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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	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Surrey, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	468,250	231,570	236,680
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	29,160	15,115	14,050
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	28,800	14,820	13,980
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	30,785	15,955	14,830
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	33,130	17,230	15,905
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	6,800	3,535	3,265
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	6,695	3,535	3,160
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	6,655	3,450	3,210
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	6,630	3,440	3,190
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	6,355	3,270	3,085
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	31,085	15,750	15,335
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	32,275	15,835	16,435
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	32,150	15,405	16,745
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	32,900	15,650	17,250
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	35,030	17,090	17,940
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	36,530	18,250	18,285
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	34,340	17,055	17,285
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	29,825	14,770	15,050
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	25,670	12,570	13,100
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	18,530	9,095	9,435
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	13,585	6,560	7,025
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	10,180	4,750	5,425
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	7,400	3,235	4,165
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	6,875	2,430	4,445
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	37.5	36.8	38.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	81.0	80.2	81.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	379,510	185,685	193,825
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	231,120	115,300	115,820
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	210,295	104,895	105,400
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	20,825	10,405	10,425
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	148,385	70,385	78,000
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	100,530	54,915	45,615
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	9,690	4,065	5,630
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	19,430	7,770	11,665
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	18,730	3,640	15,090
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	590,205	288,095	302,110	463,340	229,405	233,935
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	59,805	28,525	31,275
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	15,055	5,725	9,325
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	14,605	8,405	6,200
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	30,145	14,400	15,740
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	403,535	200,875	202,665
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	53,505	25,130	28,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	16,255	4,695	11,555
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	5,500	1,305	4,195
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	1,070	545	525
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	9,680	2,850	6,830
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	37,255	20,430	16,820
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	465,005	230,090	234,915
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	449,780	222,615	227,160
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	240,485	120,785	119,705
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	3,475	1,710	1,760
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	205,815	100,120	105,695
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	65	20	40
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	45	15	25
Dene	10	10	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	30	10	15	15	0	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	204,430	99,455	104,970
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	200	90	110
Afrikaans	220	120	100	170	85	90
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	150	70	80
Albanian	130	70	60	265	125	140
Amharic	305	160	135	290	130	160
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	2,930	1,555	1,375
Armenian	275	140	135	85	35	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	115	45	70
Bengali	880	465	420	465	235	230
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	750	315	440
Bosnian	225	110	115	140	75	65
Bulgarian	465	210	260	90	45	40
Burmese	340	175	165	250	140	110
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	3,890	1,835	2,050
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	7,760	3,630	4,135
Creoles	70	40	35	215	105	115
Croatian	1,320	635	680	735	385	355
Czech	855	435	420	495	250	250
Danish	435	205	230	450	230	220
Dutch	1,350	675	670	1,765	825	940
Estonian	130	50	80	80	40	45
Finnish	410	150	260	280	115	165
Flemish	40	30	10	35	20	15
Fukien	545	245	305	125	50	75
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	4,910	2,285	2,625
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	575	315	255
Gujarati	960	430	530	1,240	600	635
Hakka	405	180	225	70	30	45
Hebrew	830	460	365	50	30	20
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	12,235	5,860	6,370
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	1,030	520	510
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	650	280	370
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	125	70	55
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	1,395	760	635
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	950	360	595
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	600	290	310
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	7,740	3,675	4,070
Kurdish	385	210	175	115	70	50
Lao	105	50	55	580	285	295
Latvian	135	60	75	35	25	10
Lingala	10	10	5	5	0	0
Lithuanian	85	35	50	35	15	20
Macedonian	60	25	40	15	5	10
Malay	995	495	495	355	160	200
Malayalam	325	160	165	390	200	190
Maltese	20	10	5	15	5	5
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	10,050	4,855	5,195
