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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	British Columbia (Province)			Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	603,500	295,095	308,400
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	24,770	12,725	12,050
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	22,400	11,625	10,775
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	24,175	12,435	11,740
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	29,095	14,950	14,150
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	5,500	2,770	2,730
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	5,625	2,985	2,635
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	5,715	2,955	2,760
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	5,985	3,025	2,960
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	6,275	3,215	3,065
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	44,285	21,710	22,570
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	59,465	28,810	30,655
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	53,335	26,355	26,980
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	47,230	23,055	24,175
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	48,640	23,950	24,690
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	49,195	24,730	24,460
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	44,105	21,435	22,670
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	39,500	19,315	20,185
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	35,365	17,370	17,995
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	22,845	11,110	11,735
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	18,800	8,720	10,080
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	15,870	7,425	8,440
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	12,305	5,410	6,895
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	12,110	3,955	8,155
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	39.7	39.1	40.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	88.2	87.5	88.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	532,150	258,310	273,840
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	264,105	132,245	131,855
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	216,815	107,845	108,965
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	47,285	24,395	22,890
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	268,050	126,065	141,985
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	194,270	102,030	92,240
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	12,850	5,445	7,400
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	35,825	14,020	21,800
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	25,110	4,570	20,545
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	590,205	288,095	302,110
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	165,840	79,055	86,785
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	18,175	6,670	11,505
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	46,460	24,170	22,285
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	101,200	48,215	52,990
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	424,370	209,045	215,330
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	75,360	34,360	41,000
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	28,975	9,280	19,690
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	5,605	1,090	4,510
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	1,795	845	950
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	21,575	7,340	14,235
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	46,390	25,085	21,305
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	65	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	595,720	291,505	304,215
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	578,685	283,430	295,250
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	299,290	154,040	145,250
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	8,905	4,575	4,330
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	270,490	124,825	145,670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	165	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	120	60	55
Dene	70	35	35	10	10	5
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	5
Inuktitut	25	10	10	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	140	50	90	30	10	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	268,345	123,780	144,565
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	55	30	25
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	220	120	100
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	70	35	40
Albanian	1,335	695	635	130	70	60
Amharic	1,255	615	640	305	160	135
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	2,685	1,670	1,015
Armenian	1,105	560	545	275	140	135
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	65	35	30
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	880	465	420
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	1,020	370	650
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	225	110	115
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	465	210	260
Burmese	945	485	465	340	175	165
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	63,220	29,170	34,055
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	44,880	20,730	24,150
Creoles	640	315	320	70	40	35
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	1,320	635	680
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	855	435	420
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	435	205	230
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	1,350	675	670
Estonian	820	345	475	130	50	80
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	410	150	260
Flemish	445	215	235	40	30	10
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	545	245	305
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	6,615	3,150	3,465
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	2,275	1,160	1,110
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	960	430	530
Hakka	1,110	475	630	405	180	225
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	830	460	365
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	3,955	1,905	2,040
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	1,350	655	700
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	1,535	615	925
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	65	40	25
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	5,065	2,435	2,625
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	6,730	2,235	4,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	330	150	180
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	7,825	3,300	4,525
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	385	210	175
Lao	1,155	550	600	105	50	55
Latvian	615	305	310	135	60	75
Lingala	35	20	20	10	10	5
Lithuanian	435	190	245	85	35	50
Macedonian	275	130	140	60	25	40
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	995	495	495
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	325	160	165
Maltese	220	115	115	20	10	5
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	23,675	10,715	12,955
Marathi	430	220	210	80	45	30
Nepali	805	430	375	140	80	55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	60	35	20
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	205	95	110
