Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Central Okanagan, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

Number and median total income of households, Central Okanagan and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Kelowna (City) 44,985 53,900 19.8 57,809 68,627 18.7
Lake Country (District municipality) 3,645 5,095 39.8 66,866 83,243 24.5
West Kelowna (District municipality) 10,205 12,440 21.9 71,806 83,942 16.9
Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,015 ... ... 39,369 ...
Okanagan-Similkameen E (Regional district electoral area) ... 825 ... ... 72,448 ...
Central Okanagan J (Regional district electoral area) ... 900 ... ... 66,912 ...
North Okanagan B (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,285 ... ... 69,632 ...
North Okanagan D (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,105 ... ... 61,056 ...
Central Okanagan (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,520 ... ... 85,504 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 390 persons or 10.2% of the persons in Central Okanagan lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 66.1% of households in Central Okanagan 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, Central Okanagan, 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

$ 9,696

$ 4,004

$ 3,720

$ 8,027

Income of couples

  • In 30.8% of couples in Central Okanagan, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 53.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.0% 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, Central Okanagan and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Central Okanagan and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Central Okanagan was $91,989 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $61,952 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,624.

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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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