Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Two Borders, Municipality (CSD) - Manitoba

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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, Two Borders and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Melita (Town) ... 450 ... ... 61,824 ...
Brenda-Waskada (Municipality) ... 285 ... ... 69,803 ...
Two Borders (Municipality) ... 500 ... ... 73,933 ...
Pipestone (Rural municipality) ... 615 ... ... 70,059 ...
Grassland (Municipality) ... 540 ... ... 69,248 ...
Sifton (Rural municipality) ... 515 ... ... 70,656 ...
Storthoaks No. 31 (Rural municipality) ... 110 ... ... 84,736 ...
Argyle No. 1 (Rural municipality) ... 105 ... ... 87,936 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 165 persons or 14.0% of the persons in Two Borders lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 65.0% of households in Two Borders contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Manitoba, 66.2% 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, Two Borders, 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

$ 10,001

$ 5,400

$ 2,920

$ 10,022

Income of couples

  • In 35.2% of couples in Two Borders, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 43.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 19.7% 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, Two Borders and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Two Borders and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Two Borders was $85,965 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $53,376 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,080.

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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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