Montréal Census Atlas

Village gai (southwest)

Census Tract 0053.00 · Montréal, Quebec

Village gai (southwest) is a neighbourhood of Montréal, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,385 living in private households. 31.7% 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 Chinese at 6.0%. 66.4% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 26.1% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $48,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 69.2% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.11 km², giving a population density of 12,848 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population1,3852021, private households
Visible minority31.7%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian66.4%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants26.1%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$48,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households69.2%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density12,848 /km²1,385 people over 0.11 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20211,385
Population, 20161,088
Population percentage change, 2016 to 202127
Total private dwellings1,093
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents912
Population density per square kilometre12,836
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,385100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years503.6%16.8%
0 to 4 years251.8%5.1%
5 to 9 years151.1%5.8%
10 to 14 years100.7%5.9%
15 to 64 years99571.8%65.2%
15 to 19 years151.1%5.3%
20 to 24 years1208.7%6.0%
25 to 29 years21515.5%6.8%
30 to 34 years16011.6%6.8%
35 to 39 years1259.0%6.9%
40 to 44 years755.4%7.1%
45 to 49 years654.7%6.5%
50 to 54 years654.7%6.4%
55 to 59 years705.1%6.8%
60 to 64 years805.8%6.4%
65 years and over34524.9%18.0%
65 to 69 years705.1%5.3%
70 to 74 years856.1%4.6%
75 to 79 years705.1%3.4%
80 to 84 years503.6%2.3%
85 years and over654.7%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 years43.6%16.8%
15 to 64 years7271.8%65.2%
65 years and over2524.9%18.0%
85 years and over54.7%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)46
Median age of the population4040.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data910100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house00.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house00.0%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys26028.6%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys65572.0%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 data910100.0%100.0%
1960 or before16017.6%23.6%
1961 to 198015016.5%29.9%
1981 to 199010511.5%13.6%
1991 to 200012513.7%10.0%
2001 to 2005202.2%5.6%
2006 to 201017018.7%6.1%
2011 to 2015556.0%5.4%
2016 to 202111512.6%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
Condominium55060.4%18.7%
Not condominium35539.0%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms556.0%1.2%
1 bedroom58063.7%20.2%
2 bedrooms23525.8%31.5%
3 bedrooms303.3%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms101.1%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms81589.6%42.8%
5 rooms606.6%16.8%
6 rooms202.2%10.1%
7 rooms151.6%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 data910100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed85093.4%93.3%
Major repairs needed606.6%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 data860100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs51559.9%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs34540.1%19.6%
30% to less than 100%31036.0%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data910100.0%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 data830100.0%100.0%
In core need14517.5%7.9%
Not in core need68582.5%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 mortgage7125.5%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs279.8%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,580$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,640$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$384,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (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 data630100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing142.1%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs477.4%0.0%
% in core housing need233.7%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,150$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,152$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% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,19094.4%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$38,800$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,19094.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,02581.3%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,400$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data80063.5%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data95575.8%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,600$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data957.5%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data29523.4%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,16092.1%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,400$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,16092.1%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,01580.6%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,800$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data81064.3%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,000$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data91572.6%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$12,060$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data756.0%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,400$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data30023.8%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,800$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data235100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$91,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data255108.5%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$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 data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data41532.9%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,500$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,400$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data27021.4%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$18,400$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$25,200$28,120
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)81
Employment income (%) (Rate)66
Government transfers (%) (Rate)19
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)6

