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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Surrey, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Greater Vancouver, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,882.55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	468,250	231,570	236,680	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955
0 to 4 years	29,160	15,115	14,050	115,185	59,275	55,905
5 to 9 years	28,800	14,820	13,980	114,390	58,725	55,660
10 to 14 years	30,785	15,955	14,830	124,880	64,365	60,520
15 to 19 years	33,130	17,230	15,905	145,190	75,070	70,115
15 years	6,800	3,535	3,265	28,165	14,570	13,595
16 years	6,695	3,535	3,160	28,785	15,090	13,695
17 years	6,655	3,450	3,210	28,975	14,985	13,990
18 years	6,630	3,440	3,190	29,365	15,065	14,300
19 years	6,355	3,270	3,085	29,895	15,365	14,530
20 to 24 years	31,085	15,750	15,335	159,080	80,620	78,465
25 to 29 years	32,275	15,835	16,435	170,065	83,960	86,105
30 to 34 years	32,150	15,405	16,745	160,010	77,900	82,110
35 to 39 years	32,900	15,650	17,250	161,245	76,660	84,585
40 to 44 years	35,030	17,090	17,940	180,535	86,315	94,225
45 to 49 years	36,530	18,250	18,285	192,090	93,760	98,330
50 to 54 years	34,340	17,055	17,285	182,435	88,705	93,730
55 to 59 years	29,825	14,770	15,050	158,570	77,595	80,970
60 to 64 years	25,670	12,570	13,100	136,755	66,610	70,145
65 to 69 years	18,530	9,095	9,435	94,860	46,120	48,740
70 to 74 years	13,585	6,560	7,025	72,890	34,215	38,675
75 to 79 years	10,180	4,750	5,425	58,150	26,990	31,160
80 to 84 years	7,400	3,235	4,165	44,235	19,050	25,185
85 years and over	6,875	2,430	4,445	42,760	14,435	28,325
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.8	38.2	40.2	39.3	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.2	81.9	84.7	83.9	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	379,510	185,685	193,825	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner	231,120	115,300	115,820	1,106,575	551,405	555,175
Married (and not separated)	210,295	104,895	105,400	970,585	482,590	487,995
Living common law	20,825	10,405	10,425	135,995	68,815	67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	148,385	70,385	78,000	852,300	396,600	455,695
Single (never legally married)	100,530	54,915	45,615	586,885	313,200	273,680
Separated	9,690	4,065	5,630	48,835	19,980	28,855
Divorced	19,430	7,770	11,665	119,570	45,130	74,435
Widowed	18,730	3,640	15,090	97,010	18,290	78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	463,340	229,405	233,935	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families	59,805	28,525	31,275	421,375	196,635	224,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,055	5,725	9,325	63,575	23,920	39,660
Living with non-relatives only	14,605	8,405	6,200	106,050	57,060	48,990
Living alone	30,145	14,400	15,740	251,745	115,655	136,090
Number of census family persons	403,535	200,875	202,665	1,859,400	918,920	940,485
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,505	25,130	28,375	293,195	134,660	158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,255	4,695	11,555	99,835	29,055	70,780
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,500	1,305	4,195	21,470	4,520	16,955
Living with non-relatives only	1,070	545	525	5,995	2,860	3,135
Living alone	9,680	2,850	6,830	72,365	21,675	50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,255	20,430	16,820	193,360	105,610	87,750
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,005	230,090	234,915	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	449,780	222,615	227,160	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005
English	240,485	120,785	119,705	1,282,500	645,490	637,010
French	3,475	1,710	1,760	24,780	12,080	12,700
Non-official languages	205,815	100,120	105,695	923,825	434,530	489,295
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	20	40	330	155	175
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	15	25	235	115	120
Dene	5	0	5	20	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	15	0	15	60	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	204,430	99,455	104,970	917,155	431,300	485,855
African languages, n.i.e.	200	90	110	490	250	235
Afrikaans	170	85	90	1,255	625	630
Akan (Twi)	150	70	80	375	190	185
Albanian	265	125	140	985	500	485
Amharic	290	130	160	1,065	520	545
Arabic	2,930	1,555	1,375	10,830	6,105	4,725
Armenian	85	35	45	980	500	480
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	345	150	195
Bengali	465	235	230	2,095	1,100	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	750	315	440	3,160	1,215	1,950
Bosnian	140	75	65	1,095	555	540
Bulgarian	90	45	40	1,670	815	860
Burmese	250	140	110	880	455	425
Cantonese	3,890	1,835	2,050	128,115	59,365	68,745
