Montréal Census Atlas

Pierrefonds-Est (west 1)

Census Tract 0512.03 · Montréal, Quebec

Pierrefonds-Est (west 1) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,552 living in private households. 45.4% 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 South Asian at 16.4%. 54.2% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 42.3% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $58,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 41.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.68 km², giving a population density of 3,752 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population2,5522021, private households
Visible minority45.4%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian54.2%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants42.3%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$58,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households41.5%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density3,752 /km²2,552 people over 0.68 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20212,552
Population, 20162,512
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20212
Total private dwellings1,349
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,282
Population density per square kilometre3,795
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years41016.1%16.8%
0 to 4 years1405.5%5.1%
5 to 9 years1455.7%5.8%
10 to 14 years1254.9%5.9%
15 to 64 years1,54060.4%65.2%
15 to 19 years1104.3%5.3%
20 to 24 years1154.5%6.0%
25 to 29 years1254.9%6.8%
30 to 34 years1857.3%6.8%
35 to 39 years1907.5%6.9%
40 to 44 years1807.1%7.1%
45 to 49 years1606.3%6.5%
50 to 54 years1656.5%6.4%
55 to 59 years1656.5%6.8%
60 to 64 years1505.9%6.4%
65 years and over60523.7%18.0%
65 to 69 years1505.9%5.3%
70 to 74 years1706.7%4.6%
75 to 79 years1355.3%3.4%
80 to 84 years853.3%2.3%
85 years and over602.4%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 years6060.4%65.2%
65 years and over2423.7%18.0%
85 years and over22.4%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)44
Median age of the population4444.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,280100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house14010.9%31.8%
Semi-detached house403.1%4.9%
Row house503.9%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys70555.1%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys34527.0%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 data1,290100.0%100.0%
1960 or before604.7%23.6%
1961 to 198040531.4%29.9%
1981 to 199026520.5%13.6%
1991 to 2000655.0%10.0%
2001 to 200514511.2%5.6%
2006 to 201016012.4%6.1%
2011 to 201515011.6%5.4%
2016 to 2021453.5%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
Condominium69053.5%18.7%
Not condominium60046.5%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.2%
1 bedroom32024.8%20.2%
2 bedrooms74057.4%31.5%
3 bedrooms18014.0%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms503.9%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms92071.3%42.8%
5 rooms19014.7%16.8%
6 rooms655.0%10.1%
7 rooms604.7%9.5%
8 or more rooms453.5%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 data1,290100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,25597.3%93.3%
Major repairs needed352.7%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 data1,280100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs91071.1%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs36528.5%19.6%
30% to less than 100%35027.3%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,290100.0%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 data1,260100.0%100.0%
In core need1108.7%7.9%
Not in core need1,15091.3%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 data755100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage628.3%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs172.3%0.0%
% in core housing need30.4%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,150$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,164$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$300,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$349,000$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 data535100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs438.0%0.0%
% in core housing need173.2%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,020$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,052$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% data2,140100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,06096.3%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,06096.3%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,79083.6%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,600$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,39065.0%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,200$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,76082.2%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$13,900$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data23010.7%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,720$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data65030.4%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,12099.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,03094.9%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,720$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,03094.9%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,79083.6%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,760$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,39565.2%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,520$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,69079.0%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,940$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2009.3%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,120$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data57526.9%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,160$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data640100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$73,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data61596.1%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,200$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$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 data2,120100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data63530.0%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,200$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data54025.5%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$16,200$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,200$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)76
Employment income (%) (Rate)64
Government transfers (%) (Rate)24
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)6

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% data2,140100.0%100.0%
Without total income803.7%3.4%
With total income2,06096.3%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1808.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99922510.5%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99937017.3%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99931514.7%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99929013.6%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991959.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991356.3%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999954.4%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999602.8%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999502.3%3.0%
$100,000 and over1456.8%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% data2,140100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income803.7%3.3%
With after-tax income2,06096.3%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1808.4%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99924511.4%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99944520.8%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99939018.2%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99929513.8%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992109.8%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,999954.4%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999753.5%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999552.6%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999251.2%1.7%
$100,000 and over502.3%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% data2,140100.0%100.0%
Without employment income74534.8%28.4%
With employment income1,39065.0%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)22010.3%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9991155.4%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9991758.2%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9991406.5%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991507.0%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9991306.1%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991105.1%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999904.2%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999602.8%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999502.3%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999452.1%2.2%
