Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		British Columbia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 165 60 105 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 140 70 70 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 185 95 85
Ontarian 0 0 0 130 55 75
Québécois 110 50 65 1,830 945 880
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 405 175 230
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 0 0 0 455 230 220
Cornish 35 20 20 610 340 265
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 80 40 35 1,810 835 975
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 30 10 25 210 95 115
Breton 0 0 0 110 45 65
Corsican 15 10 0 105 40 65
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 0 10 0 225 105 120
Belgian 1,210 640 565 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 125 45 80 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 70 15 55 850 425 425
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 45 25 20 695 340 355
Swiss 1,485 815 665 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 290 125 170 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 160 85 75 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 1,670 785 890 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 295 155 145 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 250 140 110 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 335 130 205 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 80 50 35 1,085 510 580
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 915 410 505 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 334,740 164,780 169,960
Albanian 465 200 260 1,925 975 950
Bosnian 390 180 210 3,290 1,635 1,655
Catalan 10 10 0 120 85 30
Croatian 1,805 960 845 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 45 25 15 440 230 205
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 40 15 25 280 135 145
Macedonian 75 30 40 1,205 620 580
Maltese 160 80 70 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 60 40 20 710 360 350
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 970 510 465 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 35 20 10 545 295 255
Slovenian 440 220 225 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 7,080 3,360 3,725
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 395 200 195
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 60 40 15 840 470 375
Jewish 910 425 485 17,580 8,950 8,635
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 805 320 485
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 965 520 450
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 10 0 15 220 115 105
Bahamian 0 10 0 255 140 110
Barbadian 225 130 100 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 30 15 15 335 155 175
Carib 10 10 0 70 50 25
Cuban 210 85 120 1,320 615 700
Dominican 100 55 50 735 330 410
Grenadian 65 35 30 380 195 185
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 15 0 15
Haitian 155 60 95 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 10,545 5,425 5,120
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 130 70 55
Martinican 0 0 0 25 0 20
Montserratan 10 10 10 25 15 10
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 570 260 310
St. Lucian 40 10 30 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 10 0 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 110 40 70 2,025 910 1,120
Belizean 10 0 10 125 60 65
Bolivian 15 0 15 375 145 230
Brazilian 460 185 275 5,455 2,465 2,990
Chilean 510 275 240 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 785 390 395 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 75 25 45 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 650 310 340 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 245 105 135 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 300 150 160 1,535 720 810
Honduran 445 255 185 1,445 750 695
Maya 175 75 100 930 475 455
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 15 10 10 325 140 185
Paraguayan 65 25 40 895 475 420
Peruvian 395 205 185 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 6,815 3,390 3,425
Uruguayan 25 15 10 410 205 205
Venezuelan 115 55 60 1,900 915 980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 20 10 10 40 30 10
Angolan 10 10 10 90 55 35
Ashanti 65 20 40 85 30 50
Beninese 0 0 0 35 20 15
Burkinabe 20 15 0 45 30 15
Cameroonian 0 0 0 150 85 70
Chadian 0 0 0 70 50 25
Congolese 325 165 160 810 405 400
Edo 30 20 10 85 55 30
Ewe 30 15 20 55 25 30
Gabonese 10 0 0 10 0 10
Gambian 10 0 10 25 10 15
Ghanaian 485 275 210 1,600 865 730
Guinean 25 10 15 130 45 80
Ibo 65 30 35 280 160 115
Ivorian 20 10 10 100 55 50
Liberian 115 50 65 250 95 150
Malian 0 0 0 80 55 25
Malinké 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 2,615 1,430 1,185
Peulh 0 0 0 20 0 15
Senegalese 0 0 0 95 75 25
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 130 60 65
Togolese 25 20 0 100 70 40
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 255 135 125
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 620 305 315
North African origins 1,370 715 655 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 70 40 35 770 465 305
Berber 35 25 10 210 130 80
Coptic 10 0 0 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 620 315 300 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 50 35 10 420 275 140
Maure 0 0 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 270 140 130 2,005 1,105 895
Sudanese 290 135 150 1,225 535 695
Tunisian 35 20 15 500 290 215
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 215 115 105
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 35 25 15 705 355 355
Amhara 45 25 25 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 255 140 120
Burundian 140 55 85 215 95 120
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 1,055 550 505
Ethiopian 555 265 295 2,550 1,280 1,270
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 1,615 775 845
Malagasy 0 0 0 105 65 40
Mauritian 210 120 90 975 520 450
Oromo 0 0 10 140 75 65
Rwandan 60 20 35 420 225 195
Seychellois 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 1,185 540 645 2,295 1,115 1,180
South African 960 455 505 11,060 5,510 5,550
Tanzanian 60 20 40 490 220 275
Tigrian 45 30 15 205 110 95
Ugandan 75 30 40 775 390 380
Zambian 10 0 10 210 95 110
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 855 445 405
Zulu 20 15 10 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 99,560 51,315 48,245
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 7,895 4,005 3,885
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 290 155 140 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 205 115 95 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 990 570 425
Georgian 55 10 40 740 380 355
Hazara 15 10 0 55 30 20
Iranian 1,660 905 760 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 105 60 45 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 170 100 70 785 425 355
Kazakh 15 15 0 385 205 175
Kurd 285 165 120 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 175 90 85
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 7,980 4,175 3,805
Palestinian 720 365 355 2,625 1,410 1,210
Pashtun 170 110 60 360 200 160
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 975 615 360
Syrian 935 440 495 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 85 40 40 260 135 125
Tatar 90 50 40 790 365 425
Turk 670 405 265 6,355 3,485 2,865
Turkmen 15 10 10 120 70 55
Uighur 40 15 25 130 65 60
Uzbek 45 20 25 270 150 120
Yemeni 45 30 10 300 185 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 1,840 925 920
Bengali 220 95 120 850 405 445
Bhutanese 0 0 10 120 65 55
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 309,315 154,795 154,520
Goan 25 15 10 485 245 240
Gujarati 120 55 70 700 335 365
Kashmiri 70 35 40 185 100 85
Nepali 465 215 245 1,495 690 805
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 12,585 6,565 6,015
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 305 170 135 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 5,710 2,970 2,740
Tamil 300 185 115 1,235 670 560
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 8,245 4,070 4,170
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 610 335 275 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 945 460 485 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 525 255 270 895 450 445
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 1,055 540 515 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 655 350 310 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 100 60 40 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 100 45 50 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 520 215 310 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 125 75 50 550 290 260
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 41,435 20,205 21,230
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 785 310 470
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 995 495 500 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 420 200 215 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 155 50 105 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 100 45 50 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 600 275 325
Samoan 80 45 30 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 905 440 465

Data quality: Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.3%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 1, 2024).

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