Oromo	325	185	140	75	45	30
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	15,235	7,485	7,745
Pashto	900	485	415	125	70	50
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	6,260	3,270	2,990
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	2,705	1,245	1,455
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	3,410	1,680	1,730
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	1,145	525	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	35	15	25
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	3,705	1,635	2,070
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	25	15	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	45	25	20
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	2,080	1,020	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	480	230	255
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	460	185	275
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	65	30	35
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	245	105	140
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	210	105	100
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	70	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	80	40	40
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	480	205	270
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	155	85	75
Somali	975	495	480	130	70	60
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	10,500	5,230	5,270
Swahili	755	390	365	110	60	50
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	440	200	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	18,805	7,300	11,505
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	1,600	725	880
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	1,400	760	635
Telugu	570	295	270	95	55	40
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	665	255	410
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	45	30	15
Tigrigna	590	285	300	120	60	65
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	815	475	340
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	890	355	530
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	700	375	325
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	10,585	4,985	5,600
Yiddish	350	185	170	185	90	100
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	1,985	960	1,025
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	17,035	8,075	8,965
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	1,500	760	745
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	14,425	6,800	7,625
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	755	345	410
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	355	170	185
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	595,720	291,505	304,215
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	490,430	245,600	244,825
French only	2,045	950	1,095	430	205	225
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	58,905	26,855	32,045
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	45,960	18,835	27,120
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	595,720	291,505	304,215
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	537,105	266,410	270,695
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	9,165	4,660	4,505
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	4,020	1,835	2,180
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	45,430	18,600	26,825
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	11,175	5,575	5,600
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.9	1.9	1.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	595,720	291,510	304,215
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	560,350	274,905	285,440
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	387,300	194,815	192,485
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	3,560	1,735	1,825
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	169,485	78,360	91,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	25	15	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	15	10	10
Dene	15	5	5	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	168,770	77,985	90,790
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	10	0	5
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	20	10	15
Albanian	700	345	350	55	25	25
Amharic	555	245	310	130	65	70
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	1,660	955	710
Armenian	490	250	240	90	45	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	10	5	5
Bengali	1,465	715	750	560	280	275
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	340	140	205
Bosnian	705	370	340	115	65	55
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	215	95	120
Burmese	585	315	270	225	125	105
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	49,175	22,410	26,765
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	30,650	14,070	16,580
Creoles	315	145	165	45	20	25
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	475	225	250
Czech	1,570	795	775	190	95	90
Danish	325	160	170	50	25	25
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	135	60	75
Estonian	110	40	70	20	10	15
Finnish	795	350	445	95	40	60
Flemish	50	25	20	15	10	5
Fukien	690	310	380	165	70	100
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	1,100	530	570
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	955	440	510
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	485	205	275
Hakka	320	145	175	115	55	60
Hebrew	780	395	390	350	175	170
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	1,915	905	1,015
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	335	145	185
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	525	240	290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	15	10	10
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	2,040	890	1,150
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	3,560	1,440	2,120
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	175	85	90
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	5,445	2,415	3,035
Kurdish	945	490	460	215	105	110
Lao	545	270	275	30	10	15
Latvian	105	50	50	40	15	20
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	65	30	35	20	10	10
Macedonian	140	70	70	35	15	20
Malay	1,320	655	660	395	205	185
Malayalam	690	350	340	205	100	105
Maltese	15	10	5	5	5	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	19,030	8,895	10,135
Marathi	230	120	105	30	20	10
Nepali	525	275	250	85	50	35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	15	10	10
Norwegian	160	80	80	35	15	10
Oromo	175	80	95	40	25	15
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	10,500	5,120	5,370
Pashto	565	295	270	90	50	45
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	3,875	1,890	1,985
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	860	390	470
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	1,545	750	800
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	445	220	230
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	20	10	15
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	2,085	960	1,130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	10	5	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	15	5	10
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	1,325	645	685
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	240	115	125
Shanghainese	555	260	295	195	85	110
