Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Gatineau

Table B4.10

Gatineau
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   9,400 4,500 100% 100% 48%
  Non-elderly women 3,900 1,800 42% 41% 47%
Non-elderly men 4,000 1,600 42% 36% 40%
Elderly women 1,100 800 12% 18% 73%
Elderly men 400 200 4% 5% 57%
 
Economic Families   29,000 5,100 100% 100% 18%
  Couples with no children < 18 11,500 1,400 40% 27% 12%
Couples with children < 18 12,300 1,600 42% 31% 13%
Lone-parent families < 18 3,500 1,700 12% 33% 48%
Other families 1,800 400 6% 8% 24%
 
Non-elderly family 26,700 4,600 92% 91% 17%
Elderly family 2,400 500 8% 9% 19%
 
Children 0-17 in families   26,800 5,500 100% 100% 21%
  Aged 0-5 9,700 2,400 36% 43% 25%
Aged 6-17 17,100 3,200 64% 57% 18%
 
All persons   100,000 19,500 100% 100% 20%
  Aged 0-14 23,000 5,100 23% 26% 22%
Aged 15-24 13,700 3,000 14% 15% 22%
Aged 25-34 17,900 3,300 18% 17% 19%
Aged 35-44 19,200 2,900 19% 15% 15%
Aged 45-54 13,600 1,900 14% 10% 14%
Aged 55-64 7,200 1,600 7% 8% 23%
Aged 65-74 4,000 1,200 4% 6% 30%
Aged 75+ 1,400 500 1% 3% 36%
 
Females 50,900 10,900 51% 56% 21%
Males 49,100 8,600 49% 44% 18%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   100,000 19,500 100% 100% 20%
  Recent immigrants 600 300 1% 2% 54%
Visible minorities 2,300 900 2% 5% 41%
Aboriginal identity 1,300 600 1% 3% 43%
With disabilities 6,800 2,600 7% 13% 38%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   71,600 12,800 100% 100% 18%
  Post-secondary certificate 23,400 2,000 33% 16% 9%
Secondary 19,600 2,900 27% 23% 15%
Less than secondary 28,600 7,900 40% 62% 28%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   71,600 12,800 100% 100% 18%
  Full-time, full year employment 30,700 1,800 43% 14% 6%
Part-time, full year employment 4,000 600 6% 5% 15%
Part-time, part year employment 19,600 3,600 27% 28% 19%
No employment in 1995 17,300 6,800 24% 53% 39%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $56,800 $14,000  
Average earnings $52,500 $11,200
Average government transfers $5,300 $6,900
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   2,000  
Average poverty gap $12,200
Average market gap** $16,000
 
* 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.

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