| Oshawa CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 24,000 | 7,800 | 100% | 100% | 32% | |
| Non-elderly women | 7,400 | 2,600 | 31% | 34% | 36% | |
| Non-elderly men | 9,700 | 2,700 | 40% | 34% | 27% | |
| Elderly women | 5,200 | 2,100 | 22% | 27% | 40% | |
| Elderly men | 1,700 | 400 | 7% | 5% | 23% | |
| Economic Families | 74,800 | 8,000 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 31,200 | 1,600 | 42% | 20% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 32,200 | 2,400 | 43% | 30% | 8% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 7,100 | 3,400 | 9% | 42% | 48% | |
| Other families | 4,300 | 600 | 6% | 7% | 14% | |
| Non-elderly family | 64,700 | 7,600 | 87% | 94% | 12% | |
| Elderly family | 10,100 | 500 | 13% | 6% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 73,000 | 10,900 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 26,200 | 4,500 | 36% | 41% | 17% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 46,800 | 6,400 | 64% | 59% | 14% | |
| All persons | 265,500 | 32,800 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 63,300 | 9,800 | 24% | 30% | 16% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 33,800 | 5,400 | 13% | 16% | 16% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 44,200 | 5,400 | 17% | 16% | 12% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 46,700 | 4,200 | 18% | 13% | 9% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 32,800 | 2,700 | 12% | 8% | 8% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 20,000 | 2,200 | 8% | 7% | 11% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 15,900 | 1,700 | 6% | 5% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 8,700 | 1,400 | 3% | 4% | 16% | |
| Females | 134,200 | 18,600 | 51% | 57% | 14% | |
| Males | 131,400 | 14,200 | 49% | 43% | 11% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 265,500 | 32,800 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Recent immigrants | 3,800 | 900 | 1% | 3% | 25% | |
| Visible minorities | 15,800 | 3,000 | 6% | 9% | 19% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,100 | 400 | 1% | 1% | 21% | |
| With disabilities | 27,300 | 5,800 | 10% | 18% | 21% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 177,600 | 19,800 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 59,800 | 3,600 | 34% | 18% | 6% | |
| Secondary | 47,100 | 4,800 | 27% | 24% | 10% | |
| Less than secondary | 70,700 | 11,400 | 40% | 58% | 16% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 177,600 | 19,800 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 80,000 | 2,700 | 45% | 14% | 3% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 11,400 | 1,000 | 6% | 5% | 9% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 46,800 | 5,600 | 26% | 28% | 12% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 39,400 | 10,500 | 22% | 53% | 27% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $66,300 | $12,700 | ||||
| Average earnings | $62,100 | $7,900 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,400 | $7,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,900 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,200 | |||||
| * Population groups not mutually exclusive. **Market gap based on income of market-poor families. Notes: see Glossary for definitions of terms. A margin of error may be present due to rounding of figures. Percentages based on unrounded figures. | ||||||