Photo: Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0Shaughnessy sits above 90% of Canadian towns for immigrants (46%)
The share of residents with no religion tops 91% of Canadian towns: 53%. Shaughnessy has fewer children under 15 than 79% of Canadian towns, at 13%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 8,034, in 3,020 households. On the census count, 2.3% of households live in a building of five or more storeys.
What stands out about the people of Shaughnessy
More immigrants than most towns
46% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (79%), then in Europe (8.9%); 22% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
60% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 46% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Many graduates
62% of residents aged 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 14% have a master’s. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 87% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Compared with 19% across Canada’s towns, 22% of residents are 65 or over here. With a median age of 45.1, Shaughnessy is older than 68% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Shaughnessy, 45.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 72% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
24% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). One-parent families account for 8.8%.
A lower share of common-law partners than 86% of Canadian towns, at 5.9%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 33% of adults (typical: 27%). Compared with other places, married residents 15 and over are common here: 51%, more than in 64% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Shaughnessy ranks above 55% of Canadian towns on renter households: 28%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
50% of homes were built before 1961 and 13% in 2001 or later. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in single-detached houses make up 65%, against 64% across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $138,700 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Shaughnessy’s median household took in $138,700 before tax, 61% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Above 83% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents are not Canadian citizens
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (14%), Shaughnessy is above 73% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (79%), then in Europe (8.9%).
A higher share of visible minority residents than 90% of Canadian towns, at 60%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Jewish (5.3%), Buddhist (5.2%) and Muslim (2.2%). Few places have so few Indigenous residents: 0.6% here, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%.
Bilingual residents: 9.8%, a higher share than 60% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 27% mostly speak another language; 6.2% speak neither English nor French. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 1.2%, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 95% of Canadian towns, at 62%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Shaughnessy, 62%, and 15% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 1.1%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 52%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 52%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 22% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Taber, youngest at 27.4, to Haliburton Village, oldest at 59.2. Broadview (44.2), Morgan Creek (44.8), Kirkland Lake (45.2) and Lawson Heights (48): the towns nearest Shaughnessy in median age.
Shaughnessy is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | — | 45.1 | 22% | 46% |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 1.4 km | 38.6 | 17% | 37% |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 1.9 km | 46.6 | 25% | 50% |
| Oakridge | 14,071 | 2.1 km | 43 | 23% | 54% |
| Fairview | 33,969 | 2.2 km | 40.7 | 20% | 32% |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 2.3 km | 39.6 | 16% | 34% |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 2.4 km | 45.2 | 21% | 48% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Shaughnessy’s residents
What religion are people in Shaughnessy?
53% said they have no religion and 29% that they are Christian; 18% named another faith.
Is Shaughnessy good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.8%. Schools near Shaughnessy are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Shaughnessy?
Half of Shaughnessy’s households had more than $138,700 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Shaughnessy?
Shaughnessy had 8,034 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Shaughnessy?
The median age is 45.1, older than 68% of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Shaughnessy bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 84% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Shaughnessy?
Immigrants: 46% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 60%. Indigenous identity: 0.6%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).