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# New Westminster

New Westminster is a city in Canada. The nearest airport was YPZ, 74.7 km away in June 2026. In May 2021, the foreign population was 12,355.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in New Westminster?

The published population was 78,916 people in 2021.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 78,916 people · Period: 2021
- Claims: claim-70c521a23863
### Is the air quality good in New Westminster?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 5.2 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-a8a4d991652d
### What is the typical salary in New Westminster?

The median gross salary is about 3,595 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.
- Value: 3,595 EUR/month · Period: 2020
- Claims: claim-675e40a0e74e
### What is the unemployment rate in New Westminster?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (2021).

- Value: 8.3 % · Period: 2021
- Claims: claim-409f99b655b3
## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 12,355 people | city | 2021-05-11 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 78,916 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population | `population_total` | 78,916 people | city | 2021-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | `g02_rent_burden_30pct_share_pct` | 29.5 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 37,737 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 36,099 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 64 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 3,595 EUR/month | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-09-13 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,388 EUR/month | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 8.3 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 8.33 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 5.19 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | supplemental | [9] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | 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 | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | 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 | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | 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 | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Area | `area_km2` | 15.62 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 15.6 km² | place | 2021 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 37.49 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] |
| Residents born abroad | `g05_foreign_born_share_pct` | 37.5 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Households | `households` | 36,095 households | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Labour force participation rate | `labour_force_participation_rate_percent` | 69.8 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Median age | `median_age_years` | 40.4 years | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [13] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 5,052 people/km² | city | 2021-05-11 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | YPZ | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [14] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 74.7 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [14] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/newcomers/services/index.asp) — State Language Course · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · English, French · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Job Bank and public employment services](https://jobbank-guichetemplois.service.canada.ca/Resource_Sheet/Resource_Sheet-What_is_Job_Bank-English.pdf) — Job Search, Migrant Support

