Editing Surrey, British Columbia (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
| type  = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<ref name="1991census">{{Cite web |title=Population Estimates |url=http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/StatisticsBySubject/Demography/PopulationEstimates.aspx |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=Province of British Columbia |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811224942/http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/Demography/PopulationEstimates.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (British Columbia) |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=Statistics Canada |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082306/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2007 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia) |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=Statistics Canada |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017001357/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2014 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=Statistics Canada |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722143610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2021census" />
| 1921|5814
| 1931|8388
| 1941|14840
| 1951|33670
| 1956|49366
| 1961|70838
| 1966|81826
| 1971|98601
| 1976|116497
| 1981|147138
| 1986|181447
| 1991|245173
| [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|304477
| [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|347825
| [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|394976
| [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|468251
| [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|517887 
| [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|568322
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Surrey had a population of 568,322 living in 185,671 of its 195,098 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:568322-517887}}|517887|1}} from its 2016 population of 517,887. With a land area of {{cvt|316.11|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|568322|316.11|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="2021census" />

Surrey is the 11th largest city in Canada, and is also the fifth-largest city in Western Canada (after [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], [[Winnipeg]] and [[Vancouver]]). Surrey forms an integral part of Metro Vancouver as it is the largest city in the region by land area, albeit while also serving as the secondary economic core of the metropolitan area. When combined with the City of Vancouver, both cities account for nearly 50 percent of the region's population. In recent years, a rapidly expanding urban core in [[Whalley, Surrey|Downtown Surrey]], located in [[Whalley, Surrey|Whalley]] has transformed the area into the secondary downtown core in [[Metro Vancouver]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=British Columbia's Second City |newspaper=Bloomberg |date=February 16, 2012 |url=https://www.citylab.com/life/2012/02/british-columbias-second-city/1250/ |access-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110160114/https://www.citylab.com/life/2012/02/british-columbias-second-city/1250/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Surrey: The city's not-so-secret weapon |url=https://vancouversun.com/technology/surrey+city+secret+weapon/8069958/story.html |accessdate=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909222927/http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/surrey+city+secret+weapon/8069958/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
Within the City of Surrey itself feature many neighbourhoods including City Centre, Whalley, [[Newton, Surrey|Newton]], [[Guildford, British Columbia|Guildford]], [[Fleetwood, Surrey|Fleetwood]], [[Cloverdale, Surrey|Cloverdale]] and [[South Surrey]]. Each neighbourhood is unique and includes ethnically diverse populations. While Europeans and South Asians can be found in large numbers across the city, areas which house a large proportion of the former include South Surrey (72 percent) and Cloverdale (69 percent), with Newton (58 percent) and Whalley (51 percent) being home to large numbers of the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Surrey |url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022000348/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cloverdale |url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Cloverdale.pdf |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083227/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Cloverdale.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Newton |url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Newton.pdf |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083017/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Newton.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Whalley |url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Whalley.pdf |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021215423/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Whalley.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Immigration to Surrey has drastically increased since the 1980s; this has created a more ethnically and linguistically diverse city. 52 percent do not speak English as their first language, while approximately 38 percent of the city's inhabitants are of [[South Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver|South Asian]] heritage. Beginning in the 1990s, an influx of South Asians began moving to the city from the [[Punjabi Market, Vancouver|Punjabi Market]] neighbourhood of South Vancouver due to rising housing costs and rapidly increasing rent costs for businesses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/News/surrey/change-in-the-air-at-the-punjabi-market-as-businesses-depart-for-surrey?r |title=Change in the air at the Punjabi Market as businesses depart for Surrey |date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802230604/https://vancouversun.com/News/surrey/change-in-the-air-at-the-punjabi-market-as-businesses-depart-for-surrey?r |url-status=live }}</ref> The outflow of these residents combined with increased immigration from the [[South Asia|Indian Subcontinent]] therefore established in Surrey one of the largest concentrations of South Asian residents in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mapping Ethnicity Part One: South Asia In Surrey |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Mapping+ethnicity+Part+South+Asia+Surrey/5547648/story.html |accessdate=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016021700/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Mapping+ethnicity+Part+South+Asia+Surrey/5547648/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Other significant groups which reside in the city include [[East Asian Canadians|East Asians]]{{efn|name=EastAsian}} (10.9 percent) and Southeast Asians{{efn|name=SoutheastAsian}} (9.7 percent).<ref name="SurreyCityMinority2021" /> Forming nearly 2.3 percent of the total population, the [[Black Canadians|Black]] community of Surrey is small, though the city is home to the largest Black population in British Columbia;{{cn|reason=cited source does not compare to other BC cities|date=April 2024}} roughly 21 percent of the entire Black population of the province resides in Surrey.<ref name="SurreyCityMinority2021" /> Similar to most cities across English-speaking Canada, a large majority (64 percent) of Surrey residents of [[European Canadians|European]] heritage can trace their roots to the [[British Isles]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic+origin&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census – Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] |first=Statistics Canada |last=Government of Canada |date=February 8, 2017 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |accessdate=December 28, 2021 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229003921/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic+origin&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{More information|Demographics of Metro Vancouver#Historic trends}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable "
