Burnaby Central

Not to be confused with Burnaby Central Secondary School.

Burnaby Central

British Columbia electoral district
Boundaries relative to other Lower Mainland ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2023
First contested	2025
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]	120,734
Census division(s)	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Burnaby

Burnaby Central is a future federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.^[2]

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will replace Burnaby South.^[3]

• Gains the Sullivan Heights area as far west as Arden Avenue from Burnaby North—Seymour.
• Gains the part of Burnaby west of Canada Way and north of the Kingsway from New Westminster—Burnaby
• Loses all of Burnaby south of both Imperial Street and Kingsway to Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

Languages: 41.4% English, 14.5% Mandarin, 10.5% Cantonese, 3.8% Korean, 3.2% Tagalog, 2.7% Farsi, 2.3% Spanish, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.5% Serbo-Croatian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.3% Russian, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% French

Religions: 48.1% No religion, 34.2% Christian (14.5% Catholic, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Anglican, 1.0% United Church, 14.8% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 3.8% Buddhist, 3.6% Hindu, 2.1% Sikh

Median income: $37,200 (2020)

Average income: $49,680 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Burnaby Central (2021)

Panethnic group	2021
	Pop.	%
East Asian[a]	47,525	39.6%
European[b]	32,760	27.3%
South Asian	11,660	9.72%
Southeast Asian[c]	11,070	9.22%
Middle Eastern[d]	5,235	4.36%
Latin American	3,275	2.73%
African	2,675	2.23%
Indigenous	2,010	1.67%
Other/multiracial[e]	3,805	3.17%
Total responses	120,020	99.39%
Total population	120,755	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Burnaby Central Riding created from Burnaby North—Seymour, Burnaby South, and New Westminster—Burnaby

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	15,921	39.78
	Liberal	12,507	31.25
	Conservative	8,868	22.16
	People's	1,353	3.38
	Green	1,168	2.92
	Others	210	0.52

References

1. "Burnaby Central – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
2. "Burnaby could have five electoral districts during next provincial election". Burnaby Now. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
3. Beacon, Burnaby. "Proposed changes to federal ridings see less fragmentation for Burnaby". Burnaby Beacon. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
4. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Burnaby Central [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes

1. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
2. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.