Montréal Census Atlas

Westmount (southwest)

Census Tract 0353.00 · Westmount · Montréal, Quebec

Westmount (southwest) is a neighbourhood of Westmount, in Greater Montréal. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 2,873 living in private households. 11.5% 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 5.3%. 88.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.5% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 23.3% of the population, compared with 24.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $149,000 in 2020, compared with $76,000 for Greater Montréal. 37.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 0.41 km², giving a population density of 6,938 people per square kilometre (Greater Montréal averages about 908).

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Population2,8732021, private households
Visible minority11.5%Greater Montréal 27.2%
Caucasian88.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants23.3%Greater Montréal 24.3%
Median household income$149,000Greater Montréal $76,000
Renter households37.1%Greater Montréal 45.6%
Density6,938 /km²2,873 people over 0.41 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Population, 20212,873
Population, 20162,999
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-4
Total private dwellings1,243
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,148
Population density per square kilometre6,936
Land area in square kilometres0

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,875100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years52018.1%16.8%
0 to 4 years1254.3%5.1%
5 to 9 years1856.4%5.8%
10 to 14 years2157.5%5.9%
15 to 64 years1,73060.2%65.2%
15 to 19 years2007.0%5.3%
20 to 24 years1956.8%6.0%
25 to 29 years1254.3%6.8%
30 to 34 years853.0%6.8%
35 to 39 years1555.4%6.9%
40 to 44 years1605.6%7.1%
45 to 49 years1555.4%6.5%
50 to 54 years2157.5%6.4%
55 to 59 years2408.3%6.8%
60 to 64 years2057.1%6.4%
65 years and over62521.7%18.0%
65 to 69 years1505.2%5.3%
70 to 74 years1806.3%4.6%
75 to 79 years1354.7%3.4%
80 to 84 years802.8%2.3%
85 years and over802.8%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 years1818.1%16.8%
15 to 64 years6060.2%65.2%
65 years and over2221.7%18.0%
85 years and over32.8%2.4%
Average age of the population (Average)43
Median age of the population4444.4%40.8%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house807.0%31.8%
Semi-detached house19517.0%4.9%
Row house42036.5%3.3%
Apartment or flat in a duplex857.4%8.2%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys23020.0%41.3%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys13011.3%10.0%
Other single-attached house50.4%0.3%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.2%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
1960 or before1,05090.5%23.6%
1961 to 1980907.8%29.9%
1981 to 1990100.9%13.6%
1991 to 200000.0%10.0%
2001 to 200500.0%5.6%
2006 to 201000.0%6.1%
2011 to 201500.0%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 data1,160100.0%100.0%
Condominium605.2%18.7%
Not condominium1,10094.8%81.3%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%1.2%
1 bedroom806.9%20.2%
2 bedrooms28524.6%31.5%
3 bedrooms33528.9%29.6%
4 or more bedrooms45539.2%17.5%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms17515.1%42.8%
5 rooms20017.2%16.8%
6 rooms15513.4%10.1%
7 rooms14012.1%9.5%
8 or more rooms48041.4%20.8%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)7

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,07092.2%93.3%
Major repairs needed907.8%6.7%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,155100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs85574.0%80.4%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs30026.0%19.6%
30% to less than 100%25522.1%17.6%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,115100.0%100.0%
In core need403.6%7.9%
Not in core need1,07596.4%92.1%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data725100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage466.4%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs172.4%0.0%
% in core housing need30.4%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,740$1,310
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,585$1,420
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,510,000$416,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,712,000$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 data430100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs419.5%0.0%
% in core housing need61.4%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,740$880
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,090$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% data2,350100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26596.4%96.6%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,600$40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26596.4%96.7%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$36,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,15091.5%86.9%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,800$34,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,59567.9%71.6%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,400$36,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,62068.9%79.5%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,100$10,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data954.0%11.1%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,520
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data57524.5%30.7%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,000$8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,33599.4%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,26596.4%96.6%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$126,700$53,600
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,26596.4%96.7%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$83,700$43,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,15591.7%86.8%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$124,800$48,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,61568.7%71.6%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$121,100$48,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,69071.9%79.5%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,630$12,170
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1104.7%11.1%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,600$6,940
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data58524.9%30.6%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,120$8,610

