Montréal Census Atlas

Chameran (west)

Census Tract 0421.05 · Montréal, Quebec

Chameran (west) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,339 living in private households. 72.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 27.2% across Greater Montréal as a whole; the largest single group was Arab at 47.8%. 28.1% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 66.5% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $52,400 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 98.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.30 km², giving a population density of 7,694 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population2,3392021, private households
Visible minority72.2%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian28.1%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants66.5%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$52,400Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households98.4%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density7,694 /km²2,339 people over 0.30 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20212,339
Population, 20162,728
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-14
Total private dwellings1,065
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents921
Population density per square kilometre7,692
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years52522.4%16.8%
0 to 4 years1757.5%5.1%
5 to 9 years1857.9%5.8%
10 to 14 years1606.8%5.9%
15 to 64 years1,53565.6%65.2%
15 to 19 years1506.4%5.3%
20 to 24 years1606.8%6.0%
25 to 29 years1456.2%6.8%
30 to 34 years1807.7%6.8%
35 to 39 years2008.5%6.9%
40 to 44 years1857.9%7.1%
45 to 49 years1556.6%6.5%
50 to 54 years1355.8%6.4%
55 to 59 years1205.1%6.8%
60 to 64 years1004.3%6.4%
65 years and over28012.0%18.0%
65 to 69 years853.6%5.3%
70 to 74 years652.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years502.1%3.4%
80 to 84 years351.5%2.3%
85 years and over451.9%2.4%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years2222.4%16.8%
15 to 64 years6665.6%65.2%
65 years and over1212.0%18.0%
85 years and over21.9%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)36
Median age of the population3535.2%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data920100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house00.0%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex303.3%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys13014.1%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys76082.6%10.0%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.3%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.2%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
1960 or before15016.4%23.6%
1961 to 198044048.1%29.9%
1981 to 199017018.6%13.6%
1991 to 200012013.1%10.0%
2001 to 2005202.2%5.6%
2006 to 2010101.1%6.1%
2011 to 201500.0%5.4%
2016 to 2021101.1%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
Condominium11512.6%18.7%
Not condominium80588.0%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms151.6%1.2%
1 bedroom45049.2%20.2%
2 bedrooms33536.6%31.5%
3 bedrooms12013.1%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms00.0%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms77584.7%42.8%
5 rooms12013.1%16.8%
6 rooms101.1%10.1%
7 rooms101.1%9.5%
8 or more rooms00.0%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)4

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed83090.7%93.3%
Major repairs needed859.3%6.7%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data900100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs62068.9%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs28531.7%19.6%
30% to less than 100%24527.2%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data920100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data870100.0%100.0%
In core need15517.8%7.9%
Not in core need71582.2%92.1%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data20100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage00.0%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs00.0%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$900$1,420
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$320,000$500,400

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data900100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing30.4%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs323.6%0.0%
% in core housing need182.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,020$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,066$981

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,70093.7%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,70093.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$26,200$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,33073.3%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$18,400$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,14062.8%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$20,000$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,58587.3%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,800$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data22012.1%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data68037.5%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,76097.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,63089.8%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,400$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,63089.8%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,240$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,32072.7%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,360$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,13562.5%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,950$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,50082.6%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$13,480$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data25514.0%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,160$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data68037.5%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,840$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data570100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,200$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data56599.1%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,800$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,200$100,200

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,755100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data38021.7%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$44,800$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data61034.8%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$12,300$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,200$28,120
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)65
Employment income (%) (Rate)57
Government transfers (%) (Rate)35
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)13

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Without total income1156.3%3.4%
With total income1,70093.7%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)22512.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99930516.8%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99939521.8%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99927014.9%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99920511.3%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991206.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999754.1%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999351.9%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999251.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999100.6%3.0%
$100,000 and over351.9%9.2%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1156.3%3.3%
With after-tax income1,70093.7%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)23012.7%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99931517.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99944524.5%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99931517.4%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99919010.5%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991055.8%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,999502.8%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999201.1%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999150.8%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999100.6%1.7%
$100,000 and over100.6%4.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Without employment income67036.9%28.4%
With employment income1,14563.1%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)20511.3%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9991709.4%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,99920011.0%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9991407.7%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991307.2%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9991206.6%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999603.3%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999402.2%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999251.4%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999150.8%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999150.8%2.2%
$100,000 and over301.7%7.2%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,61088.7%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$22,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,61088.7%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$21,600$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,25068.9%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$19,600$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,05057.9%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$22,600$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,44079.3%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,520$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1407.7%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,720$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,76097.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,54585.1%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,640$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,54585.1%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,320$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,27570.2%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,900$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,06058.4%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,550$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,40077.1%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,380$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1458.0%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,100$7,190