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,760	3,630	4,135	111,495	51,720	59,775
Creoles	215	105	115	485	235	250
Croatian	735	385	355	5,735	2,815	2,920
Czech	495	250	250	3,490	1,735	1,755
Danish	450	230	220	2,330	1,125	1,205
Dutch	1,765	825	940	8,305	3,990	4,315
Estonian	80	40	45	550	240	305
Finnish	280	115	165	2,030	800	1,230
Flemish	35	20	15	190	100	90
Fukien	125	50	75	1,850	815	1,035
German	4,910	2,285	2,625	26,935	12,750	14,185
Greek	575	315	255	5,000	2,620	2,375
Gujarati	1,240	600	635	6,175	2,855	3,320
Hakka	70	30	45	1,070	460	610
Hebrew	50	30	20	1,535	845	695
Hindi	12,235	5,860	6,370	22,955	11,005	11,945
Hungarian	1,030	520	510	5,865	2,875	2,985
Ilocano	650	280	370	3,355	1,330	2,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	70	55	395	225	170
Italian	1,395	760	635	16,215	8,195	8,015
Japanese	950	360	595	15,840	5,545	10,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	600	290	310	1,150	545	605
Korean	7,740	3,675	4,070	43,845	19,955	23,885
Kurdish	115	70	50	1,390	760	630
Lao	580	285	295	835	390	445
Latvian	35	25	10	350	175	175
Lingala	5	0	0	30	15	15
Lithuanian	35	15	20	260	115	145
Macedonian	15	5	10	190	90	105
Malay	355	160	200	3,215	1,490	1,725
Malayalam	390	200	190	1,250	625	620
Maltese	15	5	5	85	45	40
Mandarin	10,050	4,855	5,195	90,185	41,955	48,235
Marathi	55	25	30	385	195	185
Nepali	300	155	145	695	370	330
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	335	185	150
Norwegian	205	90	115	1,010	475	535
Oromo	50	25	25	220	125	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	93,785	46,785	47,000	139,230	69,140	70,085
Pashto	385	190	195	820	440	380
Persian (Farsi)	2,030	1,045	990	34,420	17,420	17,000
Polish	2,735	1,340	1,400	12,650	5,990	6,660
Portuguese	1,350	660	690	9,210	4,410	4,800
Romanian	630	320	310	6,885	3,395	3,485
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	25	20	120	50	75
Russian	1,370	635	740	15,420	7,135	8,280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	10	70	30	35
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	230	225	675	340	330
Serbian	460	250	205	5,990	3,070	2,915
Serbo-Croatian	85	45	40	1,210	570	645
Shanghainese	45	25	20	1,220	520	700
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	45	315	160	150
Sindhi	210	100	115	1,695	755	945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	535	260	270	1,230	630	595
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	755	390	360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	280	140	135
Slovak	290	130	165	2,330	1,030	1,300
Slovenian	105	50	50	590	280	310
Somali	535	260	275	915	460	450
Spanish	5,865	2,835	3,030	32,305	15,570	16,735
Swahili	160	90	75	575	295	280
Swedish	145	65	85	1,425	640	790
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	5,955	7,790	58,500	23,510	34,995
Taiwanese	745	360	390	5,470	2,550	2,920
Tamil	525	270	250	2,915	1,535	1,385
Telugu	100	55	45	470	250	225
Thai	200	65	135	1,655	560	1,100
Tibetan languages	45	20	20	170	95	75
Tigrigna	90	55	35	510	250	265
Turkish	190	100	90	2,545	1,440	1,105
Ukrainian	910	390	520	4,260	1,805	2,455
Urdu	4,495	2,280	2,220	7,760	3,950	3,805
Vietnamese	6,035	2,850	3,185	21,690	10,165	11,525
Yiddish	15	10	10	290	145	145
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	645	680	6,340	3,075	3,270
Multiple responses	15,235	7,475	7,755	61,010	29,215	31,800
English and French	635	295	340	4,375	2,145	2,240
English and non-official language	14,055	6,915	7,140	53,235	25,490	27,745
French and non-official language	350	165	190	2,260	1,040	1,225
English, French and non-official language	190	100	85	1,135	545	595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,915	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
English only	413,830	208,255	205,575	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100
French only	225	100	125	1,270	575	690
English and French	21,305	9,540	11,770	164,780	73,445	91,335
Neither English nor French	29,650	12,195	17,450	128,460	52,785	75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,095	234,915	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805
English	429,840	215,225	214,610	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690
French	3,510	1,750	1,760	25,030	12,225	12,805
English and French	2,410	1,115	1,290	13,890	6,325	7,565
Neither English nor French	29,255	11,995	17,255	126,690	51,945	74,740
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	4,715	2,305	2,400	31,975	15,385	16,590
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	429,585	212,510	217,070	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345
English	291,155	144,725	146,430	1,568,165	778,030	790,135
French	1,050	505	540	8,410	4,025	4,385
