Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Chilliwack, (CA) - British Columbia
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Chilliwack, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 84.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Chilliwack had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Chilliwack, 14.8% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 22.0% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 11.9% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Chilliwack, 9.0% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 20.3% of men. On the other hand, 90.9% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 79.9% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Chilliwack, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] by immigrant status and period of immigration,[10] Chilliwack, 2016
Most common fields of studyFootnote 11 Footnote 12 for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment,Footnote 3 Footnote 4 Chilliwack CA, British Columbia, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Chilliwack CA | British Columbia | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 1,490 | 25.0 | 1 | 59,295 | 25.6 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 1,225 | 20.6 | 2 | 45,950 | 19.9 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Personal and culinary services | 990 | 16.6 | 3 | 37,500 | 16.2 | 3 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Precision production | 600 | 10.1 | 4 | 23,505 | 10.2 | 4 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Transportation and materials moving | 350 | 5.9 | 5 | 11,075 | 4.8 | 6 | 114,070 | 5.6 | 7 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Health professions and related programs | 2,955 | 27.0 | 1 | 108,395 | 20.5 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 2,565 | 23.4 | 2 | 138,070 | 26.1 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 600 | 5.5 | 3 | 39,595 | 7.5 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 525 | 4.8 | 4 | 23,075 | 4.4 | 5 | 189,220 | 4.5 | 5 |
Personal and culinary services | 460 | 4.2 | 5 | 21,310 | 4.0 | 7 | 136,285 | 3.2 | 8 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Education | 1,495 | 20.3 | 1 | 75,245 | 9.9 | 3 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 1,010 | 13.7 | 2 | 81,395 | 10.7 | 2 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 830 | 11.3 | 3 | 138,140 | 18.2 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Social sciences | 625 | 8.5 | 4 | 64,830 | 8.6 | 5 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Psychology | 405 | 5.5 | 5 | 30,290 | 4.0 | 7 | 202,080 | 3.7 | 6 |
Figure 1.4 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with a bachelor’s degree or higher,[5] by STEM and BHASE (non-STEM)[13] fields of study,[11] [14] Chilliwack, 2016
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainmentFootnote 3 Footnote 4 by location of study compared with province or territory of residence,Footnote 11 Footnote 15 Chilliwack, 2016
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Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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