West Vancouver - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 42,694
Population in 2006: 42,131
Population in 2001: 41,421
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This region:

1.7%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private dwellings: 18,670
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 17,074
Land area (km2): 87.26

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

489.3
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This region population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This region:

57.7%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
This region:

55.1%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in West Vancouver

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for West Vancouver

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This region:

29,049 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

33,807 CAD
Province:

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

16.2%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this region

Earnings and income details for this region

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 9,510
Here:

22.8%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 4,150
This region:

21.3%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 5,355
Here:

24.2%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 155
This region:

0.4%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 45
This region:

0.2%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 105
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This region Minority Population Characteristics

West Vancouver citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 22,345
This region:

60.7%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 11,055
This region:

65.5%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 11,290
This region:

56.7%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 14,460
This region:

39.3%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 5,830
Here:

34.5%
British Columbia:

40.6%
Female: 8,630
Here:

43.3%
Province:

43.6%

West Vancouver - Marital Status

West Vancouver marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this region

Households types in this region

Average family income in this region in 2005

This region families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this region

First official language spoken in West Vancouver

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this region

Mobility status in 2006

West Vancouver - Place of residence in 2005

This region - Place of residence in 2001

This region mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this region

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in West Vancouver

Companies inside this region

Federal Corporations Located in this region

Notable people related to this region

Notable people born here:
Home town of:
Death place of:
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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

49.9
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

86.2%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of West Vancouver

Federal Corporations In This Region


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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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