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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	North Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Vancouver, 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}	48,196	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	45,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	24,206	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	22,789	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4,073.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	11.83	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	48,200	22,910	25,285	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	2,360	1,200	1,155	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	2,035	1,040	1,000	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	2,135	1,130	1,005	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	2,355	1,205	1,155	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	455	225	235	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	460	255	205	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	445	235	215	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	495	260	240	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	495	230	265	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	2,975	1,520	1,460	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	3,745	1,845	1,895	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	3,765	1,815	1,950	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	3,780	1,825	1,960	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	4,005	1,850	2,155	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	4,055	1,900	2,160	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	4,035	1,895	2,140	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	3,380	1,640	1,740	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	2,850	1,305	1,545	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	1,960	885	1,075	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	1,490	635	850	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	1,255	520	735	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	995	385	610	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	1,025	320	705	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.2	39.7	42.5	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.5	85.3	87.5	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	41,670	19,535	22,130	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	21,425	10,610	10,815	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	17,525	8,650	8,875	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	3,900	1,960	1,940	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	20,240	8,930	11,315	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	12,725	6,690	6,035	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	1,380	550	830	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	3,915	1,325	2,585	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	2,220	360	1,865	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	12,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	7,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	3,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	12,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	10,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	8,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	1,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	1,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	280	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	125	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	2,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	545	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	130	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	320	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	95	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	11,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	3,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	1,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	2,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	47,680	22,705	24,980	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	12,690	5,750	6,935	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,060	405	660	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	2,655	1,425	1,230	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	8,970	3,925	5,050	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	34,995	16,955	18,040	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	6,355	2,635	3,725	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	2,890	770	2,125	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	280	45	235	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	165	70	95	1,795	845	950
Living alone	2,450	655	1,795	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	3,465	1,865	1,600	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	22,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	12,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	11,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	9,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	800	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	215	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	345	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	240	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	255	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	10,210	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	8,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	22,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	3,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	4,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	5	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	14,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	805	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	1,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	9,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	22,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	8,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	7,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	3,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	685	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	270	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	47,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	47,815	22,755	25,055	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	46,670	22,230	24,440	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	31,550	15,450	16,100	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	715	335	375	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	14,410	6,440	7,965	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	0	5	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	5	120	60	55
