Statistics Canada has released figures from the 2021 census for incomes from 2019 and 2020, showing that men, on average, out-earn women considerably.
In information released on July 13, Statistics Canada has broken down income for Powell River. The search engine did not produce any statistics for qathet.
Charts have been created by Statistics Canada (see photo gallery above] listing a range of age groups, plus five percentiles. So, for example, an income earner in the 90th percentile would earn more than 90 per cent of the people in that age category.
While average total income earnings for men and women are close in the 15 to 24 age range, separated by only $600, moving into the 25 to 34 age range, the difference in average is nearly $10,000.
For the 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 categories, the differences are more than $10,000 a year, and in the 55 to 64 category, the difference is $21,530 for average income.
In the 65 years old and older category, the difference slips back to just under $12,000, or $1,000 a month.
For both men and women, the total average income for 15- to 24-year-olds is $19,560, for 35- to 24-year-olds it is $45,240, for 35- to 44-year-olds it is $56,750, for 45- to 54-year-olds it is $57,850, for 55- to 64-year-olds it is $49,120 and for those 65 years old and older, the total average income is $38,520.
The highest earners, according to the census statistics, were 45- to 54-year-old men, who, in the 90th percentile, earned $123,000. The highest earning women were in the same category, with those in the 90th percentile earning $95,000.
