Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Squamish-Lillooet C, 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, Squamish-Lillooet C 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 | |
Whistler (District municipality) | 3,905 | 4,610 | 18.1 | 73,799 | 79,752 | 8.1 |
Powell River A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 550 | ... | ... | 47,104 | ... |
Mount Currie (Indian reserve) | ... | 415 | ... | ... | 43,605 | ... |
Pemberton (Village) | ... | 965 | ... | ... | 84,224 | ... |
Fraser Valley C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 465 | ... | ... | 61,824 | ... |
Squamish-Lillooet D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 435 | ... | ... | 95,872 | ... |
Squamish-Lillooet C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 655 | ... | ... | 70,912 | ... |
Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 560 | ... | ... | 48,704 | ... |
Sunshine Coast A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,380 | ... | ... | 52,512 | ... |
Strathcona C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,170 | ... | ... | 48,512 | ... |
Squamish-Lillooet B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 185 | ... | ... | 50,816 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 245 persons or 14.5% of the persons in Squamish-Lillooet C lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 61.1% of households in Squamish-Lillooet C 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, Squamish-Lillooet C, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,272
$ 4,597
$ 3,720
$ 7,504
Income of couples
- In 32.6% of couples in Squamish-Lillooet C, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 51.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.3% 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, Squamish-Lillooet C and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Squamish-Lillooet C was $85,760 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $57,728 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,616.
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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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