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data810100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$202,000$102,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$87,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data835103.1%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$306,000$125,100
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$200,800$100,200

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data70030.0%33.6%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$129,000$61,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$214,800$75,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data64527.6%29.9%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$15,900$17,800
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$56,700$28,120
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)94
Employment income (%) (Rate)68
Government transfers (%) (Rate)6
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)0
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)2

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% data2,345100.0%100.0%
Without total income803.4%3.4%
With total income2,26596.6%96.6%
Under $10,000 (including loss)29012.4%7.4%
$10,000 to $19,9992109.0%11.3%
$20,000 to $29,9991958.3%16.0%
$30,000 to $39,9991707.2%12.6%
$40,000 to $49,9991406.0%11.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991355.8%9.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991054.5%6.9%
$70,000 to $79,999954.1%5.2%
$80,000 to $89,999954.1%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,999903.8%3.0%
$100,000 and over75032.0%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% data2,345100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income853.6%3.3%
With after-tax income2,26596.6%96.7%
Under $10,000 (including loss)31013.2%7.8%
$10,000 to $19,9992259.6%11.9%
$20,000 to $29,99923510.0%18.7%
$30,000 to $39,9991807.7%15.5%
$40,000 to $49,9991908.1%13.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991657.0%9.6%
$60,000 to $69,9991305.5%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991305.5%4.4%
$80,000 to $89,999803.4%2.7%
$90,000 to $99,999703.0%1.7%
$100,000 and over56023.9%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% data2,345100.0%100.0%
Without employment income75032.0%28.4%
With employment income1,60068.2%71.6%
Under $5,000 (including loss)30513.0%9.7%
$5,000 to $9,9991305.5%6.2%
$10,000 to $19,9991456.2%8.8%
$20,000 to $29,999903.8%6.9%
$30,000 to $39,999703.0%6.7%
$40,000 to $49,999703.0%6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999803.4%5.7%
$60,000 to $69,999451.9%4.6%
$70,000 to $79,999502.1%3.7%
$80,000 to $89,999552.3%3.3%
$90,000 to $99,999502.1%2.2%
$100,000 and over50021.3%7.2%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,350100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,16091.9%94.2%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$60,800$38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,16592.1%94.3%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,000$34,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,08588.7%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,000$35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,56066.4%70.9%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,600$37,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,41060.0%71.6%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,080$5,960
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data652.8%8.6%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$11,200$4,880
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,33599.4%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,17092.3%94.2%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$128,200$50,840
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,17592.6%94.3%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$84,400$40,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,12590.4%85.1%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$125,200$48,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,60568.3%70.9%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$115,400$48,960
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,47062.6%71.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,330$8,780
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data753.2%8.6%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$13,600$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 data2,335100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data69529.8%33.4%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$56,800
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$195,600$70,300
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data62026.6%27.8%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,600$23,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,600$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)96
Employment income (%) (Rate)67
Government transfers (%) (Rate)4
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% data280100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$89,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$76,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data295105.4%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$250,000$110,500
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$172,000$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% data400100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$268,000$131,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$192,000$110,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data410102.5%100.1%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$398,000$157,000
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$249,000$124,100

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data120100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$62,800
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data11595.8%99.6%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$150,000$81,800
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$118,000$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% data375100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$57,200$37,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$47,200$33,200
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data35594.7%99.9%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$92,800$47,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,600$38,960

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,870100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years64022.3%20.4%
0 to 5 years1655.7%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,61056.1%62.9%
65 years and over62521.8%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)2308.0%12.0%
0 to 17 years652.3%2.1%
0 to 5 years100.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years1354.7%6.8%
65 years and over351.2%3.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)8
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)10
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)8
65 years and over (%) (Rate)6

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% data2,870100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years64022.3%20.4%
0 to 5 years1655.7%6.4%
18 to 64 years1,60555.9%62.9%
65 years and over62021.6%16.7%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1856.4%7.0%
0 to 17 years501.7%1.0%
0 to 5 years100.3%0.3%
18 to 64 years1154.0%4.9%
65 years and over200.7%1.1%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)6
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)8
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)5
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)7
65 years and over (%) (Rate)3

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,150100.0%100.0%
1 person32027.8%34.4%
2 persons35530.9%31.9%
3 persons18015.7%14.1%
4 persons19016.5%12.8%
5 or more persons1008.7%6.9%
Number of persons in private households2,870249.6%229.1%
Average household size (Average)2

