Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Forteau, Town (CSD) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.
Number and median total income of households, Forteau and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Forteau (Town) | ... | 170 | ... | ... | 85,888 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 45 persons or 11.4% of the persons in Forteau lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 41.2% of households in Forteau 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.
Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs, Forteau, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,432
$ 6,704
$ 4,432
$ 0
Income of couples
- In 29.6% of couples in Forteau, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 59.3% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.1% 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, Forteau and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Forteau was $102,656 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $69,632 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,576.
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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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