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Characteristic West Vancouver, DM
British Columbia
(Census subdivision)
Greater Vancouver, RD
British Columbia
(Census division)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 42,694 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,313,328 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 42,131 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,116,581 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 18,670 ...Data not available ...Data not available 949,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 17,074 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,336 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 489.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 802.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 87.26 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,882.55 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 42,695 19,960 22,735 2,313,325 1,130,375 1,182,955
0 to 4 years 1,290 695 590 115,185 59,275 55,905
5 to 9 years 2,030 1,050 975 114,390 58,725 55,660
10 to 14 years 2,570 1,320 1,250 124,880 64,365 60,520
15 to 19 years 3,050 1,580 1,465 145,190 75,070 70,115
15 years 580 305 270 28,165 14,570 13,595
16 years 625 335 290 28,785 15,090 13,695
17 years 675 325 350 28,975 14,985 13,990
18 years 600 310 290 29,365 15,065 14,300
19 years 570 300 260 29,895 15,365 14,530
20 to 24 years 2,380 1,230 1,150 159,080 80,620 78,465
25 to 29 years 1,300 645 660 170,065 83,960 86,105
30 to 34 years 1,100 465 635 160,010 77,900 82,110
35 to 39 years 1,600 625 975 161,245 76,660 84,585
40 to 44 years 2,755 1,155 1,600 180,535 86,315 94,225
45 to 49 years 3,335 1,485 1,845 192,090 93,760 98,330
50 to 54 years 3,575 1,655 1,920 182,435 88,705 93,730
55 to 59 years 3,495 1,665 1,825 158,570 77,595 80,970
60 to 64 years 3,350 1,590 1,760 136,755 66,610 70,145
65 to 69 years 2,910 1,415 1,485 94,860 46,120 48,740
70 to 74 years 2,300 1,085 1,210 72,890 34,215 38,675
75 to 79 years 1,920 885 1,035 58,150 26,990 31,160
80 to 84 years 1,780 720 1,060 44,235 19,050 25,185
85 years and over 1,965 670 1,290 42,760 14,435 28,325
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 49.9 49.1 50.6 40.2 39.3 40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over 86.2 84.6 87.6 84.7 83.9 85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 36,805 16,885 19,920 1,958,880 948,010 1,010,870
Married or living with a common-law partner 22,345 11,055 11,290 1,106,575 551,405 555,175
Married (and not separated) 20,765 10,230 10,535 970,585 482,590 487,995
Living common law 1,580 825 750 135,995 68,815 67,175
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 14,460 5,830 8,630 852,300 396,600 455,695
Single (never legally married) 8,505 4,325 4,180 586,885 313,200 273,680
Separated 750 265 485 48,835 19,980 28,855
Divorced 2,340 720 1,620 119,570 45,130 74,435
Widowed 2,865 520 2,345 97,010 18,290 78,725
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 12,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 6,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 294,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 2,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 148,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 2,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,635 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 49,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 12,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available 633,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 10,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 535,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 10,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 467,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 4,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185,300 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 5,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 282,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,920 ...Data not available ...Data not available 109,940 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 2,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 945 ...Data not available ...Data not available 45,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 67,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,140 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 265 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10,240 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 30 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,565 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 1,510 ...Data not available ...Data not available 98,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 1,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available 78,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 680 ...Data not available ...Data not available 48,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 395 ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 120 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,370 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available 12,855 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 95 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 30 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 12,660 ...Data not available ...Data not available 690,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 1,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 136,750 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 4,215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 214,875 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 1,820 ...Data not available ...Data not available 82,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 3,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 155,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 1,645 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 42,045 19,810 22,235 2,280,770 1,115,555 1,165,220