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	95	50	45
Sindhi	675	295	385	75	30	50
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	65	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	45	15	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	20	10	15
Slovak	1,080	515	570	125	60	65
Slovenian	165	70	100	15	10	10
Somali	625	310	315	70	35	40
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	5,245	2,560	2,680
Swahili	250	130	125	45	25	25
Swedish	430	195	235	120	55	60
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	9,345	3,880	5,460
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	765	365	400
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	1,035	550	485
Telugu	290	145	140	45	30	15
Thai	845	375	475	270	125	145
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	20	15	5
Tigrigna	295	135	160	60	30	35
Turkish	1,365	725	645	370	195	175
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	140	60	80
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	400	200	205
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	7,475	3,525	3,955
Yiddish	10	5	5	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	690	365	330
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	35,375	16,600	18,775
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	885	475	415
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	33,780	15,805	17,975
French and non-official language	930	435	495	255	125	130
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	450	195	260
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	595,720	291,505	304,215
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	454,215	224,420	229,795
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	138,730	65,795	72,930
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	58,315	28,070	30,245
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	6,815	3,275	3,545
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	73,595	34,460	39,140
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	105	55	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	80	40	40
Dene	30	15	20	5	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	5
Ojibway	80	35	45	20	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	72,660	34,020	38,640
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	25	15	10
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	130	65	60
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	35	15	20
Albanian	405	200	205	45	25	20
Amharic	460	220	245	105	60	50
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	735	500	230
Armenian	320	160	165	80	45	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	35	20	15
Bengali	570	285	285	190	90	100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	220	80	140
Bosnian	395	190	205	80	35	45
Bulgarian	495	215	275	150	65	85
Burmese	235	110	130	90	45	45
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	13,960	6,715	7,240
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	7,635	3,705	3,935
Creoles	490	250	235	35	20	15
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	505	230	270
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	330	155	175
Danish	1,705	765	940	160	80	85
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	455	220	235
Estonian	235	100	135	30	15	20
Finnish	1,290	550	740	140	45	95
Flemish	125	50	70	10	5	5
Fukien	670	295	380	195	80	110
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	2,735	1,275	1,465
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	1,165	585	580
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	350	155	195
Hakka	315	135	175	135	65	75
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	510	260	255
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	2,065	1,035	1,035
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	430	200	235
Ilocano	945	360	590	380	140	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	40	20	20
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	1,925	945	980
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	2,860	1,130	1,735
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	75	35	45
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	1,545	615	925
Kurdish	270	160	110	85	50	35
Lao	410	200	210	45	25	20
Latvian	120	45	75	30	10	20
Lingala	65	25	40	5	5	0
Lithuanian	115	55	60	25	15	15
Macedonian	60	25	35	5	5	5
Malay	1,450	645	805	385	195	195
Malayalam	520	260	260	95	45	45
Maltese	80	30	50	10	5	5
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	5,625	2,475	3,150
Marathi	125	65	65	25	10	15
Nepali	155	80	75	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	20	15	5
Norwegian	715	330	380	80	40	40
Oromo	65	45	25	10	10	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	3,655	1,840	1,815
Pashto	235	120	120	25	15	10
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	1,545	840	705
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	905	405	500
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	1,290	645	645
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	355	140	215
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	5	5	5
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	1,035	440	590
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	15	10	5
Serbian	1,855	955	905	510	250	260
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	125	50	75
Shanghainese	485	215	265	170	80	90
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	45	20	35
Sindhi	930	400	530	120	55	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	70	35	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	15	10	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	25	10	10
Slovak	1,035	400	635	175	55	125
Slovenian	345	155	190	50	20	25
Somali	365	190	175	45	20	25
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	5,260	2,660	2,600
Swahili	580	280	300	75	40	35
Swedish	1,220	535	680	215	105	110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	6,385	2,360	4,025
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	680	320	365
Tamil	910	480	430	290	170	120
Telugu	195	100	95	40	20	20
Thai	1,110	370	740	255	95	150
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	15	10	5
Tigrigna	175	85	90	40	15	20
Turkish	1,020	575	445	280	160	120
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	245	110	135
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	195	110	90
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	2,400	1,175	1,225
Yiddish	90	35	50	45	15	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	830	385	445
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	2,780	1,285	1,490
English and French	1,090	495	595	240	110	130
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	1,140	530	610
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	1,380	645	735
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	15	5	10

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 18, 2024).

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Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: Vancouver, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Vancouver (City)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, British Columbia
Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: British Columbia

Map: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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