Montréal Census Atlas

Quartier Chinois (west-northwest)

Census Tract 0057.00 · Montréal, Quebec

Quartier Chinois (west-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,963 living in private households. 61.1% 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 30.6%. 35.4% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.9% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 41.2% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $45,600 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 72.3% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.15 km², giving a population density of 13,482 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population1,9632021, private households
Visible minority61.1%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian35.4%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants41.2%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$45,600Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households72.3%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density13,482 /km²1,963 people over 0.15 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20211,963
Population, 20161,617
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202121
Total private dwellings1,285
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,017
Population density per square kilometre13,473
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,965100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years1005.1%16.8%
0 to 4 years502.5%5.1%
5 to 9 years251.3%5.8%
10 to 14 years150.8%5.9%
15 to 64 years1,41572.0%65.2%
15 to 19 years402.0%5.3%
20 to 24 years1959.9%6.0%
25 to 29 years29515.0%6.8%
30 to 34 years25012.7%6.8%
35 to 39 years1306.6%6.9%
40 to 44 years1005.1%7.1%
45 to 49 years1005.1%6.5%
50 to 54 years954.8%6.4%
55 to 59 years954.8%6.8%
60 to 64 years1105.6%6.4%
65 years and over45523.2%18.0%
65 to 69 years954.8%5.3%
70 to 74 years804.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years653.3%3.4%
80 to 84 years804.1%2.3%
85 years and over1407.1%2.4%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years55.1%16.8%
15 to 64 years7272.0%65.2%
65 years and over2323.2%18.0%
85 years and over77.1%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)46
Median age of the population3938.8%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,020100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house00.0%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex50.5%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys19519.1%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys82080.4%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 data1,030100.0%100.0%
1960 or before10510.2%23.6%
1961 to 1980454.4%29.9%
1981 to 1990908.7%13.6%
1991 to 2000555.3%10.0%
2001 to 20051009.7%5.6%
2006 to 201012512.1%6.1%
2011 to 201528527.7%5.4%
2016 to 202121520.9%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
Condominium62060.2%18.7%
Not condominium41039.8%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms807.8%1.2%
1 bedroom53051.5%20.2%
2 bedrooms36535.4%31.5%
3 bedrooms504.9%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms00.0%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms94591.7%42.8%
5 rooms605.8%16.8%
6 rooms101.0%10.1%
7 rooms00.0%9.5%
8 or more rooms00.0%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)3

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed99596.6%93.3%
Major repairs needed302.9%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 data980100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs63564.8%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs35035.7%19.6%
30% to less than 100%27027.6%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,025100.0%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 data905100.0%100.0%
In core need10511.6%7.9%
Not in core need80088.4%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 data280100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage6222.3%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs238.1%0.0%
% in core housing need103.4%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,230$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,310$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$380,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$436,000$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 data745100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing192.5%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs405.4%0.0%
% in core housing need121.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,250$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,104$981

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

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

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,470100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,37093.2%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,400$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,37093.2%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,600$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,16078.9%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,200$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data98567.0%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,09574.5%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,850$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1057.1%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,280$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data44530.3%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,800$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,46599.7%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37593.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,960$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,37593.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$35,080$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,17579.9%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,400$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data97566.3%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,700$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,09574.5%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,560$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data855.8%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,700$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data47032.0%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,520$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data335100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,500$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data335100.0%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,800$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$68,000$100,200

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,465100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42529.0%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,000$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$67,200$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data42028.7%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$12,400$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$20,700$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)80
Employment income (%) (Rate)69
Government transfers (%) (Rate)20
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)9

