Census Profile, 2016 Census
New Westminster, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Greater Vancouver, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic New Westminster, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		Greater Vancouver, RD
British Columbia
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 70,230 34,395 35,835 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
English only 62,930 31,085 31,845 2,130,565 1,058,310 1,072,260
French only 40 20 20 1,110 530 580
English and French 5,425 2,570 2,860 172,140 76,650 95,500
Neither English nor French 1,830 725 1,110 136,320 56,185 80,135
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 70,230 34,395 35,835 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
English 67,150 33,005 34,140 2,265,310 1,116,840 1,148,470
French 795 430 365 25,710 12,825 12,875
English and French 480 260 230 14,470 6,635 7,835
Neither English nor French 1,810 710 1,100 134,655 55,370 79,285
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,040 555 485 32,940 16,145 16,795
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 70,230 34,395 35,835 2,440,145 1,191,675 1,248,470
Single responses 68,080 33,370 34,715 2,361,890 1,153,910 1,207,980
Official languages 43,710 22,200 21,510 1,341,640 678,670 662,970
English 42,925 21,775 21,150 1,316,640 666,170 650,470
French 790 425 360 25,005 12,505 12,500
Non-official languages 24,370 11,170 13,200 1,020,250 475,240 545,015
Aboriginal languages 25 10 10 860 390 470
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 315 135 180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 25 0 20
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 220 105 115
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 40 15 25
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Woods Cree 5 0 0 20 15 10
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 145 70 80
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 70 25 40
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 65 25 35
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 105 50 55
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 105 45 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 40 15 20
Chilcotin 0 0 0 25 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 20 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 5 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 10 10 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 5 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 0 5
Salish languages 0 5 0 140 65 70
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 35 25 15
Lillooet 0 5 0 10 5 5
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 5 0
Squamish 0 0 0 20 5 10
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 20 25
Siouan languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Dakota 0 0 0 20 5 15
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 95 45 55
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 45 20 25
Nisga'a 0 0 0 25 15 15
Tsimshian 0 0 5 25 10 15
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 55 25 35
Haisla 0 0 0 10 5 5
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 15 5 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 5 20 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 0 75 35 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 24,345 11,160 13,185 1,019,395 474,850 544,545
Afro-Asiatic languages 820 425 395 20,725 11,005 9,715
Berber languages 5 0 0 95 55 35
Kabyle 5 5 0 35 20 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 60 40 25
Cushitic languages 40 25 20 1,355 675 680
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 25 15 15 165 95 75
Somali 10 10 5 1,170 570 595
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Semitic languages 770 395 380 19,225 10,245 8,980
Amharic 120 50 70 1,140 560 585
Arabic 550 300 255 14,320 7,720 6,600
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 630 305 325
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 440 240 195
Harari 0 0 0 25 10 15
Hebrew 10 5 0 1,770 960 805
Maltese 0 0 0 80 40 40
Tigrigna 85 40 45 695 340 355
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 135 70 60