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,755100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data36520.8%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,600$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,200$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data51029.1%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,000$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,100$33,560
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)75
Employment income (%) (Rate)66
Government transfers (%) (Rate)25
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data105100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,400$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data115109.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$70,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,000$88,000

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data310100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data29595.2%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data120100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,600$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data120100.0%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,000$69,600

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data400100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,800$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,200$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data38095.0%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,200$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,600$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years61026.1%20.4%
0 to 5 years2109.0%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,45062.0%62.9%
65 years and over28012.0%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)63527.1%12.0%
0 to 17 years1606.8%2.1%
0 to 5 years602.6%0.7%
18 to 64 years36015.4%6.8%
65 years and over1205.1%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)27
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)26
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)29
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)25
65 years and over (%) (Rate)43

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years60525.9%20.4%
0 to 5 years2109.0%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,45562.2%62.9%
65 years and over28012.0%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)39016.7%7.0%
0 to 17 years903.8%1.0%
0 to 5 years351.5%0.3%
18 to 64 years23510.0%4.9%
65 years and over703.0%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)17
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)15
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)17
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)16
65 years and over (%) (Rate)24

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data925100.0%100.0%
1 person32034.6%34.4%
2 persons21022.7%31.9%
3 persons13014.1%14.1%
4 persons14015.1%12.8%
5 or more persons12013.0%6.9%
Number of persons in private households2,340253.0%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,815100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law90049.6%53.8%
Married85547.1%34.8%
Living common-law502.8%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law91050.1%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married65035.8%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated553.0%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1307.2%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed854.7%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data925100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons51055.1%57.2%
Couple-family households40043.2%47.5%
One-parent-family households10511.4%9.6%
Multigenerational households151.6%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons202.2%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households505.4%4.4%
One-person households32034.6%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data920100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,400$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data91599.5%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,800$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,400$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data920100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000252.7%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999151.6%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999252.7%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999303.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9999510.3%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999252.7%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999556.0%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999505.4%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999556.0%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999454.9%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999859.2%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9999510.3%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999707.6%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999556.0%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999556.0%5.5%
$100,000 and over13014.1%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,999707.6%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999303.3%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999202.2%8.8%
$200,000 and over50.5%7.9%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data920100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000303.3%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999101.1%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999202.2%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999353.8%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,9999510.3%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999454.9%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999657.1%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999707.6%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999556.0%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999505.4%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,9999510.3%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,9999510.3%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999808.7%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999606.5%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999404.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over808.7%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,999556.0%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999202.2%6.5%
$150,000 and over101.1%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
Owner202.2%54.4%
Renter90098.4%45.6%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data550100.0%100.0%
2 persons18533.6%49.9%
3 persons12522.7%21.4%
4 persons14025.5%19.8%
5 or more persons10519.1%8.9%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data555100.9%100.0%
Total couple families42577.3%81.9%
Married couples40573.6%52.2%
Common-law couples203.6%29.7%
Total one-parent families12522.7%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+10519.1%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+152.7%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families1,860100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners85546.0%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families1256.7%6.2%
Children88047.3%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data480100.0%100.0%
Living alone32066.7%71.5%
Living with other relatives8016.7%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only8016.7%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data320100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data335104.7%100.0%

