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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	Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest British Columbia (Economic region)			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}	2,657,711	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	2,436,596	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,099,149	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,020,948	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	73.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	36,304.87	...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}	2,657,710	1,301,605	1,356,105	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	135,925	69,980	65,945	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	134,625	69,180	65,440	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	145,985	75,230	70,755	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	168,480	87,070	81,415	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	32,810	16,925	15,885	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	33,565	17,565	15,995	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	33,615	17,385	16,235	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	34,025	17,450	16,570	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	34,470	17,745	16,725	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	180,160	91,470	88,690	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	191,605	94,825	96,780	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	181,520	88,580	92,940	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	183,300	87,680	95,625	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	204,160	98,065	106,090	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	217,925	106,700	111,220	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	208,315	101,490	106,820	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	181,700	88,905	92,790	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	158,065	77,000	81,070	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	111,215	54,240	56,975	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	85,260	40,115	45,140	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	67,980	31,705	36,275	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	51,795	22,450	29,345	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	49,695	16,915	32,785	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	40.2	39.3	40.9	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.3	83.5	85.1	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,241,180	1,087,215	1,153,965	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,275,230	635,730	639,500	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	1,114,330	554,500	559,835	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	160,900	81,235	79,665	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	965,945	451,485	514,460	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	658,600	353,725	304,875	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	57,380	23,630	33,750	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	137,260	52,485	84,780	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	112,705	21,650	91,050	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	730,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	344,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	167,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	159,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	59,075	...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}	730,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	617,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	537,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	219,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	317,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	122,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	142,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	53,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	80,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	55,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	24,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	12,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,450	...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	113,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	90,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	54,645	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	26,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	22,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	793,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	161,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	251,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	96,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	174,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	109,565	...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	2,617,635	1,282,590	1,335,050	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	476,540	223,755	252,785	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	71,780	27,500	44,280	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	120,315	65,300	55,015	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	284,445	130,965	153,485	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	2,141,095	1,058,830	1,082,260	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	342,900	158,200	184,705	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	115,585	34,085	81,490	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	23,980	5,185	18,795	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	7,045	3,415	3,630	1,795	845	950
Living alone	84,555	25,495	59,065	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	227,320	124,110	103,210	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,020,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	687,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	589,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	505,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	226,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	278,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	84,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	97,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	58,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	44,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	13,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	30,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	14,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	39,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	333,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	284,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	49,315	...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}	1,020,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	374,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	130,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	8,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	507,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	23,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	92,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	139,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	250,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	1,170	...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}	1,020,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	284,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	317,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	160,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	152,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	61,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	43,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	2,617,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	2,566,540	1,258,430	1,308,115	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	1,548,585	778,170	770,410	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	29,490	14,545	14,955	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	988,465	465,715	522,745	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	400	180	215	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	280	130	150	120	60	55