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 45 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 295 125 165 24,195 11,070 13,125
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 1,210 555 655
Vietnamese 280 120 165 22,950 10,500 12,450
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 35 15 20
Austronesian languages 3,705 1,515 2,185 82,025 33,570 48,460
Bikol 10 0 5 310 140 170
Cebuano 170 70 100 3,210 1,285 1,925
Fijian 10 5 5 395 190 200
Hiligaynon 55 15 40 1,280 485 795
Ilocano 155 65 95 4,605 1,820 2,790
Malagasy 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malay 145 70 70 3,480 1,545 1,930
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 30 20 15 635 290 345
Pangasinan 15 5 15 265 115 150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,075 1,250 1,825 66,825 27,275 39,555
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 180 70 110
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 830 360 470
Creole languages 25 10 15 610 310 300
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 25 15 5
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 0 370 175 185
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 225 120 105
Dravidian languages 145 75 70 6,210 3,290 2,925
Kannada 5 0 0 225 115 110
Malayalam 15 10 5 1,750 905 845
Tamil 100 50 50 3,275 1,700 1,580
Telugu 25 15 10 920 550 370
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indo-European languages 11,225 5,420 5,810 416,565 203,240 213,325
Albanian 75 45 35 1,090 560 530
Armenian 5 5 10 1,060 525 540
Balto-Slavic languages 2,985 1,435 1,545 57,625 26,950 30,675
Baltic languages 30 15 15 645 280 370
Latvian 20 10 10 320 145 175
Lithuanian 15 5 5 325 130 200
Slavic languages 2,950 1,420 1,535 56,975 26,675 30,305
Belarusan 5 5 0 60 30 30
Bosnian 70 45 30 1,155 580 575
Bulgarian 220 115 110 1,725 805 915
Croatian 185 90 100 5,465 2,645 2,820
Czech 95 45 50 3,565 1,705 1,865
Macedonian 25 15 10 250 120 135
Polish 455 205 255 12,040 5,650 6,390
Russian 1,035 490 545 18,175 8,270 9,905
Serbian 455 235 225 6,300 3,220 3,085
Serbo-Croatian 95 40 60 1,145 545 600
Slovak 105 45 60 2,390 1,060 1,335
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 545 250 290
Ukrainian 185 95 90 3,990 1,705 2,285
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 180 90 90
Celtic languages 10 5 10 315 170 145
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 125 65 60
Welsh 0 0 5 120 65 55
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 65 40 25
Germanic languages 990 440 545 37,830 18,000 19,825
Afrikaans 30 15 10 1,435 730 705
Danish 50 25 30 2,065 1,020 1,050
Dutch 245 110 130 7,455 3,595 3,860
Frisian 5 0 5 80 30 50
German 585 260 320 24,055 11,340 12,720
Icelandic 10 0 0 155 70 80
Norwegian 20 5 15 835 410 430
Swedish 40 20 20 1,290 570 720
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 5 200 105 95
Yiddish 5 0 0 220 115 110
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 20 15
Greek 90 55 35 4,885 2,515 2,365
Indo-Iranian languages 4,275 2,100 2,175 242,400 119,930 122,465
Indo-Aryan languages 3,440 1,670 1,765 198,075 97,680 100,395
Bengali 125 65 65 2,680 1,395 1,290
Gujarati 145 70 75 6,280 2,955 3,325
Hindi 545 255 290 24,220 11,580 12,640
Kashmiri 0 0 5 40 25 15
Konkani 0 0 0 225 110 110
Marathi 15 10 5 535 280 255
Nepali 20 15 10 920 485 430
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 65 35 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,410 1,170 1,240 151,205 74,820 76,385
Sindhi 15 10 10 1,580 725 850
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 50 25 25 1,455 730 725
Urdu 100 55 45 8,875 4,535 4,340
Iranian languages 830 425 405 43,985 22,075 21,910
Kurdish 60 35 25 1,650 875 780
Pashto 45 25 25 1,070 570 500
Persian (Farsi) 725 365 355 41,265 20,635 20,630
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 340 180 160
Italic (Romance) languages 2,795 1,340 1,460 71,375 34,590 36,785
Catalan 5 0 5 125 65 55
Italian 325 160 165 15,450 7,735 7,710
Portuguese 460 225 240 11,950 5,655 6,295
Romanian 740 345 395 7,175 3,480 3,690
Spanish 1,265 610 655 36,625 17,615 19,005
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 60 40 25
Japanese 495 150 345 16,900 5,750 11,150
Kartvelian languages 15 10 5 65 40 25
Georgian 15 10 5 65 40 25
Korean 1,245 520 720 45,990 20,680 25,310
