Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sooke, District municipality
Median after-tax income of households
$79,500
In 2020, the median after-tax income of households in Sooke (District municipality) was $79,500, a change of 17.8% from $67,500 in 2015Footnote 1.
Distribution of households by household after-tax income, Sooke (District municipality) and higher level geographies, 2020
Number and median after-tax income of households, Sooke (District municipality) and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015 and 2020
Geography | Number of households | Median after-tax income of households | ||||
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2016 | 2021 | % change | 2015 | 2020 | % change | |
Juan de Fuca (Part 1) (Regional district electoral area) | 1,995 | 2,200 | 10.3 | 72,000 | 80,000 | 11.1 |
Juan de Fuca (Part 2) (Regional district electoral area) | 90 | 205 | 127.8 | x | 61,600 | x |
Metchosin (District municipality) | 1,820 | 1,855 | 1.9 | 81,000 | 91,000 | 12.3 |
Sooke (District municipality) | 5,255 | 6,130 | 16.7 | 67,500 | 79,500 | 17.8 |
T'Sou-ke (Indian reserve) | 85 | 90 | 5.9 | x | x | x |
Employment income and labour market related income and benefits in 2019 and 2020
Employment income
Nationally, the number of persons aged 15 and over with no or low employment income increased substantially in 2020 compared with before the pandemic in 2019. In Sooke (District municipality), 485 more people in 2020 than in 2019 had no employment income, while 195 fewer people had employment income between $1 and $19,999 and 330 fewer people had employment income between $20,000 and $59,999 in 2020 than in 2019.
Labour market related income
As for labour market related income, which comprises employment income, emergency and recovery benefits, and employment insurance (EI) benefits, there typically were far fewer null and low amounts. In Sooke (District municipality), 145 more people in 2020 than in 2019 had no labour market related income, while 695 fewer, 485 more and 70 more people had labour market related income between $1 and $14,999, between $15,000 and $59,999, and at or over $60,000, respectively, in 2020 than in 2019.
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Distribution of employment income, Sooke (District municipality), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of employment income, Sooke (District municipality), 2019 and 2020
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Distribution of labour market related income, Sooke (District municipality), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of labour market related income, Sooke (District municipality), 2019 and 2020
Pandemic-related income support benefits
74.5%
In 2020, the percentage of persons 15 years and older in Sooke (District municipality) with income from any COVID-19 government income support and benefits was 74.5%,Footnote 2 while the percentage with income from earning replacement benefits was 26.0%.Footnote 3
Prevalence of and median income from COVID-19 income and support benefits and earning replacement benefits, Canada, British Columbia [PR], Sooke (District municipality) and neighbouring census subdivisions, 2020
Geography | Percent with COVID-19 related benefits | Median COVID-19 related benefits | Percent with COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Percent with earning replacement benefits | Median earning replacement benefits |
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British Columbia [PR] | 74.5 | 910 | 26.4 | 8,000 | 29.2 | 9,000 |
Canada | 68.4 | 970 | 27.6 | 8,000 | 31.2 | 8,700 |
Juan de Fuca (Part 1) (Regional district electoral area) | 70.5 | 650 | 21.7 | 8,000 | 23.8 | 8,000 |
Juan de Fuca (Part 2) (Regional district electoral area) | 80.9 | 1,080 | 38.2 | 7,500 | 42.6 | 8,000 |
Metchosin (District municipality) | 71.7 | 616 | 19.8 | 8,000 | 22.0 | 8,000 |
Sooke (District municipality) | 74.5 | 785 | 23.2 | 8,000 | 26.0 | 8,500 |
T'Sou-ke (Indian reserve) | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Prevalence of total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Sooke (District municipality), 2020 Footnote 4
Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
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Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
Canada | 98.7 | 98.3 | 88.5 | 83.9 | 92.3 | 88.0 | 36.7 | 38.1 |
British Columbia [PR] | 98.9 | 98.4 | 88.2 | 83.8 | 91.7 | 87.4 | 33.5 | 37.4 |
Victoria (CMA) | 99.1 | 99.0 | 89.9 | 87.6 | 92.7 | 90.3 | 30.1 | 34.0 |
Sooke (CSD) | 98.4 | 98.6 | 88.9 | 83.1 | 92.2 | 87.0 | 30.4 | 37.0 |
Median total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Sooke (District municipality), 2020 Footnote 4
Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
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Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
Canada | 57,200 | 46,400 | 56,400 | 41,600 | 56,800 | 43,200 | 8,500 | 10,000 |
British Columbia [PR] | 58,800 | 44,800 | 58,400 | 40,000 | 58,400 | 42,000 | 8,500 | 10,000 |
Victoria (CMA) | 60,400 | 50,000 | 58,800 | 46,400 | 58,800 | 47,200 | 8,000 | 9,100 |
Sooke (CSD) | 63,600 | 44,400 | 61,200 | 39,600 | 61,200 | 41,200 | 8,000 | 10,000 |
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