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Vancouver, British Columbia The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Vancouver, British Columbia

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: The census metropolitan area landscape

Section 3: Ecosystem accounts and statistics by census metropolitan area

Acknowledgements

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At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 492 km² in 1971 to 995 km² in 2011, an increase of 102%.
At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 506 km² in 1971 to 1,085 km² in 2011, an increase of 114%.
In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (81%), water (7%) and other (12%).
From 1971 to 2011, 166 km² of arable land and 296 km² of natural and semi-natural land were lost to settled area.
Of the natural and semi-natural land converted to settled area from 1971 to 2011, 64.3% was forest, 27.7% was natural land for pasture and 8.0% was classed as other.
Population in the CMA increased by 114% from 1,082,441 to 2,313,328 between 1971 and 2011.
The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 175% from 345,897 to 949,565 between 1971 and 2011.

Map 3.31
Built-up area, Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.61
Land cover and land use, Vancouver census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.62
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Vancouver census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Table 3.91
Population and dwellings, total and settled area, Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Table 3.92
Land cover and land use, Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Table 3.93
Ecosystem asset account, Vancouver census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

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Tables by metropolitan area, Vancouver

Vancouver CMA, percentage of private dwellings owned by a member of the household, 2011 (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of private dwellings owned by a member of the household, 2011 (Map 2 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of owner households spending 30% or more in shelter costs, 2011 (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of owner households spending 30% or more in shelter costs, 2011 (Map 2 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of renter households spending 30% or more in shelter costs, 2011 (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of renter households spending 30% or more in shelter costs, 2011 (Map 2 of 2)

Vancouver CMA average value of owned private dwellings, 2011 (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA average value of owned private dwellings, 2011 (Map 2 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, population change, 2006 to 2011, by 2011 census tract (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, population change, 2006 to 2011, by 2011 census tract (Map 2 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of the employed labour force using a car, truck or van to get to work in 2011, by 2011 census tract (Map 1 of 2)

Vancouver CMA, percentage of the employed labour force using a car, truck or van to get to work in 2011, by 2011 census tract (Map 2 of 2)

Metropolitan gross domestic product, experimental estimates, CANSIM TABLE 381-5000

Vancouver CMA, Census Profile, 2011

Vancouver CMA, National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011

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Date modified:: 2016-03-31