Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Baie-des-Sables, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec
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, Baie-des-Sables 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 | |
Baie-des-Sables (Municipalité) | ... | 265 | ... | ... | 51,840 | ... |
Saint-Ulric (Municipalité) | ... | 755 | ... | ... | 52,523 | ... |
Pointe-Lebel (Village) | ... | 865 | ... | ... | 72,550 | ... |
Métis-sur-Mer (Ville) | ... | 280 | ... | ... | 46,912 | ... |
Saint-Damase (Paroisse (municipalité de)) | ... | 175 | ... | ... | 56,960 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 110 persons or 19.3% of the persons in Baie-des-Sables lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 60.4% of households in Baie-des-Sables 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, Baie-des-Sables, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,120
$ 2,536
$ 3,112
$ 5,502
Income of couples
- In 40.0% of couples in Baie-des-Sables, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 43.3% 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, Baie-des-Sables and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Baie-des-Sables was $62,208 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $38,016 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,160.
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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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