Montréal Census Atlas

Saint-François (west-northwest)

Census Tract 0662.00 · Laval · Montréal, Quebec

Saint-François (west-northwest) is a neighbourhood of Laval, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 4,811 living in private households. 15.7% 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 Black at 6.0%. 81.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.3% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 11.9% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $94,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 13.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 28.88 km², giving a population density of 167 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population4,8112021, private households
Visible minority15.7%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian81.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants11.9%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$94,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households13.2%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density167 /km²4,811 people over 28.88 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20214,811
Population, 20164,939
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-3
Total private dwellings1,900
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,849
Population density per square kilometre167
Land area in square kilometres29

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data4,810100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years82017.0%16.8%
0 to 4 years2254.7%5.1%
5 to 9 years2605.4%5.8%
10 to 14 years3357.0%5.9%
15 to 64 years3,02062.8%65.2%
15 to 19 years2555.3%5.3%
20 to 24 years2104.4%6.0%
25 to 29 years2104.4%6.8%
30 to 34 years2755.7%6.8%
35 to 39 years2755.7%6.9%
40 to 44 years3206.7%7.1%
45 to 49 years3106.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years3707.7%6.4%
55 to 59 years3807.9%6.8%
60 to 64 years4158.6%6.4%
65 years and over97020.2%18.0%
65 to 69 years3306.9%5.3%
70 to 74 years2455.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years1853.8%3.4%
80 to 84 years952.0%2.3%
85 years and over1102.3%2.4%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1717.0%16.8%
15 to 64 years6362.8%65.2%
65 years and over2020.2%18.0%
85 years and over22.3%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)43
Median age of the population4645.6%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,845100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,51582.1%31.8%
Semi-detached house1055.7%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex955.1%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys1256.8%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%10.0%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.3%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.2%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
1960 or before42523.3%23.6%
1961 to 198071038.9%29.9%
1981 to 199024513.4%13.6%
1991 to 20001457.9%10.0%
2001 to 2005402.2%5.6%
2006 to 20101759.6%6.1%
2011 to 2015603.3%5.4%
2016 to 2021201.1%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
Condominium703.8%18.7%
Not condominium1,75596.2%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.2%
1 bedroom1206.6%20.2%
2 bedrooms50027.4%31.5%
3 bedrooms71038.9%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms49026.8%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms29015.9%42.8%
5 rooms30016.4%16.8%
6 rooms26014.2%10.1%
7 rooms27014.8%9.5%
8 or more rooms70038.4%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)7

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,72094.2%93.3%
Major repairs needed1005.5%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 data1,820100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,61088.5%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs21511.8%19.6%
30% to less than 100%20011.0%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,820100.0%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 data1,805100.0%100.0%
In core need653.6%7.9%
Not in core need1,73596.1%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 data1,575100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage624.0%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs100.6%0.0%
% in core housing need20.1%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,210$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,225$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$348,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$396,000$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 data245100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs208.3%0.0%
% in core housing need135.2%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$770$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$860$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% data3,855100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,74597.1%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,74597.1%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,46589.9%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,78072.1%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data3,07079.6%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,700$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data45011.7%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,680$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,18530.7%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,500$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,71096.2%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,61093.6%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,450$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,61093.6%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,120$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3,33586.5%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,800$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,68569.6%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,800$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,94576.4%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,420$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data3809.9%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,760$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,14029.6%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,040$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,395100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$107,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,35096.8%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,600$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$97,900$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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,27534.4%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$64,500$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,07028.9%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,800$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$28,150$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)81
Employment income (%) (Rate)65
Government transfers (%) (Rate)19
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)6

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,860100.0%100.0%
Without total income1102.8%3.4%
With total income3,74597.0%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2356.1%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,9993559.2%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99951513.3%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99951513.3%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99951013.2%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,99943511.3%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9993007.8%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,9992356.1%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,9992055.3%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991403.6%3.0%
$100,000 and over3007.8%9.2%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,860100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1102.8%3.3%
With after-tax income3,74597.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2506.5%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,99939010.1%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99963516.5%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99964516.7%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99961015.8%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,99942511.0%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,9993208.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991904.9%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991052.7%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999551.4%1.7%
$100,000 and over1102.8%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% data3,860100.0%100.0%
Without employment income1,07027.7%28.4%
With employment income2,78572.2%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)3709.6%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9992005.2%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9992857.4%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,9992757.1%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992807.3%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,9992807.3%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,9992556.6%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,9991904.9%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,9991754.5%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,9991503.9%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999952.5%2.2%
$100,000 and over2205.7%7.2%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data3,855100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,67595.3%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,600$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,68595.6%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,600$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data3,41588.6%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,000$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,79572.5%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,000$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,74071.1%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,200$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data45511.8%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,680$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data3,71096.2%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,54592.0%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,350$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,54592.0%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$41,920$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data3,29585.5%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,73070.8%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,560$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,54566.0%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,830$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data42511.0%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,480$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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,27534.4%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$62,400$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,400$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data1,05528.5%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,000$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,300$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)86
Employment income (%) (Rate)70
Government transfers (%) (Rate)14
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)2

