Surrey Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, education, commute, occupation, industry, languages, and dwellings for Surrey. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full profile below.

National Rank:11 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Surrey Population

Total Population (2021)

568,322

Total Population (2016)

517,887

Population Growth

+9.7% (+50,435)

Growth Rank

#139 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.7%282,350

Female

50.3%285,970

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.987

Average Age

39.5

Median Age

38.4

Age Rank

#117 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

27,960(4.9%)

5–9

31,770(5.6%)

10–14

34,330(6.0%)

15–19

34,980(6.2%)

20–24

45,280(8.0%)

25–29

41,355(7.3%)

30–34

40,780(7.2%)

35–39

41,055(7.2%)

40–44

39,335(6.9%)

45–49

37,565(6.6%)

50–54

37,135(6.5%)

55–59

36,695(6.5%)

60–64

32,895(5.8%)

65–69

28,175(5.0%)

70–74

23,195(4.1%)

75–79

15,580(2.7%)

80–84

10,300(1.8%)

85+

9,925(1.7%)

Surrey Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

3.0

Total Private Dwellings

195,098

Occupied Private Dwellings

185,671

Size Distribution

1 Person

36,850 (19.8%)

2 Persons

50,710 (27.3%)

3 Persons

31,895 (17.2%)

4 Persons

33,690 (18.1%)

5+ Persons

32,530 (17.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

56,995(30.7%)

Couples without children

35,430(19.1%)

One-parent families

15,255(8.2%)

One-person households

36,855(19.8%)

Multigenerational

17,860(9.6%)

Multiple-family

3,590(1.9%)

Surrey Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$100,100After tax

Median Household Income

$87,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$41,320After tax

Median Individual Income

$34,800After tax

Income Rank

#186 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

81.4%

Employment Income

69.0%

Government Transfers

18.7%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

47,990(10.7%)

$10k–$20k

57,905(12.9%)

$20k–$30k

72,870(16.2%)

$30k–$40k

58,520(13.0%)

$40k–$50k

50,535(11.2%)

$50k–$60k

40,815(9.1%)

$60k–$70k

30,790(6.8%)

$70k–$80k

23,100(5.1%)

$80k–$90k

17,055(3.8%)

$90k–$100k

12,900(2.9%)

$100k+

37,235(8.3%)

Surrey Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

60.1%

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

Total Labour Force

308,190

Employed

281,715

Unemployed

26,470

Not in Labour Force

160,425

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

8.8%

Children (0–17)

10.7%

Adults (18–64)

7.7%

Seniors (65+)

10.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3040 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.272

Surrey Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

468,615

No certificate, diploma or degree

77,370 (16.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

148,395 (31.7%)

Postsecondary credential

242,855 (51.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

82,085 (17.5%)66.1% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

26,985 (5.8%)21.7% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

3,230 (0.7%)2.6% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

77,370(16.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

148,395(31.7%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

26,895(5.7%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

70,100(15.0%)

University certificate below bachelor

21,615(4.6%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

124,235(26.5%)

Surrey Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

16.7%

47,035 people

Share of 281,715 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

47,035(16.7%)

Usual place of work

178,045(63.2%)

No fixed workplace address

55,215(19.6%)

Worked outside Canada

1,420(0.5%)

Surrey Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

308,190

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

2,415(0.8%)

Business, finance and administration

49,520(16.1%)

Natural and applied sciences

18,990(6.2%)

Health

22,495(7.3%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

28,120(9.1%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

7,385(2.4%)

Sales and service

82,830(26.9%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

68,505(22.2%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

5,105(1.7%)

Manufacturing and utilities

15,365(5.0%)

Surrey Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

308,190

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

4,350(1.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

495(0.2%)

Utilities

1,495(0.5%)

Construction

30,510(9.9%)

Manufacturing

23,535(7.6%)

Wholesale trade

11,770(3.8%)

Retail trade

36,410(11.8%)

Transportation and warehousing

30,035(9.7%)

Information and cultural industries

5,945(1.9%)

Finance and insurance

11,305(3.7%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

5,755(1.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

21,005(6.8%)

Management of companies and enterprises

550(0.2%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

16,070(5.2%)

Educational services

17,120(5.6%)

Health care and social assistance

34,785(11.3%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

4,530(1.5%)

Accommodation and food services

19,825(6.4%)

Other services (except public administration)

12,895(4.2%)

Public administration

12,355(4.0%)

Surrey Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

504,310 (89.4%)

French Only

220 (0.0%)

English & French

21,780 (3.9%)

Neither

37,925 (6.7%)

Mother Tongue

English

243,510 (43.2%)

French

2,910 (0.5%)

Non-official languages

278,810 (49.4%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

243,510(43.2%)

Punjabi

128,305(22.7%)

Mandarin

28,080(5.0%)

Tagalog

18,640(3.3%)

Hindi

14,540(2.6%)

Korean

8,690(1.5%)

Cantonese

8,165(1.4%)

Spanish

7,565(1.3%)

Vietnamese

6,860(1.2%)

Arabic

6,135(1.1%)

Surrey Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

60,895(32.8%)

Semi-detached

3,795(2.0%)

Row house

30,930(16.7%)

Duplex

42,540(22.9%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

37,470(20.2%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

8,835(4.8%)

Other attached

155(0.1%)

Movable

1,055(0.6%)

Community snapshot

About Surrey

Surrey is a large municipality in Metro Vancouver, south of the Fraser River toward the U.S. border. It is one of B.C.’s fastest-growing cities, with town centres in City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey. Agriculture still occupies parts of the south and east. About 570,000 people live in Surrey.

Known for

Rapid growth and a SkyTrain city centre
A large South Asian community
Fraser Valley agriculture on the city’s edge
Crescent Beach and the Boundary Bay shore
Historic Cloverdale and the Cloverdale Rodeo

See & do

Surrey City Centre
Growing downtown around the SkyTrain station and civic plaza.
Crescent Beach
Low-tide beach community on Boundary Bay.
Green Timbers Urban Forest
Large urban forest park in central Surrey.
Museum of Surrey
Civic museum in Cloverdale.
Peace Arch Park
Border park at the Douglas crossing.

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