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,350100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,41060.0%53.8%
Married1,18050.2%34.8%
Living common-law23510.0%19.0%
Not married and not living common-law94040.0%46.2%
Not married and not living common law - Never married65527.9%32.5%
Not married and not living common law - Separated351.5%1.7%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1506.4%7.0%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1004.3%5.0%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household type - 100% data1,150100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons77567.4%57.2%
Couple-family households65557.0%47.5%
One-parent-family households11510.0%9.6%
Multigenerational households50.4%1.8%
Multiple-census-family households00.0%0.3%
One-census-family households with additional persons201.7%2.0%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households252.2%4.4%
One-person households32027.8%34.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,150100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,000$76,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,000$65,500
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,160100.9%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$247,600$98,400
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$164,000$79,300

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,145100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.3%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,999100.9%0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999100.9%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999151.3%2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999151.3%5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999201.7%3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999252.2%3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999201.7%4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999252.2%4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999302.6%4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999504.4%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,999403.5%7.3%
$70,000 to $79,999453.9%6.7%
$80,000 to $89,999504.4%6.2%
$90,000 to $99,999353.1%5.5%
$100,000 and over74064.6%35.6%
$100,000 to $124,999907.9%11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999857.4%7.8%
$150,000 to $199,99912510.9%8.8%
$200,000 and over44538.9%7.9%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,145100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000201.7%1.4%
$5,000 to $9,999100.9%0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999100.9%1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999151.3%2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999201.7%5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999353.1%4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999201.7%4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999252.2%5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999353.1%5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999353.1%4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999605.2%9.2%
$60,000 to $69,999605.2%8.5%
$70,000 to $79,999655.7%7.6%
$80,000 to $89,999453.9%6.8%
$90,000 to $99,999453.9%5.8%
$100,000 and over65056.8%26.2%
$100,000 to $124,99912010.5%10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999857.4%6.5%
$150,000 and over44538.9%9.0%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
Owner73062.9%54.4%
Renter43037.1%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% data805100.0%100.0%
2 persons34542.9%49.9%
3 persons18022.4%21.4%
4 persons19524.2%19.8%
5 or more persons9011.2%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% data805100.0%100.0%
Total couple families68585.1%81.9%
Married couples57070.8%52.2%
Common-law couples11514.3%29.7%
Total one-parent families12014.9%18.1%
in which the parent is a woman+9011.2%14.0%
in which the parent is a man+253.1%4.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in census families2,470100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,37055.5%56.3%
Parents in one-parent families1204.9%6.2%
Children97539.5%37.5%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data400100.0%100.0%
Living alone32080.0%71.5%
Living with other relatives307.5%10.6%
Living with non-relatives only5513.8%17.9%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data320100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data31096.9%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data830100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data850102.4%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% data2,870100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution72525.3%54.9%
In bottom decile2257.8%10.7%
In second decile1254.4%10.5%
In third decile1053.7%11.4%
In fourth decile1254.4%11.3%
In fifth decile1455.1%11.0%
In top half of the distribution2,14574.7%45.1%
In sixth decile1906.6%10.4%
In seventh decile1555.4%9.9%
In eighth decile2007.0%9.1%
In ninth decile38013.2%8.2%
In top decile1,22542.7%7.5%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,160100.0%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 data1,160100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,14098.3%94.3%
Not suitable100.9%5.7%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household61553.0%54.9%
Two-maintainer household52044.8%41.9%
Three-or-more-maintainer household302.6%3.2%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,160100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years100.9%3.1%
25 to 34 years806.9%15.1%
35 to 44 years15012.9%18.7%
45 to 54 years20017.2%18.3%
55 to 64 years28524.6%19.1%
65 to 74 years19516.8%14.6%
75 to 84 years19016.4%8.2%
85 years and over504.3%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'375100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only27573.3%59.3%
Not suitable only102.7%15.2%
Major repairs needed only6517.3%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'256.7%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 housing785209.3%242.9%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population33511.5%27.2%
