Vancouver
City · British Columbia · Population 662,248
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.2% · 2016: 46.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.7%2016: 11.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 11.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36.1%2016: 34.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.8%2016: 27.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17%2016: 15.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.4%2011: 19.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.6%2011: 20.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%39.2%2016: 38.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%14.1%2011: 15.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.4%2016: 7.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.7%2016: 19.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.3%2016: 5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.7%2016: 20.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%52.8%2016: 47.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.8%2016: 83.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.3%2016: 9.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%5.8%2016: 6.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%50.7%2016: 51.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%47.8%2016: 47.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 36.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 33.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%45.5%2016: 46.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%54.5%2016: 53.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%14.7%2016: 14.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.5%2016: 3.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%17.8%2016: 18.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%31.2%2016: 32.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%31.1%2016: 29.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%56.2%2016: 49%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%22.9%2016: 29.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%13.1%2016: 13.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%5.3%2016: 6.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 1.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021