Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	British Columbia (Province)			North Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	48,196	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,206	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,789	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,073.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.83	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	48,200	22,910	25,285
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	2,360	1,200	1,155
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	2,035	1,040	1,000
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	2,135	1,130	1,005
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	2,355	1,205	1,155
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	455	225	235
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	460	255	205
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	445	235	215
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	495	260	240
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	495	230	265
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	2,975	1,520	1,460
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	3,745	1,845	1,895
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	3,765	1,815	1,950
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	3,780	1,825	1,960
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	4,005	1,850	2,155
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	4,055	1,900	2,160
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	4,035	1,895	2,140
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	3,380	1,640	1,740
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	2,850	1,305	1,545
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	1,960	885	1,075
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	1,490	635	850
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	1,255	520	735
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	995	385	610
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	1,025	320	705
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	41.2	39.7	42.5
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	86.5	85.3	87.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	41,670	19,535	22,130
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	21,425	10,610	10,815
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	17,525	8,650	8,875
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	3,900	1,960	1,940
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	20,240	8,930	11,315
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	12,725	6,690	6,035
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	1,380	550	830
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	3,915	1,325	2,585
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	2,220	360	1,865
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	440	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	125	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	35	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	545	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	435	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	95	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	20	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	47,680	22,705	24,980
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	12,690	5,750	6,935
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	1,060	405	660
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	2,655	1,425	1,230
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	8,970	3,925	5,050
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	34,995	16,955	18,040
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	6,355	2,635	3,725
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	2,890	770	2,125
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	280	45	235
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	165	70	95
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	2,450	655	1,795
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	3,465	1,865	1,600
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,520	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	50	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	685	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	270	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	47,815	22,755	25,055
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	46,670	22,230	24,440
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	31,550	15,450	16,100
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	715	335	375
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	14,410	6,440	7,965
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	10	0	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	5	0	5
Dene	70	35	35	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	140	50	90	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	14,275	6,370	7,905
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	5	0	5
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	60	30	25
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	5	5	5
Albanian	1,335	695	635	15	5	5
Amharic	1,255	615	640	10	5	5
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	165	95	75
Armenian	1,105	560	545	75	30	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	5	0	0
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	15	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	85	35	45
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	35	20	15
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	120	60	60
Burmese	945	485	465	5	0	0
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	405	175	225
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	425	165	255
Creoles	640	315	320	10	0	10
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	110	50	55
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	165	75	90
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	80	40	45
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	170	70	105
Estonian	820	345	475	15	10	5
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	55	15	35
Flemish	445	215	235	5	0	5
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	15	10	10
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	745	330	415
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	105	50	55
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	170	70	100
Hakka	1,110	475	630	5	0	5
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	25	20	5
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	85	40	45
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	190	85	100
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	155	65	95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	5	5	0
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	385	185	200
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	510	180	330
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	10	0	10
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	1,175	485	690
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	65	30	30
Lao	1,155	550	600	5	0	0
Latvian	615	305	310	20	15	5
Lingala	35	20	20	0	0	0
Lithuanian	435	190	245	5	5	0
Macedonian	275	130	140	5	0	0
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	40	20	20
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	15	5	10
Maltese	220	115	115	5	0	0
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	380	180	205
Marathi	430	220	210	0	0	5
Nepali	805	430	375	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	0	0	0
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	30	15	15
Oromo	325	185	140	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	325	145	180
Pashto	900	485	415	5	5	0
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	3,390	1,685	1,705
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	425	190	240
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	140	70	70
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	205	95	110
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	0	0	0
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	380	155	225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	10	5	10
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	115	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	50	15	30
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	0	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	5	0	5
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	50	20	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	10	5	5
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	235	105	130
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	20	10	10
Somali	975	495	480	5	5	0
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	800	360	445
Swahili	755	390	365	15	5	10
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	55	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	1,465	555	910
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	35	20	15
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	30	10	15
Telugu	570	295	270	0	0	5
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	35	15	25
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	0	0	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	20	10	10
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	135	65	65
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	70	30	40
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	35	20	15
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	25	10	15
Yiddish	350	185	170	0	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	125	60	60
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	1,145	525	615
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	160	85	80
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	875	395	480
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	70	30	35
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	35	20	20
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	47,815	22,750	25,055