Non-official languages	137,380	67,275	70,100	582,110	275,295	306,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	55	30	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	45	25	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	136,795	67,000	69,805	579,845	274,140	305,700
African languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	160	75	85
Afrikaans	90	45	45	520	255	260
Akan (Twi)	45	20	25	105	50	55
Albanian	165	80	85	505	245	255
Amharic	130	55	75	500	220	280
Arabic	1,875	945	935	6,505	3,410	3,085
Armenian	30	15	15	435	220	210
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	90	40	50
Bengali	305	145	160	1,310	645	665
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	290	135	150	1,095	470	630
Bosnian	75	40	30	640	330	310
Bulgarian	45	25	20	985	480	510
Burmese	185	105	80	560	300	260
Cantonese	2,685	1,280	1,405	100,680	46,200	54,485
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,390	2,560	2,825	76,285	35,345	40,940
Creoles	135	65	65	275	125	145
Croatian	205	100	110	2,040	955	1,085
Czech	175	90	90	1,020	525	495
Danish	10	5	5	185	90	95
Dutch	120	55	65	725	335	390
Estonian	15	0	10	100	40	60
Finnish	40	15	25	445	185	260
Flemish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	50	20	25	680	305	370
German	520	235	280	3,485	1,635	1,855
Greek	170	80	85	1,755	840	915
Gujarati	650	310	345	2,910	1,270	1,645
Hakka	15	5	10	310	140	175
Hebrew	5	5	0	715	365	355
Hindi	6,885	3,300	3,580	11,685	5,550	6,135
Hungarian	280	145	140	1,785	855	930
Ilocano	210	105	115	1,085	490	600
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	145	75	70
Italian	275	130	145	4,570	2,020	2,550
Japanese	435	200	240	8,110	3,375	4,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	160	165	580	285	295
Korean	6,365	3,025	3,335	34,850	16,095	18,755
Kurdish	70	35	30	920	475	445
Lao	345	175	175	415	210	210
Latvian	0	5	0	80	35	40
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	0	50	25	25
Macedonian	0	0	0	115	60	55
Malay	150	80	75	1,265	635	630
Malayalam	195	95	95	610	310	300
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	0
Mandarin	8,575	4,200	4,380	75,385	35,675	39,710
Marathi	25	10	10	210	110	100
Nepali	200	105	95	460	240	220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	115	60	60
Norwegian	20	10	15	80	40	35
Oromo	30	15	15	135	70	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	73,620	36,650	36,970	103,895	51,410	52,485
Pashto	250	125	125	540	285	255
Persian (Farsi)	1,345	665	685	23,895	11,670	12,220
Polish	1,300	645	660	5,185	2,500	2,685
Portuguese	435	210	225	3,435	1,630	1,805
Romanian	295	150	150	3,575	1,765	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	15	70	25	40
Russian	815	395	425	10,050	4,860	5,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	460	225	230
Serbian	240	130	110	3,755	1,895	1,865
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	555	270	285
Shanghainese	30	15	15	545	255	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	470	265	205
Sindhi	95	45	50	660	285	375
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	125	140	530	260	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	250	130	120	610	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	55	20	35
Slovak	100	50	50	880	420	460
Slovenian	15	5	10	65	30	40
Somali	385	185	200	605	300	305
Spanish	3,370	1,625	1,750	17,105	8,345	8,760
Swahili	75	40	35	200	100	100
Swedish	10	5	10	260	125	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,410	2,915	3,490	26,830	11,720	15,110
Taiwanese	445	220	225	2,825	1,350	1,475
Tamil	320	165	155	1,880	965	915
Telugu	70	35	35	255	130	125
Thai	80	35	50	655	295	360
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	90	50	35
Tigrigna	35	20	15	260	120	140
Turkish	70	35	35	1,245	655	595
Ukrainian	190	95	95	705	315	390
Urdu	3,265	1,625	1,645	5,045	2,505	2,535
Vietnamese	4,440	2,075	2,360	14,925	7,005	7,920
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	575	280	290	2,215	1,120	1,095
Multiple responses	35,420	17,580	17,845	133,430	63,970	69,460
English and French	400	170	235	2,620	1,265	1,355
English and non-official language	34,500	17,170	17,325	128,365	61,585	66,775
French and non-official language	135	70	65	730	355	375
English, French and non-official language	385	170	220	1,720	765	955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
None	364,500	180,800	183,705	1,813,090	892,790	920,300
Single responses	99,030	48,570	50,465	470,395	224,500	245,895
English	48,465	24,470	24,000	211,820	103,680	108,145
French	2,430	1,145	1,280	18,930	8,650	10,280
Non-official languages	48,130	22,950	25,180	239,645	112,175	127,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	10	30	200	90	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	145	70	75
Dene	5	0	5	10	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	5
Ojibway	10	0	5	35	15	20
