Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Fernie, City (CSD) - British Columbia

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Fernie, City (CSD) - British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 12.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Fernie was $90,112, a change of 58.7% from $56,786 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Fernie and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Fernie and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Fernie and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Fernie (City) 1,875 2,220 18.4 56,786 90,112 58.7
East Kootenay A (Regional district electoral area) ... 835 ... ... 98,901 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Fernie, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Fernie, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 540 persons or 10.5% were in low income, while in 2005, 14.5% of the persons in Fernie lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 12.0% compared to 9.7% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 12.9% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 29.2%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 4.6%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Fernie, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Fernie, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Fernie and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Fernie 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, Fernie and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 71.8% of households in Fernie contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In British Columbia, 64.2% 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, Fernie, 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

$ 10,023

$ 6,004

$ 4,464

$ 6,420

Income of couples

  • In 26.0% of couples in Fernie, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 62.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.2% 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, Fernie and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Fernie was $111,424 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $81,216 and the median income of lower-income partners was $28,000.

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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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