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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	Burnaby, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	223,218	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	202,799	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	91,383	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	86,839	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,463.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	90.61	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	223,215	109,245	113,970	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	10,800	5,615	5,190	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	9,905	5,050	4,850	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	10,415	5,335	5,080	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	13,130	6,810	6,320	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	2,350	1,250	1,100	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	2,480	1,260	1,225	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	2,570	1,385	1,185	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	2,720	1,360	1,360	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	3,000	1,550	1,455	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	17,625	9,075	8,555	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	18,105	9,135	8,965	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	16,410	8,145	8,265	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	15,910	7,640	8,270	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	17,240	8,145	9,095	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	18,270	8,785	9,480	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	16,970	8,155	8,820	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	15,005	7,230	7,775	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	12,535	6,055	6,480	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	8,705	4,250	4,460	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	7,335	3,375	3,960	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	6,050	2,850	3,205	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	4,530	2,010	2,515	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	4,280	1,590	2,690	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.8	38.6	40.8	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.1	85.4	86.7	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	192,095	93,245	98,850	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	106,815	53,180	53,640	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	95,525	47,485	48,040	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	11,290	5,695	5,595	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	85,280	40,065	45,210	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	60,135	32,275	27,860	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	4,575	1,820	2,755	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	11,005	4,120	6,885	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	9,560	1,850	7,710	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	61,370	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	28,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	15,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	13,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	4,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	61,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	51,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	45,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	17,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	27,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	11,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	5,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	170	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	9,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	8,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	420	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	65,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	12,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	18,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	7,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	15,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	12,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	220,260	107,930	112,325	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	42,180	20,360	21,820	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	7,025	2,755	4,270	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	11,500	6,415	5,080	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	23,655	11,190	12,465	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	178,080	87,570	90,505	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	28,955	13,360	15,595	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	9,620	2,835	6,785	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,065	425	1,640	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	545	260	280	1,795	845	950
Living alone	7,010	2,150	4,865	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	19,335	10,520	8,815	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	58,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	49,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	42,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	17,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	24,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	7,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	8,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	4,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	3,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	2,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	3,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	28,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	23,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	21,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	19,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	46,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	7,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	12,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	23,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	86,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	23,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	26,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	15,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	12,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	4,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	3,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	220,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	214,540	105,150	109,390	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	93,425	48,175	45,250	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	1,680	885	795	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	119,440	56,095	63,340	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	20	5	15	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	5	10	120	60	55
Dene	5	0	0	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	118,660	55,740	62,920	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	55	30	25
Afrikaans	45	25	20	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	40	25	15	70	35	40
Albanian	290	145	150	130	70	60
Amharic	260	125	130	305	160	135
Arabic	1,430	820	615	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	105	55	45	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	40	15	25	65	35	30
Bengali	300	155	150	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	355	140	215	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	345	175	165	225	110	115
Bulgarian	240	130	110	465	210	260
Burmese	80	35	40	340	175	165
Cantonese	17,685	8,235	9,455	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,030	8,360	9,670	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	45	20	20	70	40	35
Croatian	1,685	810	870	1,320	635	680
Czech	300	155	145	855	435	420
Danish	165	80	90	435	205	230
Dutch	425	220	210	1,350	675	670
Estonian	60	30	30	130	50	80
Finnish	255	90	160	410	150	260
Flemish	10	0	5	40	30	10
Fukien	255	110	145	545	245	305