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	42,400	20,440	21,965
French only	2,045	950	1,095	40	15	25
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	4,550	2,000	2,555
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	820	305	520
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	47,810	22,755	25,060
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	45,885	21,940	23,945
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	745	345	400
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	380	175	205
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	805	295	510
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	935	430	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	2.0	1.9	2.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	47,815	22,755	25,060
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	45,435	21,720	23,715
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	37,365	18,030	19,340
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	300	135	165
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	7,765	3,555	4,210
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	0	0	0
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	7,730	3,540	4,190
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	0	0	0
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	25	15	10
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	0	0	0
Albanian	700	345	350	10	0	10
Amharic	555	245	310	0	0	0
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	55	30	25
Armenian	490	250	240	55	20	35
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	0	0	0
Bengali	1,465	715	750	5	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	20	10	10
Bosnian	705	370	340	20	10	10
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	70	35	40
Burmese	585	315	270	0	0	0
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	260	120	140
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	250	110	145
Creoles	315	145	165	5	0	0
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	45	20	25
Czech	1,570	795	775	35	15	15
Danish	325	160	170	0	0	5
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	10	0	5
Estonian	110	40	70	0	0	0
Finnish	795	350	445	15	5	5
Flemish	50	25	20	0	0	0
Fukien	690	310	380	0	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	85	40	45
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	40	20	20
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	90	35	55
Hakka	320	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	780	395	390	5	5	5
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	30	15	15
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	65	25	35
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	0	0	0
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	85	35	55
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	300	135	170
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	0	0	0
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	980	415	565
Kurdish	945	490	460	50	20	25
Lao	545	270	275	0	0	0
Latvian	105	50	50	5	5	5
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	65	30	35	0	0	0
Macedonian	140	70	70	5	5	0
Malay	1,320	655	660	10	5	5
Malayalam	690	350	340	10	5	5
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	260	130	130
Marathi	230	120	105	0	0	0
Nepali	525	275	250	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	0	0	0
Norwegian	160	80	80	0	0	0
Oromo	175	80	95	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	190	85	100
Pashto	565	295	270	5	0	5
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	2,500	1,215	1,290
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	190	85	105
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	55	25	25
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	115	50	60
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	0	0	0
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	240	110	130
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	5	5	0
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	60	30	30
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	15	10	10
Shanghainese	555	260	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	5	0	0
Sindhi	675	295	385	30	10	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	5	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	5	0	5
Slovak	1,080	515	570	105	55	55
Slovenian	165	70	100	0	0	0
Somali	625	310	315	0	0	0
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	415	190	225
Swahili	250	130	125	10	0	5
Swedish	430	195	235	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	685	280	410
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	15	5	10
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	5	0	5
Telugu	290	145	140	0	0	0
Thai	845	375	475	5	5	5
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	295	135	160	5	5	0
Turkish	1,365	725	645	55	25	30
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	5	5	5
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	15	10	5
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	10	5	10
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	40	20	20
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	2,380	1,035	1,340
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	105	50	60
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	2,220	960	1,260
French and non-official language	930	435	495	10	5	10
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	35	20	20
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	47,815	22,750	25,060
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	39,455	18,935	20,520
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	8,185	3,750	4,435
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	3,395	1,590	1,810
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	510	220	290
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	4,275	1,945	2,335
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	0	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	0	0	0
Dene	30	15	20	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	5	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	4,240	1,930	2,305
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	0	0	0
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	5	0	0
Albanian	405	200	205	5	10	0
Amharic	460	220	245	0	0	5
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	65	35	30
Armenian	320	160	165	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	5	0	0
Bengali	570	285	285	5	0	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	25	20	15
Bosnian	395	190	205	20	10	5
Bulgarian	495	215	275	25	10	15
Burmese	235	110	130	0	0	0
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	120	55	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	95	40	55
Creoles	490	250	235	10	5	5
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	40	15	20
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	75	30	45
Danish	1,705	765	940	25	10	15
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	50	15	30
Estonian	235	100	135	10	0	5
Finnish	1,290	550	740	15	5	10
Flemish	125	50	70	0	0	0
Fukien	670	295	380	0	0	0
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	300	145	155
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	65	40	30
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	95	45	45
Hakka	315	135	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	15	10	5
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	60	30	30
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	50	20	30
Ilocano	945	360	590	30	15	20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	5	0	0
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	195	90	95
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	200	75	125
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	5	0	0
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	135	50	80
Kurdish	270	160	110	5	5	0
Lao	410	200	210	5	0	5
Latvian	120	45	75	5	5	0
Lingala	65	25	40	0	0	0
Lithuanian	115	55	60	5	0	0
Macedonian	60	25	35	5	5	0
Malay	1,450	645	805	10	10	5
Malayalam	520	260	260	5	5	5
Maltese	80	30	50	0	0	0
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	120	50	70
Marathi	125	65	65	0	0	5
Nepali	155	80	75	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	0	0	0
Norwegian	715	330	380	15	10	5
Oromo	65	45	25	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	105	45	60
Pashto	235	120	120	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	535	295	245
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	135	60	80
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	50	30	25
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	60	25	30
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	0	0	0
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	85	35	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,855	955	905	45	20	25
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	20	10	10
Shanghainese	485	215	265	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	5	0	0
Sindhi	930	400	530	20	5	15
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	5	5	5
Slovak	1,035	400	635	70	30	35
Slovenian	345	155	190	5	0	5
Somali	365	190	175	0	0	0
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	360	160	205
Swahili	580	280	300	15	5	10
Swedish	1,220	535	680	30	5	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	560	205	355
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	10	5	5
Tamil	910	480	430	15	10	10
Telugu	195	100	95	0	0	0
Thai	1,110	370	740	15	5	10
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	10	5	5
Turkish	1,020	575	445	45	25	20
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	20	10	10
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	35	20	15
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	10	0	5
Yiddish	90	35	50	5	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	40	10	25
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	175	65	100
English and French	1,090	495	595	35	15	25
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	65	25	40
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	65	25	40
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

