Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Dolbeau-Mistassini, (CA) - Quebec
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Dolbeau-Mistassini was $53,496, a change of 9.8% from $48,730 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Median total income of households, Canada, Quebec, Dolbeau-Mistassini, 2005 and 2015
Figure 1.2 Distribution of households by household total income, Canada, Quebec, Dolbeau-Mistassini, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Dolbeau-Mistassini 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 | |
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc | ... | 455 | ... | ... | 60,800 | ... |
Dolbeau-Mistassini (V) | 6,370 | 6,250 | -1.9 | 48,846 | 52,712 | 7.9 |
Saint-Stanislas (MÉ) | ... | 160 | ... | ... | 58,581 | ... |
Dolbeau-Mistassini (3) | 6,960 | 6,865 | -1.4 | 48,730 | 53,496 | 9.8 |
Figure 1.3 Median total income of households by household type, Dolbeau-Mistassini, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 2,350 persons or 15.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 16.9% of the persons in Dolbeau-Mistassini lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 14.0% compared to 13.3% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 24.7% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 32.5%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.1%.
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Dolbeau-Mistassini, 2015
Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Dolbeau-Mistassini and its census subdivisions, 2015
Figure 1.6 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, #LI_PERSONS_FAM_FOCUS.PRNAME_E[7]#, #qCMA.CMACANAME_E#, 2015
Savings
- In 2015, 57.2% of households in Dolbeau-Mistassini 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 Dolbeau-Mistassini, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,224
$ 3,149
$ 3,106
$ 6,181
Figure 1.8 Household contributions to RRSPs, RPPs, or TFSAs by after-tax household income, #qCMA.CMACANAME_E#, 2015
Income of couples
- In 30.9% of couples in Dolbeau-Mistassini, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 58.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 10.3% 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 1.9 Characteristics of couples' total income, Dolbeau-Mistassini and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Dolbeau-Mistassini was $72,273.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $48,997 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,280.
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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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