Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Antigonish, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality
Median after-tax income of households
$70,000
In 2020, the median after-tax income of households in Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) was $70,000, a change of 2.2% from $68,500 in 2015Footnote 1.
Distribution of households by household after-tax income, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) and higher level geographies, 2020
Number and median after-tax income of households, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015 and 2020
Geography | Number of households | Median after-tax income of households | ||||
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2016 | 2021 | % change | 2015 | 2020 | % change | |
Antigonish (Town) | 1,995 | 2,205 | 10.5 | 46,800 | 49,200 | 5.1 |
Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | 3,425 | 3,770 | 10.1 | 68,500 | 70,000 | 2.2 |
Antigonish, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 2,580 | 2,600 | 0.8 | 62,800 | 64,500 | 2.7 |
Guysborough (Municipal district) | 2,200 | 2,220 | 0.9 | 47,200 | 49,600 | 5.1 |
Inverness, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 2,060 | 2,160 | 4.9 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 0.0 |
Inverness, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | 1,380 | 1,430 | 3.6 | 59,600 | 62,400 | 4.7 |
Pictou, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | 3,650 | 3,715 | 1.8 | 60,000 | 62,800 | 4.7 |
St. Mary's (Municipal district) | 1,040 | 1,045 | 0.5 | 49,200 | 52,800 | 7.3 |
Employment income and labour market related income and benefits in 2019 and 2020
Employment income
Nationally, the number of persons aged 15 and over with no or low employment income increased substantially in 2020 compared with before the pandemic in 2019. In Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 95 more people in 2020 than in 2019 had no employment income, while 5 more people had employment income between $1 and $19,999 and 60 fewer people had employment income between $20,000 and $59,999 in 2020 than in 2019.
Labour market related income
As for labour market related income, which comprises employment income, emergency and recovery benefits, and employment insurance (EI) benefits, there typically were far fewer null and low amounts. In Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 75 fewer people in 2020 than in 2019 had no labour market related income, while 200 fewer, 305 more and 20 fewer people had labour market related income between $1 and $14,999, between $15,000 and $59,999, and at or over $60,000, respectively, in 2020 than in 2019.
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Distribution of employment income, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of employment income, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2019 and 2020
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Distribution of labour market related income, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of labour market related income, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2019 and 2020
Pandemic-related income support benefits
67.2%
In 2020, the percentage of persons 15 years and older in Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) with income from any COVID-19 government income support and benefits was 67.2%,Footnote 2 while the percentage with income from earning replacement benefits was 29.0%.Footnote 3
Prevalence of and median income from COVID-19 income and support benefits and earning replacement benefits, Canada, Nova Scotia [PR], Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) and neighbouring census subdivisions, 2020
Geography | Percent with COVID-19 related benefits | Median COVID-19 related benefits | Percent with COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Percent with earning replacement benefits | Median earning replacement benefits |
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Antigonish (Town) | 75.3 | 900 | 31.2 | 8,000 | 34.7 | 9,000 |
Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | 67.2 | 745 | 22.2 | 8,000 | 29.0 | 10,000 |
Antigonish, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 69.1 | 890 | 24.9 | 7,500 | 34.8 | 10,500 |
Canada | 68.4 | 970 | 27.6 | 8,000 | 31.2 | 8,700 |
Guysborough (Municipal district) | 74.3 | 840 | 20.2 | 6,750 | 32.8 | 13,900 |
Inverness, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 74.2 | 820 | 22.9 | 6,550 | 35.7 | 12,100 |
Inverness, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | 72.4 | 740 | 23.3 | 8,000 | 32.9 | 11,600 |
Nova Scotia [PR] | 69.5 | 850 | 24.7 | 8,000 | 29.7 | 10,000 |
Pictou, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | 72.1 | 830 | 22.8 | 8,000 | 29.2 | 10,000 |
St. Mary's (Municipal district) | 72.8 | 830 | 21.6 | 7,000 | 35.4 | 13,500 |
Prevalence of total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2020 Footnote 4
Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
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Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
Canada | 98.7 | 98.3 | 88.5 | 83.9 | 92.3 | 88.0 | 36.7 | 38.1 |
Nova Scotia [PR] | 99.0 | 98.2 | 87.5 | 83.9 | 91.4 | 88.1 | 36.5 | 37.0 |
Antigonish, Subd. A (CSD) | 98.8 | 98.7 | 89.4 | 87.6 | 92.7 | 90.6 | 39.0 | 34.1 |
Median total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality), 2020 Footnote 4
Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
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Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
Canada | 57,200 | 46,400 | 56,400 | 41,600 | 56,800 | 43,200 | 8,500 | 10,000 |
Nova Scotia [PR] | 51,600 | 42,800 | 50,400 | 38,400 | 51,200 | 40,000 | 10,500 | 10,500 |
Antigonish, Subd. A (CSD) | 56,800 | 49,200 | 54,400 | 43,600 | 55,600 | 45,600 | 10,500 | 10,000 |
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