| Victoria | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 26,200 | 10,300 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly women | 9,100 | 3,900 | 35% | 38% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly men | 10,200 | 4,300 | 39% | 42% | 42% | |
| Elderly women | 5,400 | 1,700 | 20% | 17% | 32% | |
| Elderly men | 1,500 | 400 | 6% | 3% | 24% | |
| Economic Families | 17,200 | 2,700 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 9,700 | 800 | 57% | 29% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 3,600 | 500 | 21% | 19% | 15% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,400 | 1,200 | 14% | 44% | 51% | |
| Other families | 1,500 | 200 | 9% | 7% | 13% | |
| Non-elderly family | 13,400 | 2,600 | 78% | 94% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 3,900 | 200 | 22% | 6% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 9,300 | 2,900 | 100% | 100% | 31% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 3,500 | 1,300 | 38% | 45% | 37% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 5,800 | 1,600 | 62% | 55% | 27% | |
| All persons | 70,500 | 17,700 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 8,100 | 2,700 | 11% | 15% | 33% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 9,700 | 4,100 | 14% | 23% | 42% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 14,400 | 3,700 | 20% | 21% | 26% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 11,200 | 2,400 | 16% | 14% | 21% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 8,700 | 1,500 | 12% | 9% | 18% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 7% | 6% | 21% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 6,100 | 900 | 9% | 5% | 14% | |
| Aged 75+ | 7,500 | 1,400 | 11% | 8% | 19% | |
| Females | 37,800 | 9,900 | 54% | 56% | 26% | |
| Males | 32,700 | 7,800 | 46% | 44% | 24% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 70,500 | 17,700 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,200 | 800 | 3% | 4% | 35% | |
| Visible minorities | 6,000 | 1,900 | 8% | 11% | 32% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,800 | 900 | 3% | 5% | 51% | |
| With disabilities | 11,100 | 3,900 | 16% | 22% | 35% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 48,900 | 12,700 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 22,100 | 4,100 | 45% | 32% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 12,200 | 3,700 | 25% | 29% | 31% | |
| Less than secondary | 14,600 | 4,900 | 30% | 39% | 34% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 48,900 | 12,700 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 18,800 | 1,300 | 38% | 10% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 2,800 | 700 | 6% | 5% | 23% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 18,200 | 5,900 | 37% | 46% | 33% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 9,100 | 4,800 | 19% | 38% | 53% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $51,200 | $13,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $45,500 | $8,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,900 | $7,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $8,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||