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Census Profile, 2016 Census
Vancouver, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Canada [Country]

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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] 		Canada

[Country]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 618,210 301,665 316,545 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 319,010 149,405 169,600 7,674,580 3,725,090 3,949,495
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 37,130 18,875 18,260 1,924,635 977,690 946,945
Chinese 167,180 77,560 89,625 1,577,060 746,400 830,665
Black 6,345 3,405 2,935 1,198,540 580,070 618,475
Filipino 36,460 15,560 20,900 780,125 341,800 438,330
Latin American 10,935 5,370 5,560 447,325 215,460 231,860
Arab 2,965 1,775 1,190 523,235 276,425 246,810
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 17,120 8,075 9,045 313,260 148,880 164,385
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 8,630 4,500 4,130 264,305 133,475 130,825
Korean 9,360 4,045 5,315 188,710 89,110 99,600
Japanese 10,315 3,930 6,385 92,920 40,105 52,815
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,500 740 760 132,090 62,540 69,550
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 11,070 5,575 5,490 232,375 113,140 119,230
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 299,200 152,255 146,945 26,785,480 13,246,485 13,539,000

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

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.2%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.5%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Vancouver, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Canada [Country] (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 May 12, 2025).

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