$100,000 and over1155.4%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% data2,140100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,01093.9%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,200$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,01594.2%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,600$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,77582.9%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,800$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,40065.4%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,61575.5%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,400$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1557.2%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,080$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,12099.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,99093.0%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,800$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,99093.0%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,520$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,77082.7%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,920$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,41566.1%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,840$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,60575.0%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,280$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1406.5%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,500$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 data2,120100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data64530.4%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,600$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data51524.3%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,000$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$29,500$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)83
Employment income (%) (Rate)70
Government transfers (%) (Rate)17
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data215100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$61,200$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data220102.3%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,500$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,000$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% data270100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$109,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data24590.7%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data140100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,400$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data13596.4%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$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% data680100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,200$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$36,400$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data700102.9%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,500$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$41,500$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years47518.6%20.4%
0 to 5 years1706.7%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,47057.6%62.9%
65 years and over60023.5%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)41516.3%12.0%
0 to 17 years853.3%2.1%
0 to 5 years351.4%0.7%
18 to 64 years1957.6%6.8%
65 years and over1405.5%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)16
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)18
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)20
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)13
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% data2,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years47018.5%20.4%
0 to 5 years1706.7%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,47558.0%62.9%
65 years and over60523.8%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)2309.0%7.0%
0 to 17 years552.2%1.0%
0 to 5 years200.8%0.3%
18 to 64 years1405.5%4.9%
65 years and over401.6%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)9
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)12
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)12
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)9
65 years and over (%) (Rate)6

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,285100.0%100.0%
1 person62048.2%34.4%
2 persons34526.8%31.9%
3 persons14511.3%14.1%
4 persons1058.2%12.8%
5 or more persons655.1%6.9%
Number of persons in private households2,545198.1%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,145100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,03048.0%53.8%
Married84039.2%34.8%
Living common-law1908.9%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,11051.7%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married62529.1%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated602.8%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced27012.6%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1557.2%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,285100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons58045.1%57.2%
Couple-family households45535.4%47.5%
One-parent-family households13010.1%9.6%
Multigenerational households352.7%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons151.2%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households352.7%4.4%
One-person households62048.2%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,285100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,200$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,290100.4%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,500$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,280100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.6%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99950.4%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999100.8%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999252.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999957.4%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999705.5%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999806.2%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999655.1%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999755.9%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999806.2%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,99914511.3%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991108.6%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999907.0%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999755.9%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999755.9%5.5%
$100,000 and over27521.5%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991058.2%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999655.1%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999604.7%8.8%
$200,000 and over403.1%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% data1,280100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.2%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,99950.4%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.8%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999252.0%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991058.2%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999755.9%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999957.4%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991058.2%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999907.0%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999856.6%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,99916012.5%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,9991108.6%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999957.4%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999755.9%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999503.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over18014.1%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,999856.6%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999403.1%6.5%
$150,000 and over503.9%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
Owner75058.1%54.4%
Renter53541.5%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% data640100.0%100.0%
2 persons33552.3%49.9%
3 persons15023.4%21.4%
4 persons10516.4%19.8%
5 or more persons507.8%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% data645100.8%100.0%
Total couple families50078.1%81.9%
Married couples40563.3%52.2%
Common-law couples9514.8%29.7%
Total one-parent families14021.9%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+12018.8%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+253.9%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families1,815100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,00055.1%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families1458.0%6.2%
Children67036.9%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data735100.0%100.0%
Living alone62084.4%71.5%
Living with other relatives557.5%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only608.2%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data620100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data665107.3%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data660100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data62594.7%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% data2,550100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,70066.7%54.9%
