The Social & Economic Landscape
Bridging the Gap: From Education to Employment, Pilot Phase II

Households Living in Poverty

Triton has a slightly lower percentage of people living below the low–income cut–off when compared to the Economic Zone and the Province.

% Below Low Income Cut–off* Husband–Wife Families Lone–Parent Families
Triton 14% n/a
Economic Zone 11 18% 61%
Newfoundland & Labrador 16% 52%

*Estimated using Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut–Offs (1992 base). Extracted from Income Accounts, Distribution of Family Income, 1997, Triton, Economic Zone 11, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit, based on Canada Customs and Revenue Agency summary information as provided by Small Area and Administrative Data Division, Statistics Canada.