Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

• In 2015, 325 persons or 18.1% of the persons in Victoria lived in low income².

• In 2015, 43.9% of households in Victoria 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.

• In 26.3% of couples in Victoria, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 60.6% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 12.1% 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, Victoria and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Victoria and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Victoria was $70,144 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $45,184 and the median income of lower-income partners was $18,656.