Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Cariboo I, 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, Cariboo I and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Quesnel (City) 3,915 4,395 12.3 64,028 59,088 -7.7
Cariboo A (Regional district electoral area) 2,310 2,620 13.4 67,859 74,102 9.2
Cariboo B (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,635 ... ... 72,000 ...
Fraser-Fort George C (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,280 ... ... 108,885 ...
Cariboo I (Regional district electoral area) ... 635 ... ... 58,880 ...
Cariboo K (Regional district electoral area) ... 155 ... ... 60,032 ...
Bulkley-Nechako F (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,380 ... ... 81,024 ...
Cariboo D (Regional district electoral area) ... 1,235 ... ... 77,120 ...
Bulkley-Nechako D (Regional district electoral area) ... 665 ... ... 70,400 ...
Cariboo J (Regional district electoral area) ... 305 ... ... 42,795 ...
Bulkley-Nechako E (Regional district electoral area) ... 620 ... ... 66,091 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 270 persons or 19.2% of the persons in Cariboo I lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 53.1% of households in Cariboo I 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, Cariboo I, 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

$ 5,952

$ 2,648

$ 3,920

$ 5,520

Income of couples

  • In 26.6% of couples in Cariboo I, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 59.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.2% 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, Cariboo I and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cariboo I was $77,568 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $56,704 and the median income of lower-income partners was $16,160.

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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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