District 9
(Albro Lake - Harbourview)

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District Profile

Total Population, 2006 Census: 15,829

This is one on the poorest areas of Halifax. Its average household income of $35,732 is in the bottom 25 percent of average incomes in Nova Scotia, and is the lowest in the Halifax Regional Municipality in 2001.It's an aging district---the number of school aged children decreased by 25 percent, and the number of people 55-64 was up a whopping 55 percent in the same time period, and people 75+ increased more than 40 percent.The population decreased by almost 1,000 people between 1996 and 2006. Families with children evacuated the area---two-parent families with one, two, and three children decreased by 23, 41 and 73 percents respectively. Single-parent families saw similar drops.Ten percent of people in the area are visible minorities, the largest group of which is African Nova Scotians.

Issue: Tax Reform

Average municipal tax comparison for single family homes

District	Average Property 2009 (taxable)	Current Tax (2007)	Draft Tax Model (2007)	Change in taxes
District 9 (Albro Lake - Harbourview)	129,326	1,005	1,316	30.90%

Source: HRM. HRM Note: Amounts exclude Low Income Rebates. Final adjustments are not included to treat mobile homes as multi-unit; and for the 2009 changes in the Transit Tax structure. Not all area rates are included in the "Current Tax".