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data565100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$76,500$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data565100.0%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,600$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$90,400$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% data575100.0%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)$113,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data55596.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,500$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,600$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data205100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data17585.4%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$89,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$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% data520100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,800$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$39,600$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data540103.8%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$53,200$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,600$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data4,680100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years98020.9%20.4%
0 to 5 years2755.9%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,85060.9%62.9%
65 years and over84518.1%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)2254.8%12.0%
0 to 17 years300.6%2.1%
0 to 5 years100.2%0.7%
18 to 64 years1152.5%6.8%
65 years and over801.7%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)5
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)3
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)4
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)4
65 years and over (%) (Rate)10

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% data4,675100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years98021.0%20.4%
0 to 5 years2755.9%6.4%
18 to 64 years2,85561.1%62.9%
65 years and over85018.2%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1202.6%7.0%
0 to 17 years150.3%1.0%
0 to 5 years50.1%0.3%
18 to 64 years751.6%4.9%
65 years and over250.5%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)3
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)2
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)3
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)3
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,850100.0%100.0%
1 person41522.4%34.4%
2 persons71038.4%31.9%
3 persons29015.7%14.1%
4 persons27014.6%12.8%
5 or more persons1658.9%6.9%
Number of persons in private households4,680253.0%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data3,990100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law2,39560.0%53.8%
Married1,33533.5%34.8%
Living common-law1,05526.4%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law1,59039.8%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married1,08527.2%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated501.3%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced2205.5%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed2406.0%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,850100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons1,24067.0%57.2%
Couple-family households1,07057.8%47.5%
One-parent-family households1759.5%9.6%
Multigenerational households553.0%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households100.5%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons603.2%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households603.2%4.4%
One-person households41522.4%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,850100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$80,000$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,82598.6%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,800$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,400$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,850100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.5%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,99950.3%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999150.8%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999402.2%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999301.6%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999452.4%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999502.7%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999553.0%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999553.0%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991457.8%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991256.8%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,9991407.6%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,9991357.3%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991457.8%5.5%
$100,000 and over84045.4%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,99928515.4%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,99919010.3%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,99922512.2%8.8%
$200,000 and over1407.6%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% data1,850100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.5%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999100.5%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.5%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999201.1%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999402.2%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999452.4%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999553.0%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999703.8%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999804.3%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999804.3%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991558.4%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,99919010.3%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,9991709.2%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,9991558.4%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,9991457.8%5.8%
$100,000 and over61533.2%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,99927514.9%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991759.5%6.5%
$150,000 and over1608.6%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
Owner1,58086.6%54.4%
Renter24013.2%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% data1,415100.0%100.0%
2 persons75053.0%49.9%
3 persons29020.5%21.4%
4 persons25518.0%19.8%
5 or more persons1208.5%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% data1,41099.6%100.0%
Total couple families1,18083.4%81.9%
Married couples65546.3%52.2%
Common-law couples53037.5%29.7%
Total one-parent families22515.9%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+16011.3%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+704.9%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families4,015100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners2,36558.9%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families2305.7%6.2%
Children1,42035.4%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data665100.0%100.0%
Living alone42063.2%71.5%
Living with other relatives14521.8%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only10515.8%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data415100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data435104.8%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,435100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,39096.9%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data4,680100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution2,27048.5%54.9%
In bottom decile1904.1%10.7%
In second decile3357.2%10.5%
In third decile47510.1%11.4%
In fourth decile60512.9%11.3%
In fifth decile66514.2%11.0%
In top half of the distribution2,41051.5%45.1%
In sixth decile56512.1%10.4%
In seventh decile56512.1%9.9%
In eighth decile57512.3%9.1%
In ninth decile4409.4%8.2%
In top decile2555.4%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,81599.5%97.9%
More than one person per room100.5%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,79098.1%94.3%
Not suitable301.6%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household84546.3%54.9%
Two-maintainer household93551.2%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household452.5%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,825100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years150.8%3.1%
