COMMUNITY PROFILE
NORTH
VANCOUVER
DISTRICT OF
District of North Vancouver Immigrant Demographics I Page 1
NORTH VANCOUVER
IMMIGRANT DEMOGRAPHICS
Your quick and easy look at facts and
figures around immigration. Newcomers
are an important and growing part of your
community. Here’s what you need to know.
The District of North Vancouver is separated
NOTES:
from the City of Vancouver by Burrard Inlet
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to the south. The district is bordered by
Total population in each chart or table may very slightly due to different data sources, i.e. National
Household Survey (NHS) and censuses.
the Capilano River to the West, Indian Arm
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Totals in each chart or table may vary slightly from simple addition of elements within due to rounding.
to the east, and the Coast Mountains to
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Data source: Stats Canada National Household Survey (NHS) 2011, Census 2006 and 2011 profiles.
the north. The City of North Vancouver, a
separate municipality, occupies a central
GLOSSARY OF TERMS:
position within its borders. The North
Recent immigrants are immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 10, 2011.
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locations.
Metro Vancouver comprises 21 municipalities, one electoral district and one First Nation located in the
southwest corner of British Columbia’s mainland. It is bordered by the Strait of Georgia to the west, the
U.S. border to the south, Abbotsford and Mission to the east, and unincorporated mountainous areas to
the north.
Census refers to the population Census of Canada, which is taken at five-year intervals and counts
persons and households and a wide variety of characteristics.
Canada National Household Survey: Starting in 2011, information previously collected by the
mandatory long-form census questionnaire is collected as part of the voluntary National Household
Survey. Complementing the data collected by the census, the NHS is designed to provide information
about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics as well as provide
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information about the housing units in which they live.
District of North Vancouver Immigrant Demographics I Page 2
POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION TRENDS (2011)
Immigration Trends (2001 - 2011)
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approximate increase of 2.2% between 2006
and 2011.
In 2011 immigrants represented 29.9% (24,970)
of the total population.
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The immigrant population increased by 1.2%
between 2001 and 2011, significantly lower
than the increase of 23.7% for Metro Vancouver.
Moreover, between 2006 and 2011, the district’s
Metro Vancouver
Immigrants**
Total Population*
Census 2011 shows that the District of North
Vancouver had a total population of 84,412, an
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North Vancouver, District
Immigrants
Number
% of Total Pop
% of Total Pop
2011
84,412
24,970
29.9%
40.0%
2006
82,562
25,995
31.5%
39.3%
2001
82,310
24,680
30.0%
37.2%
*Data source: Census 2011;
**Data source: NHS 2011 – Total population calculated in NHS 2011 is often less than the
total population in the Census 2011 community profile. The percentage of immigrant
population in 2011 was based on the total population in the NHS 2011 profile.
immigrant population declined by 4%.
Immigrants by Period of Immigration
(NHS 2011)
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North Vancouver, District
Total Immigrants
Metro Vancouver
Total Immigrants
#
%
#
%
NHS 2011 shows that there were 24,970
Total Immigrants
24,970
100%
913,310
100%
immigrants living in the District of North
2006 to 2011
3,430
13.7%
155,125
17.0%
Vancouver, of which 13.7% were recent
2001 to 2005
3,185
12.8%
137,750
15.1%
immigrants. This was notably lower than the
1991 to 2000
6,200
24.8%
264,910
29.0%
share of 17% in Metro Vancouver.
1981 to 1990
3,260
13.1%
126,010
13.8%
Before 1981
8,890
35.6%
229,520
25.1%
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Immigrant Youth and Seniors by
Period of Immigration (NHS 2011)
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Youth (15-24 Years) Seniors (65+ Years)
#
%
#
%
Total Immigrants
2,160
100%
5,745
100%
24.5% of 2,160 immigrant youth (15-24 years)
2006 to 2011
530
24.5%
80
1.4%
were recent immigrants. Recent immigrant
2001 to 2005
575
26.6%
70
1.3%
youth made up 15.4% of the total recent
1991 to 2000
980
45.4%
575
9.9%
immigrant population of 3,430.
