The 2006 census was released today and I've sorted through it to find out how the lower mainland is looking. Enjoy.
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
Population 2006: 2,116,581
Population 2001: 1,986,965
Change: 6.5% (129,616 ppl/25,923 avg per year)
Pop density: 736 persons per sq km
City of Vancouver
Population 2006: 578,041
Population 2001: 545,671
Change: 5.9% (32,370 ppl/6,474 avg per year)
Pop density: 5,039 persons per sq km
City of Surrey
Population 2006: 394,976
Population 2001: 347,820
Change: 13.6% (47,156 ppl/9,431 avg per year)
Pop density: 1,245 persons per sq km
City of Burnaby
Population 2006: 202,799
Population 2001: 193,954
Change: 4.6% (8,845 ppl/1,769 avg per year)
Pop density: 2,275 persons per sq km
City of Richmond
Population 2006: 174,461
Population 2001: 164,345
Change: 6.2% (10,116 ppl/2,023 avg per year)
Pop density: 1,355 persons per sq km
City of Abbotsford
Population 2006: 123,864
Population 2001: 115,494
Change: 7.2% (8,370 ppl/1,674 avg per year)
Pop density: 345 persons per sq km
City of Coquitlam
Population 2006: 114,565
Population 2001: 112,890
Change: 1.5% (1,675 ppl/335 avg per year)
Pop density: 942 persons per sq km
Municipality of Delta
Population 2006: 96,723
Population 2001: 96,950
Change: -0.2% (-227 ppl/-45 avg per year)
Pop density: 527 persons per sq km
Municipality of Langley
Population 2006: 93,726
Population 2001: 86,896
Change: 7.9% (6,830 ppl/1,366 avg per year)
Pop density: 305 persons per sq km
District of North Vancouver
Population 2006: 82,562
Population 2001: 82,310
Change: 0.3% (252 ppl/50 avg per year)
Pop density: 514 persons per sq km
City of White Rock
Population 2006: 73,006
Population 2001: 66,391
Change: 10.0% (6,615 ppl/1,323 avg per year)
Pop density: 3,633 persons per sq km
Municipality of Maple Ridge
Population 2006: 68,949
Population 2001: 63,169
Change: 9.2% (5,780 ppl/1,156 avg per year)
Pop density: 259 persons per sq km
City of New Westminster
Population 2006: 58,549
Population 2001: 54,656
Change: 7.1% (3,893 ppl/779 avg per year)
Pop density: 3,800 persons per sq km
City of Port Coquitlam
Population 2006: 52,687
Population 2001: 51,257
Change: 2.8% (1,430 ppl/286 avg per year)
Pop density: 1,826 persons per sq km
City of North Vancouver
Population 2006: 45,165
Population 2001: 44,092
Change: 2.4% (1,073 ppl/215 avg per year)
Pop density: 3,812 persons per sq km
Municipality of West Vancouver
Population 2006: 42,131
Population 2001: 41,421
Change: 1.7% (710 ppl/142 avg per year)
Pop density: 484 persons per sq km
Municipality of Mission
Population 2006: 34,505
Population 2001: 31,272
Change: 10.3% (3,233 ppl/647 avg per year)
Pop density: 153 persons per sq km
City of Langley
Population 2006: 23,606
Population 2001: 23,643
Change: -0.2% (-37 ppl/-7 avg per year)
Pop density: 2,309 persons per sq km
Municipality of Pitt Meadows
Population 2006: 15,623
Population 2001: 14,670
Change: 6.5% (953 ppl/191 avg per year)
Pop density: 183 persons per sq km
Bowen Island Municipality
Population 2006: 3,362
Population 2001: 2,957
Change: 13.7% (405 pp/81 avg per year)
Pop density: 67 persons per sq km
Village of Anmore
Population 2006: 1,785
Population 2001: 1,344
Change: 32.8% (441 ppl/88 avg per year)
Pop density: 1,429 persons per sq km
Village of Lions Bay
Population 2006: 1,328
Population 2001: 1,379
Change: -3.7% (-51 ppl/-10 avg per year)
Pop density: 521 persons per sq km
Village of Belcarra
Population 2006: 676
Population 2001: 682
Change: -0.9% (-6 ppl/ -1 avg per year)
Pop density: 124 persons per sq km