Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0West Point Grey sits above 97% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (17%)
In West Point Grey, three in five residents said they have no religion, beside 35% across Canada’s towns. At 39%, the share of immigrants is higher than in 84% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 13,429 residents and 5,690 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 18% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of West Point Grey
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 66% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 20%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A smaller share of children under 15 than 88% of Canadian towns: 12%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 20–24 than any other five-year age: one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, a higher share than in 66% of Canadian towns. On average, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ West Point Grey, 43.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
Above 63% of Canadian towns: 30% of households are one person living alone
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. Here, 9% of households are one-parent families. Shared houses stand out: 7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Only 8.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law in West Point Grey
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a third of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). In West Point Grey, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
A higher share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 77% of Canadian towns, at 7.4%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
By its share of renter households (40%), West Point Grey is above three quarters of Canadian towns. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 44% here.
Half of households earn more than $104,300 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in West Point Grey: half had more than $104,300, 21% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 87% of Canadian towns: 17%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (61%), then in Europe (24%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Most recent wave: 26% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
West Point Grey ranks above 79% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 42%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Jewish (2.4%). The comparison figure for visible minority residents is 15% across Canada’s towns. West Point Grey has fewer Indigenous residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 0.9%.
Above 70% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents speak English and French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 20% mostly speak another language; 3.9% speak neither English nor French. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.8%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 96% of Canadian towns, at 66%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 2%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
52% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. 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.
13th highest median age among 41 towns of 13,160 to 13,703
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Sidney is the oldest at 62, Redstone the youngest at 32. Closest in median age to West Point Grey are Douglasdale/Glen (43.7), Streetsville (43.9), Kincardine (44.4) and Centennial Scarborough (44.8).
Around West Point Grey, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | — | 43.9 | 22% | 39% |
| Greektown | 16,618 | 1.8 km | 37.8 | 15% | 29% |
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 2.4 km | 44.3 | 19% | 40% |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 2.5 km | 31.4 | 12% | 46% |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 3.5 km | 46.6 | 25% | 50% |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 3.5 km | 39 | 16% | 29% |
| Musqueam 2 | 1,879 | 3.8 km | 42 | 20% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about West Point Grey’s residents
Is West Point Grey bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 15% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 81% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is West Point Grey?
39% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 42% belong to a visible minority and 0.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in West Point Grey?
31% are Christian and 60% have no religion; 9.5% follow another religion.
Is West Point Grey good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 9%. Schools near West Point Grey are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in West Point Grey?
The median household in West Point Grey took in $104,300 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of West Point Grey?
The 2021 Census counted 13,429 people in West Point Grey.
What is the average age in West Point Grey?
A median age of 43.9, older than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 22%.
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).