Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 5, Census division (CD) - Manitoba
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Division No. 5 was $63,147, a change of 34.0% from $47,129 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Division No. 5 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Division No. 5 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. 5 | 5,460 | 5,445 | -0.3 | 47,129 | 63,147 | 34.0 |
Melita (Town) | ... | 450 | ... | ... | 61,824 | ... |
Killarney - Turtle Mountain (Rural municipality) | ... | 1,415 | ... | ... | 60,971 | ... |
Deloraine-Winchester (Municipality) | ... | 670 | ... | ... | 60,928 | ... |
Brenda-Waskada (Municipality) | ... | 285 | ... | ... | 69,803 | ... |
Two Borders (Municipality) | ... | 500 | ... | ... | 73,933 | ... |
Boissevain-Morton (Municipality) | ... | 975 | ... | ... | 61,888 | ... |
Grassland (Municipality) | ... | 540 | ... | ... | 69,248 | ... |
Prairie Lakes (Rural municipality) | ... | 610 | ... | ... | 59,776 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Division No. 5, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 1,835 persons or 14.9% were in low income, while in 2005, 16.7% of the persons in Division No. 5 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 18.9% compared to 12.5% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 17.3% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 34.1%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.5%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Division No. 5, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Manitoba, Division No. 5 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, 63.6% of households in Division No. 5 contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Manitoba, 66.2% 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. 5, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,056
$ 3,613
$ 3,302
$ 6,013
Income of couples
- In 35.8% of couples in Division No. 5, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 47.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.8% 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. 5 and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Division No. 5 was $80,115.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $52,149 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,536.
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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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