| Surrey | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 29,400 | 12,300 | 100% | 100% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly women | 8,600 | 3,900 | 29% | 31% | 45% | |
| Non-elderly men | 13,900 | 5,200 | 47% | 42% | 37% | |
| Elderly women | 5,100 | 2,600 | 17% | 21% | 50% | |
| Elderly men | 1,800 | 700 | 6% | 6% | 39% | |
| Economic Families | 80,400 | 15,100 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 33,700 | 3,400 | 42% | 23% | 10% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 34,700 | 5,900 | 43% | 39% | 17% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 7,600 | 4,700 | 9% | 31% | 62% | |
| Other families | 4,400 | 1,000 | 6% | 7% | 23% | |
| Non-elderly family | 67,400 | 13,400 | 84% | 89% | 20% | |
| Elderly family | 12,900 | 1,700 | 16% | 11% | 13% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 80,400 | 20,600 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 28,800 | 8,600 | 36% | 42% | 30% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 51,600 | 12,000 | 64% | 58% | 23% | |
| All persons | 301,700 | 64,500 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 69,300 | 18,800 | 23% | 29% | 27% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 40,700 | 9,800 | 13% | 15% | 24% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 49,700 | 11,100 | 16% | 17% | 22% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 51,100 | 9,300 | 17% | 14% | 18% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 37,600 | 5,300 | 12% | 8% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 23,500 | 4,100 | 8% | 6% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 18,700 | 3,400 | 6% | 5% | 18% | |
| Aged 75+ | 11,200 | 2,700 | 4% | 4% | 24% | |
| Females | 151,200 | 34,400 | 50% | 53% | 23% | |
| Males | 150,500 | 30,000 | 50% | 47% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 301,700 | 64,500 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 24,200 | 10,300 | 8% | 16% | 43% | |
| Visible minorities | 87,000 | 25,800 | 29% | 40% | 30% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 4,900 | 2,300 | 2% | 4% | 48% | |
| With disabilities | 29,800 | 9,400 | 10% | 15% | 31% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 202,500 | 39,700 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 65,100 | 9,100 | 32% | 23% | 14% | |
| Secondary | 52,700 | 9,000 | 26% | 23% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 84,700 | 21,600 | 42% | 54% | 25% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 202,500 | 39,700 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 77,700 | 5,100 | 38% | 13% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 11,800 | 1,400 | 6% | 4% | 12% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 66,100 | 14,000 | 33% | 35% | 21% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 46,900 | 19,200 | 23% | 48% | 41% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $61,400 | $15,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $56,600 | $11,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,600 | $7,600 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||