Definition of Geographic Area
From Boundary Road (west) to Gamma Avenue (east) and Burrard Inlet (north) to Parker Street (south). All data dated 2006. The next census will be conducted in 2011.
2006 Population of the Heights: 15,018
Private Dwellings: 5,790
Language, Ethnicity and Religion
Mother Tongue (percentage of respondents)
English 49%
Chinese 29%
(Cantonese 17%, Mandarin 2%, Other, or not specified 10%)
Italian 7%
Hindi 2.5%
Croatian 2%
Punjabi 1.5%
Greek 1%
Gujarati 1%
Japanese 1%
Spanish 1%
Tagalog (Filipino) 1%
Vietnamese 1%
French 1%
Polish .5%
Urdu .5%
Other 1%
(Other consists of cumulative results of less than 1%)
Any listed country with percentage less than 0.5% rounded to 0%
Ethnic Origin (not necessarily language spoken; percentage of respondents)
Chinese 24%
Italian 8.5%
English 10%
Canadian 6.5%
Scottish 7%
Irish 6%
German 4%
French 3.5%
Indian (India) 3%
Croatian 2%
Filipino 1.5%
Japanese 1.5%
Ukrainian 1.5%
Other 21%
(Other consists of groups of less than 1.5%)
Households and Children
Marital Status
Never married (single) 4,505 30%
Married 6,305 42%
Separated (but still married) 310 2.1%
Divorced 805 5.4%
Widowed 955 6.4%
Common-law 790 5.3%
Married couples without children at home 1030
Married couples with children at home 2030
-with one child 830
-with two children 900
-with three or more 280
Common-law Couples without children at home 300
Common-law Couples with children at home 80
-with one child 45
-with two children 25
-with three or more 10
Ages of Children Living at Home
Under 6 845 children
6 to 14 1,275
15-17 425
18-24 975
25 and older 1,050
Household Size
1 Person 1,665 households
2 Persons 1,650
3 Persons 990
4-5 Persons 1,270
6 Persons or more 215
Family per Household
1 Family Per Household 3,675
Multiple Family Households 220
Child Care
Total individuals caring for children at home 12,660
Total males caring for children, 5 + 1,390
Total females caring for children, 5 + 1,840
(Note, for the sake of brevity, this data does not include details on any data regarding caring for children for less than 5 hours per week, regardless of whether the caregiver is male or female)
Elderly Care
Total individuals caring for elderly at home 1,120
Total males caring for elderly 425
Total females caring for elderly 695
(Note, for the sake of brevity, this data does not include details on any data regarding caring for elderly for less than 5 hours per week, regardless of whether the caregiver is male or female)
Dwellings
Number of private dwellings in the Heights 5,790
Average value of dwelling in the Heights $523,149 (as of 2006)
Burnaby average value of dwelling $481,545 (as of 2006)
Average gross rent in the Heights $732
Percentage of Heights homes that are owned 66%
Percentage of Heights homes that are rented 34%
Immigration