Dene	20	15	5	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	5	0	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	10	5	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	75	30	45	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	980,945	462,110	518,835	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	535	275	255	55	30	25
Afrikaans	1,555	755	800	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	380	195	190	70	35	40
Albanian	1,110	565	540	130	70	60
Amharic	1,095	535	560	305	160	135
Arabic	11,235	6,360	4,875	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	1,010	515	495	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	400	175	220	65	35	30
Bengali	2,120	1,115	1,005	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,295	1,265	2,030	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	1,155	585	570	225	110	115
Bulgarian	1,720	835	880	465	210	260
Burmese	890	460	430	340	175	165
Cantonese	128,655	59,620	69,030	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	112,545	52,210	60,335	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	540	260	280	70	40	35
Croatian	5,890	2,880	3,010	1,320	635	680
Czech	3,870	1,935	1,935	855	435	420
Danish	2,825	1,375	1,450	435	205	230
Dutch	12,425	6,010	6,410	1,350	675	670
Estonian	590	260	335	130	50	80
Finnish	2,370	955	1,415	410	150	260
Flemish	215	110	110	40	30	10
Fukien	1,865	820	1,050	545	245	305
German	37,695	17,810	19,885	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	5,220	2,740	2,480	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	6,240	2,880	3,355	960	430	530
Hakka	1,075	465	615	405	180	225
Hebrew	1,565	865	705	830	460	365
Hindi	23,625	11,330	12,290	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	6,550	3,225	3,325	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	3,430	1,360	2,075	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	405	225	175	65	40	25
Italian	16,860	8,545	8,315	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	16,645	5,860	10,785	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,185	560	620	330	150	180
Korean	45,830	20,890	24,940	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	1,405	765	640	385	210	175
Lao	1,085	515	570	105	50	55
Latvian	400	200	200	135	60	75
Lingala	35	15	15	10	10	5
Lithuanian	290	125	160	85	35	50
Macedonian	205	95	105	60	25	40
Malay	3,280	1,515	1,770	995	495	495
Malayalam	1,310	660	650	325	160	165
Maltese	110	55	50	20	10	5
Mandarin	90,855	42,245	48,610	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	390	200	185	80	45	30
Nepali	710	375	340	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	350	195	155	60	35	20
Norwegian	1,210	575	635	205	95	110
Oromo	235	135	100	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	167,780	83,395	84,390	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	835	450	380	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	34,770	17,615	17,155	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	13,530	6,395	7,125	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	9,630	4,605	5,020	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	7,475	3,705	3,775	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	120	50	70	35	15	25
Russian	16,090	7,425	8,670	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	35	35	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	675	340	335	45	25	20
Serbian	6,090	3,125	2,965	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	1,230	580	655	480	230	255
Shanghainese	1,225	525	700	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	360	195	170	65	30	35
Sindhi	1,715	765	945	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,275	655	625	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	755	390	365	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	80	40	40
Slovak	2,505	1,110	1,385	480	205	270
Slovenian	655	315	340	155	85	75
Somali	915	460	455	130	70	60
Spanish	34,435	16,560	17,875	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	620	320	295	110	60	50
Swedish	1,630	720	915	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	60,025	24,045	35,980	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	5,500	2,565	2,930	1,600	725	880
Tamil	2,945	1,550	1,395	1,400	760	635
Telugu	500	265	235	95	55	40
Thai	1,760	585	1,180	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	170	95	75	45	30	15
Tigrigna	525	255	270	120	60	65
Turkish	2,590	1,465	1,125	815	475	340
Ukrainian	4,930	2,110	2,825	890	355	530
Urdu	7,990	4,075	3,915	700	375	325
Vietnamese	22,535	10,555	11,985	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	290	150	145	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,125	3,425	3,695	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	65,560	31,425	34,135	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	5,025	2,440	2,585	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	56,865	27,275	29,585	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	2,455	1,125	1,330	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	1,210	575	635	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,245	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	2,309,515	1,150,430	1,159,085	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	1,390	630	760	430	205	225
English and French	183,775	82,125	101,650	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	137,425	56,675	80,750	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	2,452,770	1,212,965	1,239,805	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	29,285	14,470	14,810	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	14,540	6,650	7,890	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	135,515	55,770	79,745	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	36,550	17,795	18,755	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	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}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	2,490,385	1,221,835	1,268,545	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	1,864,025	924,965	939,055	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	9,625	4,630	5,000	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	616,735	292,245	324,495	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	35	35	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	25	25	15	10	10
Dene	5	5	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	10	5	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	5	0	5	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	614,345	291,045	323,305	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	175	75	100	10	0	5
Afrikaans	685	330	355	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	105	50	55	20	10	15
Albanian	575	285	290	55	25	25
Amharic	510	225	285	130	65	70
Arabic	6,700	3,525	3,170	1,660	955	710
Armenian	450	230	225	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	45	55	10	5	5
Bengali	1,310	645	665	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,150	490	665	340	140	205
Bosnian	670	350	320	115	65	55
Bulgarian	1,000	485	515	215	95	120
Burmese	560	305	260	225	125	105
Cantonese	100,970	46,345	54,625	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	76,910	35,640	41,265	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	285	130	155	45	20	25
Croatian	2,075	960	1,110	475	225	250
Czech	1,120	580	545	190	95	90
Danish	215	100	110	50	25	25
Dutch	1,155	540	615	135	60	75
Estonian	100	40	60	20	10	15
Finnish	510	220	295	95	40	60
Flemish	20	5	10	15	10	5
Fukien	680	305	375	165	70	100
German	5,140	2,385	2,755	1,100	530	570
Greek	1,820	865	955	955	440	510
Gujarati	2,930	1,275	1,650	485	205	275
Hakka	315	145	175	115	55	60
Hebrew	720	365	360	350	175	170
Hindi	12,020	5,715	6,305	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	1,925	925	995	335	145	185
Ilocano	1,110	500	610	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	15	10	10
Italian	4,660	2,060	2,600	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	8,550	3,585	4,965	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	605	295	310	175	85	90
Korean	36,520	16,895	19,630	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	940	485	455	215	105	110
Lao	530	265	270	30	10	15
Latvian	95	45	45	40	15	20
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	55	30	30	20	10	10
Macedonian	115	55	60	35	15	20
Malay	1,280	640	640	395	205	185
Malayalam	635	325	310	205	100	105
Maltese	5	5	5	5	5	0
Mandarin	75,860	35,905	39,950	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	210	110	100	30	20	10
Nepali	470	240	230	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	115	55	60	15	10	10