Mongolic languages 10 10 5 340 145 200
Mongolian 15 5 10 340 145 195
Niger-Congo languages 160 85 75 2,645 1,335 1,315
Akan (Twi) 45 30 15 405 220 180
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 5
Edo 0 0 0 80 45 30
Ewe 0 0 5 60 30 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 20 10 5
Ga 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ganda 10 5 5 65 35 30
Igbo 10 10 5 160 90 65
Lingala 5 5 5 55 25 30
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 100 40 55
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 105 45 55
Shona 5 5 0 150 70 85
Swahili 30 20 10 585 285 295
Wolof 5 0 5 30 10 20
Yoruba 5 5 5 190 110 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 610 280 325
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 10 15 265 135 135
Dinka 15 5 5 80 50 30
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 190 85 100
Sign languages 25 10 20 620 330 295
American Sign Language 20 10 10 265 125 135
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 360 200 155
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,565 2,505 3,060 387,640 177,135 210,505
Chinese languages 5,515 2,490 3,030 385,355 175,990 209,365
Cantonese 2,105 965 1,135 184,365 85,070 99,300
Hakka 40 15 25 2,180 950 1,230
Mandarin 3,015 1,350 1,670 174,920 79,280 95,635
Min Dong 5 5 5 220 105 115
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 140 65 75 10,655 4,755 5,900
Wu (Shanghainese) 80 35 45 4,330 1,905 2,425
Chinese, n.o.s. 130 65 70 8,485 3,840 4,645
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 195 80 110
Tibeto-Burman languages 45 20 30 2,285 1,150 1,140
Burmese 5 5 5 1,035 530 510
Karenic languages 0 0 0 770 370 400
Tibetan 40 20 25 260 135 125
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 220 115 105
Tai-Kadai languages 90 30 60 2,750 980 1,770
Lao 5 0 5 800 405 400
Thai 85 30 55 1,930 570 1,365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 10
Turkic languages 120 75 50 3,700 2,035 1,665
Azerbaijani 30 20 10 495 275 225
Turkish 75 45 30 2,770 1,560 1,215
Uyghur 5 5 5 165 80 85
Uzbek 10 5 0 95 45 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 165 70 95
Uralic languages 340 155 180 7,640 3,535 4,105
Estonian 15 5 10 455 195 260
Finnish 60 20 40 1,900 770 1,130
Hungarian 260 130 135 5,285 2,570 2,715
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 365 200 170
Multiple responses 2,150 1,025 1,125 78,255 37,760 40,490
English and French 150 90 65 5,200 2,535 2,660
English and non-official language 1,895 890 1,000 69,885 33,750 36,135
French and non-official language 55 30 30 1,545 750 795
English, French and non-official language 40 20 25 1,620 725 900
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 70,230 34,400 35,835 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
Single responses 65,175 32,040 33,135 2,252,465 1,102,220 1,150,240
Official languages 52,345 26,020 26,330 1,631,365 811,500 819,870
English 52,155 25,910 26,245 1,622,735 807,235 815,500
French 190 110 85 8,630 4,265 4,365
Non-official languages 12,825 6,020 6,800 621,100 290,725 330,375
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 105 45 55
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 5 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 5 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 5
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 12,825 6,020 6,800 620,995 290,680 330,320
Afro-Asiatic languages 500 230 265 11,900 5,965 5,935
Berber languages 5 0 0 40 20 20
Kabyle 0 5 0 15 5 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 5
Cushitic languages 15 10 10 695 315 380
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 5 10 80 40 35
Somali 0 0 0 610 270 340
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Semitic languages 475 225 245 11,155 5,630 5,530
Amharic 70 30 40 535 250 290
Arabic 350 170 185 8,680 4,405 4,275
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 400 200 200
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 305 160 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 5 0 0 785 400 385
Maltese 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tigrigna 45 20 25 355 165 190
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 90 40 45
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 150 70 80 15,000 6,955 8,045
