Montréal Census Atlas

Westmount (northwest)

Census Tract 0356.00 · Westmount · Montréal, Quebec

Westmount (northwest) is a neighbourhood of Westmount, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,979 living in private households. 24.8% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 27.2% across Greater Montréal as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 11.4%. 74.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 29.0% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $360,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 3.0% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.00 km², giving a population density of 1,970 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population1,9792021, private households
Visible minority24.8%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian74.9%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants29.0%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$360,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households3.0%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density1,970 /km²1,979 people over 1.00 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20211,979
Population, 20162,026
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-2
Total private dwellings697
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents657
Population density per square kilometre1,970
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years33016.7%16.8%
0 to 4 years402.0%5.1%
5 to 9 years1055.3%5.8%
10 to 14 years1859.3%5.9%
15 to 64 years1,22061.6%65.2%
15 to 19 years1859.3%5.3%
20 to 24 years1708.6%6.0%
25 to 29 years603.0%6.8%
30 to 34 years351.8%6.8%
35 to 39 years653.3%6.9%
40 to 44 years1055.3%7.1%
45 to 49 years1708.6%6.5%
50 to 54 years1557.8%6.4%
55 to 59 years1306.6%6.8%
60 to 64 years1507.6%6.4%
65 years and over43021.7%18.0%
65 to 69 years1407.1%5.3%
70 to 74 years1356.8%4.6%
75 to 79 years703.5%3.4%
80 to 84 years452.3%2.3%
85 years and over351.8%2.4%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1716.7%16.8%
15 to 64 years6261.6%65.2%
65 years and over2221.7%18.0%
85 years and over21.8%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)43
Median age of the population4646.0%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data655100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house46571.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house18027.5%4.9%
Row house00.0%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex101.5%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys50.8%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 data665100.0%100.0%
1960 or before55082.7%23.6%
1961 to 1980609.0%29.9%
1981 to 1990253.8%13.6%
1991 to 2000152.3%10.0%
2001 to 200500.0%5.6%
2006 to 201000.0%6.1%
2011 to 2015101.5%5.4%
2016 to 202100.0%5.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
Condominium101.5%18.7%
Not condominium66099.2%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.2%
1 bedroom00.0%20.2%
2 bedrooms152.3%31.5%
3 bedrooms16024.1%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms49574.4%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms203.0%42.8%
5 rooms101.5%16.8%
6 rooms304.5%10.1%
7 rooms8012.0%9.5%
8 or more rooms53079.7%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)10

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed61592.5%93.3%
Major repairs needed558.3%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 data665100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs50575.9%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs15523.3%19.6%
30% to less than 100%10015.0%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data665100.0%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 data605100.0%100.0%
In core need00.0%7.9%
Not in core need605100.0%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 data650100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage467.1%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs223.5%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,520$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$4,510$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,800,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$3,630,000$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 data15100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs00.0%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$4,500$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% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,55093.9%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$84,000$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,55093.9%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$66,500$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,46088.5%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$86,000$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,10066.7%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$72,000$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,03562.7%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data201.2%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data32519.7%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,745105.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,62598.5%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$334,800$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,62598.5%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$196,600$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,53092.7%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$348,800$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,13568.8%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$294,500$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,07064.8%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,320$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data00.0%11.1%
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data36522.1%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,720$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data590100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$392,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$260,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data615104.2%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$868,000$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$510,000$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 data1,740100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data54531.3%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$464,000$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data47527.3%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$26,800$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$156,500$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)98
Employment income (%) (Rate)62
Government transfers (%) (Rate)2
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)0

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% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Without total income1056.4%3.4%
With total income1,54593.6%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)20512.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,9991106.7%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,9991358.2%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,999804.8%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,999603.6%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,999603.6%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,999503.0%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999553.3%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999503.0%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999402.4%3.0%
$100,000 and over70042.4%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% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income1056.4%3.3%
With after-tax income1,54593.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)22513.6%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,9991157.0%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,9991509.1%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,999955.8%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,999704.2%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,999804.8%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,999603.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,999653.9%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999553.3%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999402.4%1.7%
$100,000 and over58035.2%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% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Without employment income55033.3%28.4%
With employment income1,10066.7%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)1559.4%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,999553.3%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,999804.8%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,999754.5%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,999503.0%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,999402.4%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999503.0%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999301.8%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999251.5%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999352.1%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999301.8%2.2%
$100,000 and over46528.2%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% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,48590.0%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$89,000$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,49090.3%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,000$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,44587.6%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$89,000$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,09566.4%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$74,500$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data87052.7%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$3,280$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data150.9%8.6%
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data1,745105.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,54093.3%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$309,600$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,54093.3%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$176,000$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,50591.2%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$312,800$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,12568.2%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$269,500$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data92055.8%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,280$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data150.9%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,000$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 data1,740100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data54531.3%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,000$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$444,000$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data43525.0%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$31,400$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,400$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)99
Employment income (%) (Rate)64
Government transfers (%) (Rate)1
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)0

