Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Victoria

Table B4.45

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 4006% 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.

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