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 5 0 620 290 330
Vietnamese 145 70 75 14,365 6,655 7,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages 1,555 700 855 35,335 15,585 19,750
Bikol 0 0 0 70 30 35
Cebuano 75 35 40 1,085 485 600
Fijian 5 5 5 95 50 50
Hiligaynon 20 5 15 355 150 205
Ilocano 50 20 25 1,465 625 840
Malagasy 0 0 0 5 5 0
Malay 65 35 25 1,050 485 565
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 0 135 65 75
Pangasinan 5 5 5 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,320 590 730 30,695 13,505 17,190
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 260 130 130
Creole languages 10 5 0 290 125 160
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 205 85 115
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 80 35 40
Dravidian languages 85 40 40 3,355 1,695 1,650
Kannada 5 5 0 95 45 50
Malayalam 5 0 0 885 450 435
Tamil 65 30 35 1,935 965 965
Telugu 10 10 5 425 230 190
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 20 30
Indo-European languages 5,465 2,655 2,815 220,600 107,100 113,505
Albanian 45 25 20 530 255 270
Armenian 0 0 0 505 225 280
Balto-Slavic languages 1,580 775 800 25,650 12,295 13,350
Baltic languages 0 0 0 160 75 90
Latvian 5 0 0 65 30 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 90 45 50
Slavic languages 1,580 780 800 25,490 12,225 13,265
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Bosnian 30 10 15 540 270 270
Bulgarian 165 80 85 925 425 495
Croatian 60 25 30 1,795 840 955
Czech 25 15 10 1,030 520 510
Macedonian 15 5 10 120 60 60
Polish 175 90 85 4,490 2,130 2,355
Russian 680 335 340 10,795 5,125 5,670
Serbian 275 140 135 3,470 1,760 1,715
Serbo-Croatian 40 20 25 435 205 235
Slovak 50 20 25 775 375 405
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 5 5 60 25 35
Ukrainian 65 35 30 1,010 470 540
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Celtic languages 0 0 5 30 20 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 5 5
Welsh 5 0 0 20 10 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 100 40 55 4,665 2,200 2,460
Afrikaans 10 5 5 520 250 265
Danish 0 0 0 180 90 90
Dutch 15 5 10 685 325 365
Frisian 0 0 0 5 5 0
German 65 30 30 2,895 1,345 1,550
Icelandic 5 0 5 50 25 30
Norwegian 0 0 0 75 35 35
Swedish 10 0 5 220 110 115
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 20 15 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 20 10 10 1,730 840 895
Indo-Iranian languages 2,430 1,175 1,255 156,835 76,640 80,195
Indo-Aryan languages 1,900 920 985 127,630 62,480 65,150
Bengali 75 35 40 1,575 775 800
Gujarati 55 25 30 2,740 1,210 1,530
Hindi 230 105 125 11,235 5,310 5,920
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 40 15 15
Marathi 15 5 10 245 125 120
Nepali 20 10 10 550 290 265
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 30 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,420 695 725 104,855 51,630 53,225
Sindhi 5 0 5 590 255 335
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 10 15 595 290 305
Urdu 50 20 25 5,165 2,560 2,610
Iranian languages 530 255 275 29,035 14,075 14,960
Kurdish 50 25 25 1,025 515 505
Pashto 35 15 20 660 330 330
Persian (Farsi) 450 215 235 27,350 13,230 14,125
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 90 90
Italic (Romance) languages 1,285 625 665 30,665 14,630 16,035
Catalan 0 0 0 60 30 35
Italian 50 20 30 3,950 1,715 2,230
Portuguese 220 115 110 5,115 2,430 2,685
Romanian 425 200 225 3,215 1,545 1,675
Spanish 595 290 305 18,310 8,905 9,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 10
Japanese 200 80 125 8,235 3,375 4,855
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Georgian 5 0 5 15 10 10
Korean 915 410 505 34,225 15,725 18,500
Mongolic languages 10 5 5 160 80 85
Mongolian 5 0 5 160 75 85
Niger-Congo languages 45 20 20 725 325 405
Akan (Twi) 15 10 10 125 70 55
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Ewe 0 0 0 20 10 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 35 20 15
Lingala 5 0 5 35 10 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 55 15 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 45 15 30
Shona 0 0 0 40 15 20
Swahili 5 5 0 155 60 90
