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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--Newton British Columbia (Federal electoral district, 2013 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}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	..Data not available	...Data not available	...Data not available	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	..Data not available	...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}	105,180	52,320	52,860	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955
0 to 4 years	7,375	3,860	3,515	115,185	59,275	55,905
5 to 9 years	7,150	3,675	3,470	114,390	58,725	55,660
10 to 14 years	7,360	3,885	3,475	124,880	64,365	60,520
15 to 19 years	7,405	3,875	3,530	145,190	75,070	70,115
15 years	1,505	790	720	28,165	14,570	13,595
16 years	1,540	825	715	28,785	15,090	13,695
17 years	1,465	760	705	28,975	14,985	13,990
18 years	1,460	775	685	29,365	15,065	14,300
19 years	1,430	725	705	29,895	15,365	14,530
20 to 24 years	6,910	3,545	3,370	159,080	80,620	78,465
25 to 29 years	8,205	3,995	4,210	170,065	83,960	86,105
30 to 34 years	8,100	3,870	4,235	160,010	77,900	82,110
35 to 39 years	7,840	3,730	4,105	161,245	76,660	84,585
40 to 44 years	7,595	3,770	3,830	180,535	86,315	94,225
45 to 49 years	7,330	3,700	3,630	192,090	93,760	98,330
50 to 54 years	6,795	3,380	3,415	182,435	88,705	93,730
55 to 59 years	6,175	3,020	3,155	158,570	77,595	80,970
60 to 64 years	5,580	2,690	2,890	136,755	66,610	70,145
65 to 69 years	4,070	2,010	2,065	94,860	46,120	48,740
70 to 74 years	3,030	1,415	1,610	72,890	34,215	38,675
75 to 79 years	1,980	940	1,040	58,150	26,990	31,160
80 to 84 years	1,315	600	715	44,235	19,050	25,185
85 years and over	955	365	590	42,760	14,435	28,325
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	35.0	34.3	35.7	40.2	39.3	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	79.2	78.2	80.2	84.7	83.9	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	83,300	40,900	42,400	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner	52,190	26,090	26,100	1,106,575	551,405	555,175
Married (and not separated)	48,845	24,420	24,420	970,585	482,590	487,995
Living common law	3,345	1,665	1,680	135,995	68,815	67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	31,110	14,805	16,300	852,300	396,600	455,695
Single (never legally married)	21,070	11,645	9,420	586,885	313,200	273,680
Separated	2,155	905	1,245	48,835	19,980	28,855
Divorced	3,830	1,470	2,365	119,570	45,130	74,435
Widowed	4,055	780	3,270	97,010	18,290	78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	29,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	6,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	3,750	...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}	29,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	25,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	23,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	7,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	15,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	730	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	335	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	255	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	140	...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	4,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	540	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	780	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	480	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	225	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	38,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	8,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	12,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	4,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	7,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	4,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...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	104,755	52,085	52,670	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families	11,780	5,570	6,215	421,375	196,635	224,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	4,135	1,555	2,580	63,575	23,920	39,660
Living with non-relatives only	2,480	1,495	985	106,050	57,060	48,990
Living alone	5,165	2,520	2,650	251,745	115,655	136,090
Number of census family persons	92,970	46,520	46,455	1,859,400	918,920	940,485
Average number of persons per census family	3.2	...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	11,190	5,270	5,920	293,195	134,660	158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	3,390	950	2,440	99,835	29,055	70,780
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,665	405	1,255	21,470	4,520	16,955
Living with non-relatives only	185	90	95	5,995	2,860	3,135
Living alone	1,540	450	1,085	72,365	21,675	50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	7,805	4,320	3,485	193,360	105,610	87,750
