Montréal Census Atlas

Pierrefonds-Ouest (east 1)

Census Tract 0515.02 · Montréal, Quebec

Pierrefonds-Ouest (east 1) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,376 living in private households. 48.8% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 27.2% across Greater Montréal as a whole; the largest single group was Arab at 11.3%. 50.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.4% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 42.1% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $103,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 32.5% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.92 km², giving a population density of 4,736 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population4,3762021, private households
Visible minority48.8%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian50.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants42.1%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$103,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households32.5%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density4,736 /km²4,376 people over 0.92 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20214,376
Population, 20164,551
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-4
Total private dwellings1,531
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,523
Population density per square kilometre4,735
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,375100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years70516.1%16.8%
0 to 4 years1653.8%5.1%
5 to 9 years2355.4%5.8%
10 to 14 years3057.0%5.9%
15 to 64 years3,18572.8%65.2%
15 to 19 years3858.8%5.3%
20 to 24 years3006.9%6.0%
25 to 29 years2605.9%6.8%
30 to 34 years2004.6%6.8%
35 to 39 years2405.5%6.9%
40 to 44 years2956.7%7.1%
45 to 49 years3558.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3858.8%6.4%
55 to 59 years4359.9%6.8%
60 to 64 years3207.3%6.4%
65 years and over49011.2%18.0%
65 to 69 years1653.8%5.3%
70 to 74 years1303.0%4.6%
75 to 79 years902.1%3.4%
80 to 84 years501.1%2.3%
85 years and over551.3%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 years7372.8%65.2%
65 years and over1111.2%18.0%
85 years and over11.3%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)40
Median age of the population4242.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,520100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house76050.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house251.6%4.9%
Row house23515.5%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys49532.6%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%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 data1,525100.0%100.0%
1960 or before151.0%23.6%
1961 to 198016510.8%29.9%
1981 to 199056537.0%13.6%
1991 to 200047531.1%10.0%
2001 to 200526517.4%5.6%
2006 to 2010352.3%6.1%
2011 to 2015151.0%5.4%
2016 to 202100.0%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Condominium905.9%18.7%
Not condominium1,44094.4%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms100.7%1.2%
1 bedroom1157.5%20.2%
2 bedrooms35023.0%31.5%
3 bedrooms67043.9%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms37524.6%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms45529.8%42.8%
5 rooms20013.1%16.8%
6 rooms20013.1%10.1%
7 rooms20513.4%9.5%
8 or more rooms47531.1%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)6

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,47096.4%93.3%
Major repairs needed603.9%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 data1,520100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,30585.9%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs21514.1%19.6%
30% to less than 100%18512.2%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,530100.0%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 data1,495100.0%100.0%
In core need805.4%7.9%
Not in core need1,41594.6%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 data1,030100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage626.0%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs90.9%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,490$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,456$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$548,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$575,000$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 data495100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs255.1%0.0%
% in core housing need152.9%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$920$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,024$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% data3,600100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,46596.2%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,46596.2%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,14087.2%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,73576.0%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,65073.6%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,900$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3559.9%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,22534.0%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,56599.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,41094.7%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,850$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,41094.7%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,680$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,16587.9%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,900$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,76076.7%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,800$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,59071.9%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,400$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data39511.0%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,360$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17532.6%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,840$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,190100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,16597.9%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$145,600$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,400$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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,36038.1%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,300$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,08530.4%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,000$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,700$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)85
Employment income (%) (Rate)77
Government transfers (%) (Rate)15
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
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% data3,605100.0%100.0%
Without total income1353.7%3.4%
With total income3,46596.1%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)41011.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99942011.7%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99948513.5%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99940011.1%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99939511.0%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992757.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992306.4%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,9991654.6%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,9991504.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991253.5%3.0%
$100,000 and over40511.2%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% data3,605100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1353.7%3.3%
With after-tax income3,46596.1%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)42011.7%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99944512.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99959016.4%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99947513.2%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99944012.2%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993208.9%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992306.4%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991604.4%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991103.1%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999852.4%1.7%
$100,000 and over1905.3%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% data3,605100.0%100.0%
Without employment income86023.9%28.4%
With employment income2,74076.0%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)36510.1%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9992607.2%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9993008.3%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9992356.5%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992607.2%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9992557.1%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991955.4%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991905.3%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,9991002.8%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,9991303.6%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999852.4%2.2%
$100,000 and over3559.8%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% data3,600100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,32592.4%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,32592.4%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$33,600$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,03584.3%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,000$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,71075.3%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,31564.3%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,020$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2306.4%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,000$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,56599.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,28591.2%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,800$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,29091.4%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,640$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,03584.3%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,150$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,75076.4%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,050$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,24562.4%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,010$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2256.2%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,800$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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,34537.7%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,000$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,600$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,01528.5%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,800$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,900$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)91
Employment income (%) (Rate)84
Government transfers (%) (Rate)9
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% data255100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data23592.2%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$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% data715100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$142,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data70097.9%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,400$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,200$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data200100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$82,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data200100.0%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$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% data370100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$43,600$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,400$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data410110.8%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$58,400$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,000$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,310100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years93521.7%20.4%
0 to 5 years2004.6%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,94568.3%62.9%
65 years and over43510.1%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)3307.7%12.0%
0 to 17 years852.0%2.1%
0 to 5 years150.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years1653.8%6.8%
65 years and over801.9%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)8
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)9
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)8
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)6
65 years and over (%) (Rate)18