In bottom decile37014.5%10.7%
In second decile29011.4%10.5%
In third decile41516.3%11.4%
In fourth decile32512.7%11.3%
In fifth decile30011.8%11.0%
In top half of the distribution84533.1%45.1%
In sixth decile26510.4%10.4%
In seventh decile2007.8%9.9%
In eighth decile1706.7%9.1%
In ninth decile1104.3%8.2%
In top decile1003.9%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,26097.7%97.9%
More than one person per room302.3%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,20593.4%94.3%
Not suitable856.6%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household92571.7%54.9%
Two-maintainer household33526.0%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household302.3%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,290100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years251.9%3.1%
25 to 34 years14511.2%15.1%
35 to 44 years19515.1%18.7%
45 to 54 years20515.9%18.3%
55 to 64 years27020.9%19.1%
65 to 74 years24519.0%14.6%
75 to 84 years17013.2%8.2%
85 years and over403.1%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'460100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only34575.0%59.3%
Not suitable only6514.1%15.2%
Major repairs needed only204.3%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'153.3%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'102.2%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing825179.3%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population1,15045.4%27.2%
South Asian41516.4%2.9%
Chinese853.4%2.5%
Black1606.3%8.1%
Filipino351.4%1.0%
Arab2258.9%5.9%
Latin American903.6%3.3%
Southeast Asian502.0%1.5%
West Asian502.0%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.100.4%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities251.0%0.7%
Not a visible minority1,38554.6%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%1.0%
Christian1,28550.7%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.1907.5%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican401.6%0.5%
Baptist251.0%0.5%
Catholic79531.4%44.2%
Christian Orthodox1656.5%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 Charismatic150.6%0.6%
Presbyterian251.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church100.4%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions150.6%1.8%
Hindu2309.1%1.1%
Jewish451.8%2.0%
Muslim31512.4%8.7%
Sikh903.6%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives56022.1%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Canadian2509.9%20.7%
English1154.5%2.5%
Irish1003.9%5.1%
Scottish753.0%2.6%
French, n.o.s.26510.5%19.3%
German602.4%1.7%
Chinese753.0%2.6%
Italian1003.9%6.4%
Indian (India)31012.2%1.4%
Ukrainian903.6%0.7%
Dutch100.4%0.3%
Polish853.4%1.2%
Québécois1054.1%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.150.6%0.6%
Filipino502.0%0.9%
French Canadian451.8%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.401.6%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.100.4%1.2%
Métis100.4%0.3%
European, n.o.s.401.6%1.2%
Russian702.8%1.0%
Norwegian100.4%0.1%
Welsh100.4%0.2%
Portuguese200.8%1.2%
American00.0%0.6%
Spanish200.8%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian150.6%0.5%
Acadian100.4%0.8%
Pakistani150.6%0.4%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish401.6%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese301.2%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.953.7%2.2%
Greek451.8%1.5%
Jamaican100.4%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian702.8%1.0%
Lebanese702.8%1.6%
Iranian502.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.200.8%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian100.4%0.2%
Belgian00.0%0.7%
Haitian100.4%3.4%
Hindu602.4%0.2%
Mexican301.2%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss00.0%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan602.4%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%
Muslim150.6%0.3%
Egyptian602.4%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.251.0%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian301.2%0.6%
Moroccan00.0%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian251.0%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian150.6%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian100.4%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian00.0%1.4%
Brazilian150.6%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian200.8%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%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.200.8%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.100.4%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.150.6%0.1%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.0%
Australian00.0%0.0%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.3%
Congolese00.0%0.4%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.0%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian200.8%0.4%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.4%
Berber301.2%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%
Bulgarian100.4%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%
Tunisian00.0%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%
Cameroonian602.4%0.3%
Guatemalan00.0%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%
Coptic150.6%0.1%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.2%
Nepali00.0%0.0%
Kabyle00.0%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%
Moldovan150.6%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.00.0%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%
Mauritian00.0%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 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 data2,535100.0%100.0%
First generation1,25049.3%29.0%
Second generation57022.5%17.1%
Third generation or more71528.2%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity100.4%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses100.4%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,52599.6%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,535100.0%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,535100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.6%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.6%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.6%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries150.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,51099.0%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 data2,540100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,30551.4%71.8%
Immigrants1,07542.3%24.3%
Before 19801405.5%3.8%
1980 to 19901957.7%2.6%
1991 to 20001957.7%4.0%
2001 to 20102007.9%6.2%
2011 to 202134013.4%7.7%
Non-permanent residents1656.5%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,075100.0%100.0%
Americas14013.0%21.9%
Brazil252.3%0.7%
Colombia252.3%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti100.9%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico100.9%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America201.9%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas252.3%5.1%
Europe31529.3%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France100.9%6.2%
Germany201.9%0.6%
Greece100.9%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy100.9%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland504.7%0.8%
Portugal151.4%1.4%
Romania605.6%2.4%
Russian Federation403.7%1.0%
Serbia100.9%0.1%
Ukraine151.4%0.8%
United Kingdom151.4%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe403.7%3.6%
Africa19017.7%24.0%
Algeria403.7%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt504.7%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco252.3%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa555.1%8.2%
Asia43040.0%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran302.8%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon302.8%3.8%
Syria100.9%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China504.7%4.7%
Hong Kong00.0%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines353.3%2.8%
Viet Nam201.9%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India15014.0%2.4%
Pakistan100.9%1.0%
Sri Lanka201.9%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia403.7%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 data190100.0%100.0%
Americas3518.4%15.5%
Europe157.9%15.9%
Africa5026.3%31.7%
Asia9047.4%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,540100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,08582.1%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1840515.9%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,68566.3%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens45017.7%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,075100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years605.6%8.8%
5 to 14 years14013.0%16.5%
15 to 24 years19017.7%17.9%
25 to 44 years57553.5%49.2%
45 years and over11510.7%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 data930100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants44047.3%55.4%
Principal applicants24526.3%26.4%
Secondary applicants20522.0%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family35538.2%26.7%
Refugees12012.9%16.3%
