Population, Households and Housing Stock
Household Size

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

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Vancouver — Historical Household Size

  One-Person Household Two-Person Household Three-Person Household Four-Person Household Five-Or-More-Person Household Total
2006 232,130 244,995 128,635 126,280 85,185 817,225
2011 250,630 272,345 142,205 136,130 90,000 891,310
2016 275,485 300,135 153,020 139,155 93,100 960,895
2021 302,895 332,065 164,075 146,350 97,930 1,043,320
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)