Montréal Census Atlas

Pointe-Claire (north-northeast)

Census Tract 0453.02 · Pointe-Claire · Montréal, Quebec

Pointe-Claire (north-northeast) is a neighbourhood of Pointe-Claire, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,933 living in private households. 47.0% 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 Chinese at 16.9%. 52.6% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 41.5% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $102,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 17.7% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 6.69 km², giving a population density of 737 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population4,9332021, private households
Visible minority47.0%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian52.6%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants41.5%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$102,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households17.7%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density737 /km²4,933 people over 6.69 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20214,933
Population, 20164,979
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-1
Total private dwellings1,808
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,762
Population density per square kilometre738
Land area in square kilometres7

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,930100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years74015.0%16.8%
0 to 4 years1803.7%5.1%
5 to 9 years2755.6%5.8%
10 to 14 years2855.8%5.9%
15 to 64 years3,11063.1%65.2%
15 to 19 years2855.8%5.3%
20 to 24 years3006.1%6.0%
25 to 29 years2455.0%6.8%
30 to 34 years2254.6%6.8%
35 to 39 years2455.0%6.9%
40 to 44 years3256.6%7.1%
45 to 49 years3006.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years3807.7%6.4%
55 to 59 years4408.9%6.8%
60 to 64 years3657.4%6.4%
65 years and over1,09022.1%18.0%
65 to 69 years3056.2%5.3%
70 to 74 years2354.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years1603.2%3.4%
80 to 84 years1553.1%2.3%
85 years and over2354.8%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 years1515.0%16.8%
15 to 64 years6363.1%65.2%
65 years and over2222.1%18.0%
85 years and over54.8%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)45
Median age of the population4746.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,765100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house58533.1%31.8%
Semi-detached house66537.7%4.9%
Row house1508.5%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys19511.0%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys1659.3%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 data1,775100.0%100.0%
1960 or before452.5%23.6%
1961 to 198036020.3%29.9%
1981 to 199048527.3%13.6%
1991 to 200040522.8%10.0%
2001 to 20051055.9%5.6%
2006 to 201000.0%6.1%
2011 to 20151407.9%5.4%
2016 to 202123513.2%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
Condominium33018.6%18.7%
Not condominium1,44581.4%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.2%
1 bedroom1005.6%20.2%
2 bedrooms33518.9%31.5%
3 bedrooms94553.2%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms38521.7%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms37020.8%42.8%
5 rooms26014.6%16.8%
6 rooms42523.9%10.1%
7 rooms27015.2%9.5%
8 or more rooms44525.1%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 data1,775100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,72096.9%93.3%
Major repairs needed553.1%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 data1,760100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,51085.8%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs25014.2%19.6%
30% to less than 100%23013.1%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,775100.0%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 data1,740100.0%100.0%
In core need452.6%7.9%
Not in core need1,69597.4%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 data1,460100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage594.0%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs110.7%0.0%
% in core housing need20.1%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,170$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,352$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$528,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$566,000$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 data310100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3110.0%0.0%
% in core housing need72.2%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,800$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,760$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% data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,81095.7%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,81095.7%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,50087.9%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,82070.9%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,400$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,99575.3%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,300$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3659.2%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,480$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,23531.0%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,985100.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,84096.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,350$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,84096.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,880$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,59090.2%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,640$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,87072.1%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,650$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,89572.7%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,840$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data40010.1%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,180$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17029.4%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,760$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,380100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,385100.4%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$133,800$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$108,800$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 data3,985100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,60540.3%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)$75,900$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,03025.8%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$14,100$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,750$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)84
Employment income (%) (Rate)71
Government transfers (%) (Rate)16
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)5

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% data3,975100.0%100.0%
Without total income1704.3%3.4%
With total income3,80595.7%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3709.3%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99945511.4%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99956014.1%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99948512.2%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99940010.1%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993107.8%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9992706.8%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,9992055.2%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,9991754.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991303.3%3.0%
$100,000 and over44511.2%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% data3,975100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1704.3%3.3%
With after-tax income3,81095.8%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)3909.8%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99948512.2%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99966516.7%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99956514.2%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99946511.7%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993759.4%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,9992506.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9992005.0%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991303.3%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,9991002.5%1.7%
$100,000 and over1804.5%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% data3,975100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,16029.2%28.4%
With employment income2,82070.9%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)45011.3%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9992355.9%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9993007.5%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9992355.9%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992255.7%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9992456.2%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,9992155.4%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991754.4%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,9991503.8%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,9991303.3%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,9991002.5%2.2%
$100,000 and over3709.3%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% data3,980100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,71593.3%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,71593.3%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,200$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,44586.6%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,83071.1%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,70067.8%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,400$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data2205.5%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,160$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,985100.1%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,76094.5%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,400$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,76594.6%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$42,120$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,49087.7%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,200$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,81070.6%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,500$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,69567.7%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,100$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2255.7%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,300$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 data3,985100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,58039.6%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,600$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data92023.1%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$23,200$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,200$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)89
Employment income (%) (Rate)76
Government transfers (%) (Rate)11
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% data415100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$79,500$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data415100.0%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,200$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,000$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% data745100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$114,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data775104.0%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$155,200$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$125,800$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data190100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data17089.5%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$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% data420100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,000$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,000$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data445106.0%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,600$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,715100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years90019.1%20.4%
0 to 5 years2304.9%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,94062.4%62.9%
65 years and over87518.6%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)3958.4%12.0%
0 to 17 years801.7%2.1%
0 to 5 years150.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years1954.1%6.8%
65 years and over1152.4%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)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)7
65 years and over (%) (Rate)13