1981 to 1990
70
3.2%
540
9.4%
78% of the District’s 5,745 immigrant seniors
Before 1981
0
0.0%
4,475
78.0%
were “long term” immigrant seniors who came
to Canada before 1981. Recent immigrant
seniors made up only 1.4% (80) of the immigrant
senior population.
Age Distribution – by % of Population
in 2011
45.0%
38.3%
40.0%
39.1%
35.0%
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In 2011 63% of the recent immigrant population
were of working age (25-64 years). 38.3% of
recent immigrants were 25-44 and 22.3% were
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25.0%
45-64 respectively.
20.0%
38.3% of recent immigrants in North Vancouver
15.0%
were aged 25 to 44, notably higher than the
comparable proportion of Canadian-born
residents (20.7%).
28.9%
30.0%
10.0%
23.9%
21.7% 22.1%
20.7%
22.3%
23.0%
15.4% 15.8%
8.6%
12.4%
5.3%
5.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0-14 Years
15-24 Years
Total Immigrant
25-44 Years
Recent Immigrant
45-64 Years
65+ Years
Canadian Born
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Population by Age at Immigration
Total Immigrants
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•
%
24,965
100%
Number
%
Recent Immigrants
3,435
100%
63.6% of 24,965 immigrants were between the
Under 5 years
2,370
9.5%
Under 5 years
270
7.9%
ages of 15 and 44 years when they arrived in
5 to 14 years
4,420
17.7%
5 to 14 years
630
18.3%
Canada.
15 to 24 years
4,840
19.4%
15 to 24 years
465
13.5%
25 to 44 years
11,050
44,3%
25 to 44 years
1,540
44.8%
45 years and over
2,290
9.2%
45 years and over
530
15.4%
44.8% of 3,435 recent immigrants were between
25 and 44 (core working age) when they arrived
in Canada.
Top 10 Places of Birth - by Total and
Recent Immigrant Population
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Number
Number
Total Immigrants
24,970
%
100.0% Recent Immigrants
Number
%
3,430
100.0%
United Kingdom
4,570
18.3%
Iran
765
22.3%
Iran (22.3%), South Korea (12.5%), and the United
Iran
4,245
17.0%
Korea, South
430
12.5%
Kingdom (12%) ranked as the top three source
Philippines
1,315
5.3%
United Kingdom
410
12.0%
Korea, South
1,295
5.2%
Philippines
375
10.9%
United States
1,175
4.7%
China
255
7.4%
China
1,155
4.6%
South Africa,
Republic of
160
4.7%
Hong Kong
Special
Administrative
Region
1,045
4.2%
United States
150
4.4%
South Africa,
Republic of
1,040
4.2%
Mexico
90
2.6%
Germany
915
3.7%
Germany
85
2.5%
Japan
560
2.2%
Poland
70
2.0%
Other places
7,655
30.7%
Other places
640
18.7%
countries for recent immigrants; the United
Kingdom (18.3%), Iran (17.0%) and the Philippines
(5.3%) ranked as the top three for the total
immigrant population.
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Share of Population by Religion –
Ranked by % of Total Immigrant
Population
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Total
Immigrant
Recent
Immigrant
Canadian
Born
Total
Pop.
Total population
24,970
3,430
58,585
83,555
Christian
45.7%
45.4%
47.4%
46.9%
In 2011 67% of immigrants reported a religious
Muslim
14.8%
19.2%
1.2%
5.3%
affiliation, compared to 51% of Canadian-born
Buddhist
2.2%
1.2%
0.4%
1.0%
residents.
Jewish
0.9%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
Christianity was the most commonly reported
Sikh
0.9%
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
religious affiliation for both immigrants and
Hindu
0.8%
1.0%
0.1%
0.3%
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Other religions
1.5%
0.7%
1.1%
1.2%
No religious affiliation
33.1%
31.9%
48.8%
44.1%
Canadian-born residents, accounting for 45.7%
of the immigrant population, 45.4% of the
recent immigrant population, and 47.4% of the
Canadian-born population.