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in New Westminster when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/publications/health-system-services/canada-health-act-annual-report-2024-2025/canada-health-act-annual-report-2024-2025.pdf)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Canada country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/canada/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data: 29,265 (100.0%)
- Americas: 3,020 (10.3%)
- Brazil: 540 (1.8%)
- Colombia: 220 (0.8%)
- El Salvador: 240 (0.8%)
- Guyana: 60 (0.2%)
- Haiti: 10 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 115 (0.4%)
- Mexico: 370 (1.3%)
- Peru: 65 (0.2%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 110 (0.4%)
- United States of America: 785 (2.7%)
- Other places of birth in Americas: 510 (1.7%)
- Europe: 5,830 (19.9%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 315 (1.1%)
- Croatia: 125 (0.4%)
- France: 95 (0.3%)
- Germany: 305 (1.0%)
- Greece: 50 (0.2%)
- Hungary: 110 (0.4%)
- Italy: 200 (0.7%)
- Netherlands: 125 (0.4%)
- Poland: 340 (1.2%)
- Portugal: 125 (0.4%)
- Romania: 580 (2.0%)
- Russian Federation: 400 (1.4%)
- Serbia: 355 (1.2%)
- Ukraine: 425 (1.5%)
- United Kingdom: 1,285 (4.4%)
- Other places of birth in Europe: 985 (3.4%)
- Africa: 1,865 (6.4%)
- Algeria: 0 (0.0%)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 35 (0.1%)
- Egypt: 80 (0.3%)
- Eritrea: 480 (1.6%)
- Ethiopia: 290 (1.0%)
- Morocco: 80 (0.3%)
- Nigeria: 80 (0.3%)
- Somalia: 25 (0.1%)
- South Africa, Republic of: 200 (0.7%)
- Other places of birth in Africa: 590 (2.0%)
- Asia: 17,845 (61.0%)
- Afghanistan: 270 (0.9%)
- Iran: 470 (1.6%)
- Iraq: 215 (0.7%)
- Lebanon: 65 (0.2%)
- Syria: 90 (0.3%)
- Turkey: 95 (0.3%)
- China: 2,880 (9.8%)
- Hong Kong: 1,250 (4.3%)
- Korea, South: 1,085 (3.7%)
- Taiwan: 725 (2.5%)
- Philippines: 5,050 (17.3%)
- Viet Nam: 435 (1.5%)
- Bangladesh: 75 (0.3%)
- India: 3,135 (10.7%)
- Pakistan: 170 (0.6%)
- Sri Lanka: 180 (0.6%)
- Other places of birth in Asia: 1,665 (5.7%)
- Oceania and other places of birth: 710 (2.4%)
- Population universe: Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/download-telecharger/comp/GetFile.cfm?Lang=E&FILETYPE=CSV&GEONO=003

### Citizenship

- Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data: 78,060 (100.0%)
- Canadian citizens: 65,700 (84.2%)
- Canadian citizens aged under 18: 10,635 (13.6%)
- Canadian citizens aged 18 and over: 55,065 (70.5%)
- Not Canadian citizens: 12,355 (15.8%)
- Population universe: Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/download-telecharger/comp/GetFile.cfm?Lang=E&FILETYPE=CSV&GEONO=003

### Language spoken at home

- Igbo: 0 (0.0%)
- Kinyarwanda (Rwanda): 0 (0.0%)
- Lingala: 0 (0.0%)
- Luba-Kasai: 0 (0.0%)
- Mòoré: 0 (0.0%)
- Mwani: 0 (0.0%)
- Ndebele: 0 (0.0%)
- Rundi (Kirundi): 0 (0.0%)
- Shona: 0 (0.0%)
- Soninke: 0 (0.0%)
- Sotho-Tswana languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Swahili: 5 (0.0%)
- Wojenaka: 0 (0.0%)
- Wolof: 0 (0.0%)
- Yoruba: 5 (0.0%)
- Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Nilo-Saharan languages: 5 (0.0%)
- Dinka: 5 (0.0%)
- Nuer: 0 (0.0%)
- Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- African, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Sign languages: 55 (0.1%)
- American Sign Language: 40 (0.1%)
- Quebec Sign Language: 0 (0.0%)
- Sign languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Sino-Tibetan languages: 3,905 (5.0%)
- Chinese languages: 3,860 (4.9%)
- Hakka: 15 (0.0%)
- Mandarin: 2,205 (2.8%)
- Min Dong: 0 (0.0%)
- Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese): 65 (0.1%)
- Wu (Shanghainese): 35 (0.0%)
- Yue (Cantonese): 1,520 (1.9%)
