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Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Town (CSD) - Newfoundland and Labrador

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Happy Valley-Goose Bay was $112,307, a change of 40.2% from $80,099 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Town) 2,730 3,030 11.0 80,099 112,307 40.2
Division No. 10, Subd. C (Subdivision of unorganized) ... 125 ... ... 96,256 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 585 persons or 7.4% were in low income, while in 2005, 10.5% of the persons in Happy Valley-Goose Bay lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 10.6% compared to 5.8% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 10.8% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 22.1%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 2.6%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, #qCSD.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, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 70.8% of households in Happy Valley-Goose Bay 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, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 7,787

$ 4,315

$ 4,848

$ 4,011

Income of couples

  • In 31.4% of couples in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 55.4% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.2% 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, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Happy Valley-Goose Bay was $126,862 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $85,959 and the median income of lower-income partners was $38,400.

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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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