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Surrey (2001–2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="indigenous2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810026601 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027012129/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810026601 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SurreyCityMinority2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Surrey, City (CY) British Columbia [Census subdivision] Visible minority |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00055915004&HEADERlist=30&SearchText=surrey |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027064057/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00055915004&HEADERlist=30&SearchText=surrey |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="indigenous2016">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=June 17, 2019 |title=Aboriginal Identity (9), Age (20), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census – 25% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110511&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=122&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926132326/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110511&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=122&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SurreyCityMinority2016">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Greater Vancouver, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia Visible Minority |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=CD&Code2=5915&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007001310/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=CD&Code2=5915&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="indigenous2011">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=January 23, 2019 |title=2011 National Household Survey: Data tables Aboriginal Identity (8), Age Groups (20), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census divisions and Census subdivisions, 2011 National Household Survey |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=107504&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=94&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006094011/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=107504&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=94&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SurreyCityMinority2011">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=November 27, 2015 |title=NHS Profile, Surrey, CY, British Columbia, 2011 Visible Minority |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Visible%20minority&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007001312/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Visible%20minority&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="SurreyCity2006">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=August 20, 2019 |title=2006 Community Profiles Surrey British Columbia (City) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007001315/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="SurreyCity2001">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=July 2, 2019 |title=2001 Community Profiles Surrey British Columbia (City) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007001312/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 212,680
| {{Percentage | 212680 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 168,040
| {{Percentage | 168040 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 142,445
| {{Percentage | 142445 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 107,810
| {{Percentage | 107810 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 75,680
| {{Percentage | 75680 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 173,155
| {{Percentage | 173155 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 198,835
| {{Percentage | 198835 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 208,625
| {{Percentage | 208625 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 203,815
| {{Percentage | 203815 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 211,870
| {{Percentage | 211870 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 61,360
| {{Percentage | 61360 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 52,025
| {{Percentage | 52025 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 39,270
| {{Percentage | 39270 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 29,965
| {{Percentage | 29965 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 23,600
| {{Percentage | 23600 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 54,635
| {{Percentage | 54635 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 44,875
| {{Percentage | 44875 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 39,560
| {{Percentage | 39560 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 25,795
| {{Percentage | 25795 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 16,440
| {{Percentage | 16440 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 12,870
| {{Percentage | 12870 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 9,455
| {{Percentage | 9455 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 6,150
| {{Percentage | 6150 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 5,015
| {{Percentage | 5015 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 3,810
| {{Percentage | 3810 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 12,620
| {{Percentage | 12620 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 9,485
| {{Percentage | 9485 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 5,615
| {{Percentage | 5615 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 3,595
| {{Percentage | 3595 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 2,300
| {{Percentage | 2300 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 12,175
| {{Percentage | 12175 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 13,460
| {{Percentage | 13460 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 10,955
| {{Percentage | 10955 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 7,630
| {{Percentage | 7630 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 6,895
| {{Percentage | 6895 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 8,830
| {{Percentage | 8830 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 7,065
| {{Percentage | 7065 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 5,340
| {{Percentage | 5340 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 3,785
| {{Percentage | 3785 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 3,315
| {{Percentage | 3315 | 345780 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 14,240
| {{Percentage | 14240 | 562565 | 2 }}
| 8,315
| {{Percentage | 8315 | 511540 | 2 }}
| 5,385
| {{Percentage | 5385 | 463340 | 2 }}
| 5,050
| {{Percentage | 5050 | 392450 | 2 }}
| 1,880
| {{Percentage | 1880 | 345780 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total responses
! 562,565
! {{Percentage | 562565 | 568322 | 2 }}
! 511,540
! {{Percentage | 511540 | 517887 | 2 }}
! 463,340
! {{Percentage | 463340 | 468251 | 2 }}
! 392,450
! {{Percentage | 392450 | 394976 | 2 }}
! 345,780
! {{Percentage | 345780 | 347825 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 568,322
! {{Percentage | 568322 | 568322 | 2 }}
! 517,887
! {{Percentage | 517887 | 517887 | 2 }}
! 468,251
! {{Percentage | 468251 | 468251 | 2 }}
! 394,976
! {{Percentage | 394976 | 394976 | 2 }}
! 347,825
! {{Percentage | 347825 | 347825 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Religion ===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Surrey (2021)<ref name="SurreyCityReligion2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Surrey, City (CY) British Columbia [Census subdivision] Religion |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00055915004&HEADERlist=32&SearchText=surrey |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027072924/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00055915004&HEADERlist=32&SearchText=surrey |url-status=live }}</ref>
|label1 = [[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]]
|value1 = 30.2
|color1 = dodgerblue
|label2 = [[Irreligion in Canada|No religion]]
|value2 = 28.8
|color2 = honeydew
|label3 = [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]]
|value3 = 27.4
|color3 = #e9ce1e
|label4 = [[Islam in Canada|Islam]]
|value4 = 5.5
|color4 = green
|label5 = [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]]
|value5 = 5.4
|color5 = coral
|label6 = [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]]
|value6 = 1.9
|color6 = yellow
|label7 = [[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]]
|value7 = 0.2
|color7 = aqua
|label8 = [[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous]]
|value8 = 0.1
|color8 = deeppink
|label9 = Other religions
|value9 = 0.5
|color9 = darkorchid
}}