Marathi	80	45	30	55	25	30
Nepali	140	80	55	300	155	145
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	130	70	60
Norwegian	205	95	110	205	90	115
Oromo	75	45	30	50	25	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	93,785	46,785	47,000
Pashto	125	70	50	385	190	195
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	2,030	1,045	990
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	2,735	1,340	1,400
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	1,350	660	690
Romanian	1,145	525	620	630	320	310
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	45	25	20
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	1,370	635	740
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	20	10	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	455	230	225
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	460	250	205
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	85	45	40
Shanghainese	460	185	275	45	25	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	90	45	45
Sindhi	245	105	140	210	100	115
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	535	260	270
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	305	160	145
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	35	20	20
Slovak	480	205	270	290	130	165
Slovenian	155	85	75	105	50	50
Somali	130	70	60	535	260	275
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	5,865	2,835	3,030
Swahili	110	60	50	160	90	75
Swedish	440	200	235	145	65	85
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	13,740	5,955	7,790
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	745	360	390
Tamil	1,400	760	635	525	270	250
Telugu	95	55	40	100	55	45
Thai	665	255	410	200	65	135
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	45	20	20
Tigrigna	120	60	65	90	55	35
Turkish	815	475	340	190	100	90
Ukrainian	890	355	530	910	390	520
Urdu	700	375	325	4,495	2,280	2,220
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	6,035	2,850	3,185
Yiddish	185	90	100	15	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	1,325	645	680
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	15,235	7,475	7,755
English and French	1,500	760	745	635	295	340
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	14,055	6,915	7,140
French and non-official language	755	345	410	350	165	190
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	190	100	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	465,010	230,090	234,915
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	413,830	208,255	205,575
French only	430	205	225	225	100	125
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	21,305	9,540	11,770
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	29,650	12,195	17,450
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	465,010	230,095	234,915
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	429,840	215,225	214,610
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	3,510	1,750	1,760
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	2,410	1,115	1,290
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	29,255	11,995	17,255
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	4,715	2,305	2,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,510	304,215	465,010	230,090	234,920
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	429,585	212,510	217,070
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	291,155	144,725	146,430
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	1,050	505	540
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	137,380	67,275	70,100
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	5	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	168,770	77,985	90,790	136,795	67,000	69,805
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	90	35	50
Afrikaans	60	30	30	90	45	45
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	45	20	25
Albanian	55	25	25	165	80	85
Amharic	130	65	70	130	55	75
Arabic	1,660	955	710	1,875	945	935
Armenian	90	45	45	30	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	30	10	15
Bengali	560	280	275	305	145	160
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	290	135	150
Bosnian	115	65	55	75	40	30
Bulgarian	215	95	120	45	25	20
Burmese	225	125	105	185	105	80
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	2,685	1,280	1,405
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	5,390	2,560	2,825
Creoles	45	20	25	135	65	65
Croatian	475	225	250	205	100	110
Czech	190	95	90	175	90	90
Danish	50	25	25	10	5	5
Dutch	135	60	75	120	55	65
Estonian	20	10	15	15	0	10
Finnish	95	40	60	40	15	25
Flemish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	165	70	100	50	20	25
German	1,100	530	570	520	235	280
Greek	955	440	510	170	80	85
Gujarati	485	205	275	650	310	345
Hakka	115	55	60	15	5	10
Hebrew	350	175	170	5	5	0
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	6,885	3,300	3,580
Hungarian	335	145	185	280	145	140
Ilocano	525	240	290	210	105	115
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	55	30	30
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	275	130	145
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	435	200	240
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	325	160	165
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	6,365	3,025	3,335
Kurdish	215	105	110	70	35	30
Lao	30	10	15	345	175	175
Latvian	40	15	20	0	5	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	20	10	10	5	5	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	0	0	0
Malay	395	205	185	150	80	75
Malayalam	205	100	105	195	95	95
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	8,575	4,200	4,380
Marathi	30	20	10	25	10	10
Nepali	85	50	35	200	105	95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	40	20	20
Norwegian	35	15	10	20	10	15
Oromo	40	25	15	30	15	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	73,620	36,650	36,970
Pashto	90	50	45	250	125	125
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	1,345	665	685
Polish	860	390	470	1,300	645	660
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	435	210	225
Romanian	445	220	230	295	150	150
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	30	10	15
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	815	395	425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	335	170	165
Serbian	1,325	645	685	240	130	110
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	25	10	10
Shanghainese	195	85	110	30	15	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	125	60	65
