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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Delta, DM 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}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,863	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,635^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,781	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	554.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	180.11	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	99,860	48,995	50,865
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	4,755	2,420	2,335
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	5,745	2,890	2,860
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	6,555	3,375	3,180
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	7,535	3,890	3,650
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	1,490	770	725
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	1,565	790	780
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	1,610	825	785
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	1,395	725	675
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	1,470	785	690
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	5,930	3,080	2,855
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	4,645	2,315	2,325
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	4,620	2,170	2,450
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	6,050	2,815	3,235
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	7,305	3,480	3,820
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	8,335	4,055	4,280
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	8,645	4,320	4,320
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	7,420	3,600	3,820
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	6,850	3,345	3,510
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	5,230	2,610	2,630
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	3,740	1,820	1,925
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	2,645	1,245	1,395
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	1,985	910	1,080
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	1,855	660	1,195
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	42.8	42.3	43.3
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	82.9	82.3	83.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	82,805	40,310	42,495
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	51,945	25,955	25,995
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	47,095	23,540	23,555
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	4,850	2,410	2,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	30,860	14,360	16,505
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	20,340	11,005	9,335
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	1,865	760	1,100
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	4,290	1,660	2,630
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	4,365	930	3,430
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	480	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	140	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	955	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	540	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	220	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	70	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,920	...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	590,205	288,095	302,110	98,745	48,545	50,200
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	11,085	4,925	6,155
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	2,280	870	1,405
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	2,150	1,175	980
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	6,650	2,880	3,770
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	87,660	43,620	44,040
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	75,360	34,360	41,000	14,560	6,950	7,610
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	4,145	1,200	2,940
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	980	245	735
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	225	115	115
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	2,935	845	2,090
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	10,420	5,755	4,670
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	170	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,865	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	98,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	99,110	48,720	50,390
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	97,055	47,730	49,320
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	69,455	34,540	34,915
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	910	380	535
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	26,685	12,810	13,870
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	5	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	0	0	5
Dene	10	10	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	30	10	15	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	26,515	12,730	13,780
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	20	10	5
Afrikaans	220	120	100	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	5	0	5
Albanian	130	70	60	25	15	15
Amharic	305	160	135	10	5	5
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	125	75	55
Armenian	275	140	135	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	10	0	5
Bengali	880	465	420	50	30	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	70	25	45
Bosnian	225	110	115	25	10	15
Bulgarian	465	210	260	15	10	10
Burmese	340	175	165	25	10	10
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	1,015	460	555
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	1,235	590	645
Creoles	70	40	35	15	5	10
Croatian	1,320	635	680	135	60	75
Czech	855	435	420	150	80	70
Danish	435	205	230	140	70	65
Dutch	1,350	675	670	545	255	290
Estonian	130	50	80	30	10	20
Finnish	410	150	260	105	45	60
Flemish	40	30	10	0	0	0
Fukien	545	245	305	25	10	10
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	1,605	800	800
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	290	150	130
Gujarati	960	430	530	255	125	130
Hakka	405	180	225	30	5	20
Hebrew	830	460	365	30	20	15
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	1,595	790	805
