Surrey
City · British Columbia · Population 568,322
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
- 38.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.7 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 3 · 2016: 3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 51.4% · 2016: 44.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.1%2016: 13.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.6%2016: 27.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.4%2016: 27.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.3%2016: 14.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.7%2011: 32.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%19.1%2011: 20.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 8.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19.8%2016: 20.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%22.2%2011: 19%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.8%2016: 12.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 29.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.1%2016: 7.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.7%2016: 23.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.8%2016: 27%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.4%2016: 88.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.9%2016: 4.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%6.7%2016: 6.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%43.2%2016: 48.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%56.3%2016: 51.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 21.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 22.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.5%2016: 71.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.5%2016: 28.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%32.8%2016: 35.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%16.7%2016: 15.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%22.9%2016: 22.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.2%2016: 20.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4.8%2016: 3.6%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 0.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%32.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.2%2016: 80.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%13.1%2016: 14.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.7%2016: 2.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 0.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021