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| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 9,100 | 3,100 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Non-elderly women | 2,600 | 1,000 | 28% | 32% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly men | 3,600 | 1,000 | 40% | 32% | 27% | |
| Elderly women | 2,200 | 900 | 24% | 31% | 42% | |
| Elderly men | 700 | 200 | 7% | 6% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 28,000 | 3,500 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 11,500 | 700 | 41% | 21% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 12,400 | 1,100 | 44% | 31% | 9% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,600 | 1,400 | 9% | 41% | 54% | |
| Other families | 1,500 | 200 | 5% | 7% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 24,000 | 3,300 | 86% | 95% | 14% | |
| Elderly family | 4,000 | 200 | 14% | 5% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 27,600 | 4,500 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,600 | 1,800 | 35% | 39% | 18% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 18,000 | 2,700 | 65% | 61% | 15% | |
| All persons | 100,200 | 13,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 23,500 | 3,900 | 23% | 29% | 17% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 13,600 | 2,400 | 14% | 18% | 18% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 16,600 | 2,100 | 17% | 15% | 12% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 16,800 | 1,700 | 17% | 13% | 10% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 12,100 | 1,100 | 12% | 8% | 9% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 7,700 | 1,100 | 8% | 8% | 14% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 6,100 | 600 | 6% | 4% | 10% | |
| Aged 75+ | 3,800 | 800 | 4% | 6% | 20% | |
| Females | 50,900 | 7,900 | 51% | 58% | 16% | |
| Males | 49,400 | 5,800 | 49% | 42% | 12% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 100,200 | 13,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,700 | 500 | 2% | 3% | 28% | |
| Visible minorities | 7,500 | 1,600 | 7% | 12% | 22% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 400 | 100 | 0% | 1% | 23% | |
| With disabilities | 10,700 | 2,700 | 11% | 20% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 66,800 | 8,400 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 19,100 | 1,300 | 29% | 15% | 7% | |
| Secondary | 17,200 | 1,900 | 26% | 23% | 11% | |
| Less than secondary | 30,500 | 5,200 | 46% | 62% | 17% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 66,800 | 8,400 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 30,900 | 1,200 | 46% | 14% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 4,400 | 400 | 7% | 5% | 9% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 18,300 | 2,500 | 27% | 29% | 14% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 13,300 | 4,400 | 20% | 52% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,600 | $13,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $55,300 | $8,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,300 | $7,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,700 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||