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Muslims showed a notable representation within
both immigrant (14.8%) and recent immigrant
(19.2%) populations.
Christianity was the most commonly reported religious
affiliation by the immigrant population, followed by no
religious affiliation and Muslim.
45.7%
Christianity
33.1%
No Religious
Affiliation
14.8%
Muslim
District of North Vancouver Immigrant Demographics I Page 6
LANGUAGE ABILITY (CENSUS 2011 & NHS 2011)
Top 5 Non-Official Home Languages
- by Total and by Recent Immigrant
Population
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In 2011, 50.5% of recent immigrants spoke
non-official languages most often at home,
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Number
Total Immigrants
24,965
%
100.0% Recent Immigrants
Number
%
3,435
100.0%
3,210
93.4%
23,490
94.1%
English
15,140
60.6%
English
1,440
41.9%
Non-official
languages
8,235
33.0%
Non-official
languages
1,735
50.5%
Single responses
Single responses
compared to 33% of immigrants.
Persian (Farsi)
2,925
11.7%
Persian (Farsi)
665
19.4%
Persian and Korean ranked as the top two
Korean
1,130
4.5%
Korean
405
11.8%
recent immigrants (31.1%) and total immigrants
Cantonese
595
2.4%
Tagalog
(Pilipino, Filipino)
145
4.2%
(16.2%).
Chinese, n.o.s.
490
2.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.
115
3.3%
Mandarin
440
1.8%
Mandarin
85
2.5%
2,655
10.6%
320
9.3%
non-official languages spoken at home by both
Other non-official
languages
Other non-official
languages
50.5% of recent immigrants
spoke non-official languages
most often at home.
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Language Trend - By % of Population
with English Only as a Mother Tongue
North Vancouver, DM
80.0%
75.1%
75.0%
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74.6% of residents spoke English only as their
mother tongue, notably higher than the regional
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65.0%
The proportion of residents whose mother
60.0%
tongue was English declined slightly from
55.5%
decrease of 4% for Metro Vancouver.
74.6%
60.2%
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NHS 2011 shows the majority of the District of
North Vancouver’s immigrants spoke one of the
official languages (English or French) most often
at work. 4% of immigrants and 10.5% of recent
immigrants spoke non-official languages often
at work.
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Chinese (n.o.s.) was the most often spoken
56.7%
56.0%
2006
2011
50.0%
2001
Languages Spoken Most Often at
Work - By % of Immigrant Population
Aged 15 Years and Over
73.9%
70.0%
percentage (56% for Metro Vancouver).
75.1% in 2001 to 74.6% in 2011, compared to a
Metro Vancouver
Total
Immigrant
Total population aged 15
years and over (number)
Single responses
16,150
98.1%
Recent
Immigrant
Total population aged 15
years and over (number)
Single responses
1,960
97.2%
English
93.6%
English
85.7%
Non-official
languages
4.0%
Non-official
languages
10.5%
Chinese, n.o.s.
0.8%
Chinese, n.o.s.
2.6%
Mandarin
0.8%
Korean
1.5%
Korean
0.7%
Spanish
0.8%
non-official language at work for both total
immigrants (0.8%) and recent immigrants (2.6%).
District of North Vancouver Immigrant Demographics I Page 8
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT (NHS 2011)
Highest Level of Education by % of
Population Aged 25 to 64 Years –
North Vancouver, District
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In 2011, of the age group 25 to 64, 57.7% of
recent immigrants had a bachelor’s degree or
No certificate,
diploma or degree
2.7%
3.1%
2.9%
15.1%
High school diploma
or equilvalent
10.6%
19.4%
higher, a markedly greater proportion than of
their Canadian-born counterparts (41.8%).