South Asian401.4%2.9%
Chinese1555.3%2.5%
Black00.0%8.1%
Filipino00.0%1.0%
Arab200.7%5.9%
Latin American351.2%3.3%
Southeast Asian00.0%1.5%
West Asian200.7%0.9%
Korean00.0%0.2%
Japanese00.0%0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.2%
Multiple visible minorities200.7%0.7%
Not a visible minority2,58588.5%72.8%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%1.0%
Christian1,08037.0%57.8%
Christian, n.o.s.1053.6%6.0%
Anabaptist00.0%0.0%
Anglican1254.3%0.5%
Baptist00.0%0.5%
Catholic55018.8%44.2%
Christian Orthodox602.1%3.2%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.1%
Lutheran501.7%0.1%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.0%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%0.6%
Presbyterian401.4%0.1%
Reformed00.0%0.0%
United Church451.5%0.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions602.1%1.8%
Hindu00.0%1.1%
Jewish61521.1%2.0%
Muslim501.7%8.7%
Sikh00.0%0.5%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.0%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.7%0.4%
No religion and secular perspectives1,13038.7%28.5%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Canadian35012.0%20.7%
English37512.8%2.5%
Irish2909.9%5.1%
Scottish2659.1%2.6%
French, n.o.s.62021.2%19.3%
German2358.0%1.7%
Chinese1455.0%2.6%
Italian30010.3%6.4%
Indian (India)250.9%1.4%
Ukrainian802.7%0.7%
Dutch150.5%0.3%
Polish1956.7%1.2%
Québécois1053.6%8.5%
British Isles, n.o.s.2157.4%0.6%
Filipino00.0%0.9%
French Canadian652.2%5.0%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.401.4%1.4%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.200.7%1.2%
Métis00.0%0.3%
European, n.o.s.1003.4%1.2%
Russian1906.5%1.0%
Norwegian200.7%0.1%
Welsh451.5%0.2%
Portuguese301.0%1.2%
American702.4%0.6%
Spanish652.2%1.4%
Swedish250.9%0.1%
Hungarian401.4%0.5%
Acadian00.0%0.8%
Pakistani00.0%0.4%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.4%
Jewish33011.3%1.3%
Punjabi00.0%0.2%
Vietnamese00.0%1.0%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%2.2%
Greek351.2%1.5%
Jamaican00.0%0.2%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Korean301.0%0.2%
Romanian1103.8%1.0%
Lebanese100.3%1.6%
Iranian301.0%0.6%
Christian, n.i.e.100.3%0.8%
Danish301.0%0.1%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.3%0.3%
Sikh00.0%0.1%
Austrian501.7%0.2%
Belgian100.3%0.7%
Haitian00.0%3.4%
Hindu00.0%0.2%
Mexican351.2%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.0%
Swiss301.0%0.3%
Finnish00.0%0.0%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.3%
Croatian250.9%0.1%
Japanese301.0%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%
Egyptian301.0%0.7%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Tamil00.0%0.2%
Icelandic00.0%0.0%
Colombian100.3%0.6%
Moroccan652.2%1.7%
Czech250.9%0.1%
Syrian00.0%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%
Turkish250.9%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%
Armenian150.5%0.7%
Slovak150.5%0.1%
Eastern European, n.o.s.802.7%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.100.3%0.1%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Algonquin00.0%0.2%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian250.9%0.1%
South African00.0%0.0%
Australian00.0%0.0%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean150.5%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%
Albanian250.9%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.0%
Western European, n.o.s.301.0%0.1%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.1%
Gujarati00.0%0.0%
Eritrean00.0%0.0%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli100.3%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%
Latvian150.5%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 Irish100.3%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%
Byelorussian150.5%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Abenaki00.0%0.1%
Moldovan00.0%0.2%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
New Zealander00.0%0.0%
Sudanese00.0%0.0%
Breton00.0%0.2%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.0%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.1%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.0%
Buddhist00.0%0.0%
Gaspesian00.0%0.1%
Norman00.0%0.1%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Ivorian00.0%0.2%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.1%
Tigrinya00.0%0.0%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.1%
Kenyan00.0%0.0%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.1%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.1%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.1%
Honduran00.0%0.1%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.1%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.0%
Malay00.0%0.0%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tibetan00.0%0.0%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.0%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.0%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.1%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.0%
Tanzanian00.0%0.0%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.1%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.0%
Fulani00.0%0.1%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.1%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.1%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.1%
Kashmiri00.0%0.0%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.0%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
First generation94532.4%29.0%
Second generation67022.9%17.1%
Third generation or more1,30044.5%53.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity150.5%1.1%