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% data4,720100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years90519.2%20.4%
0 to 5 years2304.9%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,94062.3%62.9%
65 years and over87018.4%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)2455.2%7.0%
0 to 17 years551.2%1.0%
0 to 5 years100.2%0.3%
18 to 64 years1352.9%4.9%
65 years and over551.2%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)4
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)5
65 years and over (%) (Rate)6

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,760100.0%100.0%
1 person37021.0%34.4%
2 persons53530.4%31.9%
3 persons35520.2%14.1%
4 persons35019.9%12.8%
5 or more persons1508.5%6.9%
Number of persons in private households4,715267.9%229.1%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data4,195100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,50059.6%53.8%
Married2,21552.8%34.8%
Living common-law2856.8%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,69040.3%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,11526.6%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated601.4%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2255.4%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2906.9%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,760100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,25571.3%57.2%
Couple-family households1,07561.1%47.5%
One-parent-family households18010.2%9.6%
Multigenerational households704.0%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons402.3%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households301.7%4.4%
One-person households37021.0%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,760100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$102,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,775100.9%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$119,500$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,800$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,760100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.4%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999100.6%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999201.1%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999352.0%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999402.3%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999502.8%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999452.6%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999502.8%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999452.6%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991005.7%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991005.7%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991206.8%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999905.1%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991307.4%5.5%
$100,000 and over89550.9%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,99926515.1%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,99920011.4%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,99924013.6%8.8%
$200,000 and over19511.1%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% data1,760100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000251.4%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,99950.3%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.6%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999251.4%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999352.0%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999502.8%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999653.7%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999653.7%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999603.4%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999502.8%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991257.1%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,9991257.1%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,9991408.0%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,9991508.5%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991357.7%5.8%
$100,000 and over69039.2%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,99928516.2%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991759.9%6.5%
$150,000 and over22512.8%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
Owner1,46582.5%54.4%
Renter31517.7%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% data1,400100.0%100.0%
2 persons57541.1%49.9%
3 persons37026.4%21.4%
4 persons36025.7%19.8%
5 or more persons956.8%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% data1,400100.0%100.0%
Total couple families1,20085.7%81.9%
Married couples1,05575.4%52.2%
Common-law couples14510.4%29.7%
Total one-parent families20014.3%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+15010.7%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+503.6%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families4,195100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,40057.2%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families2004.8%6.2%
Children1,59538.0%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data520100.0%100.0%
Living alone37071.2%71.5%
Living with other relatives10019.2%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only509.6%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data370100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data375101.4%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,400100.7%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% data4,715100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,10044.5%54.9%
In bottom decile3357.1%10.7%
In second decile3056.5%10.5%
In third decile4058.6%11.4%
In fourth decile49510.5%11.3%
In fifth decile56512.0%11.0%
In top half of the distribution2,61055.4%45.1%
In sixth decile59512.6%10.4%
In seventh decile59512.6%9.9%
In eighth decile51010.8%9.1%
In ninth decile52511.1%8.2%
In top decile3908.3%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,74098.0%97.9%
More than one person per room402.3%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,70095.8%94.3%
Not suitable754.2%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household75542.5%54.9%
Two-maintainer household94053.0%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household754.2%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,775100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years100.6%3.1%
25 to 34 years1407.9%15.1%
35 to 44 years34019.2%18.7%
45 to 54 years36520.6%18.3%
55 to 64 years42523.9%19.1%
65 to 74 years28516.1%14.6%
75 to 84 years1609.0%8.2%
85 years and over553.1%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'365100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only24065.8%59.3%
Not suitable only6517.8%15.2%
Major repairs needed only5013.7%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%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'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 housing1,410386.3%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,830100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2,27047.0%27.2%
South Asian57511.9%2.9%
Chinese81516.9%2.5%
Black1803.7%8.1%
Filipino1252.6%1.0%
Arab1302.7%5.9%
Latin American1503.1%3.3%
Southeast Asian751.6%1.5%
West Asian901.9%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.400.8%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities901.9%0.7%
Not a visible minority2,56553.1%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,835100.0%100.0%
Buddhist350.7%1.0%
Christian2,48051.3%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.2254.7%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican1002.1%0.5%
Baptist250.5%0.5%
Catholic1,65534.2%44.2%
Christian Orthodox2104.3%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran150.3%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic801.7%0.6%
Presbyterian250.5%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church250.5%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1252.6%1.8%