- Chinese, n.o.s.: 15 (0.0%)
- Chinese languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Tibeto-Burman languages: 40 (0.1%)
- Burmese: 5 (0.0%)
- Kuki-Chin languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Karenic languages: 0 (0.0%)
- S'gaw Karen: 0 (0.0%)
- Karenic languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Tibetan: 40 (0.1%)
- Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Tai-Kadai languages: 15 (0.0%)
- Lao: 0 (0.0%)
- Thai: 15 (0.0%)
- Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkic languages: 90 (0.1%)
- Azerbaijani: 10 (0.0%)
- Kazakh: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 65 (0.1%)
- Uyghur: 5 (0.0%)
- Uzbek: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkic languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Uralic languages: 75 (0.1%)
- Estonian: 0 (0.0%)
- Finnish: 0 (0.0%)
- Hungarian: 70 (0.1%)
- Other languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Multiple responses: 4,470 (5.7%)
- English and French: 110 (0.1%)
- English and non-official language(s): 4,205 (5.4%)
- French and non-official language(s): 5 (0.0%)
- English, French and non-official language(s): 25 (0.0%)
- Multiple non-official languages: 115 (0.1%)
- Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data: 78,270 (100.0%)
- Single responses: 73,800 (94.3%)
- Official languages: 57,590 (73.6%)
- English: 57,400 (73.3%)
- French: 190 (0.2%)
- Non-official languages: 16,210 (20.7%)
- Indigenous languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Algonquian languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Blackfoot: 0 (0.0%)
- Cree-Innu languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Atikamekw: 0 (0.0%)
- Cree languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Ililimowin (Moose Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree): 0 (0.0%)
- Cree, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Innu (Montagnais): 0 (0.0%)
- Naskapi: 0 (0.0%)
- Eastern Algonquian languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Mi'kmaq: 0 (0.0%)
- Wolastoqewi (Malecite): 0 (0.0%)
- Ojibway-Potawatomi languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Anicinabemowin (Algonquin): 0 (0.0%)
- Oji-Cree: 0 (0.0%)
- Ojibway languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa): 0 (0.0%)
- Daawaamwin (Odawa): 0 (0.0%)
- Saulteau (Western Ojibway): 0 (0.0%)
- Ojibway, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Algonquian languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Athabaskan languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Northern Athabaskan languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Dakelh (Carrier): 0 (0.0%)
- Dane-zaa (Beaver): 0 (0.0%)
- Dene, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Gwich'in: 0 (0.0%)
- Slavey-Hare languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey): 0 (0.0%)
- Satuotine Yati (North Slavey): 0 (0.0%)
- Slavey, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Tahltan languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Kaska (Nahani): 0 (0.0%)
- Tahltan: 0 (0.0%)
- Tlicho (Dogrib): 0 (0.0%)
- Tse'khene (Sekani): 0 (0.0%)
- Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin): 0 (0.0%)
- Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi): 0 (0.0%)
- Tutchone languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Northern Tutchone: 0 (0.0%)
- Southern Tutchone: 0 (0.0%)
- Tutchone, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Wetsuwet'en-Babine: 0 (0.0%)
- Tlingit: 0 (0.0%)
- Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Haida: 0 (0.0%)
- Inuktut (Inuit) languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun): 0 (0.0%)
- Inuinnaqtun: 0 (0.0%)
- Inuvialuktun: 0 (0.0%)
- Inuktitut: 0 (0.0%)
- Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Iroquoian languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Cayuga: 0 (0.0%)
- Mohawk: 0 (0.0%)
- Oneida: 0 (0.0%)
- Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Ktunaxa (Kutenai): 0 (0.0%)
- Michif: 0 (0.0%)
- Salish languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Halkomelem: 0 (0.0%)
- Lillooet: 0 (0.0%)
- Ntlakapamux (Thompson): 0 (0.0%)
- Secwepemctsin (Shuswap): 0 (0.0%)
- Squamish: 0 (0.0%)
- Straits: 0 (0.0%)
- Syilx (Okanagan): 0 (0.0%)
- Salish languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Siouan languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Assiniboine: 0 (0.0%)
- Dakota: 0 (0.0%)
- Stoney: 0 (0.0%)
- Siouan languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Tsimshian languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Gitxsan (Gitksan): 0 (0.0%)
- Nisga'a: 0 (0.0%)
- Tsimshian: 0 (0.0%)
- Wakashan languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Haisla: 0 (0.0%)
- Heiltsuk: 0 (0.0%)
- Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl): 0 (0.0%)
- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka): 0 (0.0%)
- Wakashan languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Indigenous languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Indigenous languages, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Non-Indigenous languages: 16,210 (20.7%)
- Afro-Asiatic languages: 900 (1.1%)
- Berber languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Kabyle: 0 (0.0%)
- Tamazight: 0 (0.0%)
- Berber languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Chadic languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Hausa: 0 (0.0%)
- Mina: 0 (0.0%)
- Coptic: 0 (0.0%)
- Cushitic languages: 25 (0.0%)
- Bilen: 5 (0.0%)
- Oromo: 10 (0.0%)
- Somali: 10 (0.0%)
- Cushitic languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Semitic languages: 870 (1.1%)
- Amharic: 135 (0.2%)
- Arabic: 360 (0.5%)
- Aramaic languages: 5 (0.0%)
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: 0 (0.0%)
- Chaldean Neo-Aramaic: 0 (0.0%)
- Aramaic, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Harari: 0 (0.0%)
- Hebrew: 15 (0.0%)
- Maltese: 0 (0.0%)
- Tigrigna: 360 (0.5%)
- Semitic languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Austro-Asiatic languages: 275 (0.4%)
- Khmer (Cambodian): 5 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 270 (0.3%)
- Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e: 0 (0.0%)
- Austronesian languages: 2,050 (2.6%)
- Bikol: 0 (0.0%)
- Bisaya, n.o.s.: 20 (0.0%)
- Cebuano: 60 (0.1%)
- Fijian: 5 (0.0%)
- Hiligaynon: 35 (0.0%)
- Ilocano: 85 (0.1%)
- Indonesian: 45 (0.1%)
- Kankanaey: 10 (0.0%)
- Kinaray-a: 0 (0.0%)
- Malagasy languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Merina: 0 (0.0%)
- Malagasy, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Malay: 0 (0.0%)
- Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango): 20 (0.0%)
- Pangasinan: 15 (0.0%)
- Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino): 1,745 (2.2%)
- Waray-Waray: 0 (0.0%)
- Austronesian languages, n.i.e.: 5 (0.0%)
- Creole languages: 10 (0.0%)
- Haitian Creole: 0 (0.0%)
- Jamaican English Creole: 0 (0.0%)
- Krio: 0 (0.0%)
- Morisyen: 5 (0.0%)
- Sango: 0 (0.0%)
- Creole, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Creole languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Dravidian languages: 250 (0.3%)
- Kannada: 5 (0.0%)
- Malayalam: 50 (0.1%)
- Tamil: 135 (0.2%)
- Telugu: 55 (0.1%)
- Tulu: 0 (0.0%)
- Dravidian languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Georgian: 0 (0.0%)
- Hmong-Mien languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Indo-European languages: 7,305 (9.3%)
