Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Census division (CD) - Quebec
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent was $70,042, a change of 26.2% from $55,498 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent 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 | |
Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent | 4,340 | 4,460 | 2.8 | 55,498 | 70,042 | 26.2 |
Mingan (Indian reserve) | ... | 155 | ... | ... | 62,656 | ... |
La Romaine (Indian reserve) | ... | 265 | ... | ... | 39,936 | ... |
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (Municipalité) | ... | 205 | ... | ... | 78,080 | ... |
Natashquan (Canton (municipalité de)) | ... | 130 | ... | ... | 63,360 | ... |
Saint-Augustin (Municipalité) | ... | 200 | ... | ... | 59,264 | ... |
Gros-Mécatina (Municipalité) | ... | 205 | ... | ... | 54,528 | ... |
Rivière-au-Tonnerre (Municipalité) | ... | 150 | ... | ... | 48,256 | ... |
Havre-Saint-Pierre (Municipalité) | ... | 1,445 | ... | ... | 84,992 | ... |
Blanc-Sablon (Municipalité) | ... | 430 | ... | ... | 81,664 | ... |
Bonne-Espérance (Municipalité) | ... | 270 | ... | ... | 67,584 | ... |
Natashquan (Indian reserve) | ... | 195 | ... | ... | 73,472 | ... |
Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (Municipalité) | ... | 360 | ... | ... | 75,840 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 665 persons or 7.7% were in low income, while in 2005, 10.1% of the persons in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 3.7% compared to 4.4% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 22.4% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 10.9%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 5.5%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent 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, 56.4% of households in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Quebec, 63.7% 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, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,002
$ 3,668
$ 2,808
$ 5,485
Income of couples
- In 37.4% of couples in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 47.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 14.7% 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, Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent was $82,634.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $52,813 and the median income of lower-income partners was $27,936.
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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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