Single Indigenous responses150.5%1.0%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,90599.5%98.9%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian00.0%0.2%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,920100.0%99.8%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,925100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)100.3%0.8%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)100.3%0.8%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries301.0%1.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries301.0%1.9%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,88598.6%97.3%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,10071.9%71.8%
Immigrants68023.3%24.3%
Before 19802709.2%3.8%
1980 to 19901003.4%2.6%
1991 to 2000401.4%4.0%
2001 to 2010702.4%6.2%
2011 to 20212057.0%7.7%
Non-permanent residents1404.8%3.8%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data680100.0%100.0%
Americas16524.3%21.9%
Brazil00.0%0.7%
Colombia101.5%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 America11016.2%1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas101.5%5.1%
Europe26539.0%24.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.1%
Croatia00.0%0.1%
France507.4%6.2%
Germany304.4%0.6%
Greece00.0%1.5%
Hungary00.0%0.3%
Italy101.5%4.1%
Netherlands00.0%0.1%
Poland152.2%0.8%
Portugal00.0%1.4%
Romania202.9%2.4%
Russian Federation152.2%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.1%
Ukraine152.2%0.8%
United Kingdom507.4%0.9%
Other places of birth in Europe507.4%3.6%
Africa659.6%24.0%
Algeria00.0%6.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%1.0%
Egypt253.7%1.9%
Eritrea00.0%0.1%
Ethiopia00.0%0.1%
Morocco253.7%5.9%
Nigeria00.0%0.2%
Somalia00.0%0.0%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.1%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%8.2%
Asia17025.0%29.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.8%
Iran304.4%1.8%
Iraq00.0%0.3%
Lebanon00.0%3.8%
Syria00.0%2.4%
Turkey00.0%0.7%
China7010.3%4.7%
Hong Kong101.5%0.5%
Korea, South00.0%0.5%
Taiwan00.0%0.2%
Philippines00.0%2.8%
Viet Nam00.0%2.3%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India00.0%2.4%
Pakistan00.0%1.0%
Sri Lanka00.0%1.0%
Other places of birth in Asia355.1%3.8%
Oceania and other places of birth152.2%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 data90100.0%100.0%
Americas3538.9%15.5%
Europe1011.1%15.9%
Africa00.0%31.7%
Asia4550.0%36.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.2%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,920100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,62589.9%90.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 1860520.7%18.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,01569.0%71.2%
Not Canadian citizens29510.1%9.8%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data680100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years7010.3%8.8%
5 to 14 years11016.2%16.5%
15 to 24 years17525.7%17.9%
25 to 44 years28041.2%49.2%
45 years and over507.4%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 data415100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants28067.5%55.4%
Principal applicants10024.1%26.4%
Secondary applicants17542.2%29.0%
Immigrants sponsored by family12530.1%26.7%
Refugees102.4%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 data415100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission102.4%9.6%
Work permits only before admission4510.8%9.2%
Study permits only before admission307.2%2.4%
Work and study permits before admission409.6%4.5%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.9%
No pre-admission experience29069.9%73.5%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1004.3%16.0%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate26511.3%21.0%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,96584.0%62.9%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level36515.6%33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,60568.6%29.3%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,33056.8%65.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree200.9%6.6%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate853.6%10.8%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,22552.4%48.5%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level1707.3%24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,05044.9%24.1%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,335100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1054.5%18.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,23095.5%81.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,33057.0%65.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate150.6%8.0%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,31556.3%57.9%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,335100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1057.9%26.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,22091.4%73.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable151.0%2.3%
All classes of workers1,46099.0%97.7%
Employee94063.7%85.2%
Self-employed52035.3%12.4%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable151.0%2.3%
All occupations1,46099.0%97.7%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations805.4%1.9%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations33022.4%19.1%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations1057.1%9.4%
3 Health occupations1359.2%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services29520.0%12.4%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport15510.5%4.1%
6 Sales and service occupations27018.3%24.5%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations855.8%13.6%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations00.0%0.8%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities100.7%3.9%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,475100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable151.0%2.3%
All industries1,46099.0%97.7%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.7%0.5%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction00.0%0.2%
22 Utilities00.0%0.7%
23 Construction302.0%5.8%
31-33 Manufacturing503.4%9.0%
41 Wholesale trade553.7%4.0%
44-45 Retail trade1308.8%11.6%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing402.7%5.4%
51 Information and cultural industries503.4%3.0%