Norwegian	90	45	40	35	15	10
Oromo	140	70	70	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	127,140	62,925	64,210	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	555	290	260	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	24,110	11,790	12,325	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	5,475	2,630	2,845	860	390	470
Portuguese	3,520	1,670	1,850	1,545	750	800
Romanian	3,905	1,935	1,970	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	20	10	15
Russian	10,315	4,985	5,335	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	15	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	460	225	235	15	5	10
Serbian	3,790	1,910	1,880	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	565	280	285	240	115	125
Shanghainese	545	255	290	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	555	305	250	95	50	45
Sindhi	665	285	375	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	550	270	275	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	615	315	295	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	60	25	35	20	10	15
Slovak	935	445	490	125	60	65
Slovenian	75	30	45	15	10	10
Somali	605	300	305	70	35	40
Spanish	18,135	8,850	9,285	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	210	100	105	45	25	25
Swedish	295	140	155	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	27,395	11,970	15,425	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	2,835	1,355	1,470	765	365	400
Tamil	1,895	970	920	1,035	550	485
Telugu	270	135	135	45	30	15
Thai	680	305	380	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	90	50	40	20	15	5
Tigrigna	270	125	145	60	30	35
Turkish	1,270	665	600	370	195	175
Ukrainian	760	345	420	140	60	80
Urdu	5,160	2,570	2,590	400	200	205
Vietnamese	15,550	7,285	8,260	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	5	5	5	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,320	1,165	1,155	690	365	330
Multiple responses	141,720	68,020	73,700	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	2,960	1,435	1,525	885	475	415
English and non-official language	136,170	65,410	70,760	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	770	370	400	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	1,815	805	1,015	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}	2,632,105	1,289,855	1,342,250	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	2,122,445	1,046,505	1,075,935	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	500,485	239,065	261,415	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	223,460	109,565	113,895	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	21,825	10,015	11,805	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	255,200	119,480	135,720	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	230	105	125	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	170	85	90	80	40	40
Dene	10	5	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	5	5	0	0	5
Ojibway	35	15	20	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}	251,525	117,815	133,715	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	245	135	105	25	15	10
Afrikaans	825	395	430	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	215	110	100	35	15	20
Albanian	350	170	180	45	25	20
Amharic	390	185	205	105	60	50
Arabic	3,250	1,885	1,365	735	500	230
Armenian	305	150	150	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	175	75	105	35	20	15
Bengali	490	240	250	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	770	310	470	220	80	140
Bosnian	350	175	175	80	35	45
Bulgarian	415	180	230	150	65	85
Burmese	220	105	120	90	45	45
Cantonese	27,840	13,285	14,555	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	18,820	8,980	9,840	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	380	190	195	35	20	15
Croatian	2,405	1,215	1,190	505	230	270
Czech	1,395	640	760	330	155	175
Danish	970	445	530	160	80	85
Dutch	4,060	1,840	2,225	455	220	235
Estonian	160	70	85	30	15	20
Finnish	790	325	460	140	45	95
Flemish	65	30	35	10	5	5
Fukien	660	290	375	195	80	110
German	12,565	5,690	6,880	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	2,845	1,460	1,390	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	3,020	1,400	1,615	350	155	195
Hakka	300	130	175	135	65	75
Hebrew	930	490	440	510	260	255
Hindi	12,070	5,875	6,190	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	1,965	935	1,025	430	200	235
Ilocano	830	320	515	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	40	20	20
Italian	6,900	3,425	3,480	1,925	945	980
Japanese	7,225	2,900	4,330	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	300	135	165	75	35	45
Korean	6,275	2,835	3,440	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	270	160	110	85	50	35
Lao	390	185	205	45	25	20
Latvian	80	30	50	30	10	20
Lingala	55	25	35	5	5	0
Lithuanian	85	40	45	25	15	15
Macedonian	45	20	25	5	5	5
Malay	1,305	595	710	385	195	195
Malayalam	475	230	240	95	45	45
Maltese	45	20	25	10	5	5
Mandarin	16,935	7,715	9,215	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	115	55	55	25	10	15
Nepali	125	65	55	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	220	125	95	20	15	5
Norwegian	390	180	210	80	40	40
Oromo	45	25	20	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30,245	15,140	15,105	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	210	105	105	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	6,600	3,520	3,085	1,545	840	705
Polish	4,240	1,925	2,310	905	405	500
Portuguese	3,805	1,755	2,055	1,290	645	645
Romanian	2,105	995	1,110	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	20	15	5	5	5
Russian	3,715	1,655	2,060	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	15	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	150	85	70	15	10	5
Serbian	1,635	850	790	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	365	160	205	125	50	75
Shanghainese	475	210	260	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	435	170	260	45	20	35
Sindhi	895	385	505	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	520	260	260	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	30	30	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	25	10	10
Slovak	820	315	505	175	55	125
Slovenian	185	85	95	50	20	25
Somali	325	170	160	45	20	25
Spanish	15,630	7,620	8,010	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	470	235	240	75	40	35
Swedish	765	335	425	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,070	8,290	13,775	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	2,610	1,250	1,360	680	320	365
Tamil	825	440	385	290	170	120
Telugu	165	90	75	40	20	20
Thai	725	245	480	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	35	20	15	15	10	5
Tigrigna	160	75	85	40	15	20
Turkish	910	505	410	280	160	120
Ukrainian	1,110	485	625	245	110	135
Urdu	2,245	1,155	1,085	195	110	90
Vietnamese	5,295	2,570	2,725	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	70	35	40	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,440	1,565	1,875	830	385	445
Multiple responses	9,180	4,280	4,900	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	925	420	500	240	110	130
English and non-official language	4,145	2,000	2,145	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	4,045	1,835	2,210	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	60	20	35	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. Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, British Columbia (Code 5920) 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 3, 2024).

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, Economic Region (shaded in green), British Columbia

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

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic region)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest

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.

Related data

Related data: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

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

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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Map: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

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

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic region)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Note

Related data

Related data: Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest (Economic Region), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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