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Rivière-Éternité, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

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Median income of households

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

Number and median total income of households, Rivière-Éternité and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Ferland-et-Boilleau (Municipalité) ... 220 ... ... 63,168 ...
L'Anse-Saint-Jean (Municipalité) ... 565 ... ... 58,432 ...
Rivière-Éternité (Municipalité) ... 180 ... ... 56,768 ...
Saint-Félix-d'Otis (Municipalité) ... 430 ... ... 67,686 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 65 persons or 14.5% of the persons in Rivière-Éternité lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 55.6% of households in Rivière-Éternité 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, Rivière-Éternité, 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

$ 4,928

$ 1,572

$ 2,144

$ 5,488

Income of couples

  • In 28.0% of couples in Rivière-Éternité, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 68.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 4.0% 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, Rivière-Éternité and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Rivière-Éternité and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Rivière-Éternité was $64,000 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $46,592 and the median income of lower-income partners was $14,496.

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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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