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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)			British Columbia (Province)
	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	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...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	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...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	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	590,205	288,095	302,110	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	75,360	34,360	41,000	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...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	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...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	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...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	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	955	435	525
Dene	10	10	5	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	5	5	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	15	10	5
Ojibway	30	10	15	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	620	330	295
Afrikaans	220	120	100	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	455	235	220
Albanian	130	70	60	1,335	695	635
Amharic	305	160	135	1,255	615	640
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	275	140	135	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	530	235	295
Bengali	880	465	420	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	225	110	115	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	465	210	260	1,945	960	985
Burmese	340	175	165	945	485	465
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	70	40	35	640	315	320
Croatian	1,320	635	680	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	855	435	420	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	435	205	230	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	1,350	675	670	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	130	50	80	820	345	475
Finnish	410	150	260	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	40	30	10	445	215	235
Fukien	545	245	305	1,920	835	1,085
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	960	430	530	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	405	180	225	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	830	460	365	1,755	970	785
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	475	265	205
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	1,465	700	770
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	385	210	175	1,415	775	645
Lao	105	50	55	1,155	550	600
Latvian	135	60	75	615	305	310
Lingala	10	10	5	35	20	20
Lithuanian	85	35	50	435	190	245
Macedonian	60	25	40	275	130	140
Malay	995	495	495	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	325	160	165	1,460	735	725
Maltese	20	10	5	220	115	115
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	80	45	30	430	220	210
Nepali	140	80	55	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	470	250	220
Norwegian	205	95	110	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	75	45	30	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	125	70	50	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	1,145	525	620	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	135	60	80
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	690	345	340
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	460	185	275	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	645	335	310
Sindhi	245	105	140	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	495	275	225
Slovak	480	205	270	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	155	85	75	1,225	590	640
Somali	130	70	60	975	495	480
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	110	60	50	755	390	365
Swedish	440	200	235	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	1,400	760	635	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	95	55	40	570	295	270
Thai	665	255	410	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	200	115	85
Tigrigna	120	60	65	590	285	300
Turkish	815	475	340	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	890	355	530	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	700	375	325	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	185	90	100	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,500	760	745	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	755	345	410	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	430	205	225	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	62,190	30,515	31,680
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	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	135	70	65
Dene	5	0	5	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	15	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}	168,770	77,985	90,790	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	190	80	105
Afrikaans	60	30	30	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	120	60	60
Albanian	55	25	25	700	345	350
Amharic	130	65	70	555	245	310
Arabic	1,660	955	710	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	90	45	45	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	115	50	65
Bengali	560	280	275	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	115	65	55	705	370	340
Bulgarian	215	95	120	1,085	530	555
Burmese	225	125	105	585	315	270
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	45	20	25	315	145	165
Croatian	475	225	250	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	190	95	90	1,570	795	775
Danish	50	25	25	325	160	170
Dutch	135	60	75	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	20	10	15	110	40	70
Finnish	95	40	60	795	350	445
Flemish	15	10	5	50	25	20
Fukien	165	70	100	690	310	380
German	1,100	530	570	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	955	440	510	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	485	205	275	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	115	55	60	320	145	175
Hebrew	350	175	170	780	395	390
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	335	145	185	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	525	240	290	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	180	85	85
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	750	370	385
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	215	105	110	945	490	460
Lao	30	10	15	545	270	275
Latvian	40	15	20	105	50	50
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	65	30	35
Macedonian	35	15	20	140	70	70
Malay	395	205	185	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	205	100	105	690	350	340
Maltese	5	5	0	15	10	5
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	30	20	10	230	120	105
Nepali	85	50	35	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	140	65	75
Norwegian	35	15	10	160	80	80
Oromo	40	25	15	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	90	50	45	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	860	390	470	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	445	220	230	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	75	30	45
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	465	230	235
Serbian	1,325	645	685	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	615	300	315
Shanghainese	195	85	110	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	980	535	450
Sindhi	75	30	50	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	80	35	45
Slovak	125	60	65	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	15	10	10	165	70	100
Somali	70	35	40	625	310	315
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	45	25	25	250	130	125
Swedish	120	55	60	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	765	365	400	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	1,035	550	485	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	45	30	15	290	145	140
Thai	270	125	145	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	100	55	45
Tigrigna	60	30	35	295	135	160
Turkish	370	195	175	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	140	60	80	1,070	475	595
Urdu	400	200	205	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	5	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	885	475	415	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	255	125	130	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	2,130	940	1,185
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	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	705	335	365
Dene	5	0	5	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	10	5	5
Ojibway	20	10	5	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	310	165	140
Afrikaans	130	65	60	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	260	130	125
Albanian	45	25	20	405	200	205
Amharic	105	60	50	460	220	245
Arabic	735	500	230	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	80	45	35	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	215	95	125
Bengali	190	90	100	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	920	345	575
Bosnian	80	35	45	395	190	205
Bulgarian	150	65	85	495	215	275
Burmese	90	45	45	235	110	130
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	35	20	15	490	250	235
Croatian	505	230	270	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	330	155	175	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	160	80	85	1,705	765	940
Dutch	455	220	235	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	30	15	20	235	100	135
Finnish	140	45	95	1,290	550	740
Flemish	10	5	5	125	50	70
Fukien	195	80	110	670	295	380
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	1,165	585	580	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	350	155	195	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	135	65	75	315	135	175
Hebrew	510	260	255	1,090	575	515
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	430	200	235	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	380	140	240	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	175	90	85
Italian	1,925	945	980	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	365	170	195
Korean	1,545	615	925	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	85	50	35	270	160	110
Lao	45	25	20	410	200	210
Latvian	30	10	20	120	45	75
Lingala	5	5	0	65	25	40
Lithuanian	25	15	15	115	55	60
Macedonian	5	5	5	60	25	35
Malay	385	195	195	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	95	45	45	520	260	260
Maltese	10	5	5	80	30	50
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	25	10	15	125	65	65
Nepali	15	10	5	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	295	155	135
Norwegian	80	40	40	715	330	380
Oromo	10	10	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	25	15	10	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	905	405	500	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	355	140	215	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	40	25	25
Russian	1,035	440	590	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	160	85	70
Serbian	510	250	260	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	435	190	245
Shanghainese	170	80	90	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	865	345	520
Sindhi	120	55	60	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	150	75	75
Slovak	175	55	125	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	50	20	25	345	155	190
Somali	45	20	25	365	190	175
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	75	40	35	580	280	300
Swedish	215	105	110	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	680	320	365	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	290	170	120	910	480	430
Telugu	40	20	20	195	100	95
Thai	255	95	150	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	45	30	25
Tigrigna	40	15	20	175	85	90
Turkish	280	160	120	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	245	110	135	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	195	110	90	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	45	15	25	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	240	110	130	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	70	30	40

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).

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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 British Columbia (Code 59) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 14, 2024).

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Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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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: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

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Focus on Geography, British Columbia
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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
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Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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