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data200100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$460,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$276,000$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data18592.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$1,290,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$705,000$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% data310100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$464,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$292,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data360116.1%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$760,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$470,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data75100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$121,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data6080.0%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$270,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$170,000$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% data80100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$95,000$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$71,000$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data80100.0%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years45022.7%20.4%
0 to 5 years552.8%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,10055.6%62.9%
65 years and over43021.7%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1658.3%12.0%
0 to 17 years603.0%2.1%
0 to 5 years50.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years854.3%6.8%
65 years and over251.3%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)8
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)14
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)16
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)8
65 years and over (%) (Rate)5

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% data1,980100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years45022.7%20.4%
0 to 5 years552.8%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,10555.8%62.9%
65 years and over43021.7%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1306.6%7.0%
0 to 17 years502.5%1.0%
0 to 5 years50.3%0.3%
18 to 64 years653.3%4.9%
65 years and over150.8%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)6
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)11
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)12
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)6
65 years and over (%) (Rate)4

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data655100.0%100.0%
1 person609.2%34.4%
2 persons23535.9%31.9%
3 persons12519.1%14.1%
4 persons14522.1%12.8%
5 or more persons9514.5%6.9%
Number of persons in private households1,980302.3%229.1%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data1,650100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,08065.5%53.8%
Married97058.8%34.8%
Living common-law1056.4%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law57534.8%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married46528.2%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated301.8%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced452.7%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed402.4%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data660100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons56084.8%57.2%
Couple-family households48573.5%47.5%
One-parent-family households7010.6%9.6%
Multigenerational households101.5%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons203.0%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households50.8%4.4%
One-person households609.1%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data655100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$360,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$240,000$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data670102.3%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$814,000$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$478,000$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data655100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000152.3%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99950.8%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,99950.8%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,99950.8%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,99950.8%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999101.5%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999101.5%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,99900.0%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999203.1%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,999101.5%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999101.5%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999101.5%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999152.3%5.5%
$100,000 and over53581.7%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,999203.1%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999304.6%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999558.4%8.8%
$200,000 and over43566.4%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% data655100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000253.8%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,99950.8%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,99950.8%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,99950.8%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,99950.8%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,99950.8%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,99950.8%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999101.5%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,99950.8%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,99950.8%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999253.8%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,999101.5%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999152.3%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999152.3%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999152.3%5.8%
$100,000 and over50577.1%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,999304.6%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999456.9%6.5%
$150,000 and over43065.6%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
Owner64597.0%54.4%
Renter203.0%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% data595100.0%100.0%
2 persons24040.3%49.9%
3 persons13021.8%21.4%
4 persons15025.2%19.8%
5 or more persons7512.6%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% data595100.0%100.0%
Total couple families52087.4%81.9%
Married couples46578.2%52.2%
Common-law couples559.2%29.7%
Total one-parent families7512.6%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+6010.1%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+101.7%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families1,875100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,04055.5%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families754.0%6.2%
Children76040.5%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data105100.0%100.0%
Living alone6057.1%71.5%
Living with other relatives2523.8%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only2019.0%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data60100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data5591.7%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data595100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data615103.4%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% data1,980100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution34517.4%54.9%
In bottom decile1507.6%10.7%
In second decile703.5%10.5%
In third decile351.8%11.4%
In fourth decile402.0%11.3%
In fifth decile502.5%11.0%
In top half of the distribution1,63582.6%45.1%
In sixth decile452.3%10.4%
In seventh decile452.3%9.9%
In eighth decile1105.6%9.1%
In ninth decile1457.3%8.2%
In top decile1,29565.4%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room665100.0%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 data665100.0%100.0%
Suitable665100.0%94.3%
Not suitable00.0%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household35553.4%54.9%
Two-maintainer household30045.1%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household101.5%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data665100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%3.1%
25 to 34 years00.0%15.1%
35 to 44 years8012.0%18.7%
45 to 54 years16024.1%18.3%
55 to 64 years18027.1%19.1%