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 40 20 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 150 65 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 5 5 105 50 55
Dinka 5 0 0 45 25 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 20 40
Sign languages 30 10 20 830 460 370
American Sign Language 20 10 15 295 150 150
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 530 305 220
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,660 1,690 1,970 285,515 130,990 154,525
Chinese languages 3,630 1,675 1,960 283,885 130,170 153,715
Cantonese 1,215 560 655 132,185 60,235 71,950
Hakka 15 0 10 670 280 390
Mandarin 2,240 1,035 1,210 138,680 64,060 74,625
Min Dong 5 0 5 65 30 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 25 25 4,645 2,105 2,540
Wu (Shanghainese) 55 20 30 2,500 1,145 1,350
Chinese, n.o.s. 55 25 30 5,045 2,270 2,775
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 50 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 1,630 820 810
Burmese 0 0 0 685 350 335
Karenic languages 0 0 0 685 335 350
Tibetan 30 15 15 165 90 75
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 35 10 20 1,015 435 580
Lao 0 0 5 335 160 175
Thai 30 15 20 675 275 400
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkic languages 65 40 25 1,550 810 740
Azerbaijani 10 10 5 185 95 90
Turkish 45 25 20 1,190 625 565
Uyghur 0 0 0 100 50 50
Uzbek 5 5 5 40 25 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Uralic languages 95 40 50 1,980 930 1,045
Estonian 5 0 0 75 30 45
Finnish 5 5 5 435 190 240
Hungarian 85 40 45 1,470 710 760
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 110 50 60
Multiple responses 5,055 2,355 2,705 187,680 89,450 98,230
English and French 95 55 40 3,475 1,700 1,775
English and non-official language 4,860 2,250 2,605 181,305 86,450 94,850
French and non-official language 20 5 10 500 225 275
English, French and non-official language 85 40 45 2,400 1,075 1,325
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 70,230 34,395 35,835 2,440,145 1,191,675 1,248,470
None 56,715 28,060 28,650 1,919,305 944,770 974,530
English 5,490 2,670 2,825 232,050 112,195 119,850
French 600 290 305 19,620 8,930 10,690
Non-official language 7,165 3,250 3,910 260,735 121,820 138,910
Aboriginal 20 15 5 800 375 425
Non-Aboriginal 7,140 3,235 3,905 259,935 121,450 138,485
English and French 30 20 10 965 435 530
English and non-official language 155 65 85 4,895 2,285 2,605
French and non-official language 80 35 45 2,495 1,190 1,305
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 80 40 45
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 69,905 34,330 35,575 2,426,230 1,185,400 1,240,835
Official languages 68,135 33,595 34,540 2,290,560 1,129,240 1,161,325
English 68,100 33,575 34,525 2,289,520 1,128,740 1,160,780
French 5,530 2,570 2,955 172,260 76,600 95,660
Non-official languages 29,490 13,805 15,685 1,220,345 574,040 646,300
Aboriginal languages 15 10 10 1,605 670 935
Algonquian languages 0 10 0 485 200 290
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 0 310 145 165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 85 45 40
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 20 10 20
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 180 90 90
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 20 10 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 140 40 100
Algonquin 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ojibway 0 0 0 120 35 85
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 85 30 60
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 80 30 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 10 0 10 50 10 40
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haida 0 0 0 60 35 30
Inuit languages 0 0 0 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 40 15 25
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 30 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 535 215 330
Comox 0 0 0 20 0 15
Halkomelem 0 0 0 150 60 90
Lillooet 0 0 0 20 15 10
Okanagan 0 0 0 35 15 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 225 100 125
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 20 45
Siouan languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dakota 0 0 0 15 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 180 80 100
