Vancouver Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Vancouver	British Columbia
Population in 2006	2,116,580	4,113,490
Population in 2001	1,986,960	3,907,740
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	6.5%	5.3%
Total private dwellings	870,992	1,788,470
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	817,033	1,642,720
Population density per square kilometre	736	4
Land area (square km)	2877.36 km²	924815.0 km²

Age characteristics	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total population	2,116,580	4,113,480
0 to 4 years	105,280	201,880
5 to 9 years	112,270	220,700
10 to 14 years	128,185	257,025
15 to 19 years	137,190	273,560
20 to 24 years	148,515	265,905
25 to 29 years	143,300	245,275
30 to 34 years	146,410	254,575
35 to 39 years	165,640	290,645
40 to 44 years	182,145	334,835
45 to 49 years	178,250	344,140
50 to 54 years	160,130	320,115
55 to 59 years	139,650	289,425
60 to 64 years	98,140	215,590
65 to 69 years	76,575	169,765
70 to 74 years	64,570	143,630
75 to 79 years	54,185	120,435
80 to 84 years	40,650	89,925
85 years and over	35,480	76,045
Median age of the population	39	41
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.7%	83.5%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	817,230	1,643,150
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	35.5%	49.2%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.3%	3.1%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	8.3%	6.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	13.7%	10.0%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	26.6%	20.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	12.7%	7.1%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.8%	2.8%
Number of owned dwellings	531,720	1,145,050
Number of rented dwellings	285,045	493,995
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	482,905	1,017,340
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	334,320	625,815
Average number of rooms per dwelling	6	6
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$520,937	$418,703

Selected family characteristics	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total number of census families	580,120	1,161,420
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$64,332	$62,346
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	56,577	54,737

Selected household characteristics	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total private households	817,230	1,643,150
Average household size	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$55,231	$52,709
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$48,527	$46,472
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$812	$752
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$1,081	$876

Occupation	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,150,490	2,193,120

Industry	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,150,490	2,193,120
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	23,970	107,760
Construction	73,385	166,100
Manufacturing	97,800	189,120
Wholesale trade	61,650	92,020
Retail trade	124,965	248,950
Finance and real estate	85,220	134,940
Health care and social services	107,065	213,085
Educational services	83,200	152,565
Business services	271,120	436,665
Other services	222,110	451,905

Mode of transportation to work	Vancouver	British Columbia
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	1,003,020	1,890,060
Car; truck; van; as driver	675,080	1,353,790
Car; truck; van; as passenger	70,985	145,840
Public transit	165,435	195,145
Walked or bicycled	80,000	167,650
All other modes	11,520	27,620

Earnings in 2005	Vancouver	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	1,242,240	2,392,800
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$27,596	$25,722
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	596,500	1,113,360
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$43,215	$42,230

Income in 2005	Vancouver	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	1,659,540	3,230,560
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$25,032	$24,867
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,948	$22,785
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	78.0%	75.1%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	8.8%	10.7%
Other money - As a % of total income	13.2%	14.2%