Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Age
Age characteristics
Commuting
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Commuting destination
Commuting duration
Main mode of commuting
Place of work status
Time leaving for work
Education
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Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate
Ethnocultural and religious diversity
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Ethnic or cultural origin
Religion
Visible minority
Families, households, and marital status
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Family characteristics
Household type
Marital status
Housing
Household characteristics
Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship
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Admission category and applicant type
Age at immigration
Citizenship
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Immigrant status and period of immigration
Pre-admission experience
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Income
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Income of individuals in 2019
Income of individuals in 2020
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Instruction in the minority official language
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Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language
Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language for school-aged children
Labour
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Class of worker including job permanency
Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017
Labour force status
Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021
Work activity during the reference year
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Knowledge of languages
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Language spoken most often at home
Mother tongue
Other language spoken regularly at home
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Language used most often at work
Other language(s) used regularly at work
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Statistic:
Characteristic Burnaby, City (CY)More information:
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Counts
Total
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 245,725
Canadian 11,280
English 18,665
Irish 12,470
Scottish 14,610
French, n.o.s.122 6,405
German 10,445
Chinese 73,760
Italian 11,680
Indian (India) 15,000
Ukrainian 5,495
Dutch 2,990
Polish 3,915
Québécois 210
British Isles, n.o.s.123 4,585
Filipino 14,050
French Canadian 990
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 2,305
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 1,610
Métis 1,205
European, n.o.s.126 2,775
Russian 3,870
Norwegian 2,375
Welsh 1,855
Portuguese 2,805
American 1,510
Spanish 3,445
Swedish 1,880
Hungarian 1,555
Acadian 165
Pakistani 1,115
African, n.o.s.127 1,425
Jewish 1,025
Punjabi 2,200
Vietnamese 5,440
Arab, n.o.s.128 1,170
Greek 1,215
Jamaican 550
Asian, n.o.s.129 5,765
Cree, n.o.s.130 435
Korean 9,325
Romanian 1,445
Lebanese 400
Iranian 3,805
Christian, n.i.e.131 1,015
Danish 985
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 505
Sikh 1,555
Austrian 1,260
Belgian 435
Haitian 20
Hindu 1,395
Mexican 2,015
Mennonite 315
Swiss 520
Finnish 765
Sri Lankan 455
Croatian 2,440
Japanese 4,955
South Asian, n.o.s.133 1,320
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 70
Northern European, n.o.s.135 585
Muslim 1,025
Egyptian 330
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 900
Tamil 285
Icelandic 460
Colombian 615
Moroccan 150
Czech 670
Syrian 630
Guyanese 100
Afghan 1,565
Black, n.o.s.137 345
Serbian 2,225
Ojibway 80
Newfoundlander 70
Hong Konger 4,285
Ontarian 35
Persian 1,455
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 235
Turkish 650
Inuit, n.o.s.138 30
Bangladeshi 560
Algerian 55
Brazilian 1,375
Nigerian 320
Armenian 470
Slovak 475
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 465
Somali 150
Taiwanese 7,110
Iraqi 415
Salvadorean 390
African Caribbean 125
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 1,005
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 475
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 170
Algonquin 40
West Indian, n.o.s.143 110
Lithuanian 185
South African 305
Australian 515
Palestinian 285
Chilean 380
Congolese 145
Nova Scotian 45
Ethiopian 335
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 420
Peruvian 280
Yoruba 110
Cambodian (Khmer) 180
Berber 55
Albanian 375
Maltese 105
Macedonian 100
Slovenian 250
Western European, n.o.s.145 185
New Brunswicker 0
Gujarati 305
Eritrean 365
African Canadian 115
Israeli 165
Mohawk 90
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 90
Bulgarian 350
Albertan 75
Ghanaian 110
Barbadian 100
African American 130
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 255
Tunisian 90
Slavic, n.o.s.148 390
Cuban 180
Bosnian 640
Venezuelan 150
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 0
Latvian 85
Bengali 105
Cameroonian 20
Guatemalan 170
Indonesian 1,070
Laotian 190
Ilocano 320
Northern Irish 115
Celtic, n.o.s.150 125
British Columbian 450
Ecuadorian 50
Franco Ontarian 0
Argentinian 110
Estonian 120
Kurdish 585
Fijian 960
Jatt 120
North American, n.o.s.151 85
Coptic 25
Thai 375
Dominican 50
Nepali 110
Kabyle 0
Assyrian 80
Igbo 60
Byelorussian 170
Dene, n.o.s.152 0
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 35
Abenaki 0
Moldovan 145
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 35
New Zealander 200
Sudanese 115
Breton 0
Pennsylvania Dutch 25
Malaysian 630
Plains Cree 25
North African, n.o.s.155 45
Huron (Wendat) 0
Saskatchewanian 85
Buddhist 285
Gaspesian 0
Norman 25
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 360
Ivorian 0
Saulteaux 25
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 35
Burundian 55
Tigrinya 350
Nicaraguan 190
Mauritian 55
Kenyan 245
Oji-Cree 0
Vincentian 15
Jordanian 110
Manitoban 55
Cape Bretoner 35
Rwandan 15
Grenadian 30
Malayali 75
Chaldean 35
Sinhalese 65
Mayan 205
Honduran 100
Cherokee 50
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 0
Indo-Caribbean 35
Flemish 50
United Empire Loyalist 20
Senegalese 0
Azerbaijani 100
Sicilian 30
Pashtun 195
Malay 240
Goan 30
Bantu, n.o.s.158 70
Tibetan 70
Zimbabwean 95
Burmese 90
Mongolian 105
Azorean 20
Atikamekw 0
Bamileke 0
Indo-Guyanese 15
Ugandan 140
Oromo 65
Tanzanian 165
Yemeni 0
Central African 0
Libyan 120
Basque 75
Uruguayan 10
Akan, n.o.s.159 15
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 20
Igorot 80
Fulani 0
Woodland Cree 0
Guinean 55
St. Lucian 20
Prince Edward Islander 0
Maliseet 0
Beninese 15
Telugu 115
Roma 80
Costa Rican 60
African Nova Scotian 0
Malagasy 10
Kashmiri 20
Singaporean 210
Karen 0
Edo 0
Tajik 90
Amhara 70
Paraguayan 15
Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 245,725
Buddhist 9,140
Christian 86,490
Christian, n.o.s.162 22,730
Anabaptist 660
Anglican 2,575
Baptist 2,280
Catholic 40,000
Christian Orthodox 5,825
Jehovah's Witness 1,050
Latter Day Saints 265
Lutheran 1,160
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 445
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1,525
Presbyterian 1,195
Reformed 175
United Church 2,610
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 4,000
Hindu 7,505
Jewish 620
Muslim 13,735
Sikh 6,905
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 130
Other religions and spiritual traditions 2,325
No religion and secular perspectives 118,890

Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released March 29, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed October 4, 2023).

Note(s):

Footnote 121

'Ethnic or cultural origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. Ancestors may have Indigenous origins, origins that refer to different countries or other origins that may not refer to different countries.

The sum of the ethnic or cultural origins in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic or cultural origin in the census.

The ethnic groups selected are the most frequently reported at the Canada level.

For more information on ethnic or cultural origin variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Ethnic or Cultural Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 122

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating French origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "French").

Footnote 123

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating British Isles origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "British," "United Kingdom").

Footnote 124

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caucasian (White) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caucasian").

Footnote 125

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating First Nations (North American Indian) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "First Nations," "North American Indian").

Footnote 126

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "European").

Footnote 127

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "African").

Footnote 128

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Arab origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Arab").

Footnote 129

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Asian").

Footnote 130

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Cree origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Cree").

Footnote 131

The abbreviation "n.i.e." means "not included elsewhere." This category includes responses indicating Christian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Christian," "Baptist," "Catholic").

Footnote 132

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American Indigenous origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Aboriginal," "Indigenous").

Footnote 133

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating South Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "South Asian").

Footnote 134

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Mi'kmaq origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Mi'kmaq").

Footnote 135

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Northern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Northern European," "Scandinavian").

Footnote 136

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Latin American," "South American").

Footnote 137

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Black origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Black").

Footnote 138

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Inuit origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Inuit").

Footnote 139

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Eastern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Eastern European").

Footnote 140

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating East or Southeast Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East Asian," "Southeast Asian").

Footnote 141

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central Asian," "Middle Eastern," "West Asian").

Footnote 142

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caribbean origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caribbean").

Footnote 143

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West Indian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "West Indian").

Footnote 144

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Hispanic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Hispanic").

Footnote 145

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Western European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Western European").

Footnote 146

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Czechoslovakian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Czechoslovakian").

Footnote 147

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Yugoslavian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Yugoslavian").

Footnote 148

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Slavic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Slavic").

Footnote 149

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Innu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Innu," "Montagnais").

Footnote 150

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Celtic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Celtic").

Footnote 151

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North American").

Footnote 152

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Dene origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Dene").

Footnote 153

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Blackfoot origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Blackfoot").

Footnote 154

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Iroquois," "Haudenosaunee").

Footnote 155

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North African").

Footnote 156

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Southern or East African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East African").

Footnote 157

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified.' This category includes responses indicating Anishinaabe origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Anishinaabe").

Footnote 158

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Bantu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Bantu").

Footnote 159

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Akan origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Akan").

Footnote 160

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Central or West African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central African," "West African").

Footnote 161

'Religion' refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. This variable shows the aggregated responses to the religion question. For infants or children, religion refers to the specific religious group or denomination in which they are being raised, if any. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response. For more information on religion variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 162

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses of "Christian," not otherwise specified (e.g., "Christian," "Christianity").

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