demographics
THREE COMMUNITIES PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT
Over the past half-decade, Metro Vancouver has grown by between 35-48K people each year, accounting for 55% of BC’s growth over the period. The most recent estimates show that Surrey and Vancouver themselves accounted for 55% of regional growth between 2017-18, despite accounting for only 46% of the existing population. This was entirely due to Surrey alone having accounted for almost 2 out of every 5 additional regional residents (38% of growth) between 2017 and 2018, while accounting for only 1 out of every 5 residents currently living in the region (21% of total population). Put slightly differently, Vancouver has been punching below its weight.
Richmond and the Township of Langley also accounted for a combined 15% of regional growth while accommodating only 13% of current residents, meaning these three communities (Richmond, Langley, and Surrey) accounted for more than half of the region’s growth but only roughly one-third of its existing population. Expect this trend to continue. While local land use policy unequivocally influences the pace and form that residential growth takes, the availability of land and associated lower cost of ownership (and rental) continues to play a significant role in the spatial distribution of Metro Vancouver’s growth.
THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPE IN METRO VANCOUVER ›
POPULATION ADDITIONS
POPULATION ADDITIONS
POPULATION
SURREY
14,865
569,065
VANCOUVER
6,653
672,963
RICHMOND
3,473
216,300
BURNABY
2,740
248,476
LANGLEY TOWNSHIP
2,259
127,290
POPULATION
COQUITLAM
1,681
149,490
MAPLE RIDGE
1,354
88,626
DELTA
1,276
109,484
NEW WESTMINSTER
1,245
76,799
ALL OTHER
3,916
395,733
SOURCE: MUNICIPAL ESTIMATES, BC STATS
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