Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Bathurst, Parish (CSD) - New Brunswick
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, Bathurst 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 | |
Bathurst (City) | 5,565 | 5,615 | 0.9 | 46,737 | 46,379 | -0.8 |
Beresford (Parish) | 2,445 | 2,640 | 8.0 | 54,093 | 57,968 | 7.2 |
Newcastle (Parish) | ... | 465 | ... | ... | 60,032 | ... |
Beresford (Town) | ... | 1,940 | ... | ... | 59,136 | ... |
New Bandon (Parish) | ... | 585 | ... | ... | 50,816 | ... |
Allardville (Parish) | ... | 865 | ... | ... | 52,779 | ... |
Northesk (Parish) | ... | 965 | ... | ... | 62,336 | ... |
Bathurst (Parish) | ... | 2,060 | ... | ... | 64,597 | ... |
Durham (Parish) | ... | 525 | ... | ... | 36,403 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 655 persons or 13.6% of the persons in Bathurst lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 55.5% of households in Bathurst contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In New Brunswick, 55.2% 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, Bathurst, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,096
$ 3,416
$ 3,896
$ 5,200
Income of couples
- In 29.7% of couples in Bathurst, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 56.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.9% 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, Bathurst and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Bathurst was $72,029 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $48,064 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,787.
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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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