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Without total income756.0%3.4%
With total income1,18594.0%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)907.1%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,9991209.5%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,99926020.6%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,99915011.9%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,99913010.3%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,999907.1%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999806.3%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999705.6%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999554.4%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999453.6%3.0%
$100,000 and over1007.9%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% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income756.0%3.3%
With after-tax income1,18594.0%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)907.1%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,9991259.9%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99928022.2%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,99920516.3%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,99914011.1%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991209.5%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,999856.7%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999554.4%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999453.6%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999151.2%1.7%
$100,000 and over352.8%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% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Without employment income46036.5%28.4%
With employment income80563.9%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)1159.1%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,999604.8%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,999806.3%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,999655.2%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,999756.0%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,999655.2%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999504.0%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999655.2%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999604.8%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999453.6%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999403.2%2.2%
$100,000 and over856.7%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% data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,15591.7%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,15591.7%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$31,000$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,00579.8%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$34,800$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data77061.1%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data88069.8%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,120$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data504.0%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,640$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,13590.1%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,13590.1%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$37,000$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data99078.6%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,400$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data78061.9%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,400$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data86568.7%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,640$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data453.6%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,400$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 data1,260100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data41032.5%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$55,600$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,200$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data21517.1%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,800$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$33,200$33,560
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)85
Employment income (%) (Rate)68
Government transfers (%) (Rate)15
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% data155100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$81,000$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data165106.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$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% data40100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data45112.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$104,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data20100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$46,400$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data1575.0%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$50,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,000$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% data780100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$34,400$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,600$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data73093.6%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,500$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,700$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,310100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years554.2%20.4%
0 to 5 years302.3%6.4%
18 to 64 years92570.6%62.9%
65 years and over32524.8%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)35527.1%12.0%
0 to 17 years100.8%2.1%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.7%
18 to 64 years21516.4%6.8%
65 years and over1309.9%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)27
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)16
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)23
65 years and over (%) (Rate)41

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% data1,310100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years554.2%20.4%
0 to 5 years251.9%6.4%
18 to 64 years93071.0%62.9%
65 years and over32524.8%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)25519.5%7.0%
0 to 17 years50.4%1.0%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.3%
18 to 64 years19514.9%4.9%
65 years and over503.8%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)19
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)10
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)21
65 years and over (%) (Rate)15

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data915100.0%100.0%
1 person62067.8%34.4%
2 persons23025.1%31.9%
3 persons505.5%14.1%
4 persons151.6%12.8%
5 or more persons101.1%6.9%
Number of persons in private households1,310143.2%229.1%
Average household size (Average)1

