Ahuntsic

Population: 74,445 people

Low-income people: 15,865, or 21.4% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years): 14.5% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over): 16.6% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone: 21.4% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone: 6.8% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children: 19,220

Families with children: 60.9% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families: 34.3% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma: 20.7% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants: 27.4% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants: 7.5% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities: 23.3% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue: 

• French 64.8% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 3.1% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 29.8% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households: 63.2% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent: 33.9% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families: 15,865, or 21.4% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6: 1,351, or 30.1% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population