Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

Median income of households

In 2015, the median total income of households in Comox Valley A was $57,454, a change of 8.7% from $52,875 in 2005¹.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Comox Valley A and higher level geographies, 2015

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

Number and median total income of households, Comox 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
Nanaimo G (Regional district electoral area)	2,990	3,365	12.5	65,754	72,158	9.7
Comox (Town)	5,305	6,210	17.1	66,858	69,254	3.6
Courtenay (City)	9,855	11,700	18.7	50,134	57,463	14.6
Comox Valley A (Regional district electoral area)	3,130	3,400	8.6	52,875	57,454	8.7
Comox Valley B (Lazo North) (Regional district electoral area)	2,830	3,025	6.9	67,636	74,701	10.4
Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) (Regional district electoral area)	3,200	3,575	11.7	67,273	70,341	4.6
Alberni-Clayoquot B (Regional district electoral area)	...	200	...	...	71,424	...
Cumberland (Village)	...	1,565	...	...	65,203	...
Powell River D (Regional district electoral area)	...	580	...	...	41,408	...
Nanaimo H (Regional district electoral area)	...	1,830	...	...	54,323	...
Alberni-Clayoquot D (Regional district electoral area)	...	775	...	...	75,904	...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Comox Valley A, 2005 and 2015

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

Low income

In 2015, 1,430 persons or 20.1% were in low income, while in 2005, 19.5% of the persons in Comox Valley A lived in low income².
The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 28.4% compared to 21.0% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 14.6% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 39.0%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 10.8%.

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

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

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Comox Valley A 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, Comox Valley A 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, Comox Valley A and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

In 2015, 54.9% of households in Comox 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, Comox 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

$ 9,984

$ 4,006

$ 3,938

$ 10,013

Income of couples

In 30.6% of couples in Comox Valley A, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.6% 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, Comox Valley A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

In 2015, the median total income of couples in Comox Valley A was $72,122 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $48,954 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,750.

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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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