Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Capital Regional District (Victoria)

Table B3.22

Capital Regional District (Victoria)
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   60,500 21,900 100% 100% 36%
  Non-elderly women 19,700 8,000 33% 37% 40%
Non-elderly men 22,400 8,900 37% 41% 40%
Elderly women 14,200 4,200 23% 19% 29%
Elderly men 4,200 900 7% 4% 21%
 
Economic Families   86,500 8,900 100% 100% 10%
  Couples with no children < 18 46,100 2,200 53% 25% 5%
Couples with children < 18 27,000 2,300 31% 26% 9%
Lone-parent families < 18 8,300 3,700 10% 41% 44%
Other families 5,200 700 6% 8% 13%
 
Non-elderly family 66,600 8,300 77% 93% 12%
Elderly family 19,900 600 23% 7% 3%
 
Children 0-17 in families   61,000 10,300 100% 100% 17%
  Aged 0-5 19,500 4,200 32% 41% 22%
Aged 6-17 41,600 6,100 68% 59% 15%
 
All persons   307,800 47,600 100% 100% 15%
  Aged 0-14 51,700 9,400 17% 20% 18%
Aged 15-24 38,100 9,600 12% 20% 25%
Aged 25-34 45,200 8,400 15% 18% 19%
Aged 35-44 50,800 6,800 17% 14% 13%
Aged 45-54 42,200 4,200 14% 9% 10%
Aged 55-64 26,800 3,300 9% 7% 12%
Aged 65-74 28,300 2,400 9% 5% 8%
Aged 75+ 24,700 3,500 8% 7% 14%
 
Females 160,400 26,700 52% 56% 17%
Males 147,400 20,900 48% 44% 14%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   307,800 47,600 100% 100% 15%
  Recent immigrants 6,500 2,000 2% 4% 30%
Visible minorities 22,800 5,000 7% 11% 22%
Aboriginal identity 5,400 2,200 2% 5% 40%
With disabilities 38,300 9,400 12% 20% 25%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   203,200 32,300 100% 100% 16%
  Post-secondary certificate 86,400 9,800 43% 30% 11%
Secondary 52,200 9,200 26% 28% 18%
Less than secondary 64,600 13,300 32% 41%21%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   203,200 32,300 100% 100% 16%
  Full-time, full year employment 81,500 4,000 40% 12% 5%
Part-time, full year employment 14,800 2,100 7% 6% 14%
Part-time, part year employment 68,600 13,700 34% 42% 20%
No employment in 1995 38,300 12,600 19% 39% 33%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $62,300 $13,100  
Average earnings $54,400 $8,700
Average government transfers $4,900 $6,900
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   2,500  
Average poverty gap $8,600
Average market gap** $12,900
 
* 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.

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