Hindu3807.9%1.1%
Jewish1302.7%2.0%
Muslim2655.5%8.7%
Sikh952.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.4%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1,42529.5%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,830100.0%100.0%
Canadian4158.6%20.7%
English2405.0%2.5%
Irish3206.6%5.1%
Scottish2655.5%2.6%
French, n.o.s.4459.2%19.3%
German1302.7%1.7%
Chinese83017.2%2.6%
Italian48510.0%6.4%
Indian (India)3156.5%1.4%
Ukrainian751.6%0.7%
Dutch250.5%0.3%
Polish2004.1%1.2%
Québécois851.8%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.651.3%0.6%
Filipino1302.7%0.9%
French Canadian952.0%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.601.2%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.450.9%1.2%
Métis100.2%0.3%
European, n.o.s.701.4%1.2%
Russian901.9%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh150.3%0.2%
Portuguese801.7%1.2%
American250.5%0.6%
Spanish501.0%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian150.3%0.5%
Acadian150.3%0.8%
Pakistani200.4%0.4%
African, n.o.s.350.7%1.4%
Jewish450.9%1.3%
Punjabi501.0%0.2%
Vietnamese450.9%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.751.6%2.2%
Greek1202.5%1.5%
Jamaican100.2%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.701.4%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian1002.1%1.0%
Lebanese952.0%1.6%
Iranian851.8%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.501.0%0.8%
Danish100.2%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian450.9%0.2%
Belgian250.5%0.7%
Haitian350.7%3.4%
Hindu1453.0%0.2%
Mexican751.6%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss200.4%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan601.2%0.3%
Croatian00.0%0.1%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian1252.6%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.701.4%0.5%
Tamil200.4%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian350.7%0.6%
Moroccan350.7%1.7%
Czech150.3%0.1%
Syrian250.5%0.7%
Guyanese100.2%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian501.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian300.6%0.1%
Turkish200.4%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi150.3%0.3%
Algerian00.0%1.4%
Brazilian100.2%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian501.0%0.7%
Slovak100.2%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.200.4%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese100.2%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.00.0%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.150.3%0.1%
Lithuanian100.2%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%
Peruvian00.0%0.4%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.4%
Berber00.0%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%
Bulgarian150.3%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%
Cameroonian00.0%0.3%
Guatemalan00.0%0.2%
Indonesian100.2%0.0%
Laotian150.3%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%
Coptic150.3%0.1%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican100.2%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%
Norman100.2%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%
Mauritian400.8%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 data4,830100.0%100.0%
First generation2,13044.1%29.0%
Second generation1,42529.5%17.1%
Third generation or more1,27526.4%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,835100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity250.5%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses250.5%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity4,80599.4%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,835100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian200.4%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,81599.6%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,830100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)200.4%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)200.4%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries501.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries501.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,76098.6%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 data4,830100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,73056.5%71.8%
Immigrants2,00541.5%24.3%
Before 19803557.3%3.8%
1980 to 19902956.1%2.6%
1991 to 20004108.5%4.0%
2001 to 20104359.0%6.2%
2011 to 202151510.7%7.7%
Non-permanent residents952.0%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,005100.0%100.0%
Americas23011.5%21.9%
Brazil100.5%0.7%
Colombia301.5%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana100.5%0.2%
Haiti100.5%7.8%
Jamaica201.0%0.4%
Mexico452.2%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America452.2%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas452.2%5.1%
Europe44021.9%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France452.2%6.2%
Germany201.0%0.6%
Greece100.5%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy301.5%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland804.0%0.8%
Portugal201.0%1.4%
Romania703.5%2.4%
Russian Federation100.5%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine100.5%0.8%
United Kingdom402.0%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe904.5%3.6%
Africa21510.7%24.0%
Algeria150.7%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt804.0%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco402.0%5.9%
Nigeria150.7%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa552.7%8.2%
Asia1,12055.9%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran954.7%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon452.2%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China48023.9%4.7%
Hong Kong351.7%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan201.0%0.2%
Philippines603.0%2.8%
Viet Nam251.2%2.3%
Bangladesh150.7%0.8%
India26013.0%2.4%
Pakistan251.2%1.0%
Sri Lanka251.2%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia351.7%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 data255100.0%100.0%
Americas4517.6%15.5%
Europe207.8%15.9%
Africa4015.7%31.7%
Asia14556.9%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,830100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,31089.2%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1891018.8%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,39570.3%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens52010.8%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data2,005100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years1658.2%8.8%
5 to 14 years27013.5%16.5%
15 to 24 years32516.2%17.9%
25 to 44 years1,05052.4%49.2%
45 years and over1959.7%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants1,00060.4%55.4%
Principal applicants46528.1%26.4%
Secondary applicants52531.7%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family50530.5%26.7%
Refugees1458.8%16.3%
Other immigrants100.6%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 data1,655100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission653.9%9.6%
Work permits only before admission17510.6%9.2%
Study permits only before admission251.5%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission855.1%4.5%
Other permits before admission150.9%0.9%
No pre-admission experience1,28577.6%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 data3,985100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree42010.5%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate79019.8%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,76569.4%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,17529.5%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,59540.0%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,61565.6%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree1253.1%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate46011.5%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,03050.9%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level77519.4%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,25531.5%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 data3,985100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate44011.0%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,54589.0%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,61565.6%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1403.5%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,47562.1%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 data2,615100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree59022.6%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,03077.6%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,705100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable602.2%2.3%
