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Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas (2006 Census)
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| Total responses |
Single responses |
Multiple responses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||
| Vancouver | |||
| Total - Ethnic origin | 2,097,965 | 1,273,220 | 824,740 |
| British Isles origins | 753,215 | 163,930 | 589,285 |
| European origins | 690,265 | 220,590 | 469,680 |
| East and Southeast Asian origins | 584,895 | 512,410 | 72,485 |
| English | 484,340 | 96,540 | 387,800 |
| Chinese | 402,000 | 356,845 | 45,155 |
| Scottish | 337,225 | 36,765 | 300,465 |
| Other North American origins | 296,895 | 95,895 | 201,000 |
| Western European origins | 289,030 | 64,730 | 224,295 |
| Canadian | 278,350 | 93,510 | 184,830 |
| Irish | 251,695 | 19,745 | 231,950 |
| Eastern European origins | 219,325 | 60,285 | 159,035 |
| South Asian origins | 208,535 | 182,780 | 25,755 |
| German | 203,715 | 39,880 | 163,835 |
| East Indian | 181,895 | 159,200 | 22,690 |
| Southern European origins | 172,420 | 68,745 | 103,680 |
| French origins | 138,150 | 12,885 | 125,265 |
| French | 137,270 | 12,735 | 124,535 |
| Northern European origins | 123,615 | 17,900 | 105,720 |
| Scandinavian origins | 113,270 | 14,605 | 98,665 |
| Filipino | 83,765 | 59,305 | 24,450 |
| Ukrainian | 81,725 | 15,910 | 65,815 |
| Italian | 76,345 | 29,035 | 47,310 |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 71,710 | 19,345 | 52,370 |
| Polish | 60,710 | 15,245 | 45,470 |
| Aboriginal origins | 59,110 | 12,695 | 46,410 |
| Russian | 47,935 | 9,355 | 38,585 |
| Norwegian | 46,260 | 5,195 | 41,065 |
| Korean | 46,035 | 44,055 | 1,980 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2009-08-14. | |||
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