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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)			Richmond, 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}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	190,473	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	174,461	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,976	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,473.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	129.27	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	190,475	91,240	99,230
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	8,395	4,270	4,125
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	8,855	4,595	4,255
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	10,110	5,115	4,995
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	12,535	6,520	6,015
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	2,445	1,285	1,160
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	2,450	1,305	1,145
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	2,460	1,225	1,230
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	2,610	1,370	1,240
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	2,570	1,335	1,235
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	13,680	7,100	6,580
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	12,740	6,315	6,430
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	11,160	5,390	5,765
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	11,720	5,195	6,525
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	14,510	6,425	8,085
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	16,640	7,650	8,985
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	16,490	7,620	8,865
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	14,910	7,085	7,820
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	12,720	6,155	6,565
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	8,010	3,820	4,190
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	6,195	2,910	3,285
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	5,030	2,370	2,665
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	3,595	1,565	2,030
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	3,175	1,130	2,050
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	42.1	40.9	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	85.6	84.7	86.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	163,115	77,260	85,860
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	97,050	47,910	49,135
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	90,625	44,720	45,905
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	6,420	3,190	3,235
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	66,070	29,345	36,720
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	46,305	23,945	22,360
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	3,285	1,195	2,090
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	8,855	2,855	6,000
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	7,625	1,355	6,270
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...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	55,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	530	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	125	...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	8,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	400	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,415	...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	189,305	90,850	98,450
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	25,060	10,390	14,670
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	5,680	1,900	3,790
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	5,200	2,675	2,520
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	14,180	5,815	8,360
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	164,245	80,460	83,785
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	25,090	11,535	13,560
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	7,275	1,825	5,455
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	2,210	410	1,800
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	370	165	205
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	4,700	1,250	3,450
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	17,815	9,710	8,105
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	67,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...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	67,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	20	...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	67,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...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	189,740	90,975	98,765
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	183,470	88,005	95,455
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	69,460	34,995	34,465
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	1,115	540	570
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	112,895	52,475	60,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	0	0	0
Dene	10	10	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	10	15	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	112,390	52,230	60,155
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	10	5	5
Afrikaans	220	120	100	30	15	20
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	5	5	0
Albanian	130	70	60	35	20	15
Amharic	305	160	135	50	25	25
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	965	520	445
Armenian	275	140	135	75	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	10	0	10
Bengali	880	465	420	125	70	50
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	325	120	205
Bosnian	225	110	115	30	10	20
Bulgarian	465	210	260	40	15	20
Burmese	340	175	165	105	50	55
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	30,170	14,080	16,090
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	24,670	11,425	13,240
Creoles	70	40	35	40	20	20
Croatian	1,320	635	680	265	130	135
Czech	855	435	420	165	85	80
Danish	435	205	230	140	70	65
Dutch	1,350	675	670	440	210	230
Estonian	130	50	80	15	5	10
Finnish	410	150	260	85	35	50
Flemish	40	30	10	15	10	10
Fukien	545	245	305	670	300	375
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	1,595	790	805
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	305	160	135
Gujarati	960	430	530	615	295	320
Hakka	405	180	225	195	85	110
