Households by Tenure | Metro Vancouver

The household data below provides an overview of the significant difference in tenure distribution in Metro Vancouver. The distribution of owner versus renter households, including households with mortgages and rental subsidies, vary significantly amongst member jurisdictions.

Household growth in Metro Vancouver from 2016 to 2021

Note: The % change for Tsawwassen First Nation is not displayed as it is substantially larger than other data points and cannot be represented on this scale.

Households by tenure in Metro Vancouver

Households by tenure in Metro Vancouver including mortgage and rental subsidy

Change in household by tenure in Metro Vancouver from 2016 to 2021

Note: The % change for Tsawwassen First Nation is not displayed as it is substantially larger than other data points and cannot be represented on this scale.

Key observations

The 2021 Census counted 1,043,320 households in Metro Vancouver. This was 82,425 more households than in the 2016 Census, an increase of 8.6%.
The areas with the greatest rate of household growth were scəẃaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation (186.2%)), Electoral Area A, including UBC (25.8%), and Bowen Island Municipality (15.4%).
Between 2016 and 2021, the share of renter households in Metro Vancouver increased from 36% to 38%, while the share of owner households decreased from 64% to 62%.
Renter households receiving a housing subsidy represented 4% of all households in Metro Vancouver in 2021. Both the proportion and the number of subsidized renter households decreased between 2016 and 2021.

Households by tenure across Metro Vancouver

Note: Others include dwelling provided by local government or First Nation.

Notes

The glossary provides definitions of each technical term, ensuring consistent interpretation.
Data is based on Census counts and does not include undercount estimates.
Jurisdiction and Metro Vancouver totals may not equal the sum of individual values due to rounding, data suppression, or the omission of smaller data points to maintain visual readability. If a geography is not listed or appears missing, the associated data was either unavailable or did not meet reporting thresholds.
Proportion percentages are calculated using available data and may exclude instances of missed or suppressed data.
Electoral Area A includes UBC/UEL (University of British Columbia / University Endowment Lands).
Renter household is a private household where no member of the household owns their dwelling. The dwelling is considered rented even if no cash rent is paid (e.g. households receiving rental subsidies).
Owner household is a private household where some member of the household owns the dwelling, even if it is still being paid for.

Source
This information is from Statistics Canada census data .

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