65 to 74 years13520.3%14.6%
75 to 84 years7010.5%8.2%
85 years and over304.5%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'200100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only14572.5%59.3%
Not suitable only00.0%15.2%
Major repairs needed only4522.5%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'105.0%4.8%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%1.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing470235.0%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population51024.8%27.2%
South Asian602.9%2.9%
Chinese23511.4%2.5%
Black00.0%8.1%
Filipino201.0%1.0%
Arab653.2%5.9%
Latin American00.0%3.3%
Southeast Asian803.9%1.5%
West Asian301.5%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities100.5%0.7%
Not a visible minority1,54074.9%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
Buddhist602.9%1.0%
Christian84541.1%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.401.9%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican502.4%0.5%
Baptist00.0%0.5%
Catholic64031.1%44.2%
Christian Orthodox502.4%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran00.0%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.6%
Presbyterian00.0%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church301.5%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions351.7%1.8%
Hindu00.0%1.1%
Jewish57027.7%2.0%
Muslim803.9%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 perspectives48023.4%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
Canadian21510.5%20.7%
English1658.0%2.5%
Irish954.6%5.1%
Scottish1004.9%2.6%
French, n.o.s.27013.1%19.3%
German251.2%1.7%
Chinese22010.7%2.6%
Italian23511.4%6.4%
Indian (India)502.4%1.4%
Ukrainian150.7%0.7%
Dutch150.7%0.3%
Polish854.1%1.2%
Québécois351.7%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.251.2%0.6%
Filipino301.5%0.9%
French Canadian703.4%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.502.4%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.401.9%1.2%
Russian1457.1%1.0%
Norwegian00.0%0.1%
Welsh00.0%0.2%
Portuguese00.0%1.2%
American351.7%0.6%
Spanish753.6%1.4%
Swedish00.0%0.1%
Hungarian401.9%0.5%
Acadian201.0%0.8%
Pakistani00.0%0.4%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish26012.7%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese803.9%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%2.2%
Greek301.5%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%
Romanian954.6%1.0%
Lebanese351.7%1.6%
Iranian251.2%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.8%
Danish251.2%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian201.0%0.2%
Belgian251.2%0.7%
Haitian00.0%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican00.0%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.00.0%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian00.0%0.6%
Moroccan1004.9%1.7%
Czech401.9%0.1%
Syrian401.9%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%
Persian351.7%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.3%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.3%
Algerian00.0%1.4%
Brazilian00.0%0.3%
Nigerian00.0%0.1%
Armenian00.0%0.7%
Slovak00.0%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.351.7%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.251.2%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian00.0%0.1%
South African00.0%0.0%
Australian00.0%0.0%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.3%
Congolese00.0%0.4%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Ethiopian00.0%0.0%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Peruvian00.0%0.4%
Yoruba00.0%0.1%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.4%
Berber00.0%0.8%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.0%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.0%
Eritrean00.0%0.0%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.2%
Mohawk00.0%0.1%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bulgarian00.0%0.2%
Albertan00.0%0.0%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.1%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
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%
Breton00.0%0.2%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.150.7%0.2%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.1%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.0%
Gaspesian00.0%0.1%
Norman00.0%0.1%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Ivorian00.0%0.2%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.1%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.1%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.1%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.1%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.1%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.1%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.1%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.1%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.1%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.1%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
First generation75536.7%29.0%
Second generation61029.7%17.1%
Third generation or more68533.3%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity00.0%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses00.0%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,055100.0%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,055100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,055100.0%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,050100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)00.0%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,03599.3%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 data2,050100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants1,37066.8%71.8%
Immigrants59529.0%24.3%
Before 19801909.3%3.8%
1980 to 1990602.9%2.6%
1991 to 2000552.7%4.0%
2001 to 20101356.6%6.2%
2011 to 20211607.8%7.7%
Non-permanent residents854.1%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data595100.0%100.0%
Americas254.2%21.9%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia00.0%1.9%
El Salvador00.0%1.0%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti00.0%7.8%
Jamaica00.0%0.4%
Mexico00.0%1.4%
Peru00.0%1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America254.2%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%5.1%
Europe19031.9%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France6010.1%6.2%
Germany00.0%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy355.9%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland152.5%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania101.7%2.4%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine00.0%0.8%
United Kingdom305.0%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe355.9%3.6%
Africa6010.1%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%
Morocco305.0%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa254.2%8.2%
Asia32053.8%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran508.4%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon152.5%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China15025.2%4.7%
Hong Kong101.7%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam203.4%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India00.0%2.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia254.2%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 data110100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%15.5%
Europe2522.7%15.9%
Africa00.0%31.7%
Asia8577.3%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,050100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens1,80087.8%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1837518.3%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over1,42569.5%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens25012.2%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data595100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years9516.0%8.8%
5 to 14 years15025.2%16.5%
15 to 24 years10016.8%17.9%
25 to 44 years19031.9%49.2%
45 years and over6510.9%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 data405100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants28570.4%55.4%
Principal applicants10024.7%26.4%
Secondary applicants19046.9%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family9523.5%26.7%
Refugees307.4%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 data405100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%9.6%
Work permits only before admission204.9%9.2%