- Albanian: 30 (0.0%)
- Armenian: 15 (0.0%)
- Balto-Slavic languages: 1,505 (1.9%)
- Baltic languages: 5 (0.0%)
- Latvian: 0 (0.0%)
- Lithuanian: 5 (0.0%)
- Slavic languages: 1,500 (1.9%)
- Belarusian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 65 (0.1%)
- Czech: 15 (0.0%)
- Macedonian: 5 (0.0%)
- Polish: 150 (0.2%)
- Russian: 655 (0.8%)
- Rusyn: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbo-Croatian: 490 (0.6%)
- Bosnian: 40 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 60 (0.1%)
- Serbian: 380 (0.5%)
- Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.: 10 (0.0%)
- Slovak: 40 (0.1%)
- Slovene (Slovenian): 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 75 (0.1%)
- Slavic languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Celtic languages: 5 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Scottish Gaelic: 0 (0.0%)
- Welsh: 5 (0.0%)
- Celtic languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Germanic languages: 50 (0.1%)
- Frisian: 0 (0.0%)
- High German languages: 25 (0.0%)
- German: 20 (0.0%)
- Pennsylvania German: 0 (0.0%)
- Swiss German: 0 (0.0%)
- Yiddish: 0 (0.0%)
- Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages: 25 (0.0%)
- Afrikaans: 15 (0.0%)
- Dutch: 10 (0.0%)
- Low German, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Low Saxon: 0 (0.0%)
- Plautdietsch: 0 (0.0%)
- Vlaams (Flemish): 0 (0.0%)
- Scandinavian languages: 5 (0.0%)
- Danish: 0 (0.0%)
- Icelandic: 0 (0.0%)
- Norwegian: 0 (0.0%)
- Swedish: 5 (0.0%)
- Germanic languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 30 (0.0%)
- Indo-Iranian languages: 3,245 (4.1%)
- Indo-Aryan languages: 2,555 (3.3%)
- Assamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Bengali: 95 (0.1%)
- Gujarati: 75 (0.1%)
- Hindi: 395 (0.5%)
- Kacchi: 10 (0.0%)
- Kashmiri: 0 (0.0%)
- Konkani: 0 (0.0%)
- Marathi: 35 (0.0%)
- Nepali: 25 (0.0%)
- Oriya languages: 0 (0.0%)
- Odia: 0 (0.0%)
- Oriya, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Punjabi (Panjabi): 1,825 (2.3%)
- Rohingya: 0 (0.0%)
- Sindhi: 0 (0.0%)
- Sinhala (Sinhalese): 15 (0.0%)
- Urdu: 55 (0.1%)
- Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.: 10 (0.0%)
- Iranian languages: 695 (0.9%)
- Baluchi: 5 (0.0%)
- Kurdish: 60 (0.1%)
- Parsi: 0 (0.0%)
- Pashto: 40 (0.1%)
- Persian languages: 580 (0.7%)
- Dari: 200 (0.3%)
- Iranian Persian: 320 (0.4%)
- Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.: 60 (0.1%)
- Iranian languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Italic (Romance) languages: 2,435 (3.1%)
- Catalan: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 45 (0.1%)
- Portuguese: 1,005 (1.3%)
- Romanian: 340 (0.4%)
- Spanish: 1,040 (1.3%)
- Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Indo-European languages, n.i.e.: 0 (0.0%)
- Japanese: 240 (0.3%)
- Korean: 990 (1.3%)
- Mongolian: 0 (0.0%)
- Niger-Congo languages: 40 (0.1%)
- Akan (Twi): 15 (0.0%)
- Bamanankan: 0 (0.0%)
- Edo: 0 (0.0%)
- Éwé: 0 (0.0%)
- Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde): 0 (0.0%)
- Ga: 0 (0.0%)
- Ganda: 0 (0.0%)
- Gikuyu: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/download-telecharger/comp/GetFile.cfm?Lang=E&FILETYPE=CSV&GEONO=003

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data: 78,060 (100.0%)
- Canadian: 5,540 (7.1%)
- English: 12,705 (16.3%)
- Irish: 9,065 (11.6%)
- Scottish: 10,815 (13.9%)
- French, n.o.s.: 4,045 (5.2%)
- German: 6,325 (8.1%)
- Chinese: 8,275 (10.6%)
- Italian: 2,730 (3.5%)
- Indian (India): 4,890 (6.3%)
- Ukrainian: 3,280 (4.2%)
- Dutch: 1,980 (2.5%)
- Polish: 2,365 (3.0%)
- Québécois: 80 (0.1%)
- British Isles, n.o.s.: 2,340 (3.0%)
- Filipino: 6,265 (8.0%)
- French Canadian: 655 (0.8%)
- Caucasian (White), n.o.s.: 1,025 (1.3%)
