| Victoria CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 58,100 | 21,100 | 100% | 100% | 36% | |
| Non-elderly women | 19,000 | 7,700 | 33% | 36% | 40% | |
| Non-elderly men | 21,600 | 8,500 | 37% | 40% | 39% | |
| Elderly women | 13,600 | 4,000 | 23% | 19% | 30% | |
| Elderly men | 4,000 | 900 | 7% | 4% | 22% | |
| Economic Families | 82,400 | 8,300 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 43,600 | 2,100 | 53% | 25% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 25,900 | 2,100 | 31% | 26% | 8% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 7,900 | 3,500 | 10% | 42% | 45% | |
| Other families | 5,100 | 600 | 6% | 7% | 12% | |
| Non-elderly family | 63,800 | 7,800 | 77% | 93% | 12% | |
| Elderly family | 18,700 | 600 | 23% | 7% | 3% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 58,400 | 9,800 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 18,700 | 4,000 | 32% | 41% | 21% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 39,800 | 5,800 | 68% | 59% | 15% | |
| All persons | 294,400 | 45,200 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 49,500 | 9,000 | 17% | 20% | 18% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 36,900 | 9,300 | 13% | 20% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 44,200 | 8,200 | 15% | 18% | 18% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 48,800 | 6,400 | 17% | 14% | 13% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 39,900 | 3,700 | 14% | 8% | 9% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 25,100 | 3,000 | 9% | 7% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 26,500 | 2,300 | 9% | 5% | 9% | |
| Aged 75+ | 23,500 | 3,400 | 8% | 7% | 14% | |
| Females | 153,400 | 25,500 | 52% | 56% | 17% | |
| Males | 140,900 | 19,800 | 48% | 44% | 14% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 294,400 | 45,200 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Recent immigrants | 6,200 | 1,900 | 2% | 4% | 30% | |
| Visible minorities | 22,500 | 5,000 | 8% | 11% | 22% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 5,100 | 2,100 | 2% | 5% | 41% | |
| With disabilities | 36,500 | 9,000 | 12% | 20% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 194,900 | 30,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 82,600 | 9,100 | 42% | 30% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 50,100 | 8,700 | 26% | 29% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 62,100 | 12,700 | 32% | 42% | 20% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 194,900 | 30,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 79,200 | 3,700 | 41% | 12% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 14,100 | 1,900 | 7% | 6% | 14% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 65,300 | 12,900 | 34% | 42% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 36,300 | 12,000 | 19% | 39% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $62,700 | $13,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $54,700 | $8,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,900 | $7,000 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $8,600 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,000 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||