Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Sunshine Coast F, 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, Sunshine Coast F 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 | |
Greater Vancouver A (Regional district electoral area) | 4,500 | 6,105 | 35.7 | 43,854 | 46,322 | 5.6 |
Sunshine Coast F (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 940 | ... | ... | 68,813 | ... |
Sunshine Coast B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,250 | ... | ... | 66,011 | ... |
Bowen Island (Island municipality) | ... | 1,495 | ... | ... | 89,856 | ... |
Sunshine Coast D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,505 | ... | ... | 62,976 | ... |
Squamish-Lillooet D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 435 | ... | ... | 95,872 | ... |
Sunshine Coast E (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,550 | ... | ... | 70,286 | ... |
Gibsons (Town) | ... | 2,220 | ... | ... | 57,370 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 350 persons or 17.4% of the persons in Sunshine Coast F lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 61.2% of households in Sunshine Coast F 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, Sunshine Coast F, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,952
$ 4,880
$ 4,688
$ 9,986
Income of couples
- In 27.0% of couples in Sunshine Coast F, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 56.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 17.1% 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, Sunshine Coast F and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Sunshine Coast F was $82,432 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $57,429 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,928.
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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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