Montréal Census Atlas

Est (south-southeast)

Census Tract 0254.00 · Montréal, Quebec

Est (south-southeast) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,029 living in private households. 54.9% 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 Latin American at 14.4%. 44.5% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 42.4% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $54,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 63.9% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.61 km², giving a population density of 6,564 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population4,0292021, private households
Visible minority54.9%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian44.5%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants42.4%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$54,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households63.9%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density6,564 /km²4,029 people over 0.61 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20214,029
Population, 20164,069
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1
Total private dwellings1,932
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,826
Population density per square kilometre6,563
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,030100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years65016.1%16.8%
0 to 4 years2055.1%5.1%
5 to 9 years2205.5%5.8%
10 to 14 years2305.7%5.9%
15 to 64 years2,74568.1%65.2%
15 to 19 years1804.5%5.3%
20 to 24 years2857.1%6.0%
25 to 29 years3107.7%6.8%
30 to 34 years2756.8%6.8%
35 to 39 years2806.9%6.9%
40 to 44 years3107.7%7.1%
45 to 49 years2756.8%6.5%
50 to 54 years2656.6%6.4%
55 to 59 years2907.2%6.8%
60 to 64 years2806.9%6.4%
65 years and over63015.6%18.0%
65 to 69 years2355.8%5.3%
70 to 74 years1503.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years952.4%3.4%
80 to 84 years601.5%2.3%
85 years and over852.1%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 years1616.1%16.8%
15 to 64 years6868.1%65.2%
65 years and over1615.6%18.0%
85 years and over22.1%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)41
Median age of the population4040.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,825100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house40522.2%31.8%
Semi-detached house754.1%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex804.4%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1,25568.8%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%10.0%
Other single-attached house100.5%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 data1,800100.0%100.0%
1960 or before86548.1%23.6%
1961 to 198057031.7%29.9%
1981 to 19901055.8%13.6%
1991 to 20001106.1%10.0%
2001 to 2005301.7%5.6%
2006 to 2010251.4%6.1%
2011 to 2015754.2%5.4%
2016 to 2021251.4%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Condominium31517.5%18.7%
Not condominium1,48582.5%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms402.2%1.2%
1 bedroom53529.7%20.2%
2 bedrooms59032.8%31.5%
3 bedrooms50528.1%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms1307.2%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms1,03557.5%42.8%
5 rooms27515.3%16.8%
6 rooms1759.7%10.1%
7 rooms1256.9%9.5%
8 or more rooms19510.8%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)5

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,60589.2%93.3%
Major repairs needed19010.6%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 data1,785100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,35075.6%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs43524.4%19.6%
30% to less than 100%40022.4%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,800100.0%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 data1,755100.0%100.0%
In core need22512.8%7.9%
Not in core need1,53087.2%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 data650100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage649.8%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs162.4%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,340$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,356$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$480,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$470,000$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 data1,150100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing30.3%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs292.6%0.0%
% in core housing need191.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$750$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$812$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% data3,355100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,22096.0%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,200$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,22096.0%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,000$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,70080.5%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$23,000$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,25567.2%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$25,000$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,86085.2%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,000$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data37011.0%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,960$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,13533.8%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,425102.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,30598.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,880$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,30598.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,560$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,79083.2%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,360$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,34069.7%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,680$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,92587.2%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,120$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data35510.6%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,760$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14034.0%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,260$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data990100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data98099.0%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,200$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,400$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 data3,425100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data91026.6%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,600$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,500$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,02529.9%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$14,900$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,120$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)72
Employment income (%) (Rate)63
Government transfers (%) (Rate)28
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)9

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% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without total income1303.9%3.4%
With total income3,22096.1%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2808.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99955516.6%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99970020.9%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99950515.1%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99937011.0%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992607.8%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991654.9%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,9991153.4%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,9991003.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999501.5%3.0%
$100,000 and over1203.6%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% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1303.9%3.3%
With after-tax income3,22596.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2908.7%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99957517.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99981524.3%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99956016.7%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99941012.2%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992407.2%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991554.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999752.2%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999451.3%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999300.9%1.7%
$100,000 and over401.2%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% data3,350100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,09532.7%28.4%
With employment income2,26067.5%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)36010.7%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9992657.9%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,99935510.6%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9992958.8%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992357.0%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9992006.0%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991554.6%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991103.3%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999752.2%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999802.4%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999451.3%2.2%
$100,000 and over902.7%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% data3,355100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,10592.5%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,10592.5%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$25,600$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,58577.0%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$26,200$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,15564.2%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$28,200$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,61577.9%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,960$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2357.0%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,240$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,425102.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,18594.9%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,920$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,18594.9%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,160$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,63078.4%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,520$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,24066.8%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,640$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,67579.7%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,590$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2708.0%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,650$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 data3,425100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data89026.0%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data93027.2%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,800$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,880$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)79
Employment income (%) (Rate)70
Government transfers (%) (Rate)21
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% data270100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data25092.6%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$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% data430100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data485112.8%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$117,600$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data235100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,200$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,200$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data21089.4%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,500$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$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% data975100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,000$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,000$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,000102.6%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,300$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,250$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,010100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years76519.1%20.4%
0 to 5 years2506.2%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,61565.2%62.9%
65 years and over63015.7%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)82520.6%12.0%
0 to 17 years1553.9%2.1%
0 to 5 years551.4%0.7%
18 to 64 years53013.2%6.8%
65 years and over1453.6%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)21
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)20
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)21
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)20
65 years and over (%) (Rate)23

