Living in Delta

In Delta, tenants pay an average rent of €1,132 a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.3% (2021).

21.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. For Delta, the unemployment rate was 7.3% in May 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 37.8% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 25.9% in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1030 sources

Population108,455people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Delta (Census subdivision 5915011)

Median gross salary3,704EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,132EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate7.3%country median 8.4% — 13% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime4,181incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 14% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 2024

PM2.5, annual mean2.5µg/m³country median 3.6 — 31% 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.

Lower unemployment than 64% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Delta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€700

Utilities, 85 m² flat€280

Fitness club€61

Internet, 60 Mbps€51

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	60.66 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	51.33 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	699.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	11.69 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	280 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	21.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Dwellings	39,736 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	38,058 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,267 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,132 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Delta 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 worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–40%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student34%strong on education, weak on work · range 27–41%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–58%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 28–48%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Delta?

The median gross salary is about 3,704 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: 3,704 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 Delta?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Delta is 7.3%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

125

108

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

Delta 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	59.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,704 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,614 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²²Official
Unemployment rate	7.3 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Delta?

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

Left over each month€1,330of €2,818 take-home

Rent
Utilities
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.	€2,818
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €1,132
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€280 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €280
Internet€51 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €51
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,330

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Delta Salary needed to live in Delta

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Delta. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

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Open the Canada service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Delta. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Delta?

Police recorded about 4,181 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 citiesDelta highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Delta4,181

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,181 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Table 35-10-0184-01), 2024³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers commuting by public transport	9.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers walking to work	3.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	75 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	YVR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	13.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree

Open official information

Open the full Canada section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Delta.

Find courses near Delta

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 2.5 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.63 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Delta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.5 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.⁶

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.52.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.6WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Delta is 2.5 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Delta 2.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.63 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official 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 mean	7.75 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	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.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.5 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	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.⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.26 · Feb 13.62 · Mar 17.36 · Apr 22.75 · May 28.34 · Jun 29.52 · Jul 31.93 · Aug 31.04 · Sep 28.3 · Oct 20.72 · Nov 15.91 · Dec 13.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.66 · Feb -7.23 · Mar -4.73 · Apr 0.84 · May 4.15 · Jun 6.58 · Jul 10.33 · Aug 10.44 · Sep 7.85 · Oct 0.94 · Nov -8.84 · Dec -9.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.49 · Feb 4.71 · Mar 6.53 · Apr 9.07 · May 12.81 · Jun 15.27 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 18.27 · Sep 15.32 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 183.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 603.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Delta?

The published population was 108,455 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Delta (Census subdivision 5915011)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 13,420 is not 33.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.6%
Foreign residents12.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	179.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	183.7 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Delta, CSD 5915011)¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	33.15 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	13,420 people	11 May 2021	Statistics 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 density	603.7 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics 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
Population	108,455 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Delta (Census subdivision 5915011)¹⁷Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

98,101

103,559

109,018

114,476

113,34720012005200920152022

Population rose 12.7% between 2001 and 2022, from 100,558 to 113,347.

International community in Delta

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 group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	35,555	100.0%
Asia	24,280	68.3%
India	12,375	34.8%
Europe	6,470	18.2%
China	3,820	10.7%
United Kingdom	2,955	8.3%
Philippines	2,680	7.5%
Americas	2,250	6.3%
Oceania and other places of birth	1,450	4.1%
Africa	1,110	3.1%
Hong Kong	1,100	3.1%

Show 46 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Taiwan	1,095	3.1%
Other places of birth in Asia	1,090	3.1%
United States of America	950	2.7%
Other places of birth in Europe	905	2.5%
Pakistan	775	2.2%
Germany	665	1.9%
Other places of birth in Americas	540	1.5%
Other places of birth in Africa	450	1.3%
South Africa, Republic of	365	1.0%
Netherlands	320	0.9%
Poland	255	0.7%
Syria	255	0.7%
Viet Nam	235	0.7%
Italy	215	0.6%
Ukraine	215	0.6%
Korea, South	195	0.5%
Portugal	165	0.5%
El Salvador	155	0.4%
Greece	155	0.4%
Romania	150	0.4%
Mexico	145	0.4%
Iran	130	0.4%
Sri Lanka	125	0.4%
Russian Federation	110	0.3%
Colombia	105	0.3%
Iraq	100	0.3%
Turkey	100	0.3%
France	95	0.3%
Somalia	95	0.3%
Afghanistan	95	0.3%
Brazil	90	0.3%
Croatia	90	0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago	85	0.2%
Ethiopia	80	0.2%
Jamaica	75	0.2%
Bangladesh	75	0.2%
Hungary	60	0.2%
Serbia	60	0.2%
Peru	55	0.2%
Egypt	55	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	50	0.1%
Nigeria	45	0.1%
Lebanon	45	0.1%
Guyana	40	0.1%
Morocco	20	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	107,270	100.0%
Canadian citizens	93,845	87.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	74,800	69.7%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	19,050	17.8%
Not Canadian citizens	13,420	12.5%

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 group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	107,510	100.0%
Single responses	101,320	94.2%
Official languages	78,445	73.0%
English	78,250	72.8%
Non-official languages	22,880	21.3%
Non-Indigenous languages	22,880	21.3%
Indo-European languages	15,370	14.3%
Indo-Iranian languages	13,860	12.9%
Indo-Aryan languages	13,650	12.7%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	11,885	11.1%
Multiple responses	6,185	5.8%