25 to 34 years25013.7%15.1%
35 to 44 years27014.8%18.7%
45 to 54 years37020.3%18.3%
55 to 64 years43523.8%19.1%
65 to 74 years28515.6%14.6%
75 to 84 years1709.3%8.2%
85 years and over251.4%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'310100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only19061.3%59.3%
Not suitable only258.1%15.2%
Major repairs needed only7022.6%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'258.1%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'103.2%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing1,510487.1%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population71015.7%27.2%
South Asian00.0%2.9%
Chinese350.8%2.5%
Black2706.0%8.1%
Filipino100.2%1.0%
Arab2154.8%5.9%
Latin American1403.1%3.3%
Southeast Asian150.3%1.5%
West Asian100.2%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities00.0%0.7%
Not a visible minority3,80084.3%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%1.0%
Christian3,18070.5%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.2054.5%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican00.0%0.5%
Baptist300.7%0.5%
Catholic2,76561.3%44.2%
Christian Orthodox501.1%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness551.2%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 traditions551.2%1.8%
Hindu00.0%1.1%
Jewish100.2%2.0%
Muslim2956.5%8.7%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1,01522.5%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Canadian1,26027.9%20.7%
English651.4%2.5%
Irish1353.0%5.1%
Scottish300.7%2.6%
French, n.o.s.84018.6%19.3%
German651.4%1.7%
Chinese350.8%2.6%
Italian2455.4%6.4%
Indian (India)00.0%1.4%
Ukrainian400.9%0.7%
Dutch00.0%0.3%
Polish400.9%1.2%
Québécois69515.4%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.200.4%0.6%
Filipino00.0%0.9%
French Canadian3858.5%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.300.7%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.1202.7%1.2%
Métis100.2%0.3%
European, n.o.s.601.3%1.2%
Russian200.4%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese701.6%1.2%
American250.6%0.6%
Spanish350.8%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian150.3%0.5%
Acadian1102.4%0.8%
Pakistani00.0%0.4%
African, n.o.s.400.9%1.4%
Jewish00.0%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese00.0%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.651.4%2.2%
Greek250.6%1.5%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Romanian300.7%1.0%
Lebanese501.1%1.6%
Iranian00.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.400.9%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.250.6%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.2%
Belgian501.1%0.7%
Haitian1904.2%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican100.2%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss00.0%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.3%
Croatian00.0%0.1%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.200.4%0.2%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Muslim00.0%0.3%
Egyptian300.7%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.3%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian250.6%0.6%
Moroccan1353.0%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian300.7%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.150.3%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian501.1%1.4%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian150.3%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.0%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.1%
Salvadorean250.6%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.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%
Berber601.3%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%
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%
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%
Dominican501.1%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%
Gaspesian150.3%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%
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%
Rwandan100.2%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 data4,510100.0%100.0%
First generation59513.2%29.0%
Second generation60513.4%17.1%
Third generation or more3,31073.4%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1052.3%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses1002.2%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity4,40597.7%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian150.3%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian4,49099.6%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,510100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)902.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)902.0%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1052.3%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1052.3%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only4,31095.6%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 data4,505100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,93587.3%71.8%
Immigrants53511.9%24.3%
Before 1980801.8%3.8%
1980 to 1990902.0%2.6%
1991 to 20001052.3%4.0%
2001 to 20101804.0%6.2%
2011 to 2021801.8%7.7%
Non-permanent residents350.8%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Americas21039.3%21.9%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia254.7%1.9%
El Salvador203.7%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti10519.6%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico00.0%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America203.7%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas254.7%5.1%
Europe9517.8%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France356.5%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece101.9%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy152.8%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal101.9%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 Europe00.0%3.6%
Africa19035.5%24.0%
Algeria356.5%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt152.8%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco9016.8%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa509.3%8.2%
Asia458.4%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran00.0%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon203.7%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China00.0%4.7%
Hong Kong00.0%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam00.0%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India00.0%2.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia101.9%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 data15100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%15.5%
Europe00.0%15.9%
Africa15100.0%31.7%
Asia00.0%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data4,505100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens4,44598.7%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1891020.2%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over3,53078.4%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens651.4%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data535100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years458.4%8.8%
5 to 14 years14527.1%16.5%
15 to 24 years7514.0%17.9%
25 to 44 years24044.9%49.2%
45 years and over305.6%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 data460100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants19542.4%55.4%
Principal applicants9019.6%26.4%
Secondary applicants11023.9%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family18039.1%26.7%
Refugees7516.3%16.3%
Other immigrants00.0%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 data460100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission5010.9%9.6%
Work permits only before admission408.7%9.2%
