Core Housing Need
Housing Standards

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  1. % of Households in Core Housing Need
  2. Households in Core Housing Need
  3. Households Tested For Core Housing Need

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Vancouver — Housing Standards (Households Tested for Core Housing Need)

  Below Affordability Standard Below Adequacy Standard Below Suitability Standard Below One or More Housing Standards Above Standards Total
Vancouver 254,850 52,410 81,510 352,670 628,150 980,815
West End/Stanley Park 2,000 460 340 2,495 2,855 5,350
English Bay 3,450 615 835 4,320 4,350 8,670
Downtown 15,930 2,360 3,990 20,030 24,810 44,845
South Granville/Oak 7,610 1,840 1,540 9,885 16,780 26,660
Kitsilano/Point Grey 7,860 2,020 1,615 10,380 17,750 28,135
Westside/Kerrisdale 7,230 1,145 1,320 8,790 14,425 23,220
Marpole 2,985 720 1,065 4,235 5,550 9,785
Mount Pleasant/Renfrew Heights 11,085 3,000 3,410 15,920 27,175 43,100
East Hastings 10,230 3,295 2,620 14,505 23,475 37,980
Southeast Vancouver 14,200 2,925 6,120 21,160 35,745 56,905
University Endowment Lands 2,170 125 730 2,665 2,860 5,525
Central Park/Metrotown 6,490 1,730 3,045 9,805 11,390 21,195
Southeast Burnaby 6,725 1,480 3,075 10,115 16,800 26,910
North Burnaby 11,745 2,550 3,480 16,075 30,250 46,325
New Westminster 9,525 2,390 3,355 13,725 21,150 34,875
North Vancouver CY 7,745 1,475 2,250 10,200 15,680 25,880
North Vancouver DM 7,190 1,880 1,260 9,380 21,845 31,225
West Vancouver 5,260 925 725 6,280 10,910 17,190
Richmond 21,490 3,760 6,035 28,670 45,405 74,070
Delta 7,320 1,855 2,410 10,595 26,335 36,925
Surrey 42,845 6,830 22,275 65,525 114,075 179,595
White Rock 2,970 535 425 3,660 6,540 10,195
Langley City and Langley DM 12,105 2,470 2,625 16,020 41,410 57,430
Tri-Cities 20,790 4,075 5,435 27,685 61,755 89,445
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 7,890 1,955 1,575 10,560 28,830 39,390
Notes:
  • Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
  • A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
  • Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the affordability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the adequacy standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the suitability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)