people of north park


(source: City of Victoria Open Data portal) 2016 census
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs51.6%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing31%
% of renter households 79%
% of tenants in a building that has five or more storeys21%
Unemployment rate8.1%
Total visible minority population20%
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($)$30,288
Total – Lone-parent census families in private households 205
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($)$30,220
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($)$48,928
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%)The low income measure (LIM) is the most overtly relative measure of poverty. In theory, it is a measure of inequality, not between the bottom and the top but between the bottom and the middle. With LIM, the concept of poverty is having substantially less than what is typical in society (either typical today using the variable LIM or, with the fixed LIM, what was typical in the recent past).” (source: Maytree)35.3%
0 to 17 years (%)51.5%
0 to 5 years (%)33.3%
18 to 64 years (%)30%
65 years and over (%)50.9%
Percentage of Renter Households (2016)
This map shows the percentage of households that are renting. According to the 2016 census, 79% of North Park residents are renters.
People Living Below the Low Income Measure (2016)
Low Income Measure, or LIM, refers to households earning less than 50% of median income. The vast majority of the lowest income quintile households live on the north end of downtown, North Park and Hillside Quadra. Conversely, the areas with the smallest proportion of these households are Fairfield, Gonzales and Rockland.
Households in Core Housing Need (2016)
This map shows the percentage of households spending more than 30% of income on shelter. According to the 2016 census, 51.6% of North Park tenant households are spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs
Percentage of residents living in subsidized housing (2016)
This map shows the proportion of households that are tenants in subsidized housing. According to the 2016 census, 31% of North Park residents are living in subsidized housing.
Commute Duration (2016)
The map shows the proportion of the commuting population with a commute less than 15 minutes. More than 50% of North Park residents spend less than 15 minutes commuting to their place of work.
Percentage of residents who identify as a visible minority (2016)
According to the 2016 census, 20% of North Park residents identify as a visible minority.
Ethnic Diversity (2016)
This map shows the probability that two random people belong to different ethnic groups. A diversity index of 0 means that all people in the area belong to the same ethnic group.