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,335100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law43032.2%53.8%
Married22016.5%34.8%
Living common-law21015.7%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law91068.2%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married70552.8%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated302.2%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1158.6%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed554.1%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data910100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons20022.0%57.2%
Couple-family households18019.8%47.5%
One-parent-family households202.2%9.6%
Multigenerational households50.5%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons101.1%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households808.8%4.4%
One-person households61567.6%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data915100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$48,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,400$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data91099.5%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$63,100$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,100$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data915100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000454.9%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999252.7%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999252.7%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999303.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,99912513.7%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999505.5%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999505.5%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999404.4%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999454.9%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999404.4%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999505.5%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,999606.6%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999556.0%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999505.5%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999454.9%5.5%
$100,000 and over18019.7%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,999758.2%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999404.4%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999353.8%8.8%
$200,000 and over303.3%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% data915100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000454.9%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999252.7%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999252.7%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999353.8%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,99913014.2%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999556.0%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999606.6%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999606.6%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999454.9%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999404.4%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999808.7%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,999808.7%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999606.6%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999556.0%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999303.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over909.8%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,999404.4%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999202.2%6.5%
$150,000 and over303.3%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
Owner28030.8%54.4%
Renter63069.2%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% data220100.0%100.0%
2 persons17579.5%49.9%
3 persons3013.6%21.4%
4 persons104.5%19.8%
5 or more persons00.0%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% data220100.0%100.0%
Total couple families19588.6%81.9%
Married couples9543.2%52.2%
Common-law couples11050.0%29.7%
Total one-parent families209.1%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+156.8%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+52.3%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families495100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners39078.8%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families204.0%6.2%
Children8016.2%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data815100.0%100.0%
Living alone61575.5%71.5%
Living with other relatives354.3%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only16520.2%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data615100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data61099.2%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data295100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data300101.7%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data1,310100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution86065.6%54.9%
In bottom decile35026.7%10.7%
In second decile16512.6%10.5%
In third decile17013.0%11.4%
In fourth decile957.3%11.3%
In fifth decile856.5%11.0%
In top half of the distribution45034.4%45.1%
In sixth decile1209.2%10.4%
In seventh decile1058.0%9.9%
In eighth decile755.7%9.1%
In ninth decile755.7%8.2%
In top decile806.1%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room910100.0%97.9%
More than one person per room00.0%2.1%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
Suitable85594.0%94.3%
Not suitable556.0%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household67073.6%54.9%
Two-maintainer household21023.1%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household303.3%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data910100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years808.8%3.1%
25 to 34 years23025.3%15.1%
35 to 44 years13514.8%18.7%
45 to 54 years657.1%18.3%
55 to 64 years10011.0%19.1%
65 to 74 years12513.7%14.6%
75 to 84 years10011.0%8.2%
85 years and over758.2%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'415100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only30573.5%59.3%
Not suitable only358.4%15.2%
Major repairs needed only358.4%16.2%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'102.4%2.5%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'204.8%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 housing495119.3%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,325100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population42031.7%27.2%
South Asian352.6%2.9%
Chinese806.0%2.5%
Black806.0%8.1%
Filipino00.0%1.0%
Arab806.0%5.9%
Latin American604.5%3.3%
Southeast Asian503.8%1.5%
West Asian00.0%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.100.8%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities100.8%0.7%
Not a visible minority90067.9%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,325100.0%100.0%
Buddhist100.8%1.0%
Christian58544.2%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.806.0%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican00.0%0.5%
Baptist00.0%0.5%
Catholic48536.6%44.2%
Christian Orthodox100.8%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%
Presbyterian100.8%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church00.0%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions00.0%1.8%
Hindu100.8%1.1%
Jewish00.0%2.0%
Muslim1108.3%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 perspectives60545.7%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Canadian15511.7%20.7%
English201.5%2.5%
Irish453.4%5.1%
Scottish151.1%2.6%
French, n.o.s.39529.9%19.3%
German201.5%1.7%
Chinese705.3%2.6%
Italian554.2%6.4%
Indian (India)151.1%1.4%
Ukrainian100.8%0.7%
Dutch100.8%0.3%
Polish201.5%1.2%
Québécois604.5%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.00.0%0.6%
Filipino00.0%0.9%
French Canadian403.0%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.403.0%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.100.8%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.151.1%1.2%
Russian151.1%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese00.0%1.2%
American201.5%0.6%
Spanish201.5%1.4%
Swedish100.8%0.1%
Hungarian100.8%0.5%
Acadian00.0%0.8%
Pakistani201.5%0.4%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish100.8%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese352.7%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.554.2%2.2%
Greek100.8%1.5%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.100.8%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean100.8%0.2%
Romanian151.1%1.0%
Lebanese151.1%1.6%
Iranian151.1%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.151.1%0.8%
Danish00.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian00.0%0.2%
Belgian151.1%0.7%
Haitian00.0%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican201.5%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.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.201.5%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian00.0%0.6%
Moroccan100.8%1.7%
Czech00.0%0.1%
Syrian100.8%0.7%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.3%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Serbian00.0%0.1%
Ojibway00.0%0.0%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.0%
Hong Konger00.0%0.0%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi100.8%0.3%
Algerian00.0%1.4%
Brazilian151.1%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%
Taiwanese00.0%0.1%
Iraqi00.0%0.1%
Salvadorean00.0%0.4%
African Caribbean00.0%0.2%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.100.8%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%
Palestinian100.8%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.3%
Congolese100.8%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.251.9%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%
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%
Breton100.8%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%
Ivorian302.3%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 data1,325100.0%100.0%
First generation59544.9%29.0%
Second generation13510.2%17.1%
Third generation or more59544.9%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,325100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity201.5%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses201.5%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity1,30098.1%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,325100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian1,32099.6%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)151.1%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)151.1%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries151.1%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries151.1%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only1,29598.1%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 data1,320100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants73555.7%71.8%
Immigrants34526.1%24.3%
Before 1980403.0%3.8%
1980 to 1990251.9%2.6%
1991 to 2000251.9%4.0%
2001 to 2010906.8%6.2%
2011 to 202116012.1%7.7%
Non-permanent residents24018.2%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data345100.0%100.0%
