Summary of UDP Canada – Vancouver CMA as of 2016
- Over 25% of low income households in the Vancouver CMA live in tracts classified at risk of or already experiencing displacement and gentrification pressures. About 35% of these households are in the City of Vancouver.
- About 40% of low income households live in low or moderate/high- income tracts that are stable.
- About 8% of all households in the Vancouver CMA live in tracts classified as either at risk of or experiencing early or advanced gentrification. The occurrence of gentrification varies by region: of the households living in tracts classified as ongoing, at risk of, or advanced gentrification, the three most prominent regions are the City of Vancouver (30%), followed by Burnaby (23%), and New Westminster (17%).
- By contrast, about 40% of households are in tracts that are at risk of becoming or already exclusive to low income households. Exclusive households were primarily concentrated in Surrey (28%), followed by the City of Vancouver (17%).
Classifications
Typology
Percent of all households
Percent of low income households
Super Gentrification or Exclusion
.98%
.57%
Stable / Advanced Exclusive
6.63%
4.66%
At-Risk of Becoming Exclusive
25.01%
20.93%
Stable / Moderate-Mixed income
38.34%
36.64%
Advanced Gentrification
5.04%
6.22%
Early / Ongoing Gentrification
1.54%
2.38%
At-Risk of Gentrification
1.88%
2.78%
Ongoing Displacement of Low income Households
1.31%
1.81%
Low income / Susceptible to Displacement
14.15%
20.17%
Typology (tract income level)
Typology Criteria
Super Gentrification or Exclusion (Very High Income)
- Median household income higher in 2016 than in 1996
- Housing affordable for very high income households in 2016
- Marginal change, increase, or rapid increase in average housing costs from 2006 – 2016
Stable / Advanced Exclusive (High Income)
- Median household income higher in 2016 than in 1996
- Housing affordable to high income households in 2016
- Marginal change, increase, or rapid increase in average housing costs from 2006 – 2016
Becoming Exclusive (Moderate to High Income)
- Absolute loss of low income households 1996-2016
- Housing affordable for middle to high income households in 2016
- Rapid increase in average housing costs from 2006 – 2016
At-Risk of Becoming Exclusive (Moderate to High Income)
- Housing affordable for moderate to high income households in 2016
- Marginal change or increase in average housing costs from 2006 – 2016
Stable / Moderate-Mixed income (Moderate to High Income)
- Moderate to high income tract in 2016
Advanced Gentrification (Moderate to High Income)
- Housing affordable for moderate to high income households in 2016
- Marginal change or increase in average housing costs, 2006 – 2016
- Gentrified in 1996-2006 or 2006-2016
Early/Ongoing Gentrification (Low, Mixed-Low Income)
- Housing affordable for moderate or mixed-moderate income households in 2016
- Increase or rapid increase in housing costs OR above regional median change in home values or above regional median rent costs between 2011-2016
- Gentrified in 1996-2006 or 2006-2016
At-Risk of Gentrification (Low, Mixed-Low Income)
- Housing affordable to low or mixed-low income households in 2016
- Marginal change in average housing costs, 2006-2016
- Didn’t gentrify 1996-2006 or 2006-2016
- Surrounding tracts saw rent increases above the regional median between 2011-2016, or the difference between tract rental prices and the prices of surrounding areas in 2016 was higher than the regional median difference in rental prices between tracts (rent gap).
Ongoing Displacement of Low income Households (Low, Mixed-Low Income)
- Absolute loss of low income households, 1996-2016
Low income / Susceptible to Displacement (Low, Mixed-Low Income)
- Low or mixed low income tract in 2016
