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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	Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)			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}	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,882.55	...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}	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	115,185	59,275	55,905	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	114,390	58,725	55,660	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	124,880	64,365	60,520	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	145,190	75,070	70,115	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	28,165	14,570	13,595	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	28,785	15,090	13,695	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	28,975	14,985	13,990	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	29,365	15,065	14,300	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	29,895	15,365	14,530	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	159,080	80,620	78,465	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	170,065	83,960	86,105	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	160,010	77,900	82,110	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	161,245	76,660	84,585	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	180,535	86,315	94,225	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	192,090	93,760	98,330	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	182,435	88,705	93,730	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	158,570	77,595	80,970	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	136,755	66,610	70,145	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	94,860	46,120	48,740	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	72,890	34,215	38,675	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	58,150	26,990	31,160	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	44,235	19,050	25,185	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	42,760	14,435	28,325	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.7	83.9	85.5	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,106,575	551,405	555,175	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	970,585	482,590	487,995	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	135,995	68,815	67,175	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	852,300	396,600	455,695	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	586,885	313,200	273,680	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	48,835	19,980	28,855	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	119,570	45,130	74,435	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	97,010	18,290	78,725	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	49,730	...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}	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,565	...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	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	421,375	196,635	224,735	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	63,575	23,920	39,660	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	106,050	57,060	48,990	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	251,745	115,655	136,090	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	1,859,400	918,920	940,485	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	293,195	134,660	158,535	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	99,835	29,055	70,780	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	21,470	4,520	16,955	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	5,995	2,860	3,135	1,795	845	950
Living alone	72,365	21,675	50,690	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	193,360	105,610	87,750	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	44,100	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	960	...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}	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	1,282,500	645,490	637,010	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	24,780	12,080	12,700	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	923,825	434,530	489,295	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	330	155	175	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	235	115	120	120	60	55
Dene	20	10	10	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	5
Inuktitut	10	0	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	60	25	40	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	5	5	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	917,155	431,300	485,855	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	490	250	235	55	30	25
Afrikaans	1,255	625	630	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	375	190	185	70	35	40
Albanian	985	500	485	130	70	60
Amharic	1,065	520	545	305	160	135
Arabic	10,830	6,105	4,725	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	980	500	480	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	345	150	195	65	35	30
Bengali	2,095	1,100	995	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,160	1,215	1,950	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	1,095	555	540	225	110	115
Bulgarian	1,670	815	860	465	210	260
Burmese	880	455	425	340	175	165
Cantonese	128,115	59,365	68,745	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	111,495	51,720	59,775	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	485	235	250	70	40	35
Croatian	5,735	2,815	2,920	1,320	635	680
Czech	3,490	1,735	1,755	855	435	420
Danish	2,330	1,125	1,205	435	205	230
Dutch	8,305	3,990	4,315	1,350	675	670
Estonian	550	240	305	130	50	80
Finnish	2,030	800	1,230	410	150	260
Flemish	190	100	90	40	30	10
Fukien	1,850	815	1,035	545	245	305
German	26,935	12,750	14,185	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	5,000	2,620	2,375	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	6,175	2,855	3,320	960	430	530
Hakka	1,070	460	610	405	180	225
Hebrew	1,535	845	695	830	460	365
Hindi	22,955	11,005	11,945	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	5,865	2,875	2,985	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	3,355	1,330	2,020	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	395	225	170	65	40	25
Italian	16,215	8,195	8,015	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	15,840	5,545	10,290	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,150	545	605	330	150	180
Korean	43,845	19,955	23,885	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	1,390	760	630	385	210	175
Lao	835	390	445	105	50	55
Latvian	350	175	175	135	60	75
Lingala	30	15	15	10	10	5
Lithuanian	260	115	145	85	35	50
Macedonian	190	90	105	60	25	40
Malay	3,215	1,490	1,725	995	495	495
Malayalam	1,250	625	620	325	160	165