- First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.: 825 (1.1%)
- Métis: 980 (1.3%)
- European, n.o.s.: 1,175 (1.5%)
- Russian: 2,090 (2.7%)
- Norwegian: 1,835 (2.4%)
- Welsh: 1,355 (1.7%)
- Portuguese: 885 (1.1%)
- American: 1,000 (1.3%)
- Spanish: 1,425 (1.8%)
- Swedish: 1,165 (1.5%)
- Hungarian: 810 (1.0%)
- Acadian: 105 (0.1%)
- Pakistani: 185 (0.2%)
- African, n.o.s.: 705 (0.9%)
- Jewish: 540 (0.7%)
- Punjabi: 1,310 (1.7%)
- Vietnamese: 905 (1.2%)
- Arab, n.o.s.: 335 (0.4%)
- Greek: 405 (0.5%)
- Jamaican: 235 (0.3%)
- Asian, n.o.s.: 1,060 (1.4%)
- Cree, n.o.s.: 280 (0.4%)
- Korean: 1,585 (2.0%)
- Romanian: 845 (1.1%)
- Lebanese: 180 (0.2%)
- Iranian: 525 (0.7%)
- Christian, n.i.e.: 250 (0.3%)
- Danish: 530 (0.7%)
- North American Indigenous, n.o.s.: 225 (0.3%)
- Sikh: 885 (1.1%)
- Austrian: 650 (0.8%)
- Belgian: 265 (0.3%)
- Haitian: 10 (0.0%)
- Hindu: 315 (0.4%)
- Mexican: 770 (1.0%)
- Mennonite: 230 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 305 (0.4%)
- Finnish: 490 (0.6%)
- Sri Lankan: 180 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 355 (0.5%)
- Japanese: 1,275 (1.6%)
- South Asian, n.o.s.: 505 (0.6%)
- Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.: 25 (0.0%)
- Northern European, n.o.s.: 410 (0.5%)
- Muslim: 190 (0.2%)
- Egyptian: 170 (0.2%)
- Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.: 470 (0.6%)
- Tamil: 175 (0.2%)
- Icelandic: 435 (0.6%)
- Colombian: 290 (0.4%)
- Moroccan: 20 (0.0%)
- Czech: 430 (0.6%)
- Syrian: 60 (0.1%)
- Guyanese: 40 (0.1%)
- Afghan: 345 (0.4%)
- Black, n.o.s.: 190 (0.2%)
- Serbian: 830 (1.1%)
- Ojibway: 80 (0.1%)
- Newfoundlander: 45 (0.1%)
- Hong Konger: 555 (0.7%)
- Ontarian: 40 (0.1%)
- Persian: 260 (0.3%)
- Trinidadian/Tobagonian: 125 (0.2%)
- Turkish: 245 (0.3%)
- Inuit, n.o.s.: 60 (0.1%)
- Bangladeshi: 85 (0.1%)
- Algerian: 0 (0.0%)
- Brazilian: 800 (1.0%)
- Nigerian: 100 (0.1%)
- Armenian: 95 (0.1%)
- Slovak: 290 (0.4%)
- Eastern European, n.o.s.: 200 (0.3%)
- Somali: 50 (0.1%)
- Taiwanese: 830 (1.1%)
- Iraqi: 115 (0.1%)
- Salvadorean: 255 (0.3%)
- African Caribbean: 30 (0.0%)
- East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.: 255 (0.3%)
- West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.: 100 (0.1%)
- Caribbean, n.o.s.: 95 (0.1%)
- Algonquin: 20 (0.0%)
- West Indian, n.o.s.: 35 (0.0%)
- Lithuanian: 75 (0.1%)
- South African: 145 (0.2%)
- Australian: 260 (0.3%)
- Palestinian: 85 (0.1%)
- Chilean: 135 (0.2%)
- Congolese: 20 (0.0%)
- Nova Scotian: 30 (0.0%)
- Ethiopian: 260 (0.3%)
- Hispanic, n.o.s.: 170 (0.2%)
- Peruvian: 100 (0.1%)
- Yoruba: 45 (0.1%)
- Cambodian (Khmer): 40 (0.1%)
- Berber: 20 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 105 (0.1%)
- Maltese: 40 (0.1%)
- Macedonian: 55 (0.1%)
- Slovenian: 80 (0.1%)
- Western European, n.o.s.: 130 (0.2%)
- New Brunswicker: 0 (0.0%)
- Gujarati: 30 (0.0%)
- Eritrean: 355 (0.5%)
- African Canadian: 60 (0.1%)
- Israeli: 75 (0.1%)
- Mohawk: 30 (0.0%)
- Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.: 75 (0.1%)
- Bulgarian: 190 (0.2%)
- Albertan: 45 (0.1%)
- Ghanaian: 45 (0.1%)
- Barbadian: 50 (0.1%)
- African American: 40 (0.1%)
- Yugoslavian, n.o.s.: 50 (0.1%)
- Tunisian: 15 (0.0%)
- Slavic, n.o.s.: 220 (0.3%)
- Cuban: 70 (0.1%)
- Bosnian: 250 (0.3%)
- Venezuelan: 75 (0.1%)
- Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Latvian: 85 (0.1%)
- Bengali: 65 (0.1%)
- Cameroonian: 15 (0.0%)
- Guatemalan: 115 (0.1%)
- Indonesian: 295 (0.4%)
- Laotian: 50 (0.1%)
- Ilocano: 145 (0.2%)
- Northern Irish: 90 (0.1%)
- Celtic, n.o.s.: 125 (0.2%)
- British Columbian: 255 (0.3%)
- Ecuadorian: 20 (0.0%)
- Franco Ontarian: 15 (0.0%)
- Argentinian: 55 (0.1%)
- Estonian: 60 (0.1%)
- Kurdish: 105 (0.1%)
- Fijian: 360 (0.5%)
- Jatt: 130 (0.2%)