Apprenticeship or
trades certificate or
diploma
5.8%
3.1%
7.2%
16.9%
College, CEGEP or
other non-university
certificate or diploma
University certificate
or diploma below
bachelor level
12.0%
22.3%
11.2%
13.7%
6.6%
27.2%
34.1%
Bachelor’s degree
27.2%
University certificate,
diploma or degree
above bachelor...
Total Immigrant
21.1%
23.6%
14.6%
Recent Immigrant
Canadian Born
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Highest Level of Education by % of
Population Aged 25 to 64 Years –
Metro Vancouver
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Compared to Metro Vancouver (37.7%), the
District of North Vancouver (48.3%) received
10.1%
8.5%
6.9%
No certificate,
diploma or degree
21.2%
High school diploma
or equilvalent
16.2%
24.6%
a higher proportion of immigrants with a
bachelor’s degree or higher. (NHS 2011)
Apprenticeship or
trades certificate or
diploma
6.6%
4.1%
10.2%
15.2%
College, CEGEP or
other non-university
certificate or diploma
University certificate
or diploma below
bachelor level
10.4%
21.6%
9.2%
10.6%
5.7%
23.1%
29.0%
Bachelor’s degree
University certificate,
diploma or degree
above bachelor...
Total Immigrant
20.3%
14.6%
21.2%
10.7%
Recent Immigrant
Canadian Born
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Highest Level of Education by % of
Senior Population Aged 65 Years and
Over
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In 2011 31.3% of recent immigrant seniors had a
bachelor’s degree or higher, more than either
Canadian-born (27.7%) or immigrant (25.8%)
seniors.
Canadian
Born Seniors
Immigrant
Seniors
Recent
Immigrant Seniors
No certificate, diploma or degree
11.2%
13.1%
25.0%
High school diploma or equivalent
26.5%
21.4%
31.3%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate
or diploma
11.2%
11.2%
0.0%
College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma
18.1%
20.5%
0.0%
University certificate or diploma
below bachelor level
5.3%
7.9%
0.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.7%
25.8%
31.3%
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LABOUR FORCE ACTIVITY (NHS 2011)
Employment / Unemployment Rates
in 2010 for Population Aged 15 Years
and Over
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In 2010 there were 14,835 immigrants and
1,750 recent immigrants in the labour force,
representing 31.9% and 3.8% of the labour force
respectively.
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5.5% of immigrants and 6.9% of recent
immigrants were unemployed in 2010,
compared to 6.2% of their Canadian-born
counterparts.
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Unsurprisingly, immigrant youth (20 to 24 years)
Age 15 Years and Over
Youth (20-24 Years)
Seniors (65+ Years)
Total
Immigrants
Recent
Immigrant
Canadian
Born
Total
Immigrants
Recent
Immigrant
Total
Immigrants
Recent
Immigrant
Total
population
aged 15 years
and over
23,645
2,690
45,425
1,040
240
5,745
80
In the labour
force
14,835
1,750
31,680
680
165
1,105
10
Participation
rate
62.7
65.1
69.7
65.4
68.8
19.2
12.5
Employment
rate
59.3
60.4
65.4
57.2
62.5
19
18.8
5.5
6.9
6.2
13.2
0
0.9
N/A
Unemployment
rate
experienced a higher unemployment rate at
13.2%.
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Only 19.2% of immigrant seniors participated in
the labour force in 2010, and of these only 0.9%
were unemployed.
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Distribution of Occupations - by % of
Population Aged 15 Years and Over
Ranked by the Share of Immigrant
Population
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Total labour force population aged 15 years and over
by industry - North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) 2007
Total Imm.
Recent
Imm.
Canadian
Born
54 Professional, scientific and technical services
16.1%
11.7%
13.6%
44-45 Retail trade
12.0%
15.4%
10.2%
62 Health care and social assistance
11.5%
9.7%
8.9%
retail trade, and health care ranked as the
61 Educational services
8.0%
4.6%
9.0%
top three occupational sectors for both
52 Finance and insurance
5.7%
5.4%
6.2%
immigrant (39.6%) and recent immigrant (36.9%)
81 Other services (except public administration)
5.6%
7.4%
5.2%
populations.