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	30,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	24,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	17,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	14,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	6,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	2,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	400	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	535	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	6,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	5,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	950	...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}	30,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	8,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	610	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	21,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	520	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	4,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	15	...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}	30,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	5,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	7,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	5,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	3,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	4,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	104,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.4	...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}	104,850	52,150	52,700	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	100,735	50,075	50,665	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005
English	36,835	18,585	18,250	1,282,500	645,490	637,010
French	575	265	305	24,780	12,080	12,700
Non-official languages	63,325	31,215	32,110	923,825	434,530	489,295
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	10	330	155	175
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	0	5	235	115	120
Dene	5	0	0	20	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	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}	63,015	31,075	31,945	917,155	431,300	485,855
African languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	490	250	235
Afrikaans	10	5	5	1,255	625	630
Akan (Twi)	30	15	15	375	190	185
Albanian	20	5	10	985	500	485
Amharic	75	30	40	1,065	520	545
Arabic	540	290	255	10,830	6,105	4,725
Armenian	5	0	5	980	500	480
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	345	150	195
Bengali	135	70	65	2,095	1,100	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	140	60	85	3,160	1,215	1,950
Bosnian	30	15	15	1,095	555	540
Bulgarian	10	5	5	1,670	815	860
Burmese	15	5	10	880	455	425
Cantonese	475	210	265	128,115	59,365	68,745
Chinese, n.o.s.	680	310	370	111,495	51,720	59,775
Creoles	50	25	25	485	235	250
Croatian	65	40	30	5,735	2,815	2,920
Czech	65	30	35	3,490	1,735	1,755
Danish	45	20	25	2,330	1,125	1,205
Dutch	175	80	95	8,305	3,990	4,315
Estonian	5	0	0	550	240	305
Finnish	35	20	20	2,030	800	1,230
Flemish	5	0	0	190	100	90
Fukien	30	15	15	1,850	815	1,035
German	600	280	320	26,935	12,750	14,185
Greek	130	70	60	5,000	2,620	2,375
Gujarati	570	280	285	6,175	2,855	3,320
Hakka	15	10	5	1,070	460	610
Hebrew	10	5	5	1,535	845	695
Hindi	4,450	2,100	2,355	22,955	11,005	11,945
Hungarian	160	75	80	5,865	2,875	2,985
Ilocano	90	45	50	3,355	1,330	2,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	395	225	170
Italian	165	90	70	16,215	8,195	8,015
Japanese	135	45	90	15,840	5,545	10,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	140	65	70	1,150	545	605
Korean	145	70	75	43,845	19,955	23,885
Kurdish	5	5	0	1,390	760	630
Lao	35	10	20	835	390	445
Latvian	5	0	0	350	175	175
Lingala	0	5	5	30	15	15
Lithuanian	5	0	5	260	115	145
Macedonian	0	0	0	190	90	105
Malay	40	20	25	3,215	1,490	1,725
Malayalam	160	80	75	1,250	625	620
Maltese	5	0	5	85	45	40
Mandarin	895	430	465	90,185	41,955	48,235
Marathi	5	0	5	385	195	185
Nepali	60	30	35	695	370	330
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	335	185	150
Norwegian	20	5	15	1,010	475	535
Oromo	15	5	10	220	125	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	43,170	21,655	21,520	139,230	69,140	70,085
Pashto	220	95	120	820	440	380
Persian (Farsi)	450	220	230	34,420	17,420	17,000
Polish	315	145	170	12,650	5,990	6,660
Portuguese	255	120	135	9,210	4,410	4,800
Romanian	80	40	40	6,885	3,395	3,485
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	10	120	50	75
Russian	175	70	100	15,420	7,135	8,280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	70	30	35
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	675	340	330
Serbian	55	20	35	5,990	3,070	2,915
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	0	1,210	570	645
Shanghainese	0	5	0	1,220	520	700
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	315	160	150
Sindhi	70	30	40	1,695	755	945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	50	60	1,230	630	595
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	755	390	360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	280	140	135
Slovak	25	10	15	2,330	1,030	1,300
Slovenian	20	10	10	590	280	310
Somali	360	170	190	915	460	450
Spanish	1,325	600	725	32,305	15,570	16,735
Swahili	30	20	15	575	295	280
Swedish	15	0	10	1,425	640	790
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,290	1,000	1,290	58,500	23,510	34,995
Taiwanese	90	45	45	5,470	2,550	2,920
Tamil	140	80	60	2,915	1,535	1,385
Telugu	25	15	10	470	250	225
Thai	25	5	15	1,655	560	1,100
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	170	95	75
Tigrigna	40	25	20	510	250	265
Turkish	35	20	15	2,545	1,440	1,105
Ukrainian	100	40	60	4,260	1,805	2,455
Urdu	2,360	1,225	1,135	7,760	3,950	3,805
Vietnamese	505	250	250	21,690	10,165	11,525
Yiddish	0	0	0	290	145	145
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	290	140	155	6,340	3,075	3,270
Multiple responses	4,110	2,075	2,035	61,010	29,215	31,800
English and French	90	40	55	4,375	2,145	2,240