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% data4,305100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years93021.6%20.4%
0 to 5 years1954.5%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,94068.3%62.9%
65 years and over43010.0%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)2104.9%7.0%
0 to 17 years551.3%1.0%
0 to 5 years150.3%0.3%
18 to 64 years1152.7%4.9%
65 years and over400.9%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)5
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)6
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)7
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)4
65 years and over (%) (Rate)9

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,525100.0%100.0%
1 person32021.0%34.4%
2 persons36523.9%31.9%
3 persons29519.3%14.1%
4 persons38525.2%12.8%
5 or more persons15510.2%6.9%
Number of persons in private households4,310282.6%229.1%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,670100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,05055.9%53.8%
Married1,81549.5%34.8%
Living common-law2356.4%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,62044.1%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,18532.3%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated601.6%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2356.4%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1353.7%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,525100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,08571.1%57.2%
Couple-family households91059.7%47.5%
One-parent-family households17511.5%9.6%
Multigenerational households553.6%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households100.7%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons302.0%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households251.6%4.4%
One-person households32021.0%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,525100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$126,900$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,700$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,525100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999151.0%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999151.0%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999151.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999352.3%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999302.0%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999453.0%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999453.0%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999453.0%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999603.9%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999905.9%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,999855.6%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999905.9%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999805.2%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999805.2%5.5%
$100,000 and over78551.5%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,99920013.1%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,99916510.8%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,99920513.4%8.8%
$200,000 and over21013.8%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% data1,525100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999151.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999151.0%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999201.3%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999402.6%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999402.6%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999453.0%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999553.6%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999553.6%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999654.3%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991006.6%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,9991157.5%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,9991006.6%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,9991107.2%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991056.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over62040.7%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,99921514.1%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,99915510.2%6.5%
$150,000 and over25016.4%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Owner1,03567.9%54.4%
Renter49532.5%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% data1,210100.0%100.0%
2 persons40533.5%49.9%
3 persons31025.6%21.4%
4 persons38531.8%19.8%
5 or more persons1109.1%8.9%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,210100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,00082.6%81.9%
Married couples88072.7%52.2%
Common-law couples1209.9%29.7%
Total one-parent families21017.4%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16013.2%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+453.7%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families3,850100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,00051.9%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families2105.5%6.2%
Children1,64542.7%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data455100.0%100.0%
Living alone32070.3%71.5%
Living with other relatives9019.8%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only5011.0%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

