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Who lives in Abbotsford - Mission.

195,726 people lived in the Abbotsford - Mission census metropolitan area in 2021. 26.1% were immigrants, ranking 4 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 35.4% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021195,726+8.4% since 2016
Immigrants26.1%3.6% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority35.4%
Median household income (2020)$91,000rent $1,180/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Abbotsford - Mission, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian25.9%49,840
Filipino1.6%3,000
Chinese1.5%2,895
Southeast Asian1.4%2,630
Black1.2%2,380
Latin American1.0%1,855
Korean0.8%1,565
Multiple visible minorities0.7%1,325
Arab0.4%770
West Asian0.4%740
Japanese0.4%675
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%315

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Punjabi (Panjabi)16.1%31,095
Korean0.6%1,085
Vietnamese0.5%905
Spanish0.4%835
Mandarin0.4%720
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.3%630
Hindi0.3%595
Arabic0.3%505
Yue (Cantonese)0.2%390
German0.2%390

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English18.8%36,125
Indian (India)14.3%27,440
Scottish13.8%26,565
German13.4%25,805
Irish11.0%21,085
Canadian10.7%20,505
Punjabi7.1%13,715
Dutch7.0%13,505
French6.0%11,600
Sikh5.3%10,175
Ukrainian4.5%8,670
Russian3.6%6,895
British Isles3.1%5,860
Norwegian2.9%5,615
Polish2.6%5,045

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
India51.9%25,990
United Kingdom6.6%3,300
Philippines4.1%2,065
United States of America3.4%1,725
Germany2.2%1,085
Netherlands2.1%1,070
Viet Nam2.1%1,045
China2.0%990
Korea, South1.9%930
Pakistan1.2%600
Poland0.9%470
Romania0.8%420

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India57.7%3,950
Philippines6.0%410
Syria3.9%265
United States of America2.6%175
Pakistan2.0%140
Korea, South2.0%135
China1.7%115
United Kingdom1.4%95
Viet Nam1.1%75
South Africa, Republic of1.0%70

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19804.6%
1980 to 19902.8%
1991 to 20005.1%
2001 to 20106.7%
2011 to 20153.3%
2016 to 20213.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants30.5%
Immigrants sponsored by family61.2%
Refugees7.8%
Other immigrants0.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.