Beaconsfield

Population: 19,065 people

Low-income people: 839, or 4.4% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years): 20.8% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over): 13.4% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone: 5.1% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone: 2.8% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children: 5,525

Families with children: 66.6% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families: 14.1% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma: 8.2% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants: 22.6% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants: 3.3% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities: 8.4% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue: 

• French 26.9% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 53.3% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 17.7% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households: 9.3% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent: 28.7% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families: 39, or 7.6% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6: 35, or 2.8% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population