Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 7, Census division (CD) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Division No. 7 was $57,183, a change of 24.7% from $45,846 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Division No. 7 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Division No. 7 and its census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Division No. 7 | 14,010 | 14,570 | 4.0 | 45,846 | 57,183 | 24.7 |
Clarenville (Town) | 2,045 | 2,500 | 22.2 | 62,070 | 76,032 | 22.5 |
Elliston (Town) | ... | 145 | ... | ... | 43,520 | ... |
Port Blandford (Town) | ... | 265 | ... | ... | 65,408 | ... |
New-Wes-Valley (Town) | ... | 910 | ... | ... | 64,973 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. F (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 395 | ... | ... | 46,720 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. J (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 215 | ... | ... | 47,616 | ... |
Hare Bay (Town) | ... | 400 | ... | ... | 49,792 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. G (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 160 | ... | ... | 44,800 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. E (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 1,155 | ... | ... | 54,477 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. M (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 885 | ... | ... | 62,272 | ... |
Centreville-Wareham-Trinity (Town) | ... | 490 | ... | ... | 48,000 | ... |
Eastport (Town) | ... | 235 | ... | ... | 50,176 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. K (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 530 | ... | ... | 57,600 | ... |
Dover (Town) | ... | 265 | ... | ... | 47,168 | ... |
Division No. 7, Subd. L (Subdivision of unorganized) | ... | 525 | ... | ... | 52,480 | ... |
Bonavista (Town) | ... | 1,520 | ... | ... | 50,432 | ... |
Port Rexton (Town) | ... | 155 | ... | ... | 46,400 | ... |
Greenspond (Town) | ... | 115 | ... | ... | 74,368 | ... |
Trinity Bay North (Town) | ... | 815 | ... | ... | 49,536 | ... |
Traytown (Town) | ... | 115 | ... | ... | 63,360 | ... |
Gambo (Town) | ... | 795 | ... | ... | 55,680 | ... |
Glovertown (Town) | ... | 840 | ... | ... | 60,672 | ... |
Musgravetown (Town) | ... | 230 | ... | ... | 62,080 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Division No. 7, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 5,965 persons or 17.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 22.4% of the persons in Division No. 7 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 19.3% compared to 13.5% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 28.0% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 36.3%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 12.8%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Division No. 7, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 7 and its census subdivisions, 2015
Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, #qCD.OFFNAME# and higher level geographies, 2015
Savings
- In 2015, 41.2% of households in Division No. 7 contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Newfoundland and Labrador, 54.5% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.
Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs, Division No. 7, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,702
$ 3,005
$ 3,954
$ 5,493
Income of couples
- In 28.8% of couples in Division No. 7, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 59.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.4% of couples.
- For Canada overall, each partner had fairly equal incomes in 32.0% of couples with men having the higher income in 50.7% of couples and women having higher income in 17.3% of couples.
Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Division No. 7 and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Division No. 7 was $67,588.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $45,564 and the median income of lower-income partners was $17,926.
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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