Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Colchester, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality (CSD) - Nova Scotia

Median income of households

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

Number and median total income of households, Colchester, Subd. A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography	Number of households			Median total income of households
Geography	2006	2016	% change	2005	2015	% change
West Hants (Municipal district)	5,965	6,430	7.8	55,483	62,087	11.9
East Hants (Municipal district)	8,080	9,055	12.1	66,883	72,898	9.0
Colchester, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality)	7,750	8,290	7.0	53,417	60,268	12.8
Cumberland, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality)	3,160	3,020	-4.4	46,167	49,583	7.4
Colchester, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality)	...	1,505	...	...	53,291	...
Cumberland, Subd. D (Subdivision of county municipality)	...	1,860	...	...	54,112	...

Low income

In 2015, 670 persons or 19.4% of the persons in Colchester, Subd. A lived in low income².

Savings

In 2015, 53.8% of households in Colchester, Subd. A 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, Colchester, Subd. A, 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

$ 4,907

$ 2,400

$ 2,592

$ 4,464

Income of couples

In 31.7% of couples in Colchester, Subd. A, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 53.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.3% 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 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Colchester, Subd. A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Colchester, Subd. A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

In 2015, the median total income of couples in Colchester, Subd. A was $67,413 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $44,224 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,136.

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Note(s):

Footnote 1

Dollar amounts have been inflated where necessary to 2015 constant dollars using the consumer price index (CPI).

Footnote 2

Low-income status is determined based on low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT). For a one-person household, the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) was $22,460 in 2015. For larger households, this amount was adjusted upward by multiplying it by the square root of household size. Persons in a private household with after-tax income below this threshold were considered to be in low income.

Footnote 3

Fairly equal income where no spouse or partner receives more than 60% of the couple’s total income.

Couples with a negative or zero combined income are considered to have no income, and they are excluded from the calculations of statistics.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2019-06-19

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