Maltese	85	45	40	20	10	5
Mandarin	90,185	41,955	48,235	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	385	195	185	80	45	30
Nepali	695	370	330	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	335	185	150	60	35	20
Norwegian	1,010	475	535	205	95	110
Oromo	220	125	95	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	139,230	69,140	70,085	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	820	440	380	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	34,420	17,420	17,000	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	12,650	5,990	6,660	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	9,210	4,410	4,800	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	6,885	3,395	3,485	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	75	35	15	25
Russian	15,420	7,135	8,280	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	30	35	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	330	45	25	20
Serbian	5,990	3,070	2,915	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	1,210	570	645	480	230	255
Shanghainese	1,220	520	700	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	315	160	150	65	30	35
Sindhi	1,695	755	945	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,230	630	595	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	360	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	280	140	135	80	40	40
Slovak	2,330	1,030	1,300	480	205	270
Slovenian	590	280	310	155	85	75
Somali	915	460	450	130	70	60
Spanish	32,305	15,570	16,735	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	575	295	280	110	60	50
Swedish	1,425	640	790	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	58,500	23,510	34,995	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	5,470	2,550	2,920	1,600	725	880
Tamil	2,915	1,535	1,385	1,400	760	635
Telugu	470	250	225	95	55	40
Thai	1,655	560	1,100	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	45	30	15
Tigrigna	510	250	265	120	60	65
Turkish	2,545	1,440	1,105	815	475	340
Ukrainian	4,260	1,805	2,455	890	355	530
Urdu	7,760	3,950	3,805	700	375	325
Vietnamese	21,690	10,165	11,525	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	290	145	145	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	6,340	3,075	3,270	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	61,010	29,215	31,800	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	4,375	2,145	2,240	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	53,235	25,490	27,745	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	2,260	1,040	1,225	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	1,135	545	595	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	1,270	575	690	430	205	225
English and French	164,780	73,445	91,335	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	128,460	52,785	75,680	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	25,030	12,225	12,805	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	13,890	6,325	7,565	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	126,690	51,945	74,740	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	31,975	15,385	16,590	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	1,568,165	778,030	790,135	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	8,410	4,025	4,385	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	582,110	275,295	306,825	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	55	30	25	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	25	15	15	10	10
Dene	5	0	5	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	5	0	5	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}	579,845	274,140	305,700	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	160	75	85	10	0	5
Afrikaans	520	255	260	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	20	10	15
Albanian	505	245	255	55	25	25
Amharic	500	220	280	130	65	70
Arabic	6,505	3,410	3,085	1,660	955	710
Armenian	435	220	210	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	10	5	5
Bengali	1,310	645	665	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,095	470	630	340	140	205
Bosnian	640	330	310	115	65	55
Bulgarian	985	480	510	215	95	120
Burmese	560	300	260	225	125	105
Cantonese	100,680	46,200	54,485	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,285	35,345	40,940	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	275	125	145	45	20	25
Croatian	2,040	955	1,085	475	225	250
Czech	1,020	525	495	190	95	90
Danish	185	90	95	50	25	25
Dutch	725	335	390	135	60	75
Estonian	100	40	60	20	10	15
Finnish	445	185	260	95	40	60
Flemish	15	5	10	15	10	5
Fukien	680	305	370	165	70	100
German	3,485	1,635	1,855	1,100	530	570
Greek	1,755	840	915	955	440	510
Gujarati	2,910	1,270	1,645	485	205	275
Hakka	310	140	175	115	55	60
Hebrew	715	365	355	350	175	170
Hindi	11,685	5,550	6,135	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	1,785	855	930	335	145	185
Ilocano	1,085	490	600	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	75	70	15	10	10
Italian	4,570	2,020	2,550	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	8,110	3,375	4,735	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	580	285	295	175	85	90
Korean	34,850	16,095	18,755	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	920	475	445	215	105	110
Lao	415	210	210	30	10	15
Latvian	80	35	40	40	15	20
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	50	25	25	20	10	10
Macedonian	115	60	55	35	15	20
Malay	1,265	635	630	395	205	185
Malayalam	610	310	300	205	100	105
Maltese	10	5	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	75,385	35,675	39,710	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	210	110	100	30	20	10
Nepali	460	240	220	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	60	60	15	10	10
Norwegian	80	40	35	35	15	10
Oromo	135	70	65	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	103,895	51,410	52,485	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	540	285	255	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	23,895	11,670	12,220	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	5,185	2,500	2,685	860	390	470
Portuguese	3,435	1,630	1,805	1,545	750	800
Romanian	3,575	1,765	1,805	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	70	25	40	20	10	15
Russian	10,050	4,860	5,195	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	230	15	5	10
Serbian	3,755	1,895	1,865	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	555	270	285	240	115	125
Shanghainese	545	255	295	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	470	265	205	95	50	45
Sindhi	660	285	375	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	530	260	265	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	610	315	300	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	20	35	20	10	15
Slovak	880	420	460	125	60	65
Slovenian	65	30	40	15	10	10
Somali	605	300	305	70	35	40