Number of persons not in census families 6,245 1,960 4,280 421,375 196,635 224,735
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 540 180 365 63,575 23,920 39,660
Living with non-relatives only 920 315 605 106,050 57,060 48,990
Living alone 4,785 1,470 3,315 251,745 115,655 136,090
Number of census family persons 35,800 17,850 17,950 1,859,400 918,920 940,485
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 10,265 4,650 5,615 293,195 134,660 158,535
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 3,340 795 2,535 99,835 29,055 70,780
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 250 45 205 21,470 4,520 16,955
Living with non-relatives only 160 70 95 5,995 2,860 3,135
Living alone 2,920 690 2,235 72,365 21,675 50,690
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 6,930 3,850 3,080 193,360 105,610 87,750
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 17,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 12,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 595,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 11,015 ...Data not available ...Data not available 510,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 9,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available 436,610 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 4,775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 191,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 5,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available 245,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 1,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 73,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 1,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available 85,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 50,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 550 ...Data not available ...Data not available 38,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 150 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,440 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 27,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 11,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 290 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 5,050 ...Data not available ...Data not available 295,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 4,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 44,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 17,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 9,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 301,135 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 3,445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 129,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,995 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 3,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 455,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 565 ...Data not available ...Data not available 19,295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 360 ...Data not available ...Data not available 80,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 1,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available 126,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 228,585 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 0 ...Data not available ...Data not available 960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 17,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 891,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 4,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 251,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 5,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 272,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 2,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 142,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 2,690 ...Data not available ...Data not available 134,530 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 990 ...Data not available ...Data not available 52,760 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 420 ...Data not available ...Data not available 37,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 42,045 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,280,770 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.6 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 42,130 19,825 22,300 2,292,120 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses  41,530 19,555 21,980 2,231,105 1,092,095 1,139,005
    English  28,280 13,580 14,700 1,282,500 645,490 637,010
    French  540 205 340 24,780 12,080 12,700
    Non-official languages  12,710 5,770 6,940 923,825 434,530 489,295
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 5 0 330 155 175
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 0 0 235 115 120
        Dene  0 0 0 20 10 10
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 5
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 10 0 5