Dene	0	0	0	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	14,275	6,370	7,905	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	55	30	25
Afrikaans	60	30	25	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	70	35	40
Albanian	15	5	5	130	70	60
Amharic	10	5	5	305	160	135
Arabic	165	95	75	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	75	30	50	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	65	35	30
Bengali	15	5	5	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	85	35	45	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	35	20	15	225	110	115
Bulgarian	120	60	60	465	210	260
Burmese	5	0	0	340	175	165
Cantonese	405	175	225	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	425	165	255	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	10	0	10	70	40	35
Croatian	110	50	55	1,320	635	680
Czech	165	75	90	855	435	420
Danish	80	40	45	435	205	230
Dutch	170	70	105	1,350	675	670
Estonian	15	10	5	130	50	80
Finnish	55	15	35	410	150	260
Flemish	5	0	5	40	30	10
Fukien	15	10	10	545	245	305
German	745	330	415	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	105	50	55	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	170	70	100	960	430	530
Hakka	5	0	5	405	180	225
Hebrew	25	20	5	830	460	365
Hindi	85	40	45	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	190	85	100	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	155	65	95	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	65	40	25
Italian	385	185	200	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	510	180	330	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	0	10	330	150	180
Korean	1,175	485	690	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	65	30	30	385	210	175
Lao	5	0	0	105	50	55
Latvian	20	15	5	135	60	75
Lingala	0	0	0	10	10	5
Lithuanian	5	5	0	85	35	50
Macedonian	5	0	0	60	25	40
Malay	40	20	20	995	495	495
Malayalam	15	5	10	325	160	165
Maltese	5	0	0	20	10	5
Mandarin	380	180	205	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	0	0	5	80	45	30
Nepali	0	0	0	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	35	20
Norwegian	30	15	15	205	95	110
Oromo	0	0	0	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	325	145	180	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	5	5	0	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	3,390	1,685	1,705	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	425	190	240	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	140	70	70	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	205	95	110	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	35	15	25
Russian	380	155	225	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	45	25	20
Serbian	115	60	55	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	50	15	30	480	230	255
Shanghainese	0	0	5	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	65	30	35
Sindhi	50	20	35	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	5	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	80	40	40
Slovak	235	105	130	480	205	270
Slovenian	20	10	10	155	85	75
Somali	5	5	0	130	70	60
Spanish	800	360	445	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	15	5	10	110	60	50
Swedish	55	20	35	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,465	555	910	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	35	20	15	1,600	725	880
Tamil	30	10	15	1,400	760	635
Telugu	0	0	5	95	55	40
Thai	35	15	25	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	45	30	15
Tigrigna	20	10	10	120	60	65
Turkish	135	65	65	815	475	340
Ukrainian	70	30	40	890	355	530
Urdu	35	20	15	700	375	325
Vietnamese	25	10	15	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	0	0	5	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	125	60	60	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	1,145	525	615	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	160	85	80	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	875	395	480	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	70	30	35	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	35	20	20	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	47,815	22,750	25,055	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	42,400	20,440	21,965	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	40	15	25	430	205	225
English and French	4,550	2,000	2,555	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	820	305	520	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	47,810	22,755	25,060	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	45,885	21,940	23,945	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	745	345	400	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	380	175	205	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	805	295	510	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	935	430	505	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	47,815	22,755	25,060	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	45,435	21,720	23,715	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	37,365	18,030	19,340	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	300	135	165	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	7,765	3,555	4,210	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	15	10	10
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	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}	7,730	3,540	4,190	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	5
Afrikaans	25	15	10	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	20	10	15
Albanian	10	0	10	55	25	25
Amharic	0	0	0	130	65	70
Arabic	55	30	25	1,660	955	710
Armenian	55	20	35	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bengali	5	0	5	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	340	140	205
Bosnian	20	10	10	115	65	55
Bulgarian	70	35	40	215	95	120
Burmese	0	0	0	225	125	105
Cantonese	260	120	140	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	250	110	145	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	5	0	0	45	20	25
Croatian	45	20	25	475	225	250
Czech	35	15	15	190	95	90
Danish	0	0	5	50	25	25
Dutch	10	0	5	135	60	75
Estonian	0	0	0	20	10	15
Finnish	15	5	5	95	40	60
Flemish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Fukien	0	0	0	165	70	100
German	85	40	45	1,100	530	570
Greek	40	20	20	955	440	510
Gujarati	90	35	55	485	205	275
Hakka	0	0	0	115	55	60
Hebrew	5	5	5	350	175	170
Hindi	30	15	15	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	65	25	35	335	145	185
Ilocano	55	20	35	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Italian	85	35	55	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	300	135	170	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	175	85	90
