Definition of Geographic Area

From Boundary Road (west) to Gamma Avenue (east) and Burrard Inlet (north) to Parker Street (south). All data dated 2001. The next census will be conducted in 2006.

2001 Population of the Heights: 15,035
Private Dwellings: 5,631

Language, Ethnicity and Religion

Mother Tongue (percentage of respondents)
English 47%
Chinese 30%
(Cantonese 15.1%, Mandarin, 2.5%, Other, or not specified 13%)
Italian 8%
Croatian 2%
Vietnamese 2%
Spanish 1%
Punjabi 1%
Korean 1%
Russian 1%
Other 7%

Ethnic Origin (not necessarily language spoken; percentage of respondents)
Chinese 24%
Italian 11%
English 10%
Canadian 10%
Scottish 7%
Irish 6%
French 3%
Ukrainian 2%
Vietnamese 2%
Croatian 2%
Indian (India) 2%
Other 21%
(?Other? consists of groups of less than 2% each)

Religion
No religion 39%
Catholic 32% includes Roman and Ukrainian Catholic
Protestant 19% includes Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, United, and others
Buddhist 7%
Orthodox 1% includes Greek Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox, and others
Sikh 1%
Hindu 1%

Households and Children

Marital Status
Never married (single) 4,545 34%
Married 6,230 46%
Separated (but still married) 315 2.3%
Divorced 800 6%
Widowed 875 6.5%
Common-law 655 4.9%

Ages of Children Living at Home
Under 6 850 children
6 to 14 1,370
15-17 485
18-24 1,030
25 and older 960

Household Size
1 Person 1,470 households
2 Persons 1,555
3 Persons 880
4-5 Persons 1,320
6 Persons or more 270

Family per Household
1 Family Per Household 3,450
Multiple Family Households 285

Dwellings
Number of private dwellings in the Heights 1,888
Average value of dwelling in the Heights $337,360 (as of 2001)
Burnaby average value of dwelling $289,056 (as of 2001)
Average gross rent in the Heights $800
Percentage of Heights homes that are owned 61%
Percentage of Heights homes that are rented 39%

Residents on the Move*
Percentage of Heights residents who didn?t move homes between 2000 and 2001: 86%
Percentage of Heights residents who moved, but stayed within the Heights area: 7%
Percentage of Heights residents who moved here from other areas in Canada: 5%
Percentage of Heights residents who moved here from other countries: 1.7%
*Important to note: 93% of Heights residents are stable and non-transient. 7% are newcomers.

Family Income
Income Percentage of Heights residents
Below $20,000 14.5%
$20,000 to $29,999 7.8%
$30,000 to $39,999 11%
$40,000 to $49,999 12%
$50,000 to $59,999 10%
$60,000 to $69,999 8%
$70,000 to $99,999 22%
More than $100,000 14%