Study permits only before admission102.2%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission102.2%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience34073.9%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 data3,710100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree61516.6%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate89524.1%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,20059.3%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,48039.9%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher72019.4%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,46566.4%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree2456.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate50513.6%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,72046.4%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1,13030.5%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher59015.9%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 data3,705100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate68018.4%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate3,02581.6%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data2,47066.7%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate3058.2%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,16558.4%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 data2,470100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree74530.2%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,72569.8%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data2,400100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable401.7%2.3%
All classes of workers2,36098.3%97.7%
Employee1,98082.5%85.2%
Self-employed37515.6%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data2,400100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable401.7%2.3%
All occupations2,36098.3%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations753.1%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations44518.5%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1556.5%9.4%
3 Health occupations1606.7%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services32513.5%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport552.3%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations51521.5%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations51021.2%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations552.3%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities552.3%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data2,400100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable401.7%2.3%
All industries2,36098.3%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting401.7%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities100.4%0.7%
23 Construction24510.2%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing1857.7%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade1004.2%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade25010.4%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing1405.8%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries401.7%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance602.5%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing401.7%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1506.2%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1104.6%4.2%
61 Educational services24510.2%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance32513.5%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation401.7%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services1205.0%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)1355.6%4.0%
91 Public administration1405.8%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 data1,855100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van1,68090.6%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver1,57084.6%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger1105.9%4.6%
Public transit1105.9%15.3%
Walked502.7%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%1.8%
Other method201.1%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 data1,855100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes35519.1%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes66035.6%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes49026.4%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes19510.5%9.7%
60 minutes and over1558.4%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 data1,855100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.23012.4%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.34018.3%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.54029.1%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.35519.1%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.1357.3%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.24513.2%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 data1,595100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence74546.7%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 residence84553.0%35.8%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.3%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data4,270100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,93068.6%58.8%
Movers1,33531.3%41.2%
Non-migrants55012.9%17.3%
Migrants78518.4%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data4,475100.0%100.0%
Non-movers4,18593.5%88.3%
Movers2906.5%11.7%
Non-migrants1353.0%6.9%
Migrants1503.4%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 data2,255100.0%100.0%
Worked at home40518.0%25.8%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.2%
No fixed workplace address26011.5%10.4%
Usual place of work1,59570.7%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,725100.0%100.0%
English only350.7%8.2%
French only2,41551.1%33.8%
English and French2,25047.6%56.4%
Neither English nor French250.5%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,725100.0%100.0%
English2655.6%20.4%
French4,34091.9%71.3%
English and French1002.1%6.7%
Neither English nor French200.4%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,725100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,60097.4%94.4%
Multiple responses1202.5%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% data4,725100.0%100.0%
Single responses4,55096.3%93.3%
Multiple responses1703.6%6.7%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,720100.0%100.0%
None4,10587.0%79.8%
English1653.5%5.5%
French1252.6%4.8%
Non-official language1954.1%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1954.1%5.4%
English and French250.5%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)651.4%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)250.5%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages100.2%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data4,725100.0%100.0%
English1403.0%11.5%
French3,74079.2%56.0%
Non-official language1002.1%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1002.1%7.2%
English and French2204.7%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)300.6%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)3357.1%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)1703.6%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%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 data2,595100.0%100.0%
English552.1%11.0%
French1,83570.7%49.6%
Non-official language00.0%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.5%
English and French63524.5%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)100.4%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)501.9%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 data2,595100.0%100.0%
None2,01077.5%69.2%
English46017.7%19.2%
French752.9%9.5%
Non-official language150.6%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous150.6%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)251.0%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% data990100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language18518.7%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language80581.3%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% data740100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language14519.6%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada11014.9%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada405.4%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language59580.4%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data4,675100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data4,675100.0%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 data3,710100.0%100.0%
In the labour force2,40064.7%66.3%
Employed2,25560.8%60.7%
Unemployed1403.8%5.5%
Not in the labour force1,31035.3%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)65
Employment rate (Rate)61
Unemployment rate (Rate)6
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data3,710100.0%100.0%
Did not work1,29034.8%33.9%
Worked2,42565.4%66.1%
Worked full year full time1,30535.2%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time1,11530.1%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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