2006 Census Data, conducted in May 2006

1.Age distribution (population of 1042 in 2006) (938 in 2001)
0 - 19 years : 225 (22%) (190 children were under 15 years old)
20 – 54 years : 365 (35%)
55 – 59 years : 225 (22%)
60 & older : 225 (22%) (45 persons were over 75 years old)
Median age of population: 46.6 years old [BC average: 40.8 years old]
2.Configuration in family configuration : 720 (190 - children under 15 years)
living alone : 145
living w/non relatives : 15
seniors (over 60 yrs) : 225
Number of family units including single persons (495 households in total)
40single parents and their 60 children
120 couples and their 185 children (some over 15 years old)
155 couples with no children
200 single person living alone or with non relatives (20% vs BC’s 15%)
Population density: 7.7 persons per km (BC: 4.4 persons per km)
4. Supply of housing:
662 total private dwellings, 489 are occupied by usual residents (74% vs BC’s 92%)
365 owned units, 130 rental units (74% owned, BC average: 70% owned)
5.Affordability: after tax income per household versus cost of housing
[if paying more than 1/3 for housing, considered in core need]
Median monthly payment for owned dwelling $216; for rented dwelling $551 (BC: $876, $752)
Median income after tax $23,459 [1/3 of income = $650 per month] (BC median $52,709)
Median income single parent families $12,834 (female parent= $7,133) [1/3=$356/month]
Median income one-person households $13,704 [1/3=$380 per month]
Income types: earnings 57%, government transfers 20%, other money 23%
70 persons were unemployed and 295 were not in the labour force.
(Unemployment rate 12.7% vs BC’s 6%)
Low income after tax: 33.5% vs BC 13.1%
Average value of owned dwelling $330,500 (2006),
(BC $418,700)*
[*footnote: our guess is that the median value is closer to $250,000]
6.Living conditions:
Major repairs: 50 dwellings require major repairs (10% vs BC’s 7.4%)
Minor repairs: 210 dwellings require minor repairs (42% vs BC’s 25%)
Period of construction: 30% - 1971 to 1985; 31% - 1991 to 2000.
Movable dwellings: 20
Mobility-place of resident: 810 persons lived at the same address 1 year ago (from 2006) and 115 persons moved within Cortes. 495 persons lived at the same address 5 years ago.
7.Employment:
Full time full year workers: 100. Median income in 2005 was $14,957
For types of work, industry or occupation, see the census data.
Mode of transportation: 90 walked or bicycled to work, 250 drove, 30 used other modes and 15 travelled as passengers.
Place of work: of the 480 people in the work force, 85 or 18% worked from home.