Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

• In 2015, 65 persons or 12.0% of the persons in Ferland-et-Boilleau lived in low income².

• In 2015, 62.2% of households in Ferland-et-Boilleau 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.

• In 29.0% of couples in Ferland-et-Boilleau, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 64.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 9.7% 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, Ferland-et-Boilleau and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Ferland-et-Boilleau and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Ferland-et-Boilleau was $67,200 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $44,992 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,520.