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% data4,005100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years76519.1%20.4%
0 to 5 years2456.1%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,61065.2%62.9%
65 years and over63015.7%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)50512.6%7.0%
0 to 17 years701.7%1.0%
0 to 5 years300.7%0.3%
18 to 64 years3809.5%4.9%
65 years and over601.5%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)13
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)9
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)12
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)14
65 years and over (%) (Rate)10

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,825100.0%100.0%
1 person74540.8%34.4%
2 persons49026.8%31.9%
3 persons24513.4%14.1%
4 persons22512.3%12.8%
5 or more persons1206.6%6.9%
Number of persons in private households4,005219.5%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,375100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,54045.6%53.8%
Married1,11533.0%34.8%
Living common-law42512.6%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,83554.4%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,31539.0%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated752.2%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2858.4%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1554.6%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,825100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons86547.4%57.2%
Couple-family households66536.4%47.5%
One-parent-family households20511.2%9.6%
Multigenerational households402.2%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households50.3%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons452.5%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households1256.8%4.4%
One-person households74540.8%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,825100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,800$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,80098.6%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,400$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,600$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,825100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.1%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999201.1%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999703.8%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999653.6%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991256.8%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991106.0%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991256.8%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991055.8%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991005.5%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999955.2%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,99920011.0%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991508.2%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991156.3%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999955.2%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999804.4%5.5%
$100,000 and over35519.5%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991256.8%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999955.2%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999904.9%8.8%
$200,000 and over502.7%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% data1,825100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.4%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999201.1%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999703.8%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999653.6%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991457.9%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991357.4%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,9991457.9%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991156.3%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991206.6%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991055.8%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,99920011.0%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,9991407.7%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,9991156.3%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,9991005.5%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999754.1%5.8%
$100,000 and over25514.0%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,9991256.8%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999703.8%6.5%
$150,000 and over653.6%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Owner65036.1%54.4%
Renter1,15063.9%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% data975100.0%100.0%
2 persons45546.7%49.9%
3 persons22523.1%21.4%
4 persons20521.0%19.8%
5 or more persons909.2%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% data980100.5%100.0%
Total couple families73575.4%81.9%
Married couples52053.3%52.2%
Common-law couples21021.5%29.7%
Total one-parent families24525.1%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+19520.0%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+505.1%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families2,900100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,47050.7%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families2408.3%6.2%
Children1,18040.7%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data1,110100.0%100.0%
Living alone74567.1%71.5%
Living with other relatives13512.2%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only23020.7%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data745100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data70094.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,080100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,100101.9%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% data4,005100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,90572.5%54.9%
In bottom decile74018.5%10.7%
In second decile70017.5%10.5%
In third decile57014.2%11.4%
In fourth decile50512.6%11.3%
In fifth decile3909.7%11.0%
In top half of the distribution1,10027.5%45.1%
In sixth decile3107.7%10.4%
In seventh decile3258.1%9.9%
In eighth decile2205.5%9.1%
In ninth decile1503.7%8.2%
In top decile1002.5%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,73596.4%97.9%
More than one person per room603.3%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,58588.1%94.3%
Not suitable22012.2%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household1,04057.8%54.9%
Two-maintainer household63535.3%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household1206.7%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years754.2%3.1%
25 to 34 years28015.6%15.1%
35 to 44 years37520.8%18.7%
45 to 54 years27515.3%18.3%
55 to 64 years35519.7%19.1%
65 to 74 years28515.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years1005.6%8.2%
85 years and over603.3%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'725100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only35048.3%59.3%
Not suitable only16022.1%15.2%
Major repairs needed only11015.2%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'304.1%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'557.6%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'304.1%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing1,070147.6%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,090100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,24554.9%27.2%
South Asian952.3%2.9%
Chinese1303.2%2.5%
Black56013.7%8.1%
Filipino100.2%1.0%
Arab53013.0%5.9%
Latin American59014.4%3.3%
Southeast Asian2506.1%1.5%
West Asian451.1%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities00.0%0.7%
Not a visible minority1,84545.1%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,090100.0%100.0%
Buddhist1503.7%1.0%
Christian1,93547.3%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.2255.5%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican100.2%0.5%
Baptist350.9%0.5%
Catholic1,39534.1%44.2%
Christian Orthodox200.5%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness300.7%0.4%
Latter Day Saints350.9%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic852.1%0.6%
Presbyterian00.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church00.0%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1102.7%1.8%
Hindu651.6%1.1%
