Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Gold River, Village (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, Gold River 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 | |
Gold River (Village) | ... | 575 | ... | ... | 61,472 | ... |
Strathcona A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 355 | ... | ... | 53,931 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 200 persons or 16.2% of the persons in Gold River lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 57.4% of households in Gold River 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, Gold River, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,152
$ 4,368
$ 3,832
$ 5,904
Income of couples
- In 21.7% of couples in Gold River, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 65.2% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.0% 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, Gold River and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Gold River was $78,080 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $59,264 and the median income of lower-income partners was $17,392.
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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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