Town of Cochrane Strategic Plan – Final Report October 2014
These differences may be the outcome of a number of possible factors:
• Higher smoking rates than in the rest of the province.
• Higher alcohol consumption.
• Higher rates of Type II Diabetes.
• Lower literacy rates than in the rest of Ontario and much of Canada.
4.1.4 Household Characteristics
Sixty-four percent of the population in Cochrane is married or living with a common-law partner,
while the remaining 36% has never married, or has been divorced/separated, or widowed (Figure
4.5). Both of these statistics are consistent with the provincial averages, 58% and 42%
respectively.14
Figure 4.5: Marital Status in Cochrane (2011)
36%
64%
Married or living with a common-law partner
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Cochrane has 1,610 families living in private households,15 where a family is defined as:
• Married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses).
• Common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners).
• Lone-parent families.
The majority of households have one or two people.
In 2006 (most recent figures available) the median after-tax family income in Cochrane was
$54,036; this is below the provincial median of $59,377 (Figure 4.6).16
14
Statistics Canada. (2012). Census Profile for Cochrane 2011. Available at: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/censusrecensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?
15
Ibid.
16
Statistics Canada. (200 7). 2006 Community Profile Cochrane, Ontario. Available at: http://www12.statcan.ca/censusrecensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3556042&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Cochra
ne&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=3556042
14