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

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) 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 April 19, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Note

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

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

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

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Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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Related data

Related data: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), 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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