Americas4513.0%21.9%
Brazil154.3%0.7%
Colombia00.0%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti00.0%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico102.9%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America154.3%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas102.9%5.1%
Europe12536.2%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France8524.6%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy102.9%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland00.0%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania205.8%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 Europe205.8%3.6%
Africa7020.3%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%
Morocco257.2%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa4011.6%8.2%
Asia9527.5%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%
China3510.1%4.7%
Hong Kong00.0%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam205.8%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India00.0%2.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia102.9%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 data105100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%15.5%
Europe3533.3%15.9%
Africa3533.3%31.7%
Asia3028.6%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data1,320100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens94571.6%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 18554.2%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over89567.8%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens37528.4%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data345100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years205.8%8.8%
5 to 14 years5515.9%16.5%
15 to 24 years4011.6%17.9%
25 to 44 years21562.3%49.2%
45 years and over205.8%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 data305100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants22573.8%55.4%
Principal applicants15550.8%26.4%
Secondary applicants7023.0%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family7023.0%26.7%
Refugees103.3%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 data305100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission103.3%9.6%
Work permits only before admission5016.4%9.2%
Study permits only before admission154.9%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission5016.4%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience18560.7%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 data1,260100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1259.9%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate17513.9%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree96076.2%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level31024.6%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher64551.2%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data79563.1%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree453.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate705.6%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree68054.0%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level16513.1%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher52041.3%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 data1,260100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate13510.7%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,12589.3%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data79563.1%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate554.4%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate74559.1%57.9%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data800100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree11514.4%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree68585.6%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data810100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable151.9%2.3%
All classes of workers79097.5%97.7%
Employee70587.0%85.2%
Self-employed8510.5%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data810100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable151.9%2.3%
All occupations79097.5%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations101.2%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations16520.4%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations20525.3%9.4%
3 Health occupations404.9%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services8510.5%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport8510.5%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations17021.0%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations253.1%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities151.9%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data810100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable151.9%2.3%
All industries79097.5%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting101.2%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities00.0%0.7%
23 Construction101.2%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing708.6%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade151.9%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade809.9%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing202.5%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries708.6%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance506.2%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing151.9%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services18522.8%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services354.3%4.2%
61 Educational services556.8%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance658.0%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation202.5%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services455.6%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)303.7%4.0%
91 Public administration202.5%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 data345100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van8524.6%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver8023.2%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger102.9%4.6%
Public transit16547.8%15.3%
Walked8023.2%5.7%
Bicycle154.3%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 data345100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes7020.3%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes13037.7%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes8524.6%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes308.7%9.7%
60 minutes and over308.7%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 data345100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.102.9%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.3510.1%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.5515.9%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.13539.1%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.8524.6%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.308.7%16.3%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data325100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence25578.5%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence103.1%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence5516.9%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 data1,290100.0%100.0%
Non-movers51039.5%58.8%
Movers78560.9%41.2%
Non-migrants30023.3%17.3%
Migrants48537.6%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data1,315100.0%100.0%
Non-movers90568.8%88.3%
Movers40530.8%11.7%
Non-migrants26019.8%6.9%
Migrants15011.4%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 data740100.0%100.0%
Worked at home39553.4%25.8%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.2%
No fixed workplace address253.4%10.4%
Usual place of work32043.2%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
English only16011.5%8.2%
French only32023.0%33.8%
English and French88563.7%56.4%
Neither English nor French151.1%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
English28020.1%20.4%
French1,00071.9%71.3%
English and French856.1%6.7%
Neither English nor French151.1%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,30593.9%94.4%
Multiple responses755.4%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% data1,390100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,29593.2%93.3%
Multiple responses956.8%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% data1,385100.0%100.0%
None1,03574.7%79.8%
English1158.3%5.5%
French503.6%4.8%
Non-official language1007.2%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1007.2%5.4%
English and French201.4%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)302.2%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)201.4%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.4%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages100.7%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,390100.0%100.0%
English1359.7%11.5%
French78556.5%56.0%
Non-official language503.6%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous503.6%7.2%
English and French1309.4%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)1057.6%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)654.7%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)1057.6%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages151.1%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 data850100.0%100.0%
English19022.4%11.0%
French26531.2%49.6%
Non-official language00.0%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.5%
English and French34040.0%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)202.4%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)101.2%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)202.4%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 data850100.0%100.0%
None51560.6%69.2%
English21525.3%19.2%
French708.2%9.5%
Non-official language202.4%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous202.4%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)101.2%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% data55100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1527.3%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language4072.7%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% data30100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language516.7%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada00.0%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 language2583.3%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,310100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,310100.0%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 income50.4%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,260100.0%100.0%
In the labour force80563.9%66.3%
Employed74058.7%60.7%
Unemployed655.2%5.5%
Not in the labour force45536.1%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)64
Employment rate (Rate)59
Unemployment rate (Rate)8
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,265100.4%100.0%
Did not work52041.3%33.9%
Worked74559.1%66.1%
Worked full year full time42533.7%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time31525.0%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)40

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