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	195	95	100
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	55	25	30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	25	15	10
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	395	220	180
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	340	130	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	30	10	20
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	265	110	160
Kurdish	385	210	175	15	5	10
Lao	105	50	55	10	5	5
Latvian	135	60	75	15	10	10
Lingala	10	10	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	35	50	10	5	5
Macedonian	60	25	40	0	0	0
Malay	995	495	495	40	15	25
Malayalam	325	160	165	150	75	75
Maltese	20	10	5	10	0	5
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	1,645	750	900
Marathi	80	45	30	0	0	0
Nepali	140	80	55	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	5	5	5
Norwegian	205	95	110	60	20	40
Oromo	75	45	30	5	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	10,590	5,200	5,390
Pashto	125	70	50	45	30	20
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	145	80	65
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	365	160	200
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	330	155	170
Romanian	1,145	525	620	130	55	70
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	0	0	0
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	310	155	160
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	15	10	10
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	90	50	35
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	25	10	15
Shanghainese	460	185	275	10	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	5	5	0
Sindhi	245	105	140	45	25	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	45	25	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	10	5	5
Slovak	480	205	270	70	40	35
Slovenian	155	85	75	40	15	25
Somali	130	70	60	10	5	5
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	885	450	435
Swahili	110	60	50	5	5	0
Swedish	440	200	235	95	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	1,215	480	735
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	115	55	60
Tamil	1,400	760	635	50	20	30
Telugu	95	55	40	45	25	20
Thai	665	255	410	40	10	30
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	5	0	5
Tigrigna	120	60	65	5	5	5
Turkish	815	475	340	60	30	25
Ukrainian	890	355	530	175	75	95
Urdu	700	375	325	485	240	245
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	115	55	65
Yiddish	185	90	100	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	165	80	80
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	2,060	990	1,075
English and French	1,500	760	745	170	75	95
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	1,795	865	930
French and non-official language	755	345	410	55	25	30
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	40	30	15
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	99,115	48,725	50,390
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	88,925	44,485	44,435
French only	430	205	225	25	15	10
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	7,135	2,995	4,140
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	3,030	1,225	1,805
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	99,110	48,720	50,390
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	94,895	46,985	47,910
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	865	360	500
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	365	170	200
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	2,985	1,205	1,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	1,045	450	605
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.1	0.9	1.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,510	304,215	99,115	48,725	50,390
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	94,760	46,640	48,125
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	79,560	39,260	40,295
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	235	95	140
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	14,975	7,280	7,695
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	0	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	168,770	77,985	90,790	14,915	7,250	7,665
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	10	5	5
Afrikaans	60	30	30	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	5	0	0
Albanian	55	25	25	25	10	10
Amharic	130	65	70	5	0	0
Arabic	1,660	955	710	40	20	20
Armenian	90	45	45	0	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	0	5
Bengali	560	280	275	30	15	20
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	10	5	5
Bosnian	115	65	55	5	5	5
Bulgarian	215	95	120	10	5	5
Burmese	225	125	105	20	10	5
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	695	320	375
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	760	370	390
Creoles	45	20	25	10	5	5
Croatian	475	225	250	20	5	10
Czech	190	95	90	40	15	20
Danish	50	25	25	10	5	5
Dutch	135	60	75	35	15	15
Estonian	20	10	15	5	0	5
Finnish	95	40	60	20	5	10
Flemish	15	10	5	0	0	0
Fukien	165	70	100	5	0	5
German	1,100	530	570	160	75	85
Greek	955	440	510	95	50	50
Gujarati	485	205	275	105	50	55
Hakka	115	55	60	5	5	5
Hebrew	350	175	170	10	10	5
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	770	375	395
Hungarian	335	145	185	40	25	20
Ilocano	525	240	290	30	15	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	5	5	5
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	65	30	30
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	115	55	60
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	5	5	5
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	180	75	105
Kurdish	215	105	110	10	5	5
Lao	30	10	15	0	0	0
Latvian	40	15	20	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lithuanian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	0	0	5
Malay	395	205	185	10	5	5
Malayalam	205	100	105	85	45	45
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	1,320	620	705
Marathi	30	20	10	5	5	0
Nepali	85	50	35	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Norwegian	35	15	10	0	0	0
Oromo	40	25	15	0	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	7,825	3,835	3,990
Pashto	90	50	45	40	20	20
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	75	35	35
Polish	860	390	470	135	65	70