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Ojibway  0 0 0 60 25 40
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 5 5
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 12,605 5,725 6,885 917,155 431,300 485,855
        African languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 490 250 235
        Afrikaans  45 20 25 1,255 625 630
        Akan (Twi)  5 0 0 375 190 185
        Albanian  0 0 0 985 500 485
        Amharic  5 5 0 1,065 520 545
        Arabic  150 80 65 10,830 6,105 4,725
        Armenian  80 50 35 980 500 480
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 345 150 195
        Bengali  5 0 0 2,095 1,100 995
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 15 5 10
        Bisayan languages  15 10 10 3,160 1,215 1,950
        Bosnian  5 5 5 1,095 555 540
        Bulgarian  25 10 15 1,670 815 860
        Burmese  0 0 5 880 455 425
        Cantonese  635 275 360 128,115 59,365 68,745
        Chinese, n.o.s.  1,390 645 755 111,495 51,720 59,775
        Creoles  0 0 0 485 235 250
        Croatian  70 30 35 5,735 2,815 2,920
        Czech  140 65 75 3,490 1,735 1,755
        Danish  115 60 60 2,330 1,125 1,205
        Dutch  225 100 125 8,305 3,990 4,315
        Estonian  35 15 15 550 240 305
        Finnish  60 15 35 2,030 800 1,230
        Flemish  15 10 10 190 100 90
        Fukien  10 5 5 1,850 815 1,035
        German  960 420 540 26,935 12,750 14,185
        Greek  65 40 25 5,000 2,620 2,375
        Gujarati  105 40 65 6,175 2,855 3,320
        Hakka  5 5 0 1,070 460 610
        Hebrew  20 15 5 1,535 845 695
        Hindi  45 25 20 22,955 11,005 11,945
        Hungarian  100 50 55 5,865 2,875 2,985
        Ilocano  15 5 15 3,355 1,330 2,020
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 395 225 170
        Italian  250 125 125 16,215 8,195 8,015
        Japanese  250 80 170 15,840 5,545 10,290
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0 0 0 1,150 545 605
        Korean  880 385 495 43,845 19,955 23,885
        Kurdish  10 5 5 1,390 760 630
        Lao  0 0 0 835 390 445
        Latvian  20 10 10 350 175 175
        Lingala  0 0 0 30 15 15
        Lithuanian  10 0 5 260 115 145
        Macedonian  0 0 0 190 90 105
        Malay  35 10 25 3,215 1,490 1,725
        Malayalam  0 0 0 1,250 625 620
        Maltese  5 0 0 85 45 40
        Mandarin  1,320 625 695 90,185 41,955 48,235
        Marathi  5 0 0 385 195 185
        Nepali  0 0 0 695 370 330
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 335 185 150
        Norwegian  45 20 20 1,010 475 535
        Oromo  5 0 0 220 125 95
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  95 50 45 139,230 69,140 70,085
        Pashto  5 0 0 820 440 380
        Persian (Farsi)  3,315 1,625 1,685 34,420 17,420 17,000
        Polish  255 105 150 12,650 5,990 6,660
        Portuguese  60 25 40 9,210 4,410 4,800
        Romanian  65 25 40 6,885 3,395 3,485
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 120 50 75
        Russian  200 80 120 15,420 7,135 8,280
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 70 30 35
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 675 340 330
        Serbian  45 25 25 5,990 3,070 2,915
        Serbo-Croatian  15 5 5 1,210 570 645
        Shanghainese  5 0 0 1,220 520 700
        Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 315 160 150
        Sindhi  65 25 30 1,695 755 945
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  5 0 0 1,230 630 595
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 755 390 360
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 280 140 135
        Slovak  55 20 35 2,330 1,030 1,300
        Slovenian  15 10 10 590 280 310
        Somali  0 0 0 915 460 450
        Spanish  410 185 225 32,305 15,570 16,735
        Swahili  10 10 5 575 295 280
        Swedish  65 35 30 1,425 640 790
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  330 30 305 58,500 23,510 34,995
        Taiwanese  90 45 45 5,470 2,550 2,920
        Tamil  10 5 5 2,915 1,535 1,385
        Telugu  0 0 0 470 250 225
        Thai  20 5 15 1,655 560 1,100
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 170 95 75
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 510 250 265
        Turkish  110 55 55 2,545 1,440 1,105
        Ukrainian  90 45 50 4,260 1,805 2,455
        Urdu  65 30 35 7,760 3,950 3,805
        Vietnamese  25 10 15 21,690 10,165 11,525
        Yiddish  10 5 5 290 145 145
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 100 45 55 6,340 3,075 3,270
  Multiple responses          600 270 325 61,010 29,215 31,800
    English and French  60 30 35 4,375 2,145 2,240
    English and non-official language  480 220 260 53,235 25,490 27,745
    French and non-official language  30 15 20 2,260 1,040 1,225
    English, French and non-official language 30 10 20 1,135 545 595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 42,130 19,830 22,305 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  English only 35,925 17,210 18,710 1,997,605 994,500 1,003,100
  French only 35 15 15 1,270 575 690
  English and French 5,070 2,105 2,965 164,780 73,445 91,335
  Neither English nor French 1,105 490 610 128,460 52,785 75,680
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 42,135 19,830 22,305 2,292,115 1,121,315 1,170,805
  English 40,035 18,930 21,110 2,126,505 1,050,815 1,075,690
  French 565 220 340 25,030 12,225 12,805
  English and French 445 185 255 13,890 6,325 7,565
  Neither English nor French 1,085 490 600 126,690 51,945 74,740