Jewish00.0%2.0%
Muslim77018.8%8.7%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions250.6%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1,14528.0%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,095100.0%100.0%
Canadian43510.6%20.7%
English350.9%2.5%
Irish952.3%5.1%
Scottish300.7%2.6%
French, n.o.s.51512.6%19.3%
German250.6%1.7%
Chinese1403.4%2.6%
Italian2506.1%6.4%
Indian (India)401.0%1.4%
Ukrainian250.6%0.7%
Dutch00.0%0.3%
Polish150.4%1.2%
Québécois1754.3%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.150.4%0.6%
Filipino200.5%0.9%
French Canadian1253.1%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.150.4%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.6%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.100.2%1.2%
Russian250.6%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese1002.4%1.2%
American00.0%0.6%
Spanish902.2%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian00.0%0.5%
Acadian150.4%0.8%
Pakistani00.0%0.4%
African, n.o.s.651.6%1.4%
Jewish00.0%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese1904.6%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.2004.9%2.2%
Greek00.0%1.5%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.100.2%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian00.0%1.0%
Lebanese150.4%1.6%
Iranian00.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.150.4%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.2%
Belgian200.5%0.7%
Haitian3057.4%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican601.5%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss150.4%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan300.7%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%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.701.7%0.5%
Tamil300.7%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian1052.6%0.6%
Moroccan1804.4%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian00.0%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%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi250.6%0.3%
Algerian2155.3%1.4%
Brazilian200.5%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.100.2%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.1%
Salvadorean651.6%0.4%
African Caribbean250.6%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.250.6%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%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean551.3%0.3%
Congolese250.6%0.4%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.0%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian651.6%0.4%
Yoruba250.6%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)601.5%0.4%
Berber1102.7%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%
Bulgarian401.0%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%
Tunisian501.2%0.5%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban300.7%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%
Cameroonian100.2%0.3%
Guatemalan1152.8%0.2%
Indonesian00.0%0.0%
Laotian00.0%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%
Kurdish00.0%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%
Dominican350.9%0.2%
Nepali00.0%0.0%
Kabyle802.0%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%
Breton200.5%0.2%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.200.5%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%
Ivorian00.0%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%
Mauritian250.6%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%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 African350.9%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 Rican100.2%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 data4,090100.0%100.0%
First generation2,14052.3%29.0%
Second generation91022.2%17.1%
Third generation or more1,05025.7%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,090100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity250.6%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses200.5%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity4,07099.5%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,090100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.2%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,08599.9%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,095100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)200.5%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)200.5%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries401.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries401.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,04098.7%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 data4,095100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,98048.4%71.8%
Immigrants1,73542.4%24.3%
Before 19801754.3%3.8%
1980 to 19902907.1%2.6%
1991 to 20003308.1%4.0%
2001 to 20103909.5%6.2%
2011 to 202155013.4%7.7%
Non-permanent residents3759.2%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,735100.0%100.0%
Americas59034.0%21.9%
Brazil150.9%0.7%
Colombia352.0%1.9%
El Salvador502.9%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti19011.0%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico251.4%1.4%
Peru804.6%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America251.4%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas18010.4%5.1%
Europe23013.3%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France402.3%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy653.7%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland150.9%0.8%
Portugal452.6%1.4%
Romania00.0%2.4%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine100.6%0.8%
United Kingdom00.0%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe452.6%3.6%
Africa56532.6%24.0%
Algeria20011.5%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt00.0%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco21012.1%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa1357.8%8.2%
Asia35520.5%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran00.0%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon150.9%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China452.6%4.7%
Hong Kong100.6%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan150.9%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam1458.4%2.3%
Bangladesh201.2%0.8%
India00.0%2.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka352.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia603.5%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 data245100.0%100.0%
Americas5522.4%15.5%
Europe00.0%15.9%
Africa16567.3%31.7%
Asia3012.2%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,095100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,30580.7%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1868016.6%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,62564.1%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens78519.2%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,735100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1458.4%8.8%
5 to 14 years23013.3%16.5%
15 to 24 years29517.0%17.9%
25 to 44 years91052.4%49.2%
45 years and over1609.2%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 data1,565100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants79550.8%55.4%
Principal applicants42527.2%26.4%
Secondary applicants37023.6%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family42026.8%26.7%
Refugees31520.1%16.3%
Other immigrants352.2%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 data1,565100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission22514.4%9.6%
Work permits only before admission1207.7%9.2%
Study permits only before admission201.3%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission503.2%4.5%
Other permits before admission201.3%0.9%