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,470100.0%100.0%
Without total income1006.8%3.4%
With total income1,37093.2%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1409.5%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,99924516.7%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99925517.3%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99915510.5%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991208.2%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,999906.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999805.4%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999553.7%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999654.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999352.4%3.0%
$100,000 and over1258.5%9.2%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,470100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1006.8%3.3%
With after-tax income1,37093.2%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)1459.9%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99925517.3%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99929520.1%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99918512.6%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,9991308.8%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991107.5%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,999956.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999503.4%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999251.7%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999151.0%1.7%
$100,000 and over654.4%4.1%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,470100.0%100.0%
Without employment income49033.3%28.4%
With employment income98066.7%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)1308.8%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9991107.5%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9991409.5%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,999805.4%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,999755.1%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,999704.8%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999704.8%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999704.8%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999402.7%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999604.1%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999302.0%2.2%
$100,000 and over1107.5%7.2%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,470100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,31589.5%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$24,400$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,31589.5%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$23,000$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,08573.8%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$27,400$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data91061.9%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$29,200$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,02069.4%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,600$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data704.8%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,960$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,46599.7%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,31589.5%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,000$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,31589.5%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$30,760$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,07072.8%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data89060.5%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,300$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data97066.0%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,860$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data503.4%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,800$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 data1,465100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data40027.3%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$59,200$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data36524.9%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,900$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,700$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)88
Employment income (%) (Rate)76
Government transfers (%) (Rate)12
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% data170100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,500$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data15591.2%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$88,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$74,000$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% data80100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data85106.2%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$78,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data55100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,600$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,400$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data4581.8%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$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% data760100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,600$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$27,200$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data775102.0%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,800$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,100$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,565100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1056.7%20.4%
0 to 5 years503.2%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,27581.5%62.9%
65 years and over18011.5%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)52033.2%12.0%
0 to 17 years251.6%2.1%
0 to 5 years100.6%0.7%
18 to 64 years41026.2%6.8%
65 years and over855.4%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)33
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)24
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)24
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)32
65 years and over (%) (Rate)49

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% data1,570100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years1107.0%20.4%
0 to 5 years553.5%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,28081.5%62.9%
65 years and over18511.8%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)40525.8%7.0%
0 to 17 years100.6%1.0%
0 to 5 years50.3%0.3%
18 to 64 years33521.3%4.9%
65 years and over503.2%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)26
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)12
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)16
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)26
65 years and over (%) (Rate)30