German	1,820	850	970	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	525	265	260	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	1,590	720	870	960	430	530
Hakka	190	75	110	405	180	225
Hebrew	60	40	20	830	460	365
Hindi	1,965	925	1,045	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	655	335	320	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	285	110	180	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25	65	40	25
Italian	4,390	2,215	2,175	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	2,210	770	1,445	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	60	30	30	330	150	180
Korean	7,145	3,335	3,815	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	370	200	165	385	210	175
Lao	35	15	20	105	50	55
Latvian	20	5	5	135	60	75
Lingala	5	0	5	10	10	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	85	35	50
Macedonian	35	20	20	60	25	40
Malay	645	285	360	995	495	495
Malayalam	110	55	60	325	160	165
Maltese	5	0	0	20	10	5
Mandarin	18,985	8,920	10,065	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	130	70	65	80	45	30
Nepali	30	15	15	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	30	25	60	35	20
Norwegian	65	35	30	205	95	110
Oromo	50	35	15	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,335	2,650	2,690	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	130	70	60	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	3,685	1,940	1,745	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	1,185	580	605	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	1,420	670	745	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	950	480	470	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	5	35	15	25
Russian	2,495	1,175	1,325	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	45	25	20
Serbian	1,730	900	830	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	300	135	160	480	230	255
Shanghainese	225	95	125	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	65	30	35
Sindhi	475	200	270	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	60	55	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	15	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	80	40	40
Slovak	155	65	95	480	205	270
Slovenian	75	35	35	155	85	75
Somali	100	50	45	130	70	60
Spanish	3,940	1,890	2,050	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	110	60	55	110	60	50
Swedish	100	45	50	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,595	2,660	3,935	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	1,165	535	630	1,600	725	880
Tamil	360	190	175	1,400	760	635
Telugu	125	60	65	95	55	40
Thai	215	70	145	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	35	15	15	45	30	15
Tigrigna	125	60	70	120	60	65
Turkish	305	195	110	815	475	340
Ukrainian	480	195	285	890	355	530
Urdu	475	240	240	700	375	325
Vietnamese	2,050	945	1,105	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	5	5	0	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	755	350	410	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	6,920	3,325	3,595	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	355	180	180	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	6,140	2,950	3,195	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	305	150	155	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	115	45	65	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,470	112,985	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	194,970	97,070	97,895	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	135	55	80	430	205	225
English and French	11,870	5,480	6,390	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	14,485	5,865	8,620	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	203,800	101,005	102,795	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	1,815	945	870	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	1,575	750	820	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	14,270	5,770	8,505	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,605	1,320	1,280	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.9	1.9	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,455	108,475	112,985	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	205,265	100,690	104,580	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	128,910	64,860	64,050	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	610	320	290	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	75,750	35,510	40,235	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	75,465	35,380	40,090	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	10	0	5
Afrikaans	10	5	5	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	10	5	5	20	10	15
Albanian	140	65	75	55	25	25
Amharic	150	65	80	130	65	70
Arabic	890	465	425	1,660	955	710
Armenian	55	30	25	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	10	5	5
Bengali	170	80	90	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	130	55	80	340	140	205
Bosnian	235	125	110	115	65	55
Bulgarian	155	75	80	215	95	120
Burmese	25	15	10	225	125	105
Cantonese	12,935	5,920	7,020	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,285	5,670	6,620	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	25	10	20	45	20	25
Croatian	735	340	395	475	225	250
Czech	105	55	45	190	95	90
Danish	15	5	10	50	25	25
Dutch	40	15	25	135	60	75
Estonian	15	10	10	20	10	15
Finnish	85	30	55	95	40	60
Flemish	0	0	0	15	10	5
Fukien	90	35	55	165	70	100
German	235	105	130	1,100	530	570
Greek	170	80	85	955	440	510
Gujarati	795	330	465	485	205	275
Hakka	55	25	30	115	55	60
Hebrew	40	20	15	350	175	170
Hindi	850	395	455	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	245	120	130	335	145	185
Ilocano	75	35	45	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	15	5	15	10	10
Italian	1,290	580	710	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	1,115	470	650	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	15	15	175	85	90
Korean	5,770	2,725	3,045	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	280	150	130	215	105	110
Lao	10	0	5	30	10	15
Latvian	0	0	5	40	15	20
Lingala	0	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Macedonian	25	15	10	35	15	20
Malay	285	145	145	395	205	185
Malayalam	25	10	15	205	100	105
Maltese	5	0	0	5	5	0
Mandarin	16,265	7,685	8,580	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	90	45	45	30	20	10
Nepali	10	5	10	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	15	10	10
Norwegian	0	0	0	35	15	10
Oromo	25	20	10	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,125	1,510	1,615	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	85	45	40	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	2,645	1,310	1,340	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	535	260	270	860	390	470
Portuguese	535	245	290	1,545	750	800
Romanian	515	255	260	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	20	10	15
Russian	1,855	910	945	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	15	5	10
Serbian	1,155	595	565	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	170	80	90	240	115	125
Shanghainese	120	55	65	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	95	50	45
Sindhi	225	95	130	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	50	25	25	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	10	15
Slovak	40	20	20	125	60	65
Slovenian	5	0	0	15	10	10
Somali	65	35	30	70	35	40
Spanish	2,200	1,060	1,145	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	40	20	20	45	25	25
Swedish	25	10	10	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	3,015	1,330	1,685	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	600	275	325	765	365	400
Tamil	240	120	125	1,035	550	485
Telugu	65	30	35	45	30	15
Thai	110	45	60	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	20	5	5	20	15	5
Tigrigna	75	40	40	60	30	35
Turkish	190	105	80	370	195	175
Ukrainian	110	45	65	140	60	80
Urdu	255	130	130	400	200	205
Vietnamese	1,210	550	660	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	275	135	140	690	365	330
Multiple responses	16,195	7,785	8,410	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	260	125	135	885	475	415
English and non-official language	15,640	7,515	8,125	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	95	40	50	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	200	100	100	450	195	260
