Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Saanich

Table B4.44

Saanich
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   15,000 5,300 100% 100% 35%
  Non-elderly women 5,100 2,100 34% 39% 41%
Non-elderly men 5,600 2,100 37% 40% 38%
Elderly women 3,400 900 23% 17% 27%
Elderly men 900 200 6% 4% 20%
 
Economic Families   28,800 2,500 100% 100% 9%
  Couples with no children < 18 15,100 600 52% 23% 4%
Couples with children < 18 9,500 700 33% 29% 8%
Lone-parent families < 18 2,500 1,000 9% 41% 41%
Other families 1,700 200 6% 7% 10%
 
Non-elderly family 21,900 2,300 76% 93% 11%
Elderly family 6,900 200 24% 7% 3%
 
Children 0-17 in families   20,800 3,100 100% 100% 15%
  Aged 0-5 6,200 1,100 30% 37% 18%
Aged 6-17 14,600 1,900 70% 63% 13%
 
All persons   100,100 12,900 100% 100% 13%
  Aged 0-14 17,400 2,800 17% 22% 16%
Aged 15-24 13,400 2,800 13% 22% 21%
Aged 25-34 13,600 2,200 14% 17% 17%
Aged 35-44 16,200 1,700 16% 13% 11%
Aged 45-54 13,900 1,000 14% 8% 7%
Aged 55-64 9,300 900 9% 7% 10%
Aged 65-74 9,300 600 9% 5% 6%
Aged 75+ 7,000 700 7% 6% 11%
 
Females 52,000 7,400 52% 57% 14%
Males 48,000 5,500 48% 43% 11%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   100,100 12,900 100% 100% 13%
  Recent immigrants 2,400 700 2% 6% 31%
Visible minorities 11,300 2,100 11% 16% 19%
Aboriginal identity 1,100 300 1% 2% 28%
With disabilities 10,700 2,100 11% 16% 20%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   66,400 8,700 100% 100% 13%
  Post-secondary certificate 28,600 2,600 43% 29% 9%
Secondary 17,600 2,900 26% 33% 17%
Less than secondary 20,200 3,300 30% 37% 16%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   66,400 8,700 100% 100% 13%
  Full-time, full year employment 26,600 1,100 40% 13% 4%
Part-time, full year employment 5,400 700 8% 8% 13%
Part-time, part year employment 21,800 3,600 33% 41% 17%
No employment in 1995 12,600 3,300 19% 38% 26%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $67,600 $13,600  
Average earnings $57,700 $9,500
Average government transfers $4,900 $6,300
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   700  
Average poverty gap $9,100
Average market gap** $12,400
 
* 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.

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