English and non-official language	3,910	1,970	1,935	53,235	25,490	27,745
French and non-official language	60	30	25	2,260	1,040	1,225
English, French and non-official language	55	35	20	1,135	545	595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	104,845	52,155	52,700	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
English only	89,620	45,740	43,880	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100
French only	60	25	30	1,270	575	690
English and French	3,660	1,605	2,050	164,780	73,445	91,335
Neither English nor French	11,510	4,775	6,735	128,460	52,785	75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	104,845	52,150	52,700	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805
English	92,185	46,840	45,335	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690
French	605	290	315	25,030	12,225	12,805
English and French	660	300	360	13,890	6,325	7,565
Neither English nor French	11,400	4,715	6,680	126,690	51,945	74,740
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	935	440	495	31,975	15,385	16,590
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	0.9	0.8	0.9	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}	104,845	52,150	52,700	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	94,465	46,930	47,535	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345
English	47,220	23,555	23,670	1,568,165	778,030	790,135
French	200	95	105	8,410	4,025	4,385
Non-official languages	47,045	23,285	23,755	582,110	275,295	306,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	55	30	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	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	5	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}	46,910	23,220	23,685	579,845	274,140	305,700
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	160	75	85
Afrikaans	0	0	0	520	255	260
Akan (Twi)	15	5	10	105	50	55
Albanian	15	5	10	505	245	255
Amharic	50	20	30	500	220	280
Arabic	385	195	195	6,505	3,410	3,085
Armenian	0	5	0	435	220	210
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	90	40	50
Bengali	100	45	50	1,310	645	665
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	35	1,095	470	630
Bosnian	15	10	5	640	330	310
Bulgarian	5	0	5	985	480	510
Burmese	5	0	5	560	300	260
Cantonese	325	145	185	100,680	46,200	54,485
Chinese, n.o.s.	405	190	215	76,285	35,345	40,940
Creoles	25	10	10	275	125	145
Croatian	20	10	10	2,040	955	1,085
Czech	20	10	15	1,020	525	495
Danish	0	0	0	185	90	95
Dutch	25	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	5	680	305	370
German	60	25	30	3,485	1,635	1,855
Greek	40	20	25	1,755	840	915
Gujarati	310	150	160	2,910	1,270	1,645
Hakka	10	0	5	310	140	175
Hebrew	0	0	0	715	365	355
Hindi	2,565	1,225	1,345	11,685	5,550	6,135
Hungarian	55	30	25	1,785	855	930
Ilocano	20	5	15	1,085	490	600
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	145	75	70
Italian	40	25	15	4,570	2,020	2,550
Japanese	50	20	30	8,110	3,375	4,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	80	40	45	580	285	295
Korean	95	50	45	34,850	16,095	18,755
Kurdish	0	0	0	920	475	445
Lao	20	10	10	415	210	210
Latvian	0	0	0	80	35	40
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	50	25	25
Macedonian	0	0	0	115	60	55
Malay	15	5	5	1,265	635	630
Malayalam	80	40	45	610	310	300
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	0
Mandarin	735	355	385	75,385	35,675	39,710
Marathi	0	0	0	210	110	100
Nepali	50	25	25	460	240	220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	115	60	60
Norwegian	0	0	0	80	40	35
Oromo	10	0	5	135	70	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	35,475	17,730	17,745	103,895	51,410	52,485
Pashto	140	65	75	540	285	255
Persian (Farsi)	290	145	150	23,895	11,670	12,220
Polish	135	60	70	5,185	2,500	2,685
Portuguese	80	40	40	3,435	1,630	1,805
Romanian	45	20	25	3,575	1,765	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	10	70	25	40
Russian	115	55	60	10,050	4,860	5,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	460	225	230
Serbian	35	20	20	3,755	1,895	1,865
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	555	270	285
Shanghainese	0	0	0	545	255	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	470	265	205
Sindhi	40	20	20	660	285	375
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	35	25	530	260	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	610	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	20	35
Slovak	5	0	5	880	420	460
Slovenian	0	0	0	65	30	40
Somali	255	120	140	605	300	305
Spanish	810	375	430	17,105	8,345	8,760
Swahili	20	10	5	200	100	100
Swedish	0	0	0	260	125	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,120	515	605	26,830	11,720	15,110
Taiwanese	55	30	25	2,825	1,350	1,475
Tamil	100	60	45	1,880	965	915
Telugu	20	10	10	255	130	125
Thai	10	0	5	655	295	360
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	90	50	35
Tigrigna	15	10	10	260	120	140
Turkish	25	15	10	1,245	655	595
Ukrainian	20	10	15	705	315	390
Urdu	1,815	930	880	5,045	2,505	2,535
Vietnamese	355	175	180	14,925	7,005	7,920
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	130	60	70	2,215	1,120	1,095
Multiple responses	10,380	5,220	5,165	133,430	63,970	69,460
English and French	80	30	55	2,620	1,265	1,355
English and non-official language	10,175	5,140	5,040	128,365	61,585	66,775
French and non-official language	15	10	5	730	355	375
English, French and non-official language	110	45	60	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}	104,845	52,150	52,695	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
