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Living in Burnaby

In Burnaby, tenants pay an average rent of €1,360 a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.6% (2021).

In May 2021, the foreign population was 50,185. The city covered 98.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 2,750.7 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 58.4% of the population in 2021. 31% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1031 sources

Population249,125people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Burnaby (Census subdivision 5915025)
Median gross salary3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent1,360EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate9.6%country median 8.4% — 14% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Recorded crime6,124incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 26% aboveOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 2024
PM2.5, annual mean2.56µg/m³country median 3.6 — 29% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 62% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 63% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Burnaby?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Burnaby recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€871
Utilities, 85 m² flat€94
Transport pass€94
Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€32
Fitness club€28

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly28 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly871.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant11.9 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB31.75 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Burnaby. Jul 2026. Prices in Burnaby26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass93.79 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home94.02 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent31 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official
Dwellings107,046 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Main residence dwellings101,136 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,320 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20232Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,360 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Burnaby a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–35%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Student37%strong on education, weak on work · range 30–44%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–56%
Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 23–43%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 9.6% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Burnaby?

The median gross salary is about 3,540 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,540 EUR/month · Statistics Canada13
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,614 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca22

What is the unemployment rate in Burnaby?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Burnaby is 9.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Service Canada — Burnaby office list10Official
Employment rate58.2 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Median gross salary3,540 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,614 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca22Official
Unemployment rate9.6 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official

What does a salary buy in Burnaby?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Burnaby median gross pay: €3,540 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,073of €2,712 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,712
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €1,360
Public transport pass€94 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €94
Utilities, 85 m²€94 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €94
Internet€60 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €60
Mobile plan€32 · market price · Cost of Living in Burnaby. Jul 2026. Prices in Burnaby · 2026-07-31− €32
Left over€1,073
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Public employment offices in Burnaby

Service Canada lists 1 public employment office in Burnaby (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Safety

How safe is Burnaby?

Police recorded about 6,124 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 20243

Recorded crime across major citiesBurnaby highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Burnaby highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Burnaby6,124
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,124 incidents per 100,000country median 4,87331 Dec 2024Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 20243Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle0.9 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official
Workers commuting by public transport21.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official
Workers walking to work4.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official
Destinations from nearest airport75 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportYVR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport16 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Burnaby. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 2.56 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.45 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Burnaby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.56 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.6
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Burnaby is 2.6 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8.45 µg/m³country median 7.02024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.7Official
PM10 — annual mean7.8 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.5Official
PM2.5 — annual mean2.56 µg/m³country median 3.62024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.6Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 8.86 · Feb 11.22 · Mar 15.96 · Apr 21.48 · May 27.97 · Jun 30.67 · Jul 33.81 · Aug 32.13 · Sep 31.28 · Oct 23.65 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 9.73 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -20.72 · Feb -19.03 · Mar -17.32 · Apr -8.17 · May -0.86 · Jun 3.32 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 6.88 · Sep 2.75 · Oct -6.21 · Nov -20.62 · Dec -21.04 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.54 · Feb -0.52 · Mar 1.61 · Apr 4.91 · May 10.14 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 16.47 · Aug 16.43 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 7.55 · Nov 2.33 · Dec -1.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Burnaby?

The published population was 249,125 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Burnaby (Census subdivision 5915025)17

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 50,185 is not 50.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area90.57 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
City area98.6 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Burnaby, CSD 5915025)16Official
Foreign-resident share50.38 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official
Foreign residents50,185 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.18Official
Population density2,751 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.18Official
Population249,125 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Burnaby (Census subdivision 5915025)17Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 33.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 202,606 to 270,264.

