Burnaby
Small city · British Columbia · Population 249,125
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 48.2% · 2016: 43.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13%2016: 13.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.4%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32%2016: 29.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 27.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.7%2016: 15.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.5%2011: 28.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.3%2011: 20.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8%2011: 8.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.2%2016: 27.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%16%2011: 15.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.8%2016: 6.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%20.4%2016: 22.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5%2016: 5.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.6%2016: 23.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%47.2%2016: 41.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.6%2016: 87.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.9%2016: 5.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%6.5%2016: 6.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%38.9%2016: 39.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%60.5%2016: 59.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 42.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 37.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%60.5%2016: 62.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%39.5%2016: 37.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%18.9%2016: 20.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 2.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.7%2016: 9.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%16.5%2016: 17.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%23.6%2016: 24.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%29.4%2016: 24.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%71%2016: 63.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%21.5%2016: 29.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.7%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021