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User Statistics – on

Age categories served as % of total, by age group

% 0 – 2 years
3.8
% 3 – 5 years
4.8
% 6 – 11 years
11.4
% 12 – 17 years
11.3
% 18 – 30 years
16.6
% 31 – 44 years
21
% 45 – 64 years
21.4
% 65 + years
9.6
% children
31.4
Food Banks Reporting
521

Household type

% Single Parent Families
16.6
% Two-Parent Families
20.7
% Couples With No Children
7.3
% Single People
42.8
% Other
12.6
Food Banks Reporting
541

Primary source of income

% Job Income
15
% Employment Insurance
1.9
% Social Assistance
19.9
% Disability-Related Income Support
18.9
% Pension
10
% Student Loan
1
% Canada Child Benefit
0.6
% No Income
20.3
% Other Income
12.5
Food Banks Reporting
539

Housing type

% Homeowners
5.7
% Market Rental
73
% Social Housing
12.1
% Band-owned housing
0
% Unhoused/Temporary Shelters
6.8
% Other
2.4
Food Banks Reporting
526