None	77,390	38,410	38,985	1,813,090	892,790	920,300
Single responses	26,980	13,500	13,475	470,395	224,500	245,895
English	14,560	7,490	7,075	211,820	103,680	108,145
French	370	160	210	18,930	8,650	10,280
Non-official languages	12,045	5,850	6,195	239,645	112,175	127,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	10	200	90	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	145	70	75
Dene	0	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	0	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}	11,875	5,775	6,100	236,710	110,835	125,875
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	220	125	95
Afrikaans	5	5	5	685	330	360
Akan (Twi)	20	10	10	205	110	100
Albanian	0	5	0	325	160	165
Amharic	25	10	15	380	180	200
Arabic	145	75	70	3,135	1,810	1,325
Armenian	0	0	0	295	145	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	150	65	85
Bengali	25	10	10	480	230	250
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	45	20	25	745	300	445
Bosnian	15	5	5	330	165	165
Bulgarian	0	5	5	405	180	220
Burmese	5	0	5	220	105	115
Cantonese	165	75	90	27,690	13,220	14,470
Chinese, n.o.s.	120	65	60	18,575	8,865	9,715
Creoles	25	15	15	355	175	180
Croatian	40	20	20	2,360	1,190	1,165
Czech	25	5	20	1,250	565	685
Danish	10	10	5	820	375	445
Dutch	50	20	30	2,570	1,125	1,445
Estonian	0	0	0	155	70	80
Finnish	20	10	10	670	270	405
Flemish	0	0	0	55	30	25
Fukien	0	0	0	655	290	370
German	200	80	115	9,705	4,415	5,285
Greek	55	35	25	2,705	1,370	1,335
Gujarati	175	95	85	2,990	1,395	1,600
Hakka	5	5	0	300	130	170
Hebrew	5	5	5	910	480	430
Hindi	2,110	1,030	1,080	11,660	5,670	5,990
Hungarian	40	15	25	1,785	845	940
Ilocano	20	10	10	820	315	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	150	75	80
Italian	60	25	30	6,655	3,290	3,365
Japanese	55	25	35	6,870	2,760	4,110
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	10	290	130	160
Korean	40	15	20	6,030	2,715	3,315
Kurdish	0	0	0	265	160	110
Lao	5	0	5	300	145	160
Latvian	0	0	0	65	25	45
Lingala	0	0	0	50	20	30
Lithuanian	0	0	0	80	35	45
Macedonian	0	0	0	40	15	20
Malay	15	10	5	1,265	585	685
Malayalam	40	20	20	435	215	225
Maltese	0	0	0	35	15	25
Mandarin	160	75	85	16,745	7,640	9,105
Marathi	5	0	5	115	60	55
Nepali	10	5	5	120	65	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	195	115	85
Norwegian	10	5	10	330	150	180
Oromo	5	0	0	40	30	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,360	2,705	2,650	26,855	13,370	13,485
Pashto	70	30	40	205	105	100
Persian (Farsi)	110	55	55	6,510	3,465	3,050
Polish	70	30	40	3,990	1,805	2,180
Portuguese	100	45	55	3,585	1,655	1,925
Romanian	25	10	20	1,955	920	1,040
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	0	35	20	15
Russian	25	15	15	3,470	1,550	1,925
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	155	85	70
Serbian	15	5	10	1,595	835	765
Serbo-Croatian	0	5	0	360	155	200
Shanghainese	10	5	0	475	210	260
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	345	130	215
Sindhi	25	10	20	890	380	510
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	15	25	510	250	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	30	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	90	50	45
Slovak	20	10	10	760	290	465
Slovenian	10	5	5	165	70	90
Somali	95	50	45	325	170	155
Spanish	485	230	255	14,470	7,085	7,385
Swahili	30	15	15	425	205	220
Swedish	5	5	5	670	300	365
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	785	320	465	21,495	8,110	13,385
Taiwanese	35	15	25	2,585	1,235	1,350
Tamil	40	20	25	815	430	380
Telugu	10	5	0	160	85	75
Thai	10	5	10	670	230	440
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	35	20	15
Tigrigna	15	5	10	160	75	85
Turkish	20	10	10	895	495	400
Ukrainian	20	5	10	965	425	540
Urdu	465	240	230	2,165	1,120	1,045
Vietnamese	95	45	45	5,085	2,475	2,610
Yiddish	0	0	0	75	35	40
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	165	75	85	2,730	1,240	1,490
Multiple responses	475	240	240	8,635	4,025	4,610
English and French	55	25	25	890	400	485
English and non-official language	315	170	140	3,990	1,920	2,075
French and non-official language	105	45	60	3,690	1,675	2,010
English, French and non-official language	10	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--Newton, British Columbia (Code 59033) 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 23, 2024).

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Map

Map: Surrey--Newton (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), British Columbia

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Map: Surrey--Newton, Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order (in white), British Columbia

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey--Newton (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Surrey--Newton

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

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Surrey--Newton (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), British Columbia, 2011

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2011 Census

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Census Data Navigator, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

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Map: Surrey--Newton (Federal electoral district, 2013 Representation Order), British Columbia

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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