Study permits only before admission358.6%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission204.9%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience32079.0%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 data1,745100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1156.6%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate22512.9%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,41080.8%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level31017.8%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,09562.8%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data91052.1%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree100.6%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate452.6%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree85549.0%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1408.0%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher72041.3%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 data1,740100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1106.3%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,63093.7%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data90552.0%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate100.6%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate90051.7%57.9%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data905100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree556.1%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree86095.0%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable100.9%2.3%
All classes of workers1,08099.5%97.7%
Employee59554.8%85.2%
Self-employed48544.7%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable100.9%2.3%
All occupations1,08099.5%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations12511.5%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations35032.3%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations252.3%9.4%
3 Health occupations18016.6%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services16515.2%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport353.2%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations15514.3%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations201.8%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities00.0%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,085100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable100.9%2.3%
All industries1,08099.5%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities00.0%0.7%
23 Construction454.1%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing403.7%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade756.9%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade403.7%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing252.3%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries151.4%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance11010.1%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing11510.6%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services14513.4%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services201.8%4.2%
61 Educational services857.8%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance25023.0%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation151.4%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services201.8%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)454.1%4.0%
91 Public administration353.2%4.7%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data625100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van56089.6%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver49579.2%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger7011.2%4.6%
Public transit00.0%15.3%
Walked508.0%5.7%
Bicycle00.0%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 data625100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes19531.2%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes29046.4%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes9515.2%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes406.4%9.7%
60 minutes and over101.6%8.0%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data625100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.00.0%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.254.0%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.17027.2%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.20032.0%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.20532.8%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.203.2%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 data590100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence9516.1%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence42572.0%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence7011.9%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 data2,020100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,58578.5%58.8%
Movers43021.3%41.2%
Non-migrants1005.0%17.3%
Migrants33016.3%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,050100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,94094.6%88.3%
Movers1105.4%11.7%
Non-migrants653.2%6.9%
Migrants402.0%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 data1,060100.0%100.0%
Worked at home41539.2%25.8%
Worked outside Canada151.4%0.2%
No fixed workplace address302.8%10.4%
Usual place of work59055.7%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
English only30015.2%8.2%
French only402.0%33.8%
English and French1,61081.3%56.4%
Neither English nor French301.5%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
English1,32566.9%20.4%
French49525.0%71.3%
English and French1356.8%6.7%
Neither English nor French301.5%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,85093.4%94.4%
Multiple responses1306.6%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% data1,980100.0%100.0%
Single responses1,87594.7%93.3%
Multiple responses1055.3%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% data1,980100.0%100.0%
None1,49575.5%79.8%
English1206.1%5.5%
French1507.6%4.8%
Non-official language904.5%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous904.5%5.4%
English and French251.3%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)150.8%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)603.0%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages150.8%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
English98549.7%11.5%
French28014.1%56.0%
Non-official language1407.1%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1407.1%7.2%
English and French27013.6%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)1457.3%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)201.0%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)1356.8%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages50.3%0.4%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
English35529.8%11.0%
French14011.8%49.6%
Non-official language100.8%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.8%0.5%
English and French61551.7%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)100.8%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)554.6%1.8%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,190100.0%100.0%
None63052.9%69.2%
English14512.2%19.2%
French35529.8%9.5%
Non-official language00.0%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)252.1%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)151.3%0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data465100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language36578.5%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language10021.5%77.1%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data425100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language33077.6%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada28065.9%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada5011.8%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language9522.4%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data1,980100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income10.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income10.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income10.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income150.7%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,08562.2%66.3%
Employed1,05560.5%60.7%
Unemployed251.4%5.5%
Not in the labour force66037.8%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)62
Employment rate (Rate)60
Unemployment rate (Rate)2
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data1,745100.0%100.0%
Did not work62535.8%33.9%
Worked1,12064.2%66.1%
Worked full year full time58533.5%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time53030.4%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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