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	70	35	40
Romanian	445	220	230	65	30	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	0	0	0
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	190	100	90
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	5	0	5
Serbian	1,325	645	685	45	20	25
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	10	5	10
Shanghainese	195	85	110	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	20	10	10
Sindhi	75	30	50	10	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	40	20	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	0	0	0
Slovak	125	60	65	25	10	15
Slovenian	15	10	10	5	5	0
Somali	70	35	40	5	0	0
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	475	280	200
Swahili	45	25	25	0	0	0
Swedish	120	55	60	25	15	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	475	220	250
Taiwanese	765	365	400	45	25	25
Tamil	1,035	550	485	20	10	10
Telugu	45	30	15	30	10	15
Thai	270	125	145	10	5	5
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	60	30	35	5	0	5
Turkish	370	195	175	30	20	10
Ukrainian	140	60	80	10	5	5
Urdu	400	200	205	330	155	170
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	65	30	35
Yiddish	5	0	0	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	55	25	30
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	4,350	2,085	2,265
English and French	885	475	415	85	35	55
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	4,190	2,010	2,180
French and non-official language	255	125	130	10	5	5
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	60	35	25
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	99,115	48,720	50,390
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	84,440	41,770	42,670
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	14,405	6,825	7,580
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	5,940	2,960	2,975
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	885	335	550
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	7,585	3,525	4,055
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	5	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	5	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	20	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	7,490	3,485	4,000
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	5	5	0
Afrikaans	130	65	60	25	15	15
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	0	0	5
Albanian	45	25	20	5	0	0
Amharic	105	60	50	5	0	0
Arabic	735	500	230	70	40	25
Armenian	80	45	35	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	0	0	0
Bengali	190	90	100	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	15	5	10
Bosnian	80	35	45	5	5	5
Bulgarian	150	65	85	5	5	5
Burmese	90	45	45	5	0	0
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	260	125	140
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	245	115	130
Creoles	35	20	15	15	5	10
Croatian	505	230	270	75	35	40
Czech	330	155	175	55	25	25
Danish	160	80	85	45	25	25
Dutch	455	220	235	150	65	80
Estonian	30	15	20	10	0	10
Finnish	140	45	95	35	20	20
Flemish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Fukien	195	80	110	10	0	5
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	555	250	305
Greek	1,165	585	580	165	80	85
Gujarati	350	155	195	120	60	60
Hakka	135	65	75	10	5	5
Hebrew	510	260	255	15	10	5
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	785	390	395
Hungarian	430	200	235	60	25	35
Ilocano	380	140	240	10	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	15	5	5
Italian	1,925	945	980	150	70	80
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	165	65	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	10	0	10
Korean	1,545	615	925	55	20	35
Kurdish	85	50	35	5	5	5
Lao	45	25	20	0	0	0
Latvian	30	10	20	5	0	5
Lingala	5	5	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	25	15	15	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malay	385	195	195	30	15	15
Malayalam	95	45	45	40	20	20
Maltese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	295	120	175
Marathi	25	10	15	0	0	0
Nepali	15	10	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	10	5	0
Norwegian	80	40	40	20	5	15
Oromo	10	10	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	2,100	1,030	1,070
Pashto	25	15	10	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	20	20	5
Polish	905	405	500	110	45	65
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	130	65	65
Romanian	355	140	215	40	20	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	1,035	440	590	65	35	35
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	5	5	0
Serbian	510	250	260	25	10	15
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	0	0	0
Shanghainese	170	80	90	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	25	10	15
Sindhi	120	55	60	25	10	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	15	10	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	0	5	0
Slovak	175	55	125	20	10	10
Slovenian	50	20	25	15	5	10
Somali	45	20	25	5	0	0
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	420	185	235
Swahili	75	40	35	10	5	0
Swedish	215	105	110	30	15	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	475	165	315
Taiwanese	680	320	365	70	40	30
Tamil	290	170	120	20	10	5
Telugu	40	20	20	10	5	5
Thai	255	95	150	25	5	15
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	40	15	20	5	0	5
Turkish	280	160	120	25	15	10
Ukrainian	245	110	135	15	10	10
Urdu	195	110	90	130	65	65
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	30	20	20
Yiddish	45	15	25	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	95	45	50
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	265	130	140
English and French	240	110	130	20	15	10
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	120	60	60
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	125	50	70
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	0	0	0

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Delta, British Columbia (Code 5915011) (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 12, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Delta (District municipality)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Delta (District municipality)

Note

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Delta, District municipality (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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