Show 110 more groups

Published group	People	Share
English and non-official language(s)	5,885	5.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages	5,300	4.9%
Chinese languages	5,275	4.9%
Mandarin	3,365	3.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	1,655	1.5%
Hindi	1,070	1.0%
Austronesian languages	925	0.9%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	780	0.7%
Italic (Romance) languages	730	0.7%
Spanish	505	0.5%
Balto-Slavic languages	455	0.4%
Slavic languages	450	0.4%
Urdu	395	0.4%
Afro-Asiatic languages	360	0.3%
Dravidian languages	325	0.3%
Semitic languages	285	0.3%
Arabic	255	0.2%
Iranian languages	205	0.2%
Russian	200	0.2%
French	195	0.2%
Germanic languages	195	0.2%
Malayalam	185	0.2%
Korean	185	0.2%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	155	0.1%
Gujarati	155	0.1%
Persian languages	140	0.1%
High German languages	130	0.1%
English and French	125	0.1%
Multiple non-official languages	125	0.1%
German	125	0.1%
Portuguese	120	0.1%
Japanese	120	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	115	0.1%
Greek	110	0.1%
Vietnamese	105	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	90	0.1%
Polish	85	0.1%
Cushitic languages	75	0.1%
Somali	75	0.1%
Telugu	75	0.1%
Bengali	70	0.1%
Iranian Persian	70	0.1%
Ilocano	65	0.1%
Serbian	65	0.1%
Dari	60	0.1%
Turkic languages	55	0.1%
Turkish	55	0.1%
Tamil	55	0.1%
Italian	55	0.1%
Wu (Shanghainese)	50	0.0%
Pashto	50	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	45	0.0%
Romanian	45	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	40	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	0.0%
Uralic languages	35	0.0%
Sign languages	30	0.0%
Cebuano	30	0.0%
American Sign Language	25	0.0%
Hakka	25	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	25	0.0%
Hungarian	25	0.0%
Czech	25	0.0%
Slovak	25	0.0%
Afrikaans	25	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	25	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	20	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	20	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Burmese	15	0.0%
Finnish	15	0.0%
Amharic	15	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Albanian	15	0.0%
Armenian	15	0.0%
Croatian	15	0.0%
Ukrainian	15	0.0%
Swedish	15	0.0%
Kurdish	15	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Swahili	10	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	10	0.0%
Thai	10	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	10	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	10	0.0%
Waray-Waray	10	0.0%
Creole languages	10	0.0%
Bulgarian	10	0.0%
Bosnian	10	0.0%
Swiss German	10	0.0%
Dutch	10	0.0%
Danish	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Min Dong	5	0.0%
Tibetan	5	0.0%
Aramaic languages	5	0.0%
Hebrew	5	0.0%
Fijian	5	0.0%
Hiligaynon	5	0.0%
Indonesian	5	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5	0.0%
Morisyen	5	0.0%
Kannada	5	0.0%
Baltic languages	5	0.0%
Latvian	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)	5	0.0%
Kacchi	5	0.0%
Marathi	5	0.0%
Nepali	5	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	37.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	25.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree²¹Official
Households	38,060 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	63.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Delta

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.

Port Moody as a Delta alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €3,355 Port Moody vs €2,614 Delta+28%
Median gross pay, city: €4,466 Port Moody vs €3,704 Delta+21%
Nearest airport: 25.3 km Port Moody vs 13.1 km Delta+93%
Residents: 33,535 Port Moody vs 108,455 Delta−69%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,943 (2025) Port Moody vs 4,181 (2024) Deltano percentage
Unemployment: 7.1% Port Moody vs 7.3% Deltasame level
Annual PM2.5: 2.6 µg/m³ Port Moody vs 2.5 µg/m³ Deltasame level

Full comparison More about Port Moody

Saanich as a Delta alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Basic utilities, 85 m²: €82 Saanich vs €280 Delta−71%
Median gross pay, city: €3,676 Saanich vs €3,704 Deltano percentage
Nearest airport: 21.2 km Saanich vs 13.1 km Delta+62%
Foreign residents: 22.5% Saanich vs 33.2% Delta−32%
Unemployment: 6.8% Saanich vs 7.3% Delta−7%
Annual PM2.5: 2.4 µg/m³ Saanich vs 2.5 µg/m³ Delta−5%
A meal out: €11 Saanich vs €12 Delta−10%

Full comparison More about Saanich

Cities near Delta

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

New Westminster 11.2 km away

Salary: 3,595 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Burnaby 14.8 km away

Salary: 3,540 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

White Rock 17.6 km away

Salary: 3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Port Moody 21.5 km away

Salary: 4,466 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Port Coquitlam 21.9 km away

Salary: 3,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Delta, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Thunder Bay108,843 residents St. John's110,525 residents Chatham-Kent103,988 residents Clarington101,427 residents Red Deer100,844 residents Nanaimo99,863 residents

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Delta in rankings

#4 of 12 in Safest cities in Canada by recorded crime #9 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Canada #10 of 30 in Most international 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 Delta?

The published population was 108,455 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Delta (Census subdivision 5915011).

Is the air quality good in Delta?

How safe is Delta?

What is the typical salary in Delta?

The median gross salary is about 3,704 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 Delta?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Delta?

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

Is Delta a good place to live?

Delta 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 Delta?

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

How many people born in Asia live in Delta?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,280 people (68.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Delta, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 610951e43dc992564e4429f6b51b3e65]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/delta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_delta-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_84580ed30f26,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Delta, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {610951e43dc992564e4429f6b51b3e65},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/delta/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Delta, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/delta/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 610951e43dc992564e4429f6b51b3e65; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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