Proportionally, Surrey has the largest Sikh population percentage (27.4 percent) out of all subdivisions in Canada. 

[[2021 Canadian census|As of 2021]], the top five most reported religious affiliations in Surrey were [[Christianity]] (170,115 or 30.2 percent), [[Irreligion]] (161,860 or 28.6 percent), [[Sikhism]] (154,415 or 27.4 percent), [[Islam]] (31,095 or 5.5 percent), and [[Hinduism]] (30,455 or 5.4 percent).<ref name="SurreyCityReligion2021" />

=== Language ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Languages with over 2,500 speakers<ref name="2021census" />
|- style="background:darkGrey;"
! Mother tongue
! Population
! Percentage
|-
| English
| 243,510
| 43.2%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 128,305
| 22.7%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| 28,080
| 5.0%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| 18,640
| 3.3%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| 14,540
| 2.6%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
| 8,690
| 1.5%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Cantonese]]
| 8,165
| 1.4%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| 7,565
| 1.3%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| 6,860
| 1.2%
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
| [[Arabic]]
| 6,135
| 1.1%
|-
|[[Urdu]]
|5,820
|1.0%
|-
|[[Persian language|Persian]] (including [[Dari]])
|3,115
|0.6%
|-
|[[French language|French]]
|2,910
|0.5%
|-
|[[German language|German]]
|2,860
|0.5%
|}
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=== Economic indicators ===

As of 2010, Surrey had the highest median family income of {{CAD|78,283|link=yes}}, while the BC provincial median was $71,660, and the national median was $74,540. The average family income was $85,765.<ref name="StatsCan">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=NHS Profile, Surrey, CY, British Columbia, 2011 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=February 14, 2015 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609063641/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915004&Data=Count&SearchText=Surrey&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> South Surrey area had the highest average household income of all six town centres in Surrey, with an average of $86,824 as of 2010. Median household income was also high at $62,960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Profile 2010 |url=http://www.surrey.ca/files/health_profile_south_surrey.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2015 |publisher=Fraser Health |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112055/http://www.surrey.ca/files/health_profile_south_surrey.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> South Surrey's neighbourhood of Rosemary Heights is the richest in Surrey and throughout the Metro Vancouver area, with a median income more than twice the regional average.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skelton |first=Chad |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Rosemary Heights in Surrey is richest place in Metro Vancouver |url=https://vancouversun.com/Rosemary+Heights+Surrey+richest+place+Metro+Vancouver/6236922/story.html |access-date=February 14, 2015 |website=Vancouver Sun |archive-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615112905/http://www.vancouversun.com/Rosemary+Heights+Surrey+richest+place+Metro+Vancouver/6236922/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of 2010, the median household income of Surrey was $67,702 (versus the national median of $76,437), where 29.4 percent of households in Surrey earned a household total income of $100,000 or more, which is above the national average of 25.9 percent.<ref name="StatsCan" /><ref name="National Survey">{{Cite web |title=National Survey |date=May 8, 2013 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=February 14, 2015 |publisher=StatsCan |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231181021/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Surrey aerial view.JPG|thumb|right|Partial view of Surrey from a plane]]