Hebrew	830	460	365	270	135	135
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	1,095	510	585
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	220	110	115
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	245	85	155
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	40	20	20
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	350	190	165
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	2,075	805	1,270
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	10	5	5
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	890	380	510
Kurdish	385	210	175	25	15	10
Lao	105	50	55	15	5	10
Latvian	135	60	75	15	15	0
Lingala	10	10	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	35	50	10	5	0
Macedonian	60	25	40	15	5	10
Malay	995	495	495	365	180	185
Malayalam	325	160	165	145	75	75
Maltese	20	10	5	5	5	0
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	20,680	9,580	11,100
Marathi	80	45	30	35	15	15
Nepali	140	80	55	25	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	15	15	10
Norwegian	205	95	110	35	25	15
Oromo	75	45	30	15	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	5,795	2,850	2,945
Pashto	125	70	50	10	5	10
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	1,175	545	625
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	435	210	220
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	330	155	165
Romanian	1,145	525	620	305	160	145
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	0	0	0
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	2,140	1,020	1,120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	65	35	30
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	200	100	95
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	60	35	25
Shanghainese	460	185	275	350	150	200
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	30	20	15
Sindhi	245	105	140	245	110	135
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	75	45	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	15	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	20	10	5
Slovak	480	205	270	90	45	45
Slovenian	155	85	75	20	5	10
Somali	130	70	60	110	60	55
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	1,875	855	1,020
Swahili	110	60	50	35	15	20
Swedish	440	200	235	55	30	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	7,305	3,115	4,190
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	1,075	515	555
Tamil	1,400	760	635	215	105	110
Telugu	95	55	40	35	20	15
Thai	665	255	410	155	50	100
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	15	15	5
Tigrigna	120	60	65	25	10	15
Turkish	815	475	340	355	195	160
Ukrainian	890	355	530	320	135	185
Urdu	700	375	325	870	450	420
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	775	340	435
Yiddish	185	90	100	35	20	20
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	495	240	255
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	6,270	2,970	3,305
English and French	1,500	760	745	220	110	115
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	5,760	2,720	3,035
French and non-official language	755	345	410	160	75	90
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	135	60	70
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	189,740	90,975	98,765
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	160,045	78,305	81,740
French only	430	205	225	75	35	40
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	9,875	4,380	5,495
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	19,745	8,255	11,485
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	189,740	90,975	98,765
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	167,780	81,710	86,065
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	1,185	575	605
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	1,310	555	755
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	19,470	8,130	11,340
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	1,835	855	980
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.0	0.9	1.0
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	189,740	90,975	98,765
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	174,635	83,780	90,855
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	93,715	46,125	47,590
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	370	180	195
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	80,545	37,475	43,075
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
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}	168,770	77,985	90,790	80,410	37,410	43,000
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	60	30	30	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Albanian	55	25	25	20	10	10
Amharic	130	65	70	15	5	10
Arabic	1,660	955	710	640	325	315
Armenian	90	45	45	35	20	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Bengali	560	280	275	80	40	40
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	115	50	60
Bosnian	115	65	55	15	10	10
Bulgarian	215	95	120	20	10	5
Burmese	225	125	105	70	30	40
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	26,550	12,215	14,330
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	17,685	8,175	9,510
Creoles	45	20	25	25	10	15
Croatian	475	225	250	85	40	45
Czech	190	95	90	65	30	35
Danish	50	25	25	5	0	0
Dutch	135	60	75	40	15	25
Estonian	20	10	15	5	0	5
Finnish	95	40	60	20	10	10
Flemish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	165	70	100	295	140	155
German	1,100	530	570	185	85	95
Greek	955	440	510	95	45	50
Gujarati	485	205	275	295	130	165
Hakka	115	55	60	70	30	40
Hebrew	350	175	170	160	75	85
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	455	205	245
Hungarian	335	145	185	55	25	30
Ilocano	525	240	290	75	30	45
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	25	10	10
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	65	30	30
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	1,140	480	660
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	0	0	0
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	600	275	325
Kurdish	215	105	110	10	10	5
Lao	30	10	15	5	0	0
Latvian	40	15	20	5	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	5	5	5
Malay	395	205	185	145	75	70
Malayalam	205	100	105	55	35	20
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	17,920	8,410	9,515
Marathi	30	20	10	25	10	10
Nepali	85	50	35	15	5	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	10	5	5
Norwegian	35	15	10	0	0	0
Oromo	40	25	15	25	10	20
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	3,630	1,755	1,870