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,015100.0%100.0%
1 person62061.1%34.4%
2 persons28528.1%31.9%
3 persons757.4%14.1%
4 persons303.0%12.8%
5 or more persons101.0%6.9%
Number of persons in private households1,570154.7%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,870100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law61032.6%53.8%
Married39521.1%34.8%
Living common-law22011.8%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,25567.1%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married95551.1%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated402.1%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1457.8%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1105.9%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,020100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons29528.9%57.2%
Couple-family households24023.5%47.5%
One-parent-family households555.4%9.6%
Multigenerational households50.5%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons50.5%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households908.8%4.4%
One-person households62060.8%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,015100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,600$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$40,800$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,030101.5%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,200$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,000$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,015100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000757.4%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999202.0%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999605.9%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999757.4%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999807.9%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999605.9%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999303.0%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999555.4%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999504.9%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999403.9%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999706.9%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,999555.4%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999504.9%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999656.4%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999504.9%5.5%
$100,000 and over18518.2%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,999757.4%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999403.9%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999403.9%8.8%
$200,000 and over403.9%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% data1,015100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000757.4%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999202.0%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999605.9%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999807.9%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999908.9%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999555.4%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999504.9%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999605.9%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999555.4%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999555.4%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999757.4%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,999858.4%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999555.4%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999403.9%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999353.4%5.8%
$100,000 and over11511.3%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,999504.9%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999202.0%6.5%
$150,000 and over454.4%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
Owner28027.2%54.4%
Renter74572.3%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% data310100.0%100.0%
2 persons21569.4%49.9%
3 persons6521.0%21.4%
4 persons258.1%19.8%
5 or more persons51.6%8.9%
Average size of census families (Average)2
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)1
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data310100.0%100.0%
Total couple families25582.3%81.9%
Married couples14546.8%52.2%
Common-law couples10533.9%29.7%
Total one-parent families5517.7%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+4514.5%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+103.2%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families745100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners51068.5%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families557.4%6.2%
Children18524.8%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data820100.0%100.0%
Living alone62075.6%71.5%
Living with other relatives607.3%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only13516.5%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data620100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data645104.0%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data395100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data38096.2%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% data1,565100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,09570.0%54.9%
In bottom decile48531.0%10.7%
In second decile21013.4%10.5%
In third decile1358.6%11.4%
In fourth decile1408.9%11.3%
In fifth decile1258.0%11.0%
In top half of the distribution47030.0%45.1%
In sixth decile905.8%10.4%
In seventh decile905.8%9.9%
In eighth decile1157.3%9.1%
In ninth decile603.8%8.2%
In top decile1157.3%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,00097.1%97.9%
More than one person per room302.9%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
Suitable93090.3%94.3%
Not suitable959.2%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household75072.8%54.9%
Two-maintainer household25024.3%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household302.9%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years11010.7%3.1%
25 to 34 years36035.0%15.1%
35 to 44 years16516.0%18.7%
45 to 54 years12011.7%18.3%
55 to 64 years10510.2%19.1%
65 to 74 years807.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years353.4%8.2%
85 years and over454.4%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'440100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only31070.5%59.3%
Not suitable only7015.9%15.2%
Major repairs needed only204.5%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'255.7%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'153.4%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 housing590134.1%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population96061.1%27.2%
South Asian905.7%2.9%
Chinese48030.6%2.5%
Black1107.0%8.1%
Filipino00.0%1.0%
Arab1157.3%5.9%
Latin American503.2%3.3%
Southeast Asian553.5%1.5%
West Asian251.6%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities251.6%0.7%
Not a visible minority60038.2%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
Buddhist503.2%1.0%
Christian48030.6%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.603.8%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican00.0%0.5%
Baptist00.0%0.5%
Catholic36022.9%44.2%
Christian Orthodox201.3%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.6%
Presbyterian00.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church00.0%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions151.0%1.8%
Hindu352.2%1.1%
Jewish00.0%2.0%
Muslim1207.6%8.7%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions100.6%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives85054.1%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,565100.0%100.0%
Canadian754.8%20.7%
English452.9%2.5%
Irish805.1%5.1%
Scottish151.0%2.6%
French, n.o.s.18511.8%19.3%
German452.9%1.7%
Chinese42527.2%2.6%
Italian704.5%6.4%
Indian (India)855.4%1.4%
Ukrainian151.0%0.7%
Dutch00.0%0.3%
Polish251.6%1.2%
Québécois452.9%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Filipino00.0%0.9%
French Canadian503.2%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.251.6%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.352.2%1.2%
Russian100.6%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese251.6%1.2%
American201.3%0.6%
Spanish352.2%1.4%
Swedish201.3%0.1%
Hungarian100.6%0.5%
Acadian151.0%0.8%
Pakistani100.6%0.4%
African, n.o.s.402.6%1.4%
Jewish00.0%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese352.2%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.503.2%2.2%
Greek100.6%1.5%
Jamaican151.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.452.9%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian100.6%1.0%
Lebanese301.9%1.6%
Iranian151.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.2%
Belgian00.0%0.7%
Haitian201.3%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican00.0%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss151.0%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan100.6%0.3%
Croatian00.0%0.1%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian00.0%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.201.3%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian201.3%0.6%
Moroccan301.9%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian00.0%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.151.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger100.6%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.201.3%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian100.6%1.4%
Brazilian402.6%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese151.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.1%
Salvadorean00.0%0.4%
African Caribbean00.0%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.251.6%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.0%
Australian00.0%0.0%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
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%
Bulgarian00.0%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tunisian251.6%0.5%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.2%
Bosnian00.0%0.0%
Venezuelan00.0%0.2%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Latvian00.0%0.0%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.3%
Guatemalan00.0%0.2%
Indonesian00.0%0.0%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.0%
Northern Irish00.0%0.0%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.1%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.0%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.0%
Jatt00.0%0.0%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Coptic00.0%0.1%
Thai00.0%0.1%
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%
Ivorian00.0%0.2%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.1%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.1%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.1%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.1%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.1%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.1%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.1%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.1%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.1%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.1%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
First generation1,03565.9%29.0%
Second generation20513.1%17.1%
Third generation or more32520.7%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity452.9%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses452.9%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity1,52597.1%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,570100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,56099.4%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,565100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)452.9%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)301.9%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)100.6%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,52597.4%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 data1,565100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants57536.7%71.8%
