70	6,030	2,715	3,315
Kurdish	10	5	0	265	160	110
Lao	55	30	25	300	145	160
Latvian	0	0	0	65	25	45
Lingala	5	0	0	50	20	30
Lithuanian	0	5	0	80	35	45
Macedonian	0	0	0	40	15	20
Malay	55	25	25	1,265	585	685
Malayalam	40	20	20	435	215	225
Maltese	0	0	0	35	15	25
Mandarin	255	115	135	16,745	7,640	9,105
Marathi	5	0	5	115	60	55
Nepali	30	20	15	120	65	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	25	15	195	115	85
Norwegian	10	5	5	330	150	180
Oromo	0	0	0	40	30	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,195	1,590	1,605	26,855	13,370	13,485
Pashto	20	10	10	205	105	100
Persian (Farsi)	130	70	55	6,510	3,465	3,050
Polish	270	135	135	3,990	1,805	2,180
Portuguese	160	75	85	3,585	1,655	1,925
Romanian	70	30	35	1,955	920	1,040
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	35	20	15
Russian	85	35	50	3,470	1,550	1,925
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	155	85	70
Serbian	35	20	10	1,595	835	765
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	360	155	200
Shanghainese	5	5	0	475	210	260
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	345	130	215
Sindhi	10	5	5	890	380	510
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	40	30	510	250	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	60	30	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	50	45
Slovak	30	10	20	760	290	465
Slovenian	5	5	5	165	70	90
Somali	40	20	20	325	170	155
Spanish	745	380	365	14,470	7,085	7,385
Swahili	55	25	30	425	205	220
Swedish	20	10	10	670	300	365
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,850	760	1,085	21,495	8,110	13,385
Taiwanese	40	15	20	2,585	1,235	1,350
Tamil	60	30	30	815	430	380
Telugu	0	5	0	160	85	75
Thai	30	15	15	670	230	440
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	35	20	15
Tigrigna	10	5	5	160	75	85
Turkish	30	20	10	895	495	400
Ukrainian	65	25	35	965	425	540
Urdu	205	110	100	2,165	1,120	1,045
Vietnamese	490	235	255	5,085	2,475	2,610
Yiddish	5	0	0	75	35	40
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	215	95	120	2,730	1,240	1,490
Multiple responses	430	205	225	8,635	4,025	4,610
English and French	55	35	20	890	400	485
English and non-official language	215	105	110	3,990	1,920	2,075
French and non-official language	155	65	90	3,690	1,675	2,010
English, French and non-official language	5	0	5	60	20	35

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Surrey North, British Columbia (Code 59028) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 29, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	CSV (691 KB)	TAB (723 KB)
Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: Surrey North (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), British Columbia

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Map: Surrey North, Federal electoral district (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Greater Vancouver, Regional district, Census Division (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey North (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Surrey North

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Surrey North (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Surrey North (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Surrey North (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order), British Columbia, 2011

Related data: Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 Census

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