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 780 315 465 31,975 15,385 16,590
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 42,130 19,830 22,300 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  Single responses 40,675 19,190 21,485 2,158,685 1,057,345 1,101,345
    English 33,275 15,705 17,570 1,568,165 778,030 790,135
    French 225 100 125 8,410 4,025 4,385
    Non-official languages 7,180 3,380 3,795 582,110 275,295 306,825
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 0 0 55 30 25
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 45 25 15
        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 5 0 5
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 7,165 3,375 3,790 579,845 274,140 305,700
        African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 160 75 85
        Afrikaans 20 10 15 520 255 260
        Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 105 50 55
        Albanian 0 0 0 505 245 255
        Amharic 5 0 5 500 220 280
        Arabic 35 15 20 6,505 3,410 3,085
        Armenian 40 25 15 435 220 210
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 40 50
        Bengali 0 0 5 1,310 645 665
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Bisayan languages 5 5 5 1,095 470 630
        Bosnian 5 5 5 640 330 310
        Bulgarian 5 5 5 985 480 510
        Burmese 0 0 0 560 300 260
        Cantonese 375 175 195 100,680 46,200 54,485
        Chinese, n.o.s. 915 435 480 76,285 35,345 40,940
        Creoles 0 0 0 275 125 145
        Croatian 20 10 10 2,040 955 1,085
        Czech 35 20 15 1,020 525 495
        Danish 25 15 15 185 90 95
        Dutch 25 10 15 725 335 390
        Estonian 10 0 5 100 40 60
        Finnish 5 5 0 445 185 260
        Flemish 0 0 0 15 5 10
        Fukien 5 0 0 680 305 370
        German 175 85 95 3,485 1,635 1,855
        Greek 10 5 5 1,755 840 915
        Gujarati 30 15 15 2,910 1,270 1,645
        Hakka 0 0 0 310 140 175
        Hebrew 5 0 5 715 365 355
        Hindi 10 5 5 11,685 5,550 6,135
        Hungarian 25 10 15 1,785 855 930
        Ilocano 5 0 5 1,085 490 600
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 145 75 70
        Italian 45 15 25 4,570 2,020 2,550
        Japanese 130 50 80 8,110 3,375 4,735
        Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 580 285 295
        Korean 695 305 385 34,850 16,095 18,755
        Kurdish 10 5 5 920 475 445
        Lao 0 0 0 415 210 210
        Latvian 0 0 0 80 35 40
        Lingala 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Lithuanian 0 0 0 50 25 25
        Macedonian 0 0 0 115 60 55
        Malay 10 5 5 1,265 635 630
        Malayalam 0 5 0 610 310 300
        Maltese 0 0 0 10 5 0
        Mandarin 1,150 555 595 75,385 35,675 39,710
        Marathi 5 0 0 210 110 100
        Nepali 0 0 0 460 240 220
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 60 60
        Norwegian 5 0 5 80 40 35
        Oromo 0 0 0 135 70 65
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 30 15 15 103,895 51,410 52,485
        Pashto 0 5 0 540 285 255
        Persian (Farsi) 2,525 1,230 1,290 23,895 11,670 12,220
        Polish 85 40 40 5,185 2,500 2,685
        Portuguese 20 5 10 3,435 1,630 1,805
        Romanian 35 15 25 3,575 1,765 1,805
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 70 25 40
        Russian 125 50 75 10,050 4,860 5,195
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 25 10 15
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 460 225 230
        Serbian 30 20 15 3,755 1,895 1,865
        Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 555 270 285
        Shanghainese 0 0 0 545 255 295
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 470 265 205
        Sindhi 15 5 10 660 285 375
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 530 260 265
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 610 315 300
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 35
        Slovak 20 5 10 880 420 460
        Slovenian 0 0 0 65 30 40
        Somali 0 0 0 605 300 305
        Spanish 235 110 130 17,105 8,345 8,760
        Swahili 0 0 0 200 100 100
        Swedish 15 5 10 260 125 135
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 60 15 40 26,830 11,720 15,110
        Taiwanese 50 30 25 2,825 1,350 1,475
        Tamil 5 0 0 1,880 965 915
        Telugu 0 0 0 255 130 125
        Thai 10 5 10 655 295 360
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 90 50 35
        Tigrigna 0 0 0 260 120 140
        Turkish 45 20 25 1,245 655 595
        Ukrainian 10 5 5 705 315 390
        Urdu 15 5 10 5,045 2,505 2,535
        Vietnamese 5 5 0 14,925 7,005 7,920
        Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 20 10 10 2,215 1,120 1,095
  Multiple responses         1,455 640 815 133,430 63,970 69,460
    English and French 50 20 30 2,620 1,265 1,355
    English and non-official language 1,365 605 760 128,365 61,585 66,775
    French and non-official language 5 0 0 730 355 375
    English, French and non-official language 30 10 15 1,720 765 955
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 42,130 19,830 22,300 2,292,115 1,121,310 1,170,805
  None 35,255 16,700 18,555 1,813,090 892,790 920,300
  Single responses  6,715 3,060 3,660 470,395 224,500 245,895
    English  2,925 1,395 1,535 211,820 103,680 108,145
    French  420 185 240 18,930 8,650 10,280
    Non-official languages  3,370 1,480 1,890 239,645 112,175 127,475
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 0 0 0 200 90 110