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 55 15 40
Nisga'a 0 0 0 65 35 35
Tsimshian 0 0 0 65 30 30
Wakashan languages 10 10 0 100 45 55
Haisla 0 10 0 25 0 25
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 45 35 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 29,480 13,795 15,685 1,218,825 573,410 645,415
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,110 585 525 29,225 15,270 13,955
Berber languages 0 0 0 125 80 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 55 30 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 50 15
Cushitic languages 20 10 0 1,880 870 1,005
Bilen 0 0 0 15 0 15
Oromo 15 10 10 190 110 80
Somali 0 0 0 1,675 755 915
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 1,095 575 515 27,480 14,465 13,015
Amharic 190 100 90 1,755 905 855
Arabic 785 420 365 19,990 10,680 9,315
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 0 15 715 340 375
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 545 270 275
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 60 35 30 4,585 2,360 2,225
Maltese 0 0 0 165 90 80
Tigrigna 130 75 50 935 510 430
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 290 150 135
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 95 45 45
Austro-Asiatic languages 290 125 165 30,390 14,495 15,890
Khmer (Cambodian) 25 10 10 1,440 620 820
Vietnamese 265 115 155 29,015 13,890 15,125
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 30 30
Austronesian languages 4,710 1,970 2,740 106,580 44,620 61,955
Bikol 30 15 15 495 205 285
Cebuano 225 90 130 4,185 1,625 2,555
Fijian 10 10 0 980 580 405
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 1,365 600 770
Ilocano 220 90 130 5,665 2,210 3,460
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 275 140 135 6,435 3,050 3,390
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 40 15 25 775 350 430
Pangasinan 25 0 20 445 180 265
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,330 1,780 2,545 96,290 39,665 56,625
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 280 120 150
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 1,175 580 595
Creole languages 60 35 25 1,820 975 845
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 60 25 35
Creole, n.o.s. 0 10 0 1,020 540 480
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 755 415 335
Dravidian languages 270 130 140 8,875 4,710 4,165
Kannada 0 0 0 445 210 235
Malayalam 55 25 30 2,580 1,395 1,190
Tamil 190 90 100 4,860 2,530 2,325
Telugu 35 20 15 1,425 835 595
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 25 40
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 150 75 70
Indo-European languages 14,225 6,925 7,300 536,805 262,060 274,755
Albanian 55 35 20 1,135 580 555
Armenian 25 10 15 1,455 725 735
Balto-Slavic languages 3,290 1,560 1,725 66,125 31,535 34,590
Baltic languages 40 20 15 635 310 325
Latvian 30 15 20 310 175 140
Lithuanian 10 0 0 325 135 185
Slavic languages 3,250 1,540 1,710 65,675 31,315 34,350
Belarusan 15 15 0 205 95 110
Bosnian 95 50 40 1,780 890 890
Bulgarian 250 120 130 1,975 875 1,100
Croatian 335 150 180 7,995 3,920 4,075
Czech 135 60 75 4,580 2,140 2,435
Macedonian 15 15 0 345 180 160
Polish 555 260 300 13,820 6,540 7,275
Russian 1,295 615 675 24,000 11,325 12,675
Serbian 465 220 245 8,010 4,105 3,905
Serbo-Croatian 80 35 45 1,240 595 645
Slovak 120 65 55 3,060 1,425 1,635
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 0 725 330 400
Ukrainian 380 195 180 5,960 2,605 3,355
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 15 250 120 125
Celtic languages 45 25 20 1,175 650 520
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 10 350 225 120
Welsh 10 0 0 145 65 85
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 685 370 320
Germanic languages 1,630 770 860 57,255 27,520 29,730
Afrikaans 80 50 30 4,230 2,160 2,065
Danish 70 30 40 2,455 1,150 1,310
Dutch 360 170 195 9,200 4,340 4,855
Frisian 0 0 0 120 55 65
German 1,050 505 545 38,665 18,840 19,820
Icelandic 0 0 0 215 110 100
Norwegian 25 0 20 1,405 730 680
Swedish 90 50 45 2,765 1,205 1,560
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 220 125 100
Yiddish 0 10 0 385 175 210
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 40 30
Greek 130 95 35 7,230 3,675 3,555