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

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,205100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,19098.8%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% data4,310100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,94045.0%54.9%
In bottom decile2756.4%10.7%
In second decile3909.0%10.5%
In third decile3708.6%11.4%
In fourth decile46010.7%11.3%
In fifth decile44010.2%11.0%
In top half of the distribution2,37055.0%45.1%
In sixth decile47010.9%10.4%
In seventh decile49511.5%9.9%
In eighth decile46010.7%9.1%
In ninth decile48011.1%8.2%
In top decile46010.7%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,48597.4%97.9%
More than one person per room453.0%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,41092.5%94.3%
Not suitable1157.5%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household72547.5%54.9%
Two-maintainer household73047.9%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household704.6%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years151.0%3.1%
25 to 34 years1509.8%15.1%
35 to 44 years25516.7%18.7%
45 to 54 years43028.2%18.3%
55 to 64 years42527.9%19.1%
65 to 74 years16510.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years704.6%8.2%
85 years and over151.0%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'365100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only20054.8%59.3%
Not suitable only9526.0%15.2%
Major repairs needed only5013.7%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'102.7%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'102.7%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing1,160317.8%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,09048.8%27.2%
South Asian45510.6%2.9%
Chinese44010.3%2.5%
Black3808.9%8.1%
Filipino551.3%1.0%
Arab48511.3%5.9%
Latin American1202.8%3.3%
Southeast Asian200.5%1.5%
West Asian501.2%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.200.5%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities651.5%0.7%
Not a visible minority2,19051.2%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Buddhist300.7%1.0%
Christian2,51058.6%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.4159.7%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican400.9%0.5%
Baptist300.7%0.5%
Catholic1,36031.8%44.2%
Christian Orthodox51512.0%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.6%
Presbyterian00.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church100.2%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1152.7%1.8%
Hindu2054.8%1.1%
Jewish1202.8%2.0%
Muslim3458.1%8.7%
Sikh601.4%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1,00523.5%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,285100.0%100.0%
Canadian3257.6%20.7%
English1553.6%2.5%
Irish1754.1%5.1%
Scottish1854.3%2.6%
French, n.o.s.43510.2%19.3%
German751.8%1.7%
Chinese43510.2%2.6%
Italian50011.7%6.4%
Indian (India)2104.9%1.4%
Ukrainian551.3%0.7%
Dutch250.6%0.3%
Polish1152.7%1.2%
Québécois751.8%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.400.9%0.6%
Filipino400.9%0.9%
French Canadian1202.8%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.150.4%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.150.4%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.400.9%1.2%
Russian1052.5%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh150.4%0.2%
Portuguese451.1%1.2%
American150.4%0.6%
Spanish751.8%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian451.1%0.5%
Acadian200.5%0.8%
Pakistani601.4%0.4%
African, n.o.s.100.2%1.4%
Jewish751.8%1.3%
Punjabi300.7%0.2%
Vietnamese250.6%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.1202.8%2.2%
Greek902.1%1.5%
Jamaican350.8%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.551.3%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian651.5%1.0%
Lebanese801.9%1.6%
Iranian350.8%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.300.7%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian200.5%0.2%
Belgian00.0%0.7%
Haitian1052.5%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican00.0%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss100.2%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan1002.3%0.3%
Croatian250.6%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%
Muslim350.8%0.3%
Egyptian43010.0%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Tamil400.9%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian00.0%0.6%
Moroccan501.2%1.7%
Czech250.6%0.1%
Syrian00.0%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.200.5%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian200.5%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish200.5%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi200.5%0.3%
Algerian00.0%1.4%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian400.9%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%
Salvadorean150.4%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.250.6%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.601.4%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian200.5%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%
Peruvian200.5%0.4%
Yoruba400.9%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.4%
Berber150.4%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 Brunswicker150.4%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.0%
Eritrean00.0%0.0%
African Canadian100.2%0.1%
Israeli400.9%0.2%
Mohawk00.0%0.1%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bulgarian00.0%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian350.8%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tunisian200.5%0.5%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.2%
Bosnian00.0%0.0%
Venezuelan200.5%0.2%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Latvian00.0%0.0%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.3%
Guatemalan00.0%0.2%
Indonesian00.0%0.0%
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%
Coptic2756.4%0.1%
Thai150.4%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%
Moldovan00.0%0.2%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.2%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.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%
Ivorian150.4%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%
Mauritian501.2%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 data4,280100.0%100.0%
First generation1,90544.5%29.0%
Second generation1,27529.8%17.1%
Third generation or more1,10025.7%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity150.4%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses150.4%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity4,26599.6%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,280100.0%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries250.6%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries250.6%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,24599.2%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 data4,280100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,41056.3%71.8%
Immigrants1,80042.1%24.3%
Before 19801854.3%3.8%
1980 to 19902455.7%2.6%
1991 to 20002706.3%4.0%
2001 to 201048511.3%6.2%
2011 to 202161514.4%7.7%
Non-permanent residents651.5%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Americas23513.1%21.9%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana150.8%0.2%
Haiti553.1%7.8%
Jamaica150.8%0.4%
Mexico00.0%1.4%
Peru502.8%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago150.8%0.3%
United States of America150.8%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas502.8%5.1%
Europe25013.9%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France100.6%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy351.9%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland351.9%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania452.5%2.4%
Russian Federation201.1%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine251.4%0.8%
United Kingdom150.8%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe351.9%3.6%
Africa66536.9%24.0%
Algeria251.4%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt44024.4%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco502.8%5.9%
Nigeria251.4%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa1256.9%8.2%
Asia65536.4%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran452.5%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon100.6%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China21011.7%4.7%
Hong Kong00.0%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines351.9%2.8%
Viet Nam150.8%2.3%
Bangladesh150.8%0.8%
India804.4%2.4%
Pakistan402.2%1.0%
Sri Lanka905.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia703.9%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 data210100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%15.5%
Europe209.5%15.9%
Africa10550.0%31.7%
Asia9042.9%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,280100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,82089.3%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1880018.7%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,02070.6%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens46010.7%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,800100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1458.1%8.8%
5 to 14 years35019.4%16.5%
15 to 24 years25514.2%17.9%
25 to 44 years90550.3%49.2%
45 years and over1458.1%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants99561.8%55.4%
Principal applicants40024.8%26.4%
