Korean origins in Coquitlam

Among municipalities of at least 5,000 people in private households counted, the highest Korean share in Canada is 7.6 percent, in Coquitlam.

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About 54,000 people in the Vancouver census metropolitan area reported Korean origin. · West

Korean is reported by 7.6 percent of the population in private households in Coquitlam, 4.2 percent in Port Moody, 3.4 percent in the city of Burnaby and 2.8 percent in Richmond Hill, against 0.4 percent across Canada.

Within Coquitlam one dissemination area reaches 32.9 percent of the 395 people in private households counted there.

Across the Vancouver census metropolitan area the share is 2.1 percent, where 54,285 people gave the origin, and in the Toronto census metropolitan area it is 1.0 percent.

Across Canada 15 dissemination areas report Korean above 20 percent of the population in private households.

Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.

Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population

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