Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Cowichan Valley A, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

Median 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 A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography	Number of households			Median total income of households
Geography	2006	2016	% change	2005	2015	% change
Cowichan Valley B (Regional district electoral area)	2,780	3,300	18.7	72,586	81,169	11.8
Cowichan Valley C (Regional district electoral area)	1,945	2,220	14.1	77,356	77,349	0.0
Southern Gulf Islands (Regional district electoral area)	...	2,480	...	...	54,037	...
Cowichan Valley A (Regional district electoral area)	...	1,960	...	...	77,568	...
Juan de Fuca (Part 1) (Regional district electoral area)	...	1,995	...	...	76,288	...

Low income

In 2015, 500 persons or 10.8% of the persons in Cowichan Valley A lived in low income².

Savings

In 2015, 65.4% of households in Cowichan Valley A 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 A, 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

$ 9,994

$ 4,776

$ 4,976

$ 9,997

Income of couples

In 31.3% of couples in Cowichan Valley A, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 17.5% 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 A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cowichan Valley A was $92,644 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $63,264 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,563.

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Note(s):

Footnote 1

Dollar amounts have been inflated where necessary to 2015 constant dollars using the consumer price index (CPI).

Footnote 2

Low-income status is determined based on low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT). For a one-person household, the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) was $22,460 in 2015. For larger households, this amount was adjusted upward by multiplying it by the square root of household size. Persons in a private household with after-tax income below this threshold were considered to be in low income.

Footnote 3

Fairly equal income where no spouse or partner receives more than 60% of the couple’s total income.

Couples with a negative or zero combined income are considered to have no income, and they are excluded from the calculations of statistics.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2019-06-19

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