Immigrants64541.2%24.3%
Before 1980352.2%3.8%
1980 to 1990452.9%2.6%
1991 to 200017511.2%4.0%
2001 to 201016010.2%6.2%
2011 to 202123515.0%7.7%
Non-permanent residents34522.0%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data650100.0%100.0%
Americas7010.8%21.9%
Brazil152.3%0.7%
Colombia101.5%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti00.0%7.8%
Jamaica101.5%0.4%
Mexico00.0%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America203.1%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%5.1%
Europe8012.3%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France558.5%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy00.0%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania00.0%2.4%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine00.0%0.8%
United Kingdom00.0%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe101.5%3.6%
Africa507.7%24.0%
Algeria00.0%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt00.0%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco00.0%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa304.6%8.2%
Asia45570.0%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran00.0%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon00.0%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China24036.9%4.7%
Hong Kong152.3%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan101.5%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam456.9%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India406.2%2.4%
Pakistan101.5%1.0%
Sri Lanka101.5%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia456.9%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 data165100.0%100.0%
Americas3018.2%15.5%
Europe4024.2%15.9%
Africa159.1%31.7%
Asia8048.5%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,565100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens96561.7%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 18956.1%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over87055.6%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens60038.3%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data650100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years152.3%8.8%
5 to 14 years7010.8%16.5%
15 to 24 years12018.5%17.9%
25 to 44 years33050.8%49.2%
45 years and over12018.5%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 data620100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants36058.1%55.4%
Principal applicants21534.7%26.4%
Secondary applicants14022.6%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family17027.4%26.7%
Refugees7512.1%16.3%
Other immigrants152.4%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 data620100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission558.9%9.6%
Work permits only before admission7011.3%9.2%
Study permits only before admission304.8%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission7011.3%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience39062.9%73.5%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,460100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree18512.7%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate20514.0%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,07073.3%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level26017.8%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher81055.5%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,04571.6%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree805.5%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate1308.9%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree83557.2%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level17512.0%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher66045.2%24.1%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,465100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate18512.6%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,27587.0%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,04571.3%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate855.8%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate96065.5%57.9%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,045100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree21020.1%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree83579.9%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data970100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable353.6%2.3%
All classes of workers93596.4%97.7%
Employee81083.5%85.2%
Self-employed12012.4%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data970100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable353.6%2.3%
All occupations93596.4%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations101.0%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations23023.7%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations18018.6%9.4%
3 Health occupations303.1%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services12012.4%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport656.7%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations26527.3%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations353.6%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities00.0%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data970100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable353.6%2.3%
All industries93596.4%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 Construction252.6%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing606.2%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade202.1%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade757.7%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing151.5%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries808.2%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance13513.9%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing101.0%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services20020.6%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services353.6%4.2%
61 Educational services808.2%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance656.7%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation00.0%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services656.7%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)404.1%4.0%
91 Public administration303.1%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 data385100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van9524.7%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver9023.4%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger00.0%4.6%
Public transit13033.8%15.3%
Walked15039.0%5.7%
Bicycle102.6%1.8%
Other method00.0%1.6%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data385100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes11529.9%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes15039.0%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes6516.9%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes4010.4%9.7%
60 minutes and over205.2%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 data385100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.102.6%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.205.2%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.10527.3%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.9023.4%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.11028.6%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.5013.0%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 data330100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence30090.9%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence00.0%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence309.1%35.8%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data1,500100.0%100.0%
Non-movers58539.0%58.8%
Movers91561.0%41.2%
Non-migrants27518.3%17.3%
Migrants64042.7%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,550100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,06568.7%88.3%
Movers49031.6%11.7%
Non-migrants21013.5%6.9%
Migrants28018.1%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 data820100.0%100.0%
Worked at home41550.6%25.8%
Worked outside Canada151.8%0.2%
No fixed workplace address607.3%10.4%
Usual place of work33040.2%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
English only37022.1%8.2%
French only19511.6%33.8%
English and French94556.4%56.4%
Neither English nor French17010.1%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
English58534.9%20.4%
French73543.9%71.3%
English and French18511.0%6.7%
Neither English nor French1659.9%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,54091.9%94.4%
Multiple responses1408.4%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% data1,675100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,52090.7%93.3%
Multiple responses1609.6%6.7%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
None1,20071.6%79.8%
English1609.6%5.5%
French855.1%4.8%
Non-official language1307.8%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1307.8%5.4%
English and French251.5%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)352.1%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)201.2%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages201.2%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,675100.0%100.0%
English25014.9%11.5%
French50530.1%56.0%
Non-official language33019.7%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous33019.7%7.2%
English and French17510.4%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)20011.9%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)503.0%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)1307.8%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages352.1%0.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
English33032.0%11.0%
French16015.5%49.6%
Non-official language807.8%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous807.8%0.5%
English and French40539.3%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)302.9%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)201.9%1.8%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,030100.0%100.0%
None65563.6%69.2%
English21520.9%19.2%
French11511.2%9.5%
Non-official language252.4%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous252.4%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)101.0%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data110100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language2018.2%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language9081.8%77.1%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data60100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1525.0%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada1525.0%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language4575.0%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,570100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,570100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income80.5%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,460100.0%100.0%
In the labour force97066.4%66.3%
Employed82056.2%60.7%
Unemployed15510.6%5.5%
Not in the labour force49033.6%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)66
Employment rate (Rate)56
Unemployment rate (Rate)16
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,460100.0%100.0%
Did not work51535.3%33.9%
Worked94564.7%66.1%
Worked full year full time47032.2%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time47532.5%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)38

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