Indo-Iranian languages 5,155 2,510 2,645 297,060 147,625 149,435
Indo-Aryan languages 4,450 2,130 2,320 248,620 123,215 125,405
Bengali 185 105 80 3,145 1,610 1,530
Gujarati 155 60 90 10,685 5,030 5,655
Hindi 1,530 730 800 70,505 34,305 36,195
Kashmiri 10 0 10 45 25 20
Konkani 10 0 10 375 185 190
Marathi 0 0 0 1,275 650 625
Nepali 55 25 30 1,180 595 590
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 10 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,955 1,405 1,550 187,530 93,595 93,935
Sindhi 55 15 35 3,140 1,340 1,800
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 2,140 1,110 1,030
Urdu 245 145 95 14,610 7,635 6,975
Iranian languages 760 410 345 49,445 24,950 24,495
Kurdish 50 35 15 2,070 1,095 980
Pashto 55 45 10 1,540 855 685
Persian (Farsi) 700 370 330 47,155 23,770 23,385
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 750 380 375
Italic (Romance) languages 4,360 2,140 2,220 118,715 56,405 62,310
Catalan 30 10 15 245 125 120
Italian 670 325 345 25,610 12,450 13,155
Portuguese 565 300 270 15,670 7,450 8,225
Romanian 820 380 440 8,265 4,075 4,190
Spanish 2,510 1,240 1,270 75,105 35,255 39,855
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 220 130 85
Japanese 945 440 505 28,630 12,410 16,220
Kartvelian languages 15 10 10 90 50 40
Georgian 10 0 0 90 50 45
Korean 1,395 645 750 50,640 23,170 27,470
Mongolic languages 15 10 10 320 155 170
Mongolian 15 10 0 325 155 165
Niger-Congo languages 300 175 125 5,810 3,020 2,790
Akan (Twi) 35 30 10 495 280 215
Bamanankan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 115 65 55
Ewe 0 0 0 115 75 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 45 10 35
Ga 0 0 0 95 60 35
Ganda 15 10 10 105 60 45
Igbo 0 0 0 240 140 95
Lingala 20 15 0 235 105 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 105 35 65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 210 95 115
Shona 10 0 0 265 125 140
Swahili 115 80 30 2,655 1,440 1,220
Wolof 10 10 10 30 15 15
Yoruba 0 0 0 505 260 250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 100 40 65 1,325 605 725
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 10 300 150 150
Dinka 20 15 10 50 35 15
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 250 120 135
Sign languages 165 45 120 3,540 1,405 2,135
American Sign Language 130 35 95 2,035 690 1,345
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 45 10 35 1,565 735 830
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,030 2,780 3,250 431,545 199,110 232,430
Chinese languages 6,010 2,775 3,230 429,070 197,865 231,205
Cantonese 2,495 1,170 1,320 223,705 103,510 120,190
Hakka 40 20 15 2,555 1,215 1,340
Mandarin 4,000 1,810 2,195 250,170 112,935 137,235
Min Dong 0 0 0 125 55 70
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 180 90 90 15,660 6,945 8,720
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 25 35 5,385 2,345 3,035
Chinese, n.o.s. 145 80 65 8,745 3,985 4,760
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 195 80 115
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 0 20 2,755 1,375 1,380
Burmese 10 0 0 1,385 685 705
Karenic languages 0 0 0 905 455 450
Tibetan 20 0 15 305 165 140
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 295 140 155
Tai-Kadai languages 145 50 95 3,810 1,540 2,270
Lao 20 10 10 1,125 505 620
Thai 125 45 85 2,875 1,100 1,770
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 245 145 100 5,950 3,225 2,725
Azerbaijani 45 25 25 835 455 385
Turkish 200 120 80 4,875 2,630 2,240
Uyghur 0 0 0 105 50 55
Uzbek 10 0 0 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 225 125 105
Uralic languages 425 170 250 9,045 4,205 4,845
Estonian 20 0 20 495 205 295
Finnish 105 35 75 2,085 825 1,265
Hungarian 295 135 160 6,480 3,175 3,310
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 695 380 315

Data quality: New Westminster, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.0%

Data quality: Greater Vancouver, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.7%
  • 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. New Westminster, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Greater Vancouver, RD [Census division], British Columbia (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 June 30, 2024).

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