Surrey, British Columbia

Surrey is a Canadian City in the province of British Columbia (BC). It is one of the cities within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically, it is at the center of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC.

Demographics

As of 2001, the population of Surrey is approximately 347,825 (up from 304,477 in 1996), a 14.2% increase. In 2004, the City of Surrey estimated that the city's population officially reached approximately 400,000.

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127,015+ people are members of visible minorities, with around 114,000 of these being immigrants.

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Racial Profile

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• 63.7% White
• 21.8% South Asian
• 4.7% Chinese
• 2.9% Filipino

Religious Profile

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• 27.0% Protestant
• 16.2% Roman Catholic
• 16.2% Sikh
• 6.4% other Christian
• 2.9% Muslim
• 2.8% Hindu