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data600100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data58597.5%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,03587.0%54.9%
In bottom decile55523.7%10.7%
In second decile45019.2%10.5%
In third decile45519.4%11.4%
In fourth decile40017.1%11.3%
In fifth decile1707.3%11.0%
In top half of the distribution31013.2%45.1%
In sixth decile1255.3%10.4%
In seventh decile652.8%9.9%
In eighth decile753.2%9.1%
In ninth decile251.1%8.2%
In top decile200.9%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room72579.2%97.9%
More than one person per room19020.8%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
Suitable59064.5%94.3%
Not suitable33036.1%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household58063.4%54.9%
Two-maintainer household31033.9%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household303.3%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data915100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years303.3%3.1%
25 to 34 years13014.2%15.1%
35 to 44 years25027.3%18.7%
45 to 54 years21023.0%18.3%
55 to 64 years12513.7%19.1%
65 to 74 years9510.4%14.6%
75 to 84 years606.6%8.2%
85 years and over202.2%2.8%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'580100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only20034.5%59.3%
Not suitable only23540.5%15.2%
Major repairs needed only305.2%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'6010.3%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'203.4%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'356.0%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing33557.8%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,68572.2%27.2%
South Asian954.1%2.9%
Chinese00.0%2.5%
Black1606.9%8.1%
Filipino100.4%1.0%
Arab1,11547.8%5.9%
Latin American1305.6%3.3%
Southeast Asian150.6%1.5%
West Asian753.2%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.301.3%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities351.5%0.7%
Not a visible minority65528.1%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
Buddhist150.6%1.0%
Christian1,13048.3%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.27511.8%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican00.0%0.5%
Baptist00.0%0.5%
Catholic47020.1%44.2%
Christian Orthodox33014.1%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.6%
Presbyterian00.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church00.0%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions200.9%1.8%
Hindu00.0%1.1%
Jewish200.9%2.0%
Muslim95540.8%8.7%
Sikh200.9%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions251.1%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1657.1%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
Canadian652.8%20.7%
English150.6%2.5%
Irish150.6%5.1%
Scottish150.6%2.6%
French, n.o.s.351.5%19.3%
German251.1%1.7%
Chinese00.0%2.6%
Italian251.1%6.4%
Indian (India)351.5%1.4%
Ukrainian00.0%0.7%
Dutch00.0%0.3%
Polish00.0%1.2%
Québécois00.0%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Filipino00.0%0.9%
French Canadian100.4%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.00.0%1.2%
Russian00.0%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese100.4%1.2%
American150.6%0.6%
Spanish200.9%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian100.4%0.5%
Acadian00.0%0.8%
Pakistani00.0%0.4%
African, n.o.s.150.6%1.4%
Jewish301.3%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese00.0%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.43518.6%2.2%
Greek200.9%1.5%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian301.3%1.0%
Lebanese30012.8%1.6%
Iranian150.6%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.1857.9%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.2%
Belgian00.0%0.7%
Haitian251.1%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican301.3%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss00.0%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.3%
Croatian00.0%0.1%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Muslim351.5%0.3%
Egyptian451.9%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.100.4%0.5%
Tamil351.5%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian351.5%0.6%
Moroccan1255.3%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian30513.0%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian301.3%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish100.4%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian552.4%1.4%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian652.8%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi251.1%0.1%
Salvadorean00.0%0.4%
African Caribbean00.0%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.150.6%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.100.4%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.0%
Australian00.0%0.0%
Palestinian1004.3%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.3%
Congolese00.0%0.4%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.0%
Hispanic, n.o.s.251.1%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.4%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.4%
Berber351.5%0.8%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.0%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.0%
Eritrean00.0%0.0%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.2%
Mohawk00.0%0.1%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bulgarian00.0%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tunisian602.6%0.5%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.2%
Bosnian00.0%0.0%
Venezuelan00.0%0.2%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Latvian00.0%0.0%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.3%
Guatemalan00.0%0.2%
Indonesian00.0%0.0%
Laotian100.4%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.0%
Northern Irish00.0%0.0%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.1%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.0%
Kurdish251.1%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.0%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Coptic00.0%0.1%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.2%
Nepali00.0%0.0%
Kabyle301.3%0.4%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.0%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.1%
Moldovan00.0%0.2%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.2%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.753.2%0.2%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.1%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.0%
Gaspesian00.0%0.1%
Norman00.0%0.1%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Ivorian401.7%0.2%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.1%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian150.6%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.1%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.1%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.1%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.1%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.1%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.1%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.1%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.1%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.1%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
First generation1,77576.0%29.0%
Second generation47520.3%17.1%
Third generation or more954.1%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity00.0%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses00.0%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,335100.0%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,335100.0%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,33599.8%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants61526.3%71.8%
Immigrants1,55566.5%24.3%
Before 1980552.4%3.8%
1980 to 19901054.5%2.6%
1991 to 20001757.5%4.0%
2001 to 201032013.7%6.2%
2011 to 202190538.7%7.7%
Non-permanent residents1657.1%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
Americas1107.1%21.9%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia402.6%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti201.3%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico251.6%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America00.0%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas251.6%5.1%
Europe754.8%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France151.0%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania352.2%2.4%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine151.0%0.8%
United Kingdom00.0%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe100.6%3.6%
Africa44028.2%24.0%
Algeria452.9%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt855.4%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco1409.0%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa16510.6%8.2%
Asia93059.6%29.9%
Afghanistan151.0%0.8%
Iran251.6%1.8%
Iraq151.0%0.3%
Lebanon29518.9%3.8%
Syria42527.2%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China00.0%4.7%
Hong Kong00.0%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam00.0%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India452.9%2.4%
Pakistan201.3%1.0%
Sri Lanka100.6%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia704.5%3.8%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%0.1%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data585100.0%100.0%
Americas254.3%15.5%
Europe00.0%15.9%
Africa13523.1%31.7%
Asia41570.9%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,52065.0%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1851021.8%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,01543.4%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens82035.0%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,560100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1207.7%8.8%