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 0 0 145 70 75
        Dene  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Ojibway  0 0 0 35 15 20
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 3,340 1,475 1,870 236,710 110,835 125,875
        African languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 220 125 95
        Afrikaans  20 5 15 685 330 360
        Akan (Twi)  0 0 0 205 110 100
        Albanian  0 0 0 325 160 165
        Amharic  0 0 0 380 180 200
        Arabic  70 30 35 3,135 1,810 1,325
        Armenian  20 10 10 295 145 145
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 150 65 85
        Bengali  0 0 0 480 230 250
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Bisayan languages  0 0 0 745 300 445
        Bosnian  5 0 5 330 165 165
        Bulgarian  5 0 5 405 180 220
        Burmese  0 0 0 220 105 115
        Cantonese  185 85 100 27,690 13,220 14,470
        Chinese, n.o.s.  240 120 125 18,575 8,865 9,715
        Creoles  0 0 0 355 175 180
        Croatian  15 5 10 2,360 1,190 1,165
        Czech  50 20 25 1,250 565 685
        Danish  40 15 20 820 375 445
        Dutch  85 35 50 2,570 1,125 1,445
        Estonian  10 5 5 155 70 80
        Finnish  10 5 5 670 270 405
        Flemish  5 5 5 55 30 25
        Fukien  0 0 5 655 290 370
        German  345 140 200 9,705 4,415 5,285
        Greek  35 20 15 2,705 1,370 1,335
        Gujarati  95 40 55 2,990 1,395 1,600
        Hakka  0 0 0 300 130 170
        Hebrew  20 10 10 910 480 430
        Hindi  35 20 20 11,660 5,670 5,990
        Hungarian  25 10 10 1,785 845 940
        Ilocano  0 0 5 820 315 505
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 150 75 80
        Italian  120 50 65 6,655 3,290 3,365
        Japanese  140 65 75 6,870 2,760 4,110
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0 0 0 290 130 160
        Korean  140 65 75 6,030 2,715 3,315
        Kurdish  5 5 0 265 160 110
        Lao  0 0 0 300 145 160
        Latvian  5 0 0 65 25 45
        Lingala  0 0 0 50 20 30
        Lithuanian  0 0 0 80 35 45
        Macedonian  0 0 0 40 15 20
        Malay  15 10 10 1,265 585 685
        Malayalam  0 0 0 435 215 225
        Maltese  0 0 0 35 15 25
        Mandarin  190 85 105 16,745 7,640 9,105
        Marathi  0 0 0 115 60 55
        Nepali  0 0 0 120 65 55
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 195 115 85
        Norwegian  15 10 10 330 150 180
        Oromo  0 0 0 40 30 20
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  50 15 30 26,855 13,370 13,485
        Pashto  0 0 0 205 105 100
        Persian (Farsi)  490 255 235 6,510 3,465 3,050
        Polish  85 40 55 3,990 1,805 2,180
        Portuguese  20 10 10 3,585 1,655 1,925
        Romanian  25 5 15 1,955 920 1,040
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 35 20 15
        Russian  45 25 25 3,470 1,550 1,925
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 25 15 10
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 155 85 70
        Serbian  10 5 5 1,595 835 765
        Serbo-Croatian  0 0 0 360 155 200
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 475 210 260
        Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 345 130 215
        Sindhi  35 15 20 890 380 510
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  0 0 0 510 250 255
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 60 30 30
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 90 50 45
        Slovak  20 5 20 760 290 465
        Slovenian  5 0 5 165 70 90
        Somali  0 0 0 325 170 155
        Spanish  225 105 120 14,470 7,085 7,385
        Swahili  0 0 5 425 205 220
        Swedish  40 20 25 670 300 365
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  170 25 145 21,495 8,110 13,385
        Taiwanese  55 25 30 2,585 1,235 1,350
        Tamil  5 5 0 815 430 380
        Telugu  0 0 0 160 85 75
        Thai  0 0 5 670 230 440
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 35 20 15
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 160 75 85
        Turkish  20 10 10 895 495 400
        Ukrainian  15 5 10 965 425 540
        Urdu  45 25 20 2,165 1,120 1,045
        Vietnamese  15 5 10 5,085 2,475 2,610
        Yiddish  5 0 5 75 35 40
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 25 10 15 2,730 1,240 1,490
  Multiple responses          155 70 90 8,635 4,025 4,610
    English and French  25 10 15 890 400 485
    English and non-official language  55 25 30 3,990 1,920 2,075
    French and non-official language  75 35 40 3,690 1,675 2,010
    English, French and non-official language  5 0 0 60 20 35

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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.

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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.')

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.. 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.

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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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. West Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915055) and Greater Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 29, 2024).

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Map: West Vancouver, District municipality (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy

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

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