Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 2,313,328
Population in 2006: 2,116,581
Population in 2001: 1,986,965
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

9.3%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

6.5%
Province:

5.3%

Total private houses: 949,565
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 891,336
Land area (km2): 2882.55

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

802.5
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Greater Vancouver population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

66.8%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

63.0%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This division:

5.6%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in this division

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Greater Vancouver

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

27,596 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

25,032 CAD
Province:

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

20.8%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 875,295
Here:

41.7%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 419,500
This division:

40.9%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 455,800
Here:

42.5%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 40,310
This division:

1.9%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 19,020
This division:

1.9%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 21,290
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

4.9%

Greater Vancouver Minority Population Characteristics

This division citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

40.2
British Columbia:

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

84.7%
Province:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this division

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,106,575
Here:

56.5%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 551,405
Here:

58.2%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 555,175
This division:

54.9%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 852,300
This division:

43.5%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 396,600
Here:

41.8%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 455,695
Here:

45.1%
Province:

43.6%

Greater Vancouver - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in this division

Average family income in this division in 2005

Greater Vancouver families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in this division

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

Greater Vancouver - Place of residence in 2005

This division - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Greater Vancouver

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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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