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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			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}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,313,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,116,581	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	949,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,336	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	802.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...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}	603,500	295,095	308,400	2,313,325	1,130,375	1,182,955
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	115,185	59,275	55,905
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	114,390	58,725	55,660
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	124,880	64,365	60,520
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	145,190	75,070	70,115
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	28,165	14,570	13,595
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	28,785	15,090	13,695
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	28,975	14,985	13,990
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	29,365	15,065	14,300
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	29,895	15,365	14,530
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	159,080	80,620	78,465
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	170,065	83,960	86,105
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	160,010	77,900	82,110
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	161,245	76,660	84,585
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	180,535	86,315	94,225
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	192,090	93,760	98,330
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	182,435	88,705	93,730
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	158,570	77,595	80,970
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	136,755	66,610	70,145
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	94,860	46,120	48,740
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	72,890	34,215	38,675
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	58,150	26,990	31,160
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	44,235	19,050	25,185
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	42,760	14,435	28,325
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	40.2	39.3	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	84.7	83.9	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	1,958,880	948,010	1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	1,106,575	551,405	555,175
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	970,585	482,590	487,995
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	135,995	68,815	67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	852,300	396,600	455,695
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	586,885	313,200	273,680
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	48,835	19,980	28,855
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	119,570	45,130	74,435
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	97,010	18,290	78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	294,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...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}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	633,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	535,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	467,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	185,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...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	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	690,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	590,205	288,095	302,110	2,280,770	1,115,555	1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	421,375	196,635	224,735
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	63,575	23,920	39,660
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	106,050	57,060	48,990
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	251,745	115,655	136,090
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	1,859,400	918,920	940,485
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	75,360	34,360	41,000	293,195	134,660	158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	99,835	29,055	70,780
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	21,470	4,520	16,955
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	5,995	2,860	3,135
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	72,365	21,675	50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	193,360	105,610	87,750
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	595,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	510,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	436,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	245,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	85,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	295,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...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}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	301,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	455,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	228,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...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}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	891,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	251,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	272,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	134,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	2,292,120	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	2,231,105	1,092,095	1,139,005
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	1,282,500	645,490	637,010
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	24,780	12,080	12,700
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	923,825	434,530	489,295
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	330	155	175
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	235	115	120
Dene	10	10	5	20	10	10
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	5
Inuktitut	5	0	0	10	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	30	10	15	60	25	40
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	917,155	431,300	485,855
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	490	250	235
Afrikaans	220	120	100	1,255	625	630
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	375	190	185
Albanian	130	70	60	985	500	485
Amharic	305	160	135	1,065	520	545
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	10,830	6,105	4,725
Armenian	275	140	135	980	500	480
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	345	150	195
Bengali	880	465	420	2,095	1,100	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	3,160	1,215	1,950
Bosnian	225	110	115	1,095	555	540
Bulgarian	465	210	260	1,670	815	860
Burmese	340	175	165	880	455	425
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	128,115	59,365	68,745
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	111,495	51,720	59,775
Creoles	70	40	35	485	235	250
Croatian	1,320	635	680	5,735	2,815	2,920
Czech	855	435	420	3,490	1,735	1,755
Danish	435	205	230	2,330	1,125	1,205
Dutch	1,350	675	670	8,305	3,990	4,315
Estonian	130	50	80	550	240	305
