Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Coquitlam

Table B4.43

Coquitlam
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   11,300 4,400 100% 100% 39%
  Non-elderly women 3,900 1,600 35% 36% 40%
Non-elderly men 5,400 1,800 48% 41% 33%
Elderly women 1,500 900 13% 20% 59%
Elderly men 400 100 4% 3% 32%
 
Economic Families   27,400 5,300 100% 100% 19%
  Couples with no children < 18 12,100 1,500 44% 28% 12%
Couples with children < 18 11,500 2,200 42% 43% 20%
Lone-parent families < 18 2,200 1,200 8% 23% 56%
Other families 1,700 300 6% 6% 20%
 
Non-elderly family 24,000 4,600 87% 88% 19%
Elderly family 3,500 600 13% 12% 18%
 
Children 0-17 in families   24,700 6,400 100% 100% 26%
  Aged 0-5 7,900 2,000 32% 31% 26%
Aged 6-17 16,800 4,400 68% 69% 26%
 
All persons   100,200 22,300 100% 100% 22%
  Aged 0-14 21,000 5,600 21% 25% 26%
Aged 15-24 13,600 3,600 14% 16% 26%
Aged 25-34 16,700 3,400 17% 15% 20%
Aged 35-44 19,000 4,000 19% 18% 21%
Aged 45-54 13,900 2,100 14% 10% 15%
Aged 55-64 8,100 1,500 8% 7% 19%
Aged 65-74 5,200 1,200 5% 5% 24%
Aged 75+ 2,800 900 3% 4% 33%
 
Females 50,400 12,100 50% 54% 24%
Males 49,800 10,300 50% 46% 21%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   100,200 22,300 100% 100% 22%
  Recent immigrants 11,300 6,900 11% 31% 62%
Visible minorities 27,700 10,800 28% 49% 39%
Aboriginal identity 1,200 400 1% 2% 30%
With disabilities 8,100 2,600 8% 11% 32%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   71,300 14,600 100% 100% 21%
  Post-secondary certificate 27,900 4,600 39% 31% 16%
Secondary 19,400 3,900 27% 26% 20%
Less than secondary 24,000 6,200 34% 42% 26%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   71,300 14,600 100% 100% 21%
  Full-time, full year employment 29,700 1,800 42% 12% 6%
Part-time, full year employment 4,500 800 6% 5% 18%
Part-time, part year employment 21,200 4,800 30% 33% 23%
No employment in 1995 16,000 7,300 22% 50% 45%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $65,400 $14,100  
Average earnings $60,800 $10,500
Average government transfers $4,500 $5,500
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   2,100  
Average poverty gap $14,400
Average market gap** $17,600
 
* 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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