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,500	22,675	24,825	236,710	110,835	125,875
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	220	125	95
Afrikaans	65	35	35	685	330	360
Akan (Twi)	100	50	45	205	110	100
Albanian	75	35	40	325	160	165
Amharic	110	55	60	380	180	200
Arabic	825	430	400	3,135	1,810	1,325
Armenian	40	20	15	295	145	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	25	150	65	85
Bengali	105	50	50	480	230	250
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	215	90	125	745	300	445
Bosnian	45	30	20	330	165	165
Bulgarian	20	10	10	405	180	220
Burmese	45	20	25	220	105	115
Cantonese	1,070	490	575	27,690	13,220	14,470
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,430	645	785	18,575	8,865	9,715
Creoles	145	75	70	355	175	180
Croatian	300	165	140	2,360	1,190	1,165
Czech	155	65	90	1,250	565	685
Danish	150	70	80	820	375	445
Dutch	555	240	315	2,570	1,125	1,445
Estonian	25	15	10	155	70	80
Finnish	110	50	55	670	270	405
Flemish	15	5	10	55	30	25
Fukien	35	15	20	655	290	370
German	1,560	680	875	9,705	4,415	5,285
Greek	330	180	150	2,705	1,370	1,335
Gujarati	510	255	255	2,990	1,395	1,600
Hakka	20	5	15	300	130	170
Hebrew	30	20	10	910	480	430
Hindi	5,595	2,715	2,885	11,660	5,670	5,990
Hungarian	325	150	170	1,785	845	940
Ilocano	155	65	95	820	315	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	150	75	80
Italian	595	305	280	6,655	3,290	3,365
Japanese	455	180	275	6,870	2,760	4,110
Khmer (Cambodian)	150	70	80	290	130	160
Korean	930	455	475	6,030	2,715	3,315
Kurdish	20	10	10	265	160	110
Lao	190	90	100	300	145	160
Latvian	5	0	5	65	25	45
Lingala	5	0	5	50	20	30
Lithuanian	5	5	5	80	35	45
Macedonian	10	5	5	40	15	20
Malay	170	80	90	1,265	585	685
Malayalam	125	60	65	435	215	225
Maltese	5	0	0	35	15	25
Mandarin	1,500	720	785	16,745	7,640	9,105
Marathi	20	10	10	115	60	55
Nepali	65	35	30	120	65	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	195	115	85
Norwegian	55	25	30	330	150	180
Oromo	5	0	5	40	30	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,800	7,360	7,440	26,855	13,370	13,485
Pashto	100	45	55	205	105	100
Persian (Farsi)	425	225	195	6,510	3,465	3,050
Polish	810	380	430	3,990	1,805	2,180
Portuguese	525	225	295	3,585	1,655	1,925
Romanian	210	95	115	1,955	920	1,040
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	35	20	15
Russian	330	140	190	3,470	1,550	1,925
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	155	85	70
Serbian	140	80	60	1,595	835	765
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	10	360	155	200
Shanghainese	30	10	15	475	210	260
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	345	130	215
Sindhi	85	40	50	890	380	510
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	105	510	250	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	60	30	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	50	45
Slovak	115	50	65	760	290	465
Slovenian	30	10	15	165	70	90
Somali	150	85	65	325	170	155
Spanish	2,310	1,145	1,165	14,470	7,085	7,385
Swahili	130	55	75	425	205	220
Swedish	55	30	25	670	300	365
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,795	1,970	2,825	21,495	8,110	13,385
Taiwanese	355	170	185	2,585	1,235	1,350
Tamil	195	95	95	815	430	380
Telugu	25	15	10	160	85	75
Thai	110	35	75	670	230	440
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	35	20	15
Tigrigna	35	15	20	160	75	85
Turkish	95	45	50	895	495	400
Ukrainian	175	75	100	965	425	540
Urdu	985	510	475	2,165	1,120	1,045
Vietnamese	1,310	630	670	5,085	2,475	2,610
Yiddish	10	5	5	75	35	40
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	595	260	330	2,730	1,240	1,490
Multiple responses	1,475	725	750	8,635	4,025	4,610
English and French	145	80	70	890	400	485
English and non-official language	805	420	390	3,990	1,920	2,075
French and non-official language	505	225	280	3,690	1,675	2,010
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	60	20	35

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 26, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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

Note

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

Related data

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

2011 Census

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

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census divisions
Census Data Navigator, Greater Vancouver, Regional district (Census Division), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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Geographic hierarchy: Greater Vancouver (Regional district)

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Related data

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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