23 Construction
5.4%
8.9%
6.6%
Professional, scientific and technical services
72 Accommodation and food services
5.1%
6.3%
5.6%
(13.6%), retail trade (10.8%) and educational
91 Public administration
4.1%
0.9%
5.8%
services (9.8%) ranked as the top three
31-33 Manufacturing
3.7%
4.6%
3.5%
56 Administrative and support, waste management
and remediation services
3.5%
7.7%
4.4%
51 Information and cultural industries
3.5%
2.3%
4.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing
3.5%
3.4%
2.9%
41 Wholesale trade
3.2%
2.3%
4.5%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing
2.8%
2.0%
3.1%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation
2.6%
3.4%
3.1%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1.0%
0.0%
0.6%
22 Utilities
0.8%
0.0%
0.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
55 Management of companies and enterprises
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
Professional, scientific and technical services,
occupational sectors for the Canadian-born
labour force.
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20.0%
18.0%
16.0%
14.0%
The immigrant and Canadian-born populations
12.0%
were distributed in fairly similar proportions
10.0%
8.0%
a greater proportion of recent immigrants
6.0%
worked in the retail trade (5.3% higher)
4.0%
sector, while a smaller proportion worked in
2.0%
6.2%
5.7%
5.6%
5.4%
5.2%
5.4%
6.6% 6.3%
5.1% 5.6%
4.1%
5.8%
4.6%
3.7% 3.5%
0.9%
Total Immigrant
Recent Immigrant
31-33 Manufacturing
91 Public administration
72 Accommodation
0.0%
23 Construction
administration services (4.9% less).
4.6%
8.9%
7.4%
81 Other services
educational services (4.4% less) and public
11.5%
10.2% 9.7%
8.9%
9.0%
8.0%
52 Finance
Compared to their Canadian-born counterparts,
12.0%
61 Education
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11.7%
62 Health care
across the measured occupational sectors.
15.4%
13.6%
44-45 Retail trade
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16.1%
54 Professional services
Top 10 Occupations – by % of
Population Aged 15 Years and Over
Ranked by the Share of Immigrant
Population
Canadian Born
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INCOME (NHS 2011)
Total income in 2010 of Population
Aged 15 Years and Over
Population aged 15 years and over
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Recent
Immigrant
Total Population
23,640
2,695
69,070
In 2010 35.4% of recent immigrants aged 15
Median income $
$30,790
$17,890
$36,832
years and over were in the low income bracket.
Average income $
$48,072
$36,516
$54,408
16.4
35.4
11.0
This rate was dramatically y higher than the
11% of the total population in the low income
bracket.
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Total
Immigrant
Prevalence of low income in 2010
based on after-tax low-income
measure (%)
In 2010, the median income of recent
immigrants was $17,890, notably less than the
median income of $30,790 for total immigrants.
Moreover, recent immigrants earned less than
half as much as the total population ($36,832).
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Employment Income in 2010 of
Population Aged 15 Years and Over
Who Worked Full Year, Full Time
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About 28.9% of immigrants and 22.2% of recent
immigrants worked full time for a full year with
Total
Immigrant
Recent
Immigrant
Total Population
Population aged 15 years and over
23,640
2,695
69,070
Population who worked full year,
full time and with employment
income in 2010
6,840
600
22,540
employment income in 2010, compared to
32.6% of the total labour force.
•
Although still evident, discrepancies in
employment income for those who worked full
time and full year were reduced significantly
$90,000
$78,678
$80,000
$70,000
for immigrants ($56,981) and recent immigrants
$60,000
($43,314) versus the total population ($62,060).
$50,000
$62,060
$81,575
$57,078
$56,981
$43,314
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
Median
employment
income in 2010 $
Total Immigrant
Recent Immigrant
Average
employment
income in 2010 $
Canadian Born
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