Return to footnote 1 referrer

Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

Return to footnote 2 referrer

Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

Return to footnote 3 referrer

Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

Return to footnote 4 referrer

Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

Return to footnote 5 referrer

Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

Return to footnote 6 referrer

Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

Return to footnote 7 referrer

Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

Return to footnote 8 referrer

Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

Return to footnote 9 referrer

Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

Return to footnote 10 referrer

Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

Return to footnote 11 referrer

Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

Return to footnote 12 referrer

Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

Return to footnote 13 referrer

Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

Return to footnote 14 referrer

Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

Return to footnote 15 referrer

Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

Return to footnote 16 referrer

Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

Return to footnote 17 referrer

Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

Return to footnote 18 referrer

Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

Return to footnote 19 referrer

Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

Return to footnote 20 referrer

Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

Return to footnote 21 referrer

Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

Return to footnote 22 referrer

Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

Return to footnote 23 referrer

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and North Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915051) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 5, 2024).

Download

Information regarding available file formats

Option 1 – Download data table

Contains currently selected geographies (i.e., British Columbia and North Vancouver, British Columbia) and topics in the 'Data table' tab.

CSV (comma-separated values) file

TAB (tab-separated values) file

Option 2 – Comprehensive download files - CSV or TAB file format

Download a compressed CSV (comma-separated values) or a compressed TAB (tab-separated values) file for all geographies from a selected geographic level for all topics.

Select a geography and a file type (CSV or TAB)

A table showing form radio buttons and files size for compressed CSV and TAB file formats for each geographic level available for download, 2011 Census Profile.
Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	CSV (691 KB)	TAB (723 KB)
Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	CSV (1,580 KB)	TAB (1,550 KB)
Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
Empty cell
© This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. For example, some data files may exceed the row limitations for various spreadsheet software. Return to footnote 1 referrer - CSV/TAB (2011) Source Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census Profile

Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

Download an IVT (Beyond 20/20) or a compressed XML (SDMX-ML) file for all geographies from a selected geographic level or groups of geographic levels for all topics.

Select a group of geographic levels and a file type (IVT or XML)

A table showing form radio buttons and files size for CSV and TAB file formats for each group of geographic levels available for download.
Geographic levels	File format^{IVT/XML - Footnote 1}
Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
Empty cell
Symbols © This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation. .. not available for a specific reference period Footnotes Footnote 1 Some of the data sets are large and require special consideration during processing in order to successfully make use of them. Return to footnote 1 referrer - IVT/XML

Map

Map: British Columbia

Alternative format(s): ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Map: North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Alternative format(s): pdf | ARCHIVED – Reference map (interactive tool)

Map: North Vancouver, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: North Vancouver (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - North Vancouver (City)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, British Columbia
Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

Related data: North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
Census Data Navigator, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Census Profile: Help

Help

Date modified:: 2016-05-31

Language selection

Search and menus

Search

Archived Content

Census Profile

Data table

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

^E use with caution

X area and data suppression

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

.. not available for a specific reference period

... not applicable

Footnotes

Download

Option 1 – Download data table

Option 2 – Comprehensive download files - CSV or TAB file format

Footnotes

Source

Option 3 – Comprehensive download files - IVT or XML file format

Symbols

Footnotes

Map

Map: British Columbia

Map: North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: North Vancouver (City)

Note

Related data

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: North Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Help