Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Sunshine Coast was $60,279, a change of 6.3% from $56,683 in 2005¹.

• In 2015, 4,870 persons or 17.0% were in low income, while in 2005, 15.7% of the persons in Sunshine Coast lived in low income².
• The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 21.8% compared to 17.4% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 13.7% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
• Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 32.7%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.8%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Sunshine Coast, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Sunshine Coast, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Sunshine Coast and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Sunshine Coast 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

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, British Columbia, Sunshine Coast, 2015

• In 2015, 57.7% of households in Sunshine Coast contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In British Columbia, 64.2% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.

• In 29.5% of couples in Sunshine Coast, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 52.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.4% 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, Sunshine Coast and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income by province and territory, Sunshine Coast, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Sunshine Coast was $79,269.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $54,496 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,083.