No pre-admission experience1,13072.2%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 data3,425100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree77522.6%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate65519.1%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,99558.2%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,13533.1%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher86525.3%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,27566.4%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree40011.7%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate36010.5%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,52044.4%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level80023.4%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher72021.0%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 data3,425100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate87525.5%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,55574.6%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,27566.4%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate47013.7%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,81052.8%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 data2,275100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree76033.4%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,52066.8%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,170100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable502.3%2.3%
All classes of workers2,12097.7%97.7%
Employee1,93088.9%85.2%
Self-employed1858.5%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,170100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable502.3%2.3%
All occupations2,12097.7%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations38017.5%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1707.8%9.4%
3 Health occupations1607.4%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services22510.4%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport803.7%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations67531.1%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations29013.4%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations150.7%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1205.5%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,170100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable502.3%2.3%
All industries2,12097.7%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities150.7%0.7%
23 Construction1155.3%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing24511.3%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade653.0%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade2059.4%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1105.1%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries502.3%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance853.9%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing251.2%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1758.1%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1657.6%4.2%
61 Educational services1758.1%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance33015.2%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.2%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services1657.6%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)653.0%4.0%
91 Public administration1004.6%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 data1,465100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van75051.2%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver69547.4%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger503.4%4.6%
Public transit54537.2%15.3%
Walked1057.2%5.7%
Bicycle352.4%1.8%
Other method302.0%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 data1,465100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes20514.0%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes44530.4%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes47032.1%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes18512.6%9.7%
60 minutes and over16511.3%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 data1,465100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1057.2%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.24516.7%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.35023.9%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.23516.0%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.23015.7%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.30520.8%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 data1,205100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence1,03085.5%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence302.5%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence14512.0%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 data3,905100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,37060.7%58.8%
Movers1,53539.3%41.2%
Non-migrants88522.7%17.3%
Migrants65016.6%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,060100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,76092.6%88.3%
Movers3007.4%11.7%
Non-migrants1904.7%6.9%
Migrants1102.7%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 data1,925100.0%100.0%
Worked at home45023.4%25.8%
Worked outside Canada100.5%0.2%
No fixed workplace address26013.5%10.4%
Usual place of work1,20562.6%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,015100.0%100.0%
English only1854.6%8.2%
French only1,75043.6%33.8%
English and French1,89547.2%56.4%
Neither English nor French1804.5%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,015100.0%100.0%
English40510.1%20.4%
French2,98574.3%71.3%
English and French44511.1%6.7%
Neither English nor French1804.5%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,015100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,69592.0%94.4%
Multiple responses3258.1%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% data4,015100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,59089.4%93.3%
Multiple responses42510.6%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% data4,015100.0%100.0%
None2,81070.0%79.8%
English1954.9%5.5%
French3659.1%4.8%
Non-official language40510.1%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous40510.1%5.4%
English and French852.1%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)1002.5%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)350.9%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages200.5%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,015100.0%100.0%
English1503.7%11.5%
French1,67541.7%56.0%
Non-official language68517.1%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous68517.1%7.2%
English and French1854.6%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)1002.5%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)82520.5%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)3659.1%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages350.9%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 data2,275100.0%100.0%
English1607.0%11.0%
French1,24554.7%49.6%
Non-official language251.1%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous251.1%0.5%
English and French70030.8%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)150.7%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)703.1%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)602.6%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 data2,275100.0%100.0%
None1,62571.4%69.2%
English44019.3%19.2%
French1104.8%9.5%
Non-official language602.6%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous602.6%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.9%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%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% data775100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language9011.6%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language68588.4%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% data560100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7513.4%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada6511.6%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.8%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language48085.7%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,005100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,005100.0%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 data3,425100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,16563.2%66.3%
Employed1,92556.2%60.7%
Unemployed2457.2%5.5%
Not in the labour force1,26036.8%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)63
Employment rate (Rate)56
Unemployment rate (Rate)11
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,425100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,39040.6%33.9%
Worked2,03059.3%66.1%
Worked full year full time95527.9%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time1,08531.7%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)39

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