Pashto	90	50	45	0	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	745	345	400
Polish	860	390	470	155	80	75
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	130	65	65
Romanian	445	220	230	145	75	75
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	1,495	735	760
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	35	15	20
Serbian	1,325	645	685	150	80	75
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	25	15	10
Shanghainese	195	85	110	140	70	70
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	45	25	15
Sindhi	75	30	50	100	45	55
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	5	0	0
Slovak	125	60	65	25	15	10
Slovenian	15	10	10	0	0	0
Somali	70	35	40	65	40	35
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	970	465	510
Swahili	45	25	25	0	0	0
Swedish	120	55	60	5	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	3,305	1,480	1,830
Taiwanese	765	365	400	570	275	300
Tamil	1,035	550	485	125	60	60
Telugu	45	30	15	10	5	5
Thai	270	125	145	60	30	35
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	15	10	5
Tigrigna	60	30	35	15	10	10
Turkish	370	195	175	245	125	120
Ukrainian	140	60	80	75	35	40
Urdu	400	200	205	480	240	240
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	405	190	210
Yiddish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	135	65	70
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	15,105	7,195	7,910
English and French	885	475	415	185	85	95
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	14,675	6,995	7,680
French and non-official language	255	125	130	80	30	45
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	170	75	90
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	189,740	90,975	98,765
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	135,375	65,225	70,150
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	53,315	25,265	28,045
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	26,935	13,045	13,895
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	990	420	565
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	25,390	11,800	13,590
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	25,210	11,720	13,490
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	10	5	5
Afrikaans	130	65	60	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	5	5	5
Albanian	45	25	20	5	0	5
Amharic	105	60	50	20	10	10
Arabic	735	500	230	245	135	110
Armenian	80	45	35	25	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	10	0	5
Bengali	190	90	100	35	15	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	65	25	40
Bosnian	80	35	45	20	10	10
Bulgarian	150	65	85	15	5	10
Burmese	90	45	45	35	15	15
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	5,170	2,475	2,695
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	3,335	1,595	1,745
Creoles	35	20	15	30	15	15
Croatian	505	230	270	105	60	50
Czech	330	155	175	50	25	25
Danish	160	80	85	40	15	25
Dutch	455	220	235	150	55	95
Estonian	30	15	20	5	0	0
Finnish	140	45	95	30	15	20
Flemish	10	5	5	5	0	0
Fukien	195	80	110	245	110	135
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	500	220	275
Greek	1,165	585	580	195	95	100
Gujarati	350	155	195	285	130	155
Hakka	135	65	75	55	20	30
Hebrew	510	260	255	145	80	65
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	670	320	355
Hungarian	430	200	235	55	30	30
Ilocano	380	140	240	55	20	30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	15	10	5
Italian	1,925	945	980	115	60	60
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	750	335	415
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	0	0	0
Korean	1,545	615	925	190	75	115
Kurdish	85	50	35	15	5	10
Lao	45	25	20	5	5	5
Latvian	30	10	20	0	0	0
Lingala	5	5	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	25	15	15	0	0	0
Macedonian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malay	385	195	195	105	40	60
Malayalam	95	45	45	55	25	30
Maltese	10	5	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	3,570	1,675	1,890
Marathi	25	10	15	5	0	0
Nepali	15	10	5	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	15	10	5
Norwegian	80	40	40	15	10	10
Oromo	10	10	5	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	1,930	965	960
Pashto	25	15	10	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	230	110	115
Polish	905	405	500	150	70	80
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	125	60	65
Romanian	355	140	215	85	35	45
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	1,035	440	590	430	190	240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	20	10	5
Serbian	510	250	260	40	20	25
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	20	10	10
Shanghainese	170	80	90	140	55	85
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	10	0	10
Sindhi	120	55	60	115	50	70
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	40	20	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	5	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	10	5	5
Slovak	175	55	125	25	10	10
Slovenian	50	20	25	10	0	5
Somali	45	20	25	80	40	40
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	780	370	405
Swahili	75	40	35	15	5	5
Swedish	215	105	110	25	10	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	3,020	1,230	1,795
Taiwanese	680	320	365	545	255	290
Tamil	290	170	120	75	35	40
Telugu	40	20	20	15	5	5
Thai	255	95	150	55	20	40
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	15	20	10	5	5
Turkish	280	160	120	80	45	40
Ukrainian	245	110	135	85	45	40
Urdu	195	110	90	295	140	155
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	225	100	130
Yiddish	45	15	25	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	175	80	95
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	1,055	485	570
English and French	240	110	130	70	25	45
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	695	325	370
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	280	135	145
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	5	5	5

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 Richmond, British Columbia (Code 5915015) (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 28, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Richmond (City)

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

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Richmond (City)

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Related data

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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