Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Lunenburg, Town (CSD) - Nova Scotia
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, Lunenburg 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 | |
Lunenburg (Municipal district) | 10,405 | 11,010 | 5.8 | 53,313 | 58,624 | 10.0 |
Lunenburg (Town) | ... | 1,040 | ... | ... | 51,968 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 425 persons or 20.1% of the persons in Lunenburg lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 56.7% of households in Lunenburg contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Nova Scotia, 58.4% 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, Lunenburg, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,184
$ 2,896
$ 3,320
$ 5,776
Income of couples
- In 29.0% of couples in Lunenburg, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 55.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.9% 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, Lunenburg and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Lunenburg was $71,782 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $49,835 and the median income of lower-income partners was $17,792.
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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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