- North American, n.o.s.: 55 (0.1%)
- Coptic: 20 (0.0%)
- Thai: 120 (0.2%)
- Dominican: 30 (0.0%)
- Nepali: 45 (0.1%)
- Kabyle: 0 (0.0%)
- Assyrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Igbo: 25 (0.0%)
- Byelorussian: 85 (0.1%)
- Dene, n.o.s.: 20 (0.0%)
- Blackfoot, n.o.s.: 30 (0.0%)
- Abenaki: 0 (0.0%)
- Moldovan: 40 (0.1%)
- Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.: 35 (0.0%)
- New Zealander: 45 (0.1%)
- Sudanese: 30 (0.0%)
- Breton: 0 (0.0%)
- Pennsylvania Dutch: 20 (0.0%)
- Malaysian: 170 (0.2%)
- Plains Cree: 0 (0.0%)
- North African, n.o.s.: 15 (0.0%)
- Huron (Wendat): 10 (0.0%)
- Saskatchewanian: 45 (0.1%)
- Buddhist: 30 (0.0%)
- Gaspesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Norman: 15 (0.0%)
- Southern or East African, n.o.s.: 70 (0.1%)
- Ivorian: 0 (0.0%)
- Saulteaux: 0 (0.0%)
- Anishinaabe, n.o.s.: 45 (0.1%)
- Burundian: 25 (0.0%)
- Tigrinya: 245 (0.3%)
- Nicaraguan: 75 (0.1%)
- Mauritian: 20 (0.0%)
- Kenyan: 40 (0.1%)
- Oji-Cree: 0 (0.0%)
- Vincentian: 25 (0.0%)
- Jordanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Manitoban: 25 (0.0%)
- Cape Bretoner: 0 (0.0%)
- Rwandan: 0 (0.0%)
- Grenadian: 0 (0.0%)
- Malayali: 10 (0.0%)
- Chaldean: 0 (0.0%)
- Sinhalese: 35 (0.0%)
- Mayan: 75 (0.1%)
- Honduran: 30 (0.0%)
- Cherokee: 40 (0.1%)
- Qalipu Mi'kmaq: 0 (0.0%)
- Indo-Caribbean: 0 (0.0%)
- Flemish: 10 (0.0%)
- United Empire Loyalist: 20 (0.0%)
- Senegalese: 0 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijani: 90 (0.1%)
- Sicilian: 0 (0.0%)
- Pashtun: 40 (0.1%)
- Malay: 140 (0.2%)
- Goan: 15 (0.0%)
- Bantu, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Tibetan: 135 (0.2%)
- Zimbabwean: 40 (0.1%)
- Burmese: 55 (0.1%)
- Mongolian: 60 (0.1%)
- Azorean: 0 (0.0%)
- Atikamekw: 0 (0.0%)
- Bamileke: 0 (0.0%)
- Indo-Guyanese: 0 (0.0%)
- Ugandan: 75 (0.1%)
- Oromo: 75 (0.1%)
- Tanzanian: 20 (0.0%)
- Yemeni: 0 (0.0%)
- Central African: 0 (0.0%)
- Libyan: 0 (0.0%)
- Basque: 25 (0.0%)
- Uruguayan: 10 (0.0%)
- Akan, n.o.s.: 0 (0.0%)
- Central or West African, n.o.s.: 35 (0.0%)
- Igorot: 60 (0.1%)
- Fulani: 0 (0.0%)
- Woodland Cree: 0 (0.0%)
- Guinean: 0 (0.0%)
- St. Lucian: 0 (0.0%)
- Prince Edward Islander: 0 (0.0%)
- Maliseet: 0 (0.0%)
- Beninese: 0 (0.0%)
- Telugu: 50 (0.1%)
- Roma: 25 (0.0%)
- Costa Rican: 50 (0.1%)
- African Nova Scotian: 0 (0.0%)
- Malagasy: 0 (0.0%)
- Kashmiri: 15 (0.0%)
- Singaporean: 125 (0.2%)
- Karen: 0 (0.0%)
- Edo: 0 (0.0%)
- Tajik: 45 (0.1%)
- Amhara: 40 (0.1%)
- Paraguayan: 10 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/download-telecharger/comp/GetFile.cfm?Lang=E&FILETYPE=CSV&GEONO=003

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## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). New Westminster, Canada: rent, salary, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/new-westminster/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_new-westminster-canada-rent-salary-jobs-air-quality_0ee6743f950d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {New Westminster, Canada: rent, salary, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/new-westminster/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[New Westminster, Canada: rent, salary, jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/new-westminster/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/new-westminster/
- Title: New Westminster, Canada: rent, salary, jobs, air quality
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/new-westminster/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/new-westminster.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ca/new-westminster.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ca/new-westminster
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json