International community in Burnaby

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data123,800100.0%
Asia93,22075.3%
China30,86024.9%
Europe15,99012.9%
Philippines11,2359.1%
Hong Kong11,0108.9%
Taiwan7,7506.3%
India7,5406.1%
Americas7,2855.9%
Other places of birth in Asia7,1205.8%
Korea, South6,3805.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Africa5,3804.3%
Viet Nam3,3802.7%
Iran3,2102.6%
Other places of birth in Africa2,9652.4%
Other places of birth in Europe2,3751.9%
Italy2,2951.9%
United Kingdom2,2251.8%
Oceania and other places of birth1,9251.6%
United States of America1,8851.5%
Other places of birth in Americas1,5901.3%
Russian Federation1,2301.0%
Afghanistan1,1951.0%
Mexico1,1600.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0400.8%
Brazil1,0200.8%
Croatia9950.8%
Romania8650.7%
Poland8600.7%
Ukraine8500.7%
Serbia8450.7%
Pakistan8350.7%
Syria7350.6%
Germany7050.6%
Eritrea7050.6%
Portugal6950.6%
Iraq6950.6%
South Africa, Republic of4900.4%
Sri Lanka4450.4%
Colombia4200.3%
El Salvador3900.3%
Bangladesh3850.3%
Ethiopia3550.3%
Peru3300.3%
Nigeria3150.3%
France2700.2%
Turkey2650.2%
Hungary2600.2%
Netherlands2500.2%
Egypt2300.2%
Greece2200.2%
Jamaica2150.2%
Lebanon1800.1%
Trinidad and Tobago1550.1%
Morocco1200.1%
Guyana1000.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the900.1%
Somalia700.1%
Algeria450.0%
Haiti250.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data245,725100.0%
Canadian citizens195,54079.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over161,75065.8%
Not Canadian citizens50,18520.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 1833,79513.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data246,940100.0%
Single responses228,31092.5%
Official languages141,84557.4%
English141,30057.2%
Non-official languages86,46035.0%
Non-Indigenous languages86,45535.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages46,58018.9%
Chinese languages46,44018.8%
Mandarin25,56510.4%
Indo-European languages21,9258.9%
Yue (Cantonese)19,0907.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Multiple responses18,6357.5%
English and non-official language(s)17,4007.0%
Indo-Iranian languages10,6154.3%
Indo-Aryan languages6,3302.6%
Italic (Romance) languages6,1952.5%
Korean5,9752.4%
Austronesian languages4,8652.0%
Balto-Slavic languages4,5401.8%
Slavic languages4,5401.8%
Iranian languages4,2851.7%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)3,8951.6%
Persian languages3,7551.5%
Spanish3,0451.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)2,8901.2%
Iranian Persian2,6451.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages2,1500.9%
Semitic languages2,0750.8%
Russian1,8950.8%
Serbo-Croatian1,8700.8%
Austro-Asiatic languages1,8650.8%
Vietnamese1,8400.7%
Portuguese1,8350.7%
Hindi1,3500.5%
Arabic1,3000.5%
Japanese1,1700.5%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)1,1250.5%
Serbian1,1150.5%
Italian9300.4%
Dravidian languages9200.4%
Multiple non-official languages8300.3%
Gujarati8100.3%
Dari6950.3%
Tigrigna5850.2%
Croatian5550.2%
French5450.2%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.4100.2%
Bengali4050.2%
Tamil4000.2%
Wu (Shanghainese)3800.2%
Romanian3750.2%
Turkic languages3700.1%
Urdu3700.1%
Kurdish3600.1%
Polish3500.1%
Indonesian3000.1%
Telugu2850.1%
Turkish2700.1%
Ilocano2650.1%
English and French2500.1%
Germanic languages1950.1%
Marathi1850.1%
Malayalam1800.1%
Bosnian1800.1%
Uralic languages1750.1%
Kacchi1700.1%
Greek1600.1%
Chinese, n.o.s.1550.1%
Hungarian1550.1%
Armenian1550.1%
Ukrainian1500.1%
Amharic1450.1%
Pashto1400.1%
Tibeto-Burman languages1350.1%
Sign languages1300.1%
Cebuano1300.1%
Tai-Kadai languages1150.0%
High German languages1150.0%
German1150.0%
American Sign Language1100.0%
Czech1100.0%
Thai1050.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)1050.0%
Niger-Congo languages1050.0%
Hakka1000.0%
Hiligaynon750.0%
Bulgarian750.0%
Cushitic languages700.0%
Burmese600.0%
Tibetan600.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.600.0%
Albanian600.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)550.0%
French and non-official language(s)500.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.500.0%
Slovak500.0%
Kannada450.0%
Azerbaijani400.0%
Uyghur400.0%
Somali400.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages400.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)350.0%
Scandinavian languages350.0%
Mongolian350.0%
Swahili300.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages300.0%
Nepali300.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.250.0%
Aramaic languages250.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)250.0%
Creole languages250.0%
Macedonian250.0%
Dutch250.0%
Swedish250.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic200.0%
Hebrew200.0%
Waray-Waray200.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.200.0%
Oriya languages200.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.200.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Bilen150.0%
Oromo150.0%
Georgian150.0%
Afrikaans150.0%
Odia150.0%
Sindhi150.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)100.0%
Dinka100.0%
Min Dong100.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Finnish100.0%
Bikol100.0%
Kankanaey100.0%
Pangasinan100.0%
Morisyen100.0%
Creole, n.o.s.100.0%
Baltic languages100.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)100.0%
Kashmiri100.0%
Baluchi100.0%
Parsi100.0%
Akan (Twi)100.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)50.0%
Lingala50.0%
Wolof50.0%
Yoruba50.0%
Chinese languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Lao50.0%
Kazakh50.0%
Estonian50.0%
Other languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Indigenous languages50.0%
Athabaskan languages50.0%
Northern Athabaskan languages50.0%
Dakelh (Carrier)50.0%
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Semitic languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Kinaray-a50.0%
Malagasy languages50.0%
Malagasy, n.o.s.50.0%
Tulu50.0%
Danish50.0%
Norwegian50.0%
Konkani50.0%
Oriya, n.o.s.50.0%
Iranian languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Ganda50.0%
Gikuyu50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad58.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population19Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher38.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree21Official
Households101,135 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Labour force participation rate64.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Median age40.4 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official

