Vancouver - City, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 603,502
Population in 2006: 578,041
Population in 2001: 545,671
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

4.4%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

5.3%

Total private houses: 286,742
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 264,573
Land area (km2): 114.97

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

5,249.1
Nearby towns and cities:

1,458.0
Vancouver population and houses statistics

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

26,989 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

23,682 CAD
British Columbia:

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

26.6%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

66.4%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

62.4%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This city:

6.0%
Province:

6.0%

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

39.7
Province:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

88.2%
British Columbia:

84.6%
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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 291,740
This city:

51.0%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 137,930
Here:

49.3%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 153,805
This city:

52.7%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 11,145
Here:

1.9%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 5,540
This city:

2.0%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 5,600
This city:

1.9%
Province:

4.9%

Vancouver Minority Population Characteristics

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 264,105
This city:

49.6%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 132,245
This city:

51.2%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 131,855
Here:

48.2%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 268,050
Here:

50.4%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 126,065
This city:

48.8%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 141,985
This city:

51.8%
British Columbia:

43.6%

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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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