52 Finance and insurance906.1%4.7%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing604.1%1.7%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services28519.3%9.9%
55 Management of companies and enterprises100.7%0.2%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services352.4%4.2%
61 Educational services18012.2%8.0%
62 Health care and social assistance18012.2%13.3%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation704.7%1.7%
72 Accommodation and food services654.4%5.2%
81 Other services (except public administration)604.1%4.0%
91 Public administration402.7%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 data655100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van34051.9%75.6%
Car, truck or van - as a driver33050.4%71.0%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger203.1%4.6%
Public transit8012.2%15.3%
Walked15022.9%5.7%
Bicycle456.9%1.8%
Other method355.3%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 data655100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes22534.4%21.6%
15 to 29 minutes28042.7%35.5%
30 to 44 minutes11016.8%25.1%
45 to 59 minutes00.0%9.7%
60 minutes and over253.8%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 data655100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.00.0%8.1%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.203.1%16.6%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.17526.7%25.9%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.26540.5%20.1%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.16024.4%13.1%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.304.6%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 data580100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence18031.0%50.0%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence36062.1%13.8%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence457.8%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 data2,755100.0%100.0%
Non-movers1,64559.7%58.8%
Movers1,11040.3%41.2%
Non-migrants2709.8%17.3%
Migrants84030.5%23.8%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,900100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,63090.7%88.3%
Movers2759.5%11.7%
Non-migrants1304.5%6.9%
Migrants1455.0%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 data1,370100.0%100.0%
Worked at home69550.7%25.8%
Worked outside Canada201.5%0.2%
No fixed workplace address755.5%10.4%
Usual place of work58042.3%63.6%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,875100.0%100.0%
English only47016.3%8.2%
French only551.9%33.8%
English and French2,34581.6%56.4%
Neither English nor French150.5%1.6%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,875100.0%100.0%
English2,02070.3%20.4%
French70524.5%71.3%
English and French1354.7%6.7%
Neither English nor French100.3%1.6%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,875100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,71594.4%94.4%
Multiple responses1555.4%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% data2,875100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,73595.1%93.3%
Multiple responses1404.9%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% data2,875100.0%100.0%
None2,17075.5%79.8%
English1605.6%5.5%
French2709.4%4.8%
Non-official language1204.2%5.4%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1204.2%5.4%
English and French250.9%1.3%
English and non-official language(s)301.0%1.5%
French and non-official language(s)853.0%1.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%0.4%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,875100.0%100.0%
English1,56054.3%11.5%
French38513.4%56.0%
Non-official language1154.0%7.2%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1154.0%7.2%
English and French43015.0%7.6%
English and non-official language(s)1756.1%4.3%
French and non-official language(s)301.0%7.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)1705.9%5.9%
Multiple non-official languages50.2%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 data1,635100.0%100.0%
English61037.3%11.0%
French20512.5%49.6%
Non-official language00.0%0.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.5%
English and French78047.7%35.9%
English and non-official language(s)100.6%0.7%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
English, French and non-official language(s)301.8%1.8%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.0%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,635100.0%100.0%
None97559.6%69.2%
English17010.4%19.2%
French45527.8%9.5%
Non-official language100.6%1.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.6%1.0%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.6%
French and non-official language(s)251.5%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% data650100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language49576.2%22.9%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language15023.1%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% data510100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language40579.4%23.8%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada33565.7%18.7%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada7013.7%5.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language10520.6%76.2%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,870100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,870100.0%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 income70.2%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareGreater Montréal
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,340100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,47563.0%66.3%
Employed1,37558.8%60.7%
Unemployed1054.5%5.5%
Not in the labour force86036.8%33.7%
Participation rate (Rate)63
Employment rate (Rate)59
Unemployment rate (Rate)7
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,33599.8%100.0%
Did not work83035.5%33.9%
Worked1,50564.3%66.1%
Worked full year full time77032.9%34.5%
Worked part year and/or part time73031.2%31.6%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)41

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