5 to 14 years25516.3%16.5%
15 to 24 years17511.2%17.9%
25 to 44 years80551.6%49.2%
45 years and over20012.8%7.5%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,505100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants64042.5%55.4%
Principal applicants28018.6%26.4%
Secondary applicants36023.9%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family18512.3%26.7%
Refugees65043.2%16.3%
Other immigrants302.0%1.7%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data1,505100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission15510.3%9.6%
Work permits only before admission604.0%9.2%
Study permits only before admission100.7%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission402.7%4.5%
Other permits before admission151.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience1,23582.1%73.5%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,760100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree35520.2%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate35019.9%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,05059.7%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level46026.1%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher59533.8%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,22069.3%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree1659.4%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate18510.5%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree87049.4%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level36520.7%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher51029.0%24.1%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,755100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate37021.1%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,38578.9%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,22569.8%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate18510.5%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,04059.3%57.9%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,220100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree35529.1%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree87571.7%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,100100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable605.5%2.3%
All classes of workers1,03594.1%97.7%
Employee94585.9%85.2%
Self-employed958.6%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,100100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable605.5%2.3%
All occupations1,03594.1%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations100.9%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations20518.6%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations13011.8%9.4%
3 Health occupations302.7%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services655.9%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport151.4%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations34531.4%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations14012.7%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.9%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities908.2%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,100100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable605.5%2.3%
All industries1,03594.1%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities00.0%0.7%
23 Construction504.5%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing14513.2%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade555.0%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade18016.4%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1009.1%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries151.4%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance504.5%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing201.8%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services12010.9%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services555.0%4.2%
61 Educational services504.5%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance706.4%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation00.0%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services555.0%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)252.3%4.0%
91 Public administration252.3%4.7%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data745100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van44559.7%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver40053.7%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger405.4%4.6%
Public transit21528.9%15.3%
Walked506.7%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%1.8%
Other method304.0%1.6%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data745100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes13518.1%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes32043.0%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes16522.1%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes608.1%9.7%
60 minutes and over709.4%8.0%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data745100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.354.7%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.12016.1%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.19025.5%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.16522.1%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.11014.8%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.12516.8%16.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data660100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence52579.5%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence659.8%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence659.8%35.8%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,155100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,06049.2%58.8%
Movers1,09550.8%41.2%
Non-migrants42019.5%17.3%
Migrants68031.6%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,300100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,93083.9%88.3%
Movers36515.9%11.7%
Non-migrants1958.5%6.9%
Migrants1757.6%4.8%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data940100.0%100.0%
Worked at home19020.2%25.8%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.2%
No fixed workplace address859.0%10.4%
Usual place of work66570.7%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
English only38516.5%8.2%
French only63527.2%33.8%
English and French1,16049.7%56.4%
Neither English nor French1606.9%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
English57024.4%20.4%
French1,14048.8%71.3%
English and French47520.3%6.7%
Neither English nor French1556.6%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,05588.0%94.4%
Multiple responses28512.2%5.6%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,93582.9%93.3%
Multiple responses40517.3%6.7%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
None1,40059.8%79.8%
English1657.1%5.5%
French25510.9%4.8%
Non-official language24510.5%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous24510.5%5.4%
English and French1205.1%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)803.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)502.1%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages200.9%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,335100.0%100.0%
English1355.8%11.5%
French35015.0%56.0%
Non-official language61026.1%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous61026.1%7.2%
English and French803.4%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)24010.3%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)54523.3%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)35515.2%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages200.9%0.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,140100.0%100.0%
English18015.8%11.0%
French42036.8%49.6%
Non-official language151.3%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous151.3%0.5%
English and French40535.5%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)353.1%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)201.8%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)605.3%1.8%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,140100.0%100.0%
None72563.6%69.2%
English20518.0%19.2%
French12511.0%9.5%
Non-official language453.9%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous453.9%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)302.6%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data620100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language12520.2%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language49579.8%77.1%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language9521.6%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada8018.2%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.3%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language34578.4%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,340100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,760100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,10062.5%66.3%
Employed94053.4%60.7%
Unemployed1659.4%5.5%
Not in the labour force65537.2%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)62
Employment rate (Rate)53
Unemployment rate (Rate)15
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,75599.7%100.0%
Did not work71540.6%33.9%
Worked1,04559.4%66.1%
Worked full year full time39022.2%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time65036.9%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)35

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