Other immigrants101.1%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 data930100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission505.4%9.6%
Work permits only before admission909.7%9.2%
Study permits only before admission303.2%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission303.2%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience72077.4%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 data2,115100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree22010.4%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate50523.9%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,39566.0%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level64030.3%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher75535.7%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,29061.0%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree954.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate22510.6%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96545.6%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level39518.7%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher57527.2%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 data2,120100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate25011.8%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,86588.0%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,29060.8%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1004.7%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,18555.9%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 data1,290100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree32525.2%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96574.8%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,230100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable151.2%2.3%
All classes of workers1,21598.8%97.7%
Employee1,03083.7%85.2%
Self-employed18014.6%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,230100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable151.2%2.3%
All occupations1,21598.8%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations00.0%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations22518.3%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations20016.3%9.4%
3 Health occupations907.3%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services1209.8%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport403.3%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations27022.0%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations16513.4%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations100.8%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities856.9%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,230100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable151.2%2.3%
All industries1,21598.8%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 Construction403.3%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing17514.2%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade957.7%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade1108.9%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1058.5%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries403.3%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance403.3%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing252.0%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services17013.8%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.8%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services756.1%4.2%
61 Educational services756.1%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance14511.8%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation151.2%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services504.1%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)252.0%4.0%
91 Public administration201.6%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 data780100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van68087.2%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver62580.1%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger557.1%4.6%
Public transit9011.5%15.3%
Walked00.0%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%1.8%
Other method101.3%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 data780100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes12516.0%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes30539.1%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes20526.3%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes709.0%9.7%
60 minutes and over759.6%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 data780100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.10012.8%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.14017.9%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.17021.8%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.15019.2%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.10513.5%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.11514.7%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 data700100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence38054.3%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence29041.4%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence355.0%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 data2,380100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,42559.9%58.8%
Movers95540.1%41.2%
Non-migrants46019.3%17.3%
Migrants50021.0%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,500100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,23589.4%88.3%
Movers26510.6%11.7%
Non-migrants1506.0%6.9%
Migrants1154.6%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 data1,120100.0%100.0%
Worked at home34030.4%25.8%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.2%
No fixed workplace address807.1%10.4%
Usual place of work70062.5%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
English only65525.7%8.2%
French only2258.8%33.8%
English and French1,60062.7%56.4%
Neither English nor French752.9%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
English1,30051.0%20.4%
French81031.8%71.3%
English and French36514.3%6.7%
Neither English nor French752.9%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,29590.0%94.4%
Multiple responses25510.0%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% data2,550100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,24588.0%93.3%
Multiple responses30512.0%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% data2,550100.0%100.0%
None1,71567.3%79.8%
English2459.6%5.5%
French1706.7%4.8%
Non-official language2359.2%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous2359.2%5.4%
English and French702.7%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)451.8%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)502.0%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.6%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages50.2%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,550100.0%100.0%
English70027.5%11.5%
French42516.7%56.0%
Non-official language38014.9%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous38014.9%7.2%
English and French26510.4%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)33513.1%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)1305.1%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)29511.6%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages351.4%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 data1,340100.0%100.0%
English45534.0%11.0%
French24518.3%49.6%
Non-official language100.7%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.7%0.5%
English and French58543.7%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)100.7%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)352.6%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 data1,340100.0%100.0%
None88566.0%69.2%
English14510.8%19.2%
French26519.8%9.5%
Non-official language251.9%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous251.9%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)100.7%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)100.7%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% data475100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language16534.7%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language31065.3%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% data330100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language13039.4%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada9528.8%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada3510.6%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language20060.6%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,545100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,545100.0%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 data2,115100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,23058.2%66.3%
Employed1,11552.7%60.7%
Unemployed1105.2%5.5%
Not in the labour force89042.1%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)58
Employment rate (Rate)53
Unemployment rate (Rate)9
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,115100.0%100.0%
Did not work89042.1%33.9%
Worked1,23058.2%66.1%
Worked full year full time65030.7%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time58527.7%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)40

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