Spanish	17,105	8,345	8,760	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	200	100	100	45	25	25
Swedish	260	125	135	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	26,830	11,720	15,110	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	2,825	1,350	1,475	765	365	400
Tamil	1,880	965	915	1,035	550	485
Telugu	255	130	125	45	30	15
Thai	655	295	360	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	90	50	35	20	15	5
Tigrigna	260	120	140	60	30	35
Turkish	1,245	655	595	370	195	175
Ukrainian	705	315	390	140	60	80
Urdu	5,045	2,505	2,535	400	200	205
Vietnamese	14,925	7,005	7,920	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	10	5	5	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,215	1,120	1,095	690	365	330
Multiple responses	133,430	63,970	69,460	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	2,620	1,265	1,355	885	475	415
English and non-official language	128,365	61,585	66,775	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	730	355	375	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	1,720	765	955	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}	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	1,813,090	892,790	920,300	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	470,395	224,500	245,895	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	211,820	103,680	108,145	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	18,930	8,650	10,280	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	239,645	112,175	127,475	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	200	90	110	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	80	40	40
Dene	10	5	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	5	0	0	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	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}	236,710	110,835	125,875	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	25	15	10
Afrikaans	685	330	360	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	205	110	100	35	15	20
Albanian	325	160	165	45	25	20
Amharic	380	180	200	105	60	50
Arabic	3,135	1,810	1,325	735	500	230
Armenian	295	145	145	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	150	65	85	35	20	15
Bengali	480	230	250	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	745	300	445	220	80	140
Bosnian	330	165	165	80	35	45
Bulgarian	405	180	220	150	65	85
Burmese	220	105	115	90	45	45
Cantonese	27,690	13,220	14,470	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,575	8,865	9,715	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	355	175	180	35	20	15
Croatian	2,360	1,190	1,165	505	230	270
Czech	1,250	565	685	330	155	175
Danish	820	375	445	160	80	85
Dutch	2,570	1,125	1,445	455	220	235
Estonian	155	70	80	30	15	20
Finnish	670	270	405	140	45	95
Flemish	55	30	25	10	5	5
Fukien	655	290	370	195	80	110
German	9,705	4,415	5,285	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	2,705	1,370	1,335	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	2,990	1,395	1,600	350	155	195
Hakka	300	130	170	135	65	75
Hebrew	910	480	430	510	260	255
Hindi	11,660	5,670	5,990	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	1,785	845	940	430	200	235
Ilocano	820	315	505	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	80	40	20	20
Italian	6,655	3,290	3,365	1,925	945	980
Japanese	6,870	2,760	4,110	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	290	130	160	75	35	45
Korean	6,030	2,715	3,315	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	265	160	110	85	50	35
Lao	300	145	160	45	25	20
Latvian	65	25	45	30	10	20
Lingala	50	20	30	5	5	0
Lithuanian	80	35	45	25	15	15
Macedonian	40	15	20	5	5	5
Malay	1,265	585	685	385	195	195
Malayalam	435	215	225	95	45	45
Maltese	35	15	25	10	5	5
Mandarin	16,745	7,640	9,105	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	115	60	55	25	10	15
Nepali	120	65	55	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	195	115	85	20	15	5
Norwegian	330	150	180	80	40	40
Oromo	40	30	20	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	26,855	13,370	13,485	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	205	105	100	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	6,510	3,465	3,050	1,545	840	705
Polish	3,990	1,805	2,180	905	405	500
Portuguese	3,585	1,655	1,925	1,290	645	645
Romanian	1,955	920	1,040	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	5	5	5
Russian	3,470	1,550	1,925	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	15	10	5
Serbian	1,595	835	765	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	360	155	200	125	50	75
Shanghainese	475	210	260	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	345	130	215	45	20	35
Sindhi	890	380	510	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	510	250	255	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	25	10	10
Slovak	760	290	465	175	55	125
Slovenian	165	70	90	50	20	25
Somali	325	170	155	45	20	25
Spanish	14,470	7,085	7,385	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	425	205	220	75	40	35
Swedish	670	300	365	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,495	8,110	13,385	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	2,585	1,235	1,350	680	320	365
Tamil	815	430	380	290	170	120
Telugu	160	85	75	40	20	20
Thai	670	230	440	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	15	10	5
Tigrigna	160	75	85	40	15	20
Turkish	895	495	400	280	160	120
Ukrainian	965	425	540	245	110	135
Urdu	2,165	1,120	1,045	195	110	90
Vietnamese	5,085	2,475	2,610	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	75	35	40	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,730	1,240	1,490	830	385	445
Multiple responses	8,635	4,025	4,610	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	890	400	485	240	110	130
English and non-official language	3,990	1,920	2,075	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	3,690	1,675	2,010	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	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. Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) 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 10, 2024).

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

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

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

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Map: Vancouver, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

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

Related data

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia
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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

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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Related data

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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