Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Cowichan Valley I, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia
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, Cowichan Valley I 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 | |
Lake Cowichan (Town) | ... | 1,470 | ... | ... | 53,440 | ... |
Cowichan Valley I (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 590 | ... | ... | 52,992 | ... |
Alberni-Clayoquot F (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 840 | ... | ... | 63,552 | ... |
Cowichan Valley F (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 720 | ... | ... | 60,544 | ... |
Cowichan Valley G (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,050 | ... | ... | 71,595 | ... |
Nanaimo C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,055 | ... | ... | 84,173 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 295 persons or 24.6% of the persons in Cowichan Valley I lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 54.2% of households in Cowichan Valley I 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, Cowichan Valley I, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,096
$ 3,296
$ 3,776
$ 6,368
Income of couples
- In 27.3% of couples in Cowichan Valley I, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 56.1% 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, Cowichan Valley I and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cowichan Valley I was $71,936 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $50,432 and the median income of lower-income partners was $16,973.
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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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