Secondary applicants59036.6%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family36022.4%26.7%
Refugees20512.7%16.3%
Other immigrants553.4%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission18011.2%9.6%
Work permits only before admission1308.1%9.2%
Study permits only before admission301.9%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission201.2%4.5%
Other permits before admission201.2%0.9%
No pre-admission experience1,24577.3%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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree44512.5%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate68519.2%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,43568.3%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level94526.5%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,48541.7%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,51070.4%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree1855.2%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate39010.9%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,94054.4%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level60016.8%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,34037.6%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 data3,565100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate49013.7%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,08086.4%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,51070.4%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2055.8%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,30564.7%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 data2,505100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree57022.8%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,94077.4%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,485100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable602.4%2.3%
All classes of workers2,42597.6%97.7%
Employee2,11585.1%85.2%
Self-employed30512.3%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,485100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable602.4%2.3%
All occupations2,42597.6%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations401.6%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations51520.7%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations38015.3%9.4%
3 Health occupations1757.0%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2309.3%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport502.0%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations67527.2%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2259.1%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations200.8%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1154.6%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,485100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable602.4%2.3%
All industries2,42597.6%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities100.4%0.7%
23 Construction702.8%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing28511.5%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade1857.4%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade37515.1%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1656.6%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries552.2%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance853.4%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing351.4%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services38015.3%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1255.0%4.2%
61 Educational services1907.6%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance2208.9%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation100.4%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services1154.6%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)652.6%4.0%
91 Public administration552.2%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 data1,515100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,30085.8%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,21580.2%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger905.9%4.6%
Public transit17011.2%15.3%
Walked251.7%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%1.8%
Other method100.7%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 data1,515100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes25016.5%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes62040.9%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes36023.8%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes1409.2%9.7%
60 minutes and over16010.6%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 data1,515100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.1056.9%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.18011.9%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.45530.0%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.36023.8%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.21514.2%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.21013.9%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 data1,300100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence66050.8%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence52540.4%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1108.5%35.8%
Commute to a different province or territory100.8%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,100100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,77067.6%58.8%
Movers1,32532.3%41.2%
Non-migrants79519.4%17.3%
Migrants53513.0%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,225100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,85091.1%88.3%
Movers3758.9%11.7%
Non-migrants2305.4%6.9%
Migrants1403.3%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 data2,245100.0%100.0%
Worked at home72032.1%25.8%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.2%
No fixed workplace address2159.6%10.4%
Usual place of work1,30558.1%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,305100.0%100.0%
English only88020.4%8.2%
French only2606.0%33.8%
English and French3,03570.5%56.4%
Neither English nor French1353.1%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,305100.0%100.0%
English2,38055.3%20.4%
French1,18027.4%71.3%
English and French62514.5%6.7%
Neither English nor French1252.9%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,305100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,87089.9%94.4%
Multiple responses43510.1%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% data4,305100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,76087.3%93.3%
Multiple responses54512.7%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% data4,305100.0%100.0%
None2,92567.9%79.8%
English3307.7%5.5%
French3458.0%4.8%
Non-official language3508.1%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3508.1%5.4%
English and French1403.3%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)601.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)1303.0%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages300.7%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,305100.0%100.0%
English1,32030.7%11.5%
French64515.0%56.0%
Non-official language58013.5%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous58013.5%7.2%
English and French4209.8%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)55012.8%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)1804.2%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)55012.8%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages601.4%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 data2,655100.0%100.0%
English69026.0%11.0%
French42516.0%49.6%
Non-official language100.4%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.4%0.5%
English and French1,43554.0%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)200.8%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)752.8%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 data2,655100.0%100.0%
None1,52057.3%69.2%
English47517.9%19.2%
French59022.2%9.5%
Non-official language100.4%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.4%1.0%
English and French100.4%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)150.6%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)351.3%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% data955100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language42544.5%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language53055.5%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% data775100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language37047.7%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada31540.6%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada557.1%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language41052.9%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,305100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,305100.0%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 income40.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,565100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,48569.7%66.3%
Employed2,24563.0%60.7%
Unemployed2456.9%5.5%
Not in the labour force1,08030.3%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)70
Employment rate (Rate)63
Unemployment rate (Rate)10
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,570100.1%100.0%
Did not work1,06529.9%33.9%
Worked2,50070.1%66.1%
Worked full year full time1,37538.6%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time1,12531.6%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)41

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