Korean	980	415	565	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	50	20	25	215	105	110
Lao	0	0	0	30	10	15
Latvian	5	5	5	40	15	20
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	5	5	0	35	15	20
Malay	10	5	5	395	205	185
Malayalam	10	5	5	205	100	105
Maltese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	260	130	130	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	0	0	0	30	20	10
Nepali	0	0	0	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Norwegian	0	0	0	35	15	10
Oromo	0	0	0	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	190	85	100	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	5	0	5	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	2,500	1,215	1,290	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	190	85	105	860	390	470
Portuguese	55	25	25	1,545	750	800
Romanian	115	50	60	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	20	10	15
Russian	240	110	130	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	15	5	10
Serbian	60	30	30	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	15	10	10	240	115	125
Shanghainese	0	0	0	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	95	50	45
Sindhi	30	10	20	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	0	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	20	10	15
Slovak	105	55	55	125	60	65
Slovenian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Somali	0	0	0	70	35	40
Spanish	415	190	225	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	10	0	5	45	25	25
Swedish	10	0	5	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	685	280	410	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	15	5	10	765	365	400
Tamil	5	0	5	1,035	550	485
Telugu	0	0	0	45	30	15
Thai	5	5	5	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	20	15	5
Tigrigna	5	5	0	60	30	35
Turkish	55	25	30	370	195	175
Ukrainian	5	5	5	140	60	80
Urdu	15	10	5	400	200	205
Vietnamese	10	5	10	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	40	20	20	690	365	330
Multiple responses	2,380	1,035	1,340	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	105	50	60	885	475	415
English and non-official language	2,220	960	1,260	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	10	5	10	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	35	20	20	450	195	260
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	47,815	22,750	25,060	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	39,455	18,935	20,520	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	8,185	3,750	4,435	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	3,395	1,590	1,810	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	510	220	290	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	4,275	1,945	2,335	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	5	0	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	80	40	40
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	0	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	4,240	1,930	2,305	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	10
Afrikaans	30	15	15	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	5	0	0	35	15	20
Albanian	5	10	0	45	25	20
Amharic	0	0	5	105	60	50
Arabic	65	35	30	735	500	230
Armenian	10	5	5	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	35	20	15
Bengali	5	0	0	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	25	20	15	220	80	140
Bosnian	20	10	5	80	35	45
Bulgarian	25	10	15	150	65	85
Burmese	0	0	0	90	45	45
Cantonese	120	55	65	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	95	40	55	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	10	5	5	35	20	15
Croatian	40	15	20	505	230	270
Czech	75	30	45	330	155	175
Danish	25	10	15	160	80	85
Dutch	50	15	30	455	220	235
Estonian	10	0	5	30	15	20
Finnish	15	5	10	140	45	95
Flemish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Fukien	0	0	0	195	80	110
German	300	145	155	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	65	40	30	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	95	45	45	350	155	195
Hakka	0	0	0	135	65	75
Hebrew	15	10	5	510	260	255
Hindi	60	30	30	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	50	20	30	430	200	235
Ilocano	30	15	20	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	40	20	20
Italian	195	90	95	1,925	945	980
Japanese	200	75	125	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	75	35	45
Korean	135	50	80	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	5	5	0	85	50	35
Lao	5	0	5	45	25	20
Latvian	5	5	0	30	10	20
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	5	0	0	25	15	15
Macedonian	5	5	0	5	5	5
Malay	10	10	5	385	195	195
Malayalam	5	5	5	95	45	45
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	120	50	70	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	0	0	5	25	10	15
Nepali	0	0	0	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	15	5
Norwegian	15	10	5	80	40	40
Oromo	0	0	0	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	105	45	60	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	5	0	0	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	535	295	245	1,545	840	705
Polish	135	60	80	905	405	500
Portuguese	50	30	25	1,290	645	645
Romanian	60	25	30	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Russian	85	35	50	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Serbian	45	20	25	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	10	125	50	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	45	20	35
Sindhi	20	5	15	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	25	10	10
Slovak	70	30	35	175	55	125
Slovenian	5	0	5	50	20	25
Somali	0	0	0	45	20	25
Spanish	360	160	205	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	15	5	10	75	40	35
Swedish	30	5	20	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	560	205	355	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	10	5	5	680	320	365
Tamil	15	10	10	290	170	120
Telugu	0	0	0	40	20	20
Thai	15	5	10	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tigrigna	10	5	5	40	15	20
Turkish	45	25	20	280	160	120
Ukrainian	20	10	10	245	110	135
Urdu	35	20	15	195	110	90
Vietnamese	10	0	5	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	5	0	0	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	40	10	25	830	385	445
Multiple responses	175	65	100	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	35	15	25	240	110	130
English and non-official language	65	25	40	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	65	25	40	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	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. North Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915051) and Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (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 24, 2024).

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    - Vancouver (City)

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