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	221,460	108,475	112,985	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	159,155	78,680	80,470	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	61,220	29,255	31,960	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	28,585	13,885	14,700	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	1,215	585	630	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	31,425	14,790	16,635	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	10	5	5	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	80	40	40
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,115	14,645	16,465	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	25	15	10
Afrikaans	30	15	15	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	10	5	10	35	15	20
Albanian	115	60	60	45	25	20
Amharic	70	35	40	105	60	50
Arabic	365	215	150	735	500	230
Armenian	40	20	25	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	5	20	35	20	15
Bengali	75	35	40	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	90	35	55	220	80	140
Bosnian	75	35	45	80	35	45
Bulgarian	40	25	20	150	65	85
Burmese	20	10	10	90	45	45
Cantonese	4,345	2,075	2,270	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,045	1,440	1,605	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	35	15	20	35	20	15
Croatian	735	375	365	505	230	270
Czech	95	40	50	330	155	175
Danish	65	35	30	160	80	85
Dutch	120	55	70	455	220	235
Estonian	15	10	5	30	15	20
Finnish	70	25	45	140	45	95
Flemish	5	0	5	10	5	5
Fukien	85	35	50	195	80	110
German	665	295	370	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	270	130	135	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	750	340	405	350	155	195
Hakka	45	15	25	135	65	75
Hebrew	40	25	15	510	260	255
Hindi	1,205	575	630	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	215	110	105	430	200	235
Ilocano	75	25	45	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	40	20	20
Italian	1,900	935	960	1,925	945	980
Japanese	990	395	590	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	10	10	75	35	45
Korean	875	395	480	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	50	35	20	85	50	35
Lao	20	10	10	45	25	20
Latvian	5	0	0	30	10	20
Lingala	20	10	15	5	5	0
Lithuanian	10	5	5	25	15	15
Macedonian	5	0	5	5	5	5
Malay	205	90	115	385	195	195
Malayalam	60	30	35	95	45	45
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	2,985	1,375	1,610	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	15	10	10	25	10	15
Nepali	5	5	5	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	20	15	5
Norwegian	20	10	10	80	40	40
Oromo	15	5	5	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,820	915	900	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	40	30	10	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	610	355	260	1,545	840	705
Polish	340	165	175	905	405	500
Portuguese	555	255	305	1,290	645	645
Romanian	220	120	105	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Russian	475	215	260	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	0	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	15	10	5
Serbian	420	235	185	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	90	40	50	125	50	75
Shanghainese	80	40	45	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	35	15	25	45	20	35
Sindhi	265	110	150	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	20	25	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5	25	10	10
Slovak	50	15	35	175	55	125
Slovenian	25	15	15	50	20	25
Somali	30	15	15	45	20	25
Spanish	1,470	735	740	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	85	45	45	75	40	35
Swedish	35	10	20	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,430	905	1,520	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	530	250	275	680	320	365
Tamil	105	55	55	290	170	120
Telugu	40	20	20	40	20	20
Thai	70	20	45	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	0	0	5	15	10	5
Tigrigna	30	15	15	40	15	20
Turkish	85	50	30	280	160	120
Ukrainian	120	55	65	245	110	135
Urdu	200	110	90	195	110	90
Vietnamese	610	285	325	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	0	0	0	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	300	135	165	830	385	445
Multiple responses	1,085	530	555	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	125	60	65	240	110	130
English and non-official language	530	255	280	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	425	215	205	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	15	5	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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

^E use with caution

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

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

X area and data suppression

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

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

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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

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

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

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

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

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

... not applicable

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

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

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

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

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

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

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

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

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

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Footnote 4

Age

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

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

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

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

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

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

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

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

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

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

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

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

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 13

Other family households

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

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

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

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

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

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

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

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

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

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

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

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

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

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

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

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

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Footnote 22

Other languages

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

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Burnaby, British Columbia (Code 5915025) and Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 17, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Burnaby (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Note

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

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X area and data suppression

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

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

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

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2011 Census

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