All classes of workers2,64597.8%97.7%
Employee2,31085.4%85.2%
Self-employed33512.4%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,705100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable602.2%2.3%
All occupations2,64597.8%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations250.9%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations63523.5%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations40515.0%9.4%
3 Health occupations1505.5%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services2509.2%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport752.8%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations64023.7%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations34012.6%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities1154.3%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,705100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable602.2%2.3%
All industries2,64597.8%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 Construction853.1%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing34012.6%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade2007.4%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade29510.9%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing2258.3%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries903.3%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance1254.6%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing301.1%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services37513.9%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services250.9%4.2%
61 Educational services2107.8%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance2408.9%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation351.3%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services1806.7%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)1003.7%4.0%
91 Public administration652.4%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 data1,555100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,33085.5%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,21077.8%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1207.7%4.6%
Public transit1107.1%15.3%
Walked603.9%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%1.8%
Other method553.5%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 data1,555100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes57036.7%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes64041.2%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes23014.8%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes704.5%9.7%
60 minutes and over503.2%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 data1,555100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.603.9%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.22014.1%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.37023.8%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.30519.6%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.32520.9%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.26517.0%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 data1,400100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence34024.3%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence95067.9%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence1007.1%35.8%
Commute to a different province or territory151.1%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,600100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,07066.7%58.8%
Movers1,53033.3%41.2%
Non-migrants2254.9%17.3%
Migrants1,30028.3%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,785100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,35591.0%88.3%
Movers4359.1%11.7%
Non-migrants2104.4%6.9%
Migrants2254.7%4.8%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data2,450100.0%100.0%
Worked at home88536.1%25.8%
Worked outside Canada100.4%0.2%
No fixed workplace address1556.3%10.4%
Usual place of work1,40057.1%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
English only1,27527.0%8.2%
French only2004.2%33.8%
English and French3,08065.3%56.4%
Neither English nor French1603.4%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
English3,00063.6%20.4%
French93019.7%71.3%
English and French63013.3%6.7%
Neither English nor French1553.3%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,37592.7%94.4%
Multiple responses3407.2%5.6%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,33091.7%93.3%
Multiple responses3858.2%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% data4,715100.0%100.0%
None3,23068.5%79.8%
English4008.5%5.5%
French3507.4%4.8%
Non-official language3808.1%5.4%
Indigenous100.2%0.0%
Non-Indigenous3707.8%5.4%
English and French1252.7%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)751.6%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)1002.1%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.3%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages400.8%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
English1,74036.9%11.5%
French4459.4%56.0%
Non-official language75015.9%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous75015.9%7.2%
English and French47510.1%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)74015.7%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)1252.6%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)4058.6%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages300.6%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 data2,840100.0%100.0%
English96033.8%11.0%
French2559.0%49.6%
Non-official language301.1%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous301.1%0.5%
English and French1,45051.1%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)501.8%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)802.8%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 data2,840100.0%100.0%
None1,64057.7%69.2%
English33511.8%19.2%
French78027.5%9.5%
Non-official language200.7%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous200.7%1.0%
English and French200.7%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)200.7%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)250.9%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% data930100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language49052.7%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language44047.3%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% data735100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language38552.4%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada34046.3%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada456.1%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language35047.6%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data3,985100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,70567.9%66.3%
Employed2,45061.5%60.7%
Unemployed2556.4%5.5%
Not in the labour force1,28032.1%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)68
Employment rate (Rate)62
Unemployment rate (Rate)9
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,985100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,25531.5%33.9%
Worked2,73068.5%66.1%
Worked full year full time1,62540.8%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time1,10527.7%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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