Sindhi	75	30	50	95	45	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	265	125	140
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	250	130	120
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	10	5	5
Slovak	125	60	65	100	50	50
Slovenian	15	10	10	15	5	10
Somali	70	35	40	385	185	200
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	3,370	1,625	1,750
Swahili	45	25	25	75	40	35
Swedish	120	55	60	10	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	6,410	2,915	3,490
Taiwanese	765	365	400	445	220	225
Tamil	1,035	550	485	320	165	155
Telugu	45	30	15	70	35	35
Thai	270	125	145	80	35	50
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	15	5	10
Tigrigna	60	30	35	35	20	15
Turkish	370	195	175	70	35	35
Ukrainian	140	60	80	190	95	95
Urdu	400	200	205	3,265	1,625	1,645
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	4,440	2,075	2,360
Yiddish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	575	280	290
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	35,420	17,580	17,845
English and French	885	475	415	400	170	235
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	34,500	17,170	17,325
French and non-official language	255	125	130	135	70	65
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	385	170	220
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	465,010	230,090	234,920
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	364,500	180,800	183,705
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	99,030	48,570	50,465
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	48,465	24,470	24,000
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	2,430	1,145	1,280
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	48,130	22,950	25,180
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	40	10	30
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	25	10	15
Dene	5	0	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	5	10	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}	72,660	34,020	38,640	47,500	22,675	24,825
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	75	40	35
Afrikaans	130	65	60	65	35	35
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	100	50	45
Albanian	45	25	20	75	35	40
Amharic	105	60	50	110	55	60
Arabic	735	500	230	825	430	400
Armenian	80	45	35	40	20	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	30	10	25
Bengali	190	90	100	105	50	50
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	215	90	125
Bosnian	80	35	45	45	30	20
Bulgarian	150	65	85	20	10	10
Burmese	90	45	45	45	20	25
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	1,070	490	575
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	1,430	645	785
Creoles	35	20	15	145	75	70
Croatian	505	230	270	300	165	140
Czech	330	155	175	155	65	90
Danish	160	80	85	150	70	80
Dutch	455	220	235	555	240	315
Estonian	30	15	20	25	15	10
Finnish	140	45	95	110	50	55
Flemish	10	5	5	15	5	10
Fukien	195	80	110	35	15	20
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	1,560	680	875
Greek	1,165	585	580	330	180	150
Gujarati	350	155	195	510	255	255
Hakka	135	65	75	20	5	15
Hebrew	510	260	255	30	20	10
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	5,595	2,715	2,885
Hungarian	430	200	235	325	150	170
Ilocano	380	140	240	155	65	95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	35	20	20
Italian	1,925	945	980	595	305	280
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	455	180	275
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	150	70	80
Korean	1,545	615	925	930	455	475
Kurdish	85	50	35	20	10	10
Lao	45	25	20	190	90	100
Latvian	30	10	20	5	0	5
Lingala	5	5	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	25	15	15	5	5	5
Macedonian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Malay	385	195	195	170	80	90
Malayalam	95	45	45	125	60	65
Maltese	10	5	5	5	0	0
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	1,500	720	785
Marathi	25	10	15	20	10	10
Nepali	15	10	5	65	35	30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	90	50	40
Norwegian	80	40	40	55	25	30
Oromo	10	10	5	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	14,800	7,360	7,440
Pashto	25	15	10	100	45	55
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	425	225	195
Polish	905	405	500	810	380	430
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	525	225	295
Romanian	355	140	215	210	95	115
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	15	10	5
Russian	1,035	440	590	330	140	190
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	105	50	55
Serbian	510	250	260	140	80	60
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	20	15	10
Shanghainese	170	80	90	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	80	40	45
Sindhi	120	55	60	85	40	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	210	105	105
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	10	5	5
Slovak	175	55	125	115	50	65
Slovenian	50	20	25	30	10	15
Somali	45	20	25	150	85	65
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	2,310	1,145	1,165
Swahili	75	40	35	130	55	75
Swedish	215	105	110	55	30	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	4,795	1,970	2,825
Taiwanese	680	320	365	355	170	185
Tamil	290	170	120	195	95	95
Telugu	40	20	20	25	15	10
Thai	255	95	150	110	35	75
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	10	10	5
Tigrigna	40	15	20	35	15	20
Turkish	280	160	120	95	45	50
Ukrainian	245	110	135	175	75	100
Urdu	195	110	90	985	510	475
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	1,310	630	670
Yiddish	45	15	25	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	595	260	330
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	1,475	725	750
English and French	240	110	130	145	80	70
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	805	420	390
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	505	225	280
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	15	5	10

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) (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 25, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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

Note

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

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Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Map: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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Related data

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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