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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%

Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was $61,029, a change of 8.5% from $56,262 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipalité) 4,975 5,320 6.9 56,262 61,029 8.5
Grosse-Île (Municipalité) ... 210 ... ... 81,152 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 1,290 persons or 11.0% were in low income, while in 2005, 11.9% of the persons in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 5.3% compared to 6.7% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 26.1% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 15.1%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.9%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 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, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 54.6% of households in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Quebec, 63.7% 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, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 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

$ 5,925

$ 3,256

$ 2,717

$ 6,480

Income of couples

  • In 42.2% of couples in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 41.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.7% 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, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was $75,136 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $46,760 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,418.

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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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