Census Profile · Greater Vancouver
2021 Census of Population, Burnaby, City (CY).
By the Numbers
Regional average $93,139 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,698 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average across the 18 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Burnaby was home to 249,125 residents in 2021, up 7.0% from 2016. The median age is 40.4, and the typical household has 2.4 people.
Of the area's 101,135 households, 60.5% own their home and 39.5% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $83,000.
British Columbia's third largest city sits right in the middle of the region, with fast SkyTrain links and some of the most ambitious new development anywhere in Metro Vancouver.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Burnaby, City (CY), British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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