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Population & Growth Statistics
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
The following illustrates the distribution of the City population within each of our six
communities, showing the communities of Cloverdale, North Surrey (in particular the
City Centre area), and South Surrey as being the fastest growing communities with
projected growth rates greater than the City’s average rate.
Surrey's population at the end of 2016
comprised approximately 20.2% of the population of Metro Vancouver. Over the next
five years, this will rise to 20.8%, as Surrey's share of regional population growth in this
time period is expected to be between 28-29%.
This expected growth is consistent with Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy
estimates for Surrey's growth rate, and is slightly lower than the growth rate
experienced in Surrey over the past decade. This level of growth is considered to be
robust, but manageable. The following chart shows Surrey’s growth for the period of
2011—2016 based on Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census compared to Vancouver, Metro
Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada.
Source: City of Surrey Planning & Development Department
Source: Statistics Canada. 2017. Census Profile. 2016 Census.
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