Finnish	410	150	260	2,030	800	1,230
Flemish	40	30	10	190	100	90
Fukien	545	245	305	1,850	815	1,035
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	26,935	12,750	14,185
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	5,000	2,620	2,375
Gujarati	960	430	530	6,175	2,855	3,320
Hakka	405	180	225	1,070	460	610
Hebrew	830	460	365	1,535	845	695
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	22,955	11,005	11,945
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	5,865	2,875	2,985
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	3,355	1,330	2,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	395	225	170
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	16,215	8,195	8,015
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	15,840	5,545	10,290
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	1,150	545	605
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	43,845	19,955	23,885
Kurdish	385	210	175	1,390	760	630
Lao	105	50	55	835	390	445
Latvian	135	60	75	350	175	175
Lingala	10	10	5	30	15	15
Lithuanian	85	35	50	260	115	145
Macedonian	60	25	40	190	90	105
Malay	995	495	495	3,215	1,490	1,725
Malayalam	325	160	165	1,250	625	620
Maltese	20	10	5	85	45	40
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	90,185	41,955	48,235
Marathi	80	45	30	385	195	185
Nepali	140	80	55	695	370	330
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	335	185	150
Norwegian	205	95	110	1,010	475	535
Oromo	75	45	30	220	125	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	139,230	69,140	70,085
Pashto	125	70	50	820	440	380
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	34,420	17,420	17,000
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	12,650	5,990	6,660
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	9,210	4,410	4,800
Romanian	1,145	525	620	6,885	3,395	3,485
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	120	50	75
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	15,420	7,135	8,280
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	70	30	35
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	675	340	330
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	5,990	3,070	2,915
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	1,210	570	645
Shanghainese	460	185	275	1,220	520	700
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	315	160	150
Sindhi	245	105	140	1,695	755	945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	1,230	630	595
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	755	390	360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	280	140	135
Slovak	480	205	270	2,330	1,030	1,300
Slovenian	155	85	75	590	280	310
Somali	130	70	60	915	460	450
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	32,305	15,570	16,735
Swahili	110	60	50	575	295	280
Swedish	440	200	235	1,425	640	790
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	58,500	23,510	34,995
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	5,470	2,550	2,920
Tamil	1,400	760	635	2,915	1,535	1,385
Telugu	95	55	40	470	250	225
Thai	665	255	410	1,655	560	1,100
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	170	95	75
Tigrigna	120	60	65	510	250	265
Turkish	815	475	340	2,545	1,440	1,105
Ukrainian	890	355	530	4,260	1,805	2,455
Urdu	700	375	325	7,760	3,950	3,805
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	21,690	10,165	11,525
Yiddish	185	90	100	290	145	145
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	6,340	3,075	3,270
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	61,010	29,215	31,800
English and French	1,500	760	745	4,375	2,145	2,240
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	53,235	25,490	27,745
French and non-official language	755	345	410	2,260	1,040	1,225
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	1,135	545	595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	1,997,605	994,500	1,003,100
French only	430	205	225	1,270	575	690
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	164,780	73,445	91,335
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	128,460	52,785	75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	2,292,115	1,121,315	1,170,805
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	2,126,505	1,050,815	1,075,690
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	25,030	12,225	12,805
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	13,890	6,325	7,565
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	126,690	51,945	74,740
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	31,975	15,385	16,590
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	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}	595,720	291,510	304,215	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	2,158,685	1,057,345	1,101,345
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	1,568,165	778,030	790,135
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	8,410	4,025	4,385
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	582,110	275,295	306,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	55	30	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	45	25	15
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	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}	168,770	77,985	90,790	579,845	274,140	305,700
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	160	75	85
Afrikaans	60	30	30	520	255	260
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	105	50	55
Albanian	55	25	25	505	245	255
Amharic	130	65	70	500	220	280
Arabic	1,660	955	710	6,505	3,410	3,085
Armenian	90	45	45	435	220	210
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	40	50
Bengali	560	280	275	1,310	645	665
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	1,095	470	630
Bosnian	115	65	55	640	330	310
Bulgarian	215	95	120	985	480	510
Burmese	225	125	105	560	300	260
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	100,680	46,200	54,485
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	76,285	35,345	40,940
Creoles	45	20	25	275	125	145
Croatian	475	225	250	2,040	955	1,085
Czech	190	95	90	1,020	525	495
Danish	50	25	25	185	90	95
Dutch	135	60	75	725	335	390
Estonian	20	10	15	100	40	60
Finnish	95	40	60	445	185	260
Flemish	15	10	5	15	5	10
Fukien	165	70	100	680	305	370
German	1,100	530	570	3,485	1,635	1,855
Greek	955	440	510	1,755	840	915
Gujarati	485	205	275	2,910	1,270	1,645
Hakka	115	55	60	310	140	175
Hebrew	350	175	170	715	365	355
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	11,685	5,550	6,135
Hungarian	335	145	185	1,785	855	930
Ilocano	525	240	290	1,085	490	600
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	145	75	70
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	4,570	2,020	2,550
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	8,110	3,375	4,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	580	285	295
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	34,850	16,095	18,755
Kurdish	215	105	110	920	475	445
Lao	30	10	15	415	210	210
Latvian	40	15	20	80	35	40
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	50	25	25
Macedonian	35	15	20	115	60	55
Malay	395	205	185	1,265	635	630
Malayalam	205	100	105	610	310	300
Maltese	5	5	0	10	5	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	75,385	35,675	39,710
Marathi	30	20	10	210	110	100
Nepali	85	50	35	460	240	220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	115	60	60
Norwegian	35	15	10	80	40	35
Oromo	40	25	15	135	70	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	103,895	51,410	52,485
