Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 277,593
Population in 2006: 257,031
Population in 2001: 237,550
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:

8.0%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private dwellings: 110,940
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 101,775
Land area (km2): 13335.28

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

20.8
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Fraser Valley population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This division:

65.9%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

62.1%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Fraser Valley

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this division

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

24,467 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

23,363 CAD
Province:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This division:

13.9%
Province:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 135,305
Here:

59.9%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 67,675
Here:

61.1%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 67,635
Here:

58.9%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 90,420
This division:

40.1%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 43,155
This division:

38.9%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 47,260
This division:

41.1%
Province:

43.6%

This division - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Fraser Valley

Households types in this division

Average family income in this division in 2005

This division families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in Fraser Valley

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this division

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

Fraser Valley - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this division

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

39.6
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This division:

81.3%
Province:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 39,890
This division:

15.7%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 20,000
This division:

16.0%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 19,890
Here:

15.5%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 14,535
Here:

5.7%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 6,950
Here:

5.5%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 7,580
Here:

5.9%
Province:

4.9%

Fraser Valley Minority Population Characteristics

Fraser Valley citizenship and immigration Details

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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