Chambly

Population : 22,415 people

Low-income people : 1,659, or 7.4% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Children (0-14 years) : 22.5% (18.1% on the South Shore)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 8.8% (12.3% on the South Shore)

People living alone : 8.1% (10.2% on the South Shore)

Seniors living alone : 2.4% (3.2% on the South Shore)

Families with or without children : 6,630

Families with children : 66.5% (62.4% on the South Shore)

Single parent families : 26.1% (25.9% on the South Shore)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 20.7% (22.6% on the South Shore)

Immigrants : 3.0% (9.9% on the South Shore)

New immigrants : 0.4% (1.9% on the South Shore)

Visible minorities : 1.6% (8.4% on the South Shore)

Mother tongue : 

• French 91.8% (82.9% on the South Shore)
• English 5.2% (7.0% on the South Shore)
• Other 2.4% (8.9% on the South Shore)

Renter households : 26.0% (31.2% on the South Shore)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 28.6% (33.4% on the South Shore)

Low-income single parent families : 206, or 18.8% (17.2% on the South Shore)

Low-income children under age 6 : 79, or 4.6% (9.7% on the South Shore)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population