Alternatives for people set on Burnaby

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Delta as a Burnaby alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €280 Delta vs €94 Burnaby+198%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,181 Delta vs 6,124 Burnaby−32%
  • Unemployment: 7.3% Delta vs 9.6% Burnaby−24%
  • Foreign residents: 33.2% Delta vs 50.4% Burnaby−34%
  • Residents: 108,455 Delta vs 249,125 Burnaby−56%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Delta vs €3,540 Burnaby+5%
  • Nearest airport: 13.1 km Delta vs 16.0 km Burnaby−18%
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Oakville as a Burnaby alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3335 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €3,540 Burnaby+40%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €2,614 Burnaby+33%
  • Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 9.6% Burnaby+22%
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Oakville vs 2.6 µg/m³ Burnaby+36%
  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €144 Oakville vs €94 Burnaby+53%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 (2025) Oakville vs 6,124 (2024) Burnabyno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 16.0 km Burnaby+48%
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Cities near Burnaby

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

New Westminster 5.5 km away
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3,595 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Port Moody 9.3 km away
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4,466 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Port Coquitlam 12.3 km away
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3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Delta 14.8 km away
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3,704 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Pitt Meadows 19.4 km away
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3,785 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
West Vancouver 20.4 km away
Salary
4,466 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Burnaby?

The published population was 249,125 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Burnaby (Census subdivision 5915025).

Is the air quality good in Burnaby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Burnaby?

Police recorded about 6,124 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 2024.

What is the typical salary in Burnaby?

The median gross salary is about 3,540 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Burnaby?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Burnaby?

The median gross salary is 2,614 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Burnaby a good place to live?

Burnaby may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Burnaby?

New Westminster, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Delta, Pitt Meadows are near Burnaby. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Burnaby?

The official country of birth distribution records 93,220 people (75.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Burnaby, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7f338ac17c0223d23e49c668e2332e61]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/burnaby/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_burnaby-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_24c8004b41ee,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Burnaby, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7f338ac17c0223d23e49c668e2332e61},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/burnaby/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Burnaby, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/burnaby/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 7f338ac17c0223d23e49c668e2332e61; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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