| Burnaby | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 30,700 | 13,400 | 100% | 100% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly women | 10,100 | 4,300 | 33% | 32% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly men | 13,600 | 5,200 | 44% | 39% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 5,100 | 3,200 | 17% | 24% | 62% | |
| Elderly men | 2,000 | 800 | 6% | 6% | 41% | |
| Economic Families | 45,800 | 10,500 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 21,900 | 3,200 | 48% | 31% | 15% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 16,200 | 4,300 | 35% | 41% | 27% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,900 | 2,100 | 8% | 20% | 54% | |
| Other families | 3,900 | 900 | 9% | 9% | 23% | |
| Non-elderly family | 37,200 | 9,000 | 81% | 86% | 24% | |
| Elderly family | 8,600 | 1,500 | 19% | 14% | 17% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 34,600 | 11,400 | 100% | 100% | 33% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 11,200 | 3,600 | 32% | 31% | 32% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 23,400 | 7,800 | 68% | 69% | 33% | |
| All persons | 176,100 | 48,900 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 28,800 | 9,300 | 16% | 19% | 32% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 25,100 | 9,500 | 14% | 19% | 38% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 32,300 | 8,100 | 18% | 17% | 25% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 29,700 | 7,400 | 17% | 15% | 25% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 22,600 | 4,800 | 13% | 10% | 21% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 15,800 | 3,400 | 9% | 7% | 22% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 13,000 | 3,300 | 7% | 7% | 25% | |
| Aged 75+ | 8,800 | 3,000 | 5% | 6% | 34% | |
| Females | 89,400 | 26,200 | 51% | 54% | 29% | |
| Males | 86,600 | 22,700 | 49% | 46% | 26% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 176,100 | 48,900 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Recent immigrants | 26,400 | 15,500 | 15% | 32% | 59% | |
| Visible minorities | 69,300 | 25,000 | 39% | 51% | 36% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,400 | 1,000 | 1% | 2% | 41% | |
| With disabilities | 17,900 | 6,600 | 10% | 14% | 37% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 125,500 | 33,300 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 50,700 | 10,900 | 40% | 33% | 22% | |
| Secondary | 32,600 | 9,200 | 26% | 28% | 28% | |
| Less than secondary | 42,300 | 13,200 | 34% | 40% | 31% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 125,500 | 33,300 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 46,400 | 3,600 | 37% | 11% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,200 | 1,300 | 5% | 4% | 21% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 40,500 | 11,200 | 32% | 34% | 28% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 32,500 | 17,200 | 26% | 52% | 53% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $58,200 | $14,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $54,100 | $11,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,900 | $5,600 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $14,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,200 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||