Pashto	90	50	45	540	285	255
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	23,895	11,670	12,220
Polish	860	390	470	5,185	2,500	2,685
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	3,435	1,630	1,805
Romanian	445	220	230	3,575	1,765	1,805
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	70	25	40
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	10,050	4,860	5,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	460	225	230
Serbian	1,325	645	685	3,755	1,895	1,865
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	555	270	285
Shanghainese	195	85	110	545	255	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	470	265	205
Sindhi	75	30	50	660	285	375
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	530	260	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	610	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	55	20	35
Slovak	125	60	65	880	420	460
Slovenian	15	10	10	65	30	40
Somali	70	35	40	605	300	305
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	17,105	8,345	8,760
Swahili	45	25	25	200	100	100
Swedish	120	55	60	260	125	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	26,830	11,720	15,110
Taiwanese	765	365	400	2,825	1,350	1,475
Tamil	1,035	550	485	1,880	965	915
Telugu	45	30	15	255	130	125
Thai	270	125	145	655	295	360
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	90	50	35
Tigrigna	60	30	35	260	120	140
Turkish	370	195	175	1,245	655	595
Ukrainian	140	60	80	705	315	390
Urdu	400	200	205	5,045	2,505	2,535
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	14,925	7,005	7,920
Yiddish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	2,215	1,120	1,095
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	133,430	63,970	69,460
English and French	885	475	415	2,620	1,265	1,355
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	128,365	61,585	66,775
French and non-official language	255	125	130	730	355	375
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	2,292,115	1,121,310	1,170,805
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	1,813,090	892,790	920,300
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	470,395	224,500	245,895
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	211,820	103,680	108,145
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	18,930	8,650	10,280
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	239,645	112,175	127,475
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	200	90	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	145	70	75
Dene	5	0	5	10	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	5	0	5
Ojibway	20	10	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}	72,660	34,020	38,640	236,710	110,835	125,875
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	220	125	95
Afrikaans	130	65	60	685	330	360
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	205	110	100
Albanian	45	25	20	325	160	165
Amharic	105	60	50	380	180	200
Arabic	735	500	230	3,135	1,810	1,325
Armenian	80	45	35	295	145	145
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	150	65	85
Bengali	190	90	100	480	230	250
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	745	300	445
Bosnian	80	35	45	330	165	165
Bulgarian	150	65	85	405	180	220
Burmese	90	45	45	220	105	115
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	27,690	13,220	14,470
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	18,575	8,865	9,715
Creoles	35	20	15	355	175	180
Croatian	505	230	270	2,360	1,190	1,165
Czech	330	155	175	1,250	565	685
Danish	160	80	85	820	375	445
Dutch	455	220	235	2,570	1,125	1,445
Estonian	30	15	20	155	70	80
Finnish	140	45	95	670	270	405
Flemish	10	5	5	55	30	25
Fukien	195	80	110	655	290	370
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	9,705	4,415	5,285
Greek	1,165	585	580	2,705	1,370	1,335
Gujarati	350	155	195	2,990	1,395	1,600
Hakka	135	65	75	300	130	170
Hebrew	510	260	255	910	480	430
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	11,660	5,670	5,990
Hungarian	430	200	235	1,785	845	940
Ilocano	380	140	240	820	315	505
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	150	75	80
Italian	1,925	945	980	6,655	3,290	3,365
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	6,870	2,760	4,110
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	290	130	160
Korean	1,545	615	925	6,030	2,715	3,315
Kurdish	85	50	35	265	160	110
Lao	45	25	20	300	145	160
Latvian	30	10	20	65	25	45
Lingala	5	5	0	50	20	30
Lithuanian	25	15	15	80	35	45
Macedonian	5	5	5	40	15	20
Malay	385	195	195	1,265	585	685
Malayalam	95	45	45	435	215	225
Maltese	10	5	5	35	15	25
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	16,745	7,640	9,105
Marathi	25	10	15	115	60	55
Nepali	15	10	5	120	65	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	195	115	85
Norwegian	80	40	40	330	150	180
Oromo	10	10	5	40	30	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	26,855	13,370	13,485
Pashto	25	15	10	205	105	100
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	6,510	3,465	3,050
Polish	905	405	500	3,990	1,805	2,180
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	3,585	1,655	1,925
Romanian	355	140	215	1,955	920	1,040
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	35	20	15
Russian	1,035	440	590	3,470	1,550	1,925
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	155	85	70
Serbian	510	250	260	1,595	835	765
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	360	155	200
Shanghainese	170	80	90	475	210	260
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	345	130	215
Sindhi	120	55	60	890	380	510
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	510	250	255
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	60	30	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	90	50	45
Slovak	175	55	125	760	290	465
Slovenian	50	20	25	165	70	90
Somali	45	20	25	325	170	155
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	14,470	7,085	7,385
Swahili	75	40	35	425	205	220
Swedish	215	105	110	670	300	365
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	21,495	8,110	13,385
Taiwanese	680	320	365	2,585	1,235	1,350
Tamil	290	170	120	815	430	380
Telugu	40	20	20	160	85	75
Thai	255	95	150	670	230	440
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	35	20	15
Tigrigna	40	15	20	160	75	85
Turkish	280	160	120	895	495	400
Ukrainian	245	110	135	965	425	540
Urdu	195	110	90	2,165	1,120	1,045
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	5,085	2,475	2,610
Yiddish	45	15	25	75	35	40
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	2,730	1,240	1,490
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	8,635	4,025	4,610
English and French	240	110	130	890	400	485
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	3,990	1,920	2,075
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) 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 19, 2024).

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

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

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Vancouver (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: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
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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

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

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Related data

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

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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