Duvernay

Population: 28,070 people

Low-income people: 1,628, or 5.8% (11.1% in Laval)

Children (0-14 years): 19.1% (18.0% in Laval)

Seniors (65 years and over): 16.6% (13.9% in Laval)

People living alone: 7.1% (10.0% in Laval)

Seniors living alone: 3.7% (3.6% in Laval)

Families with or without children: 8,310

Families with children: 63.2% (63.9% in Laval)

Single parent families: 18.7% (25.6% in Laval)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma: 17.4% (22.1% in Laval)

Immigrants: 18.5% (20.2% in Laval)

New immigrants: 1.7% (2.5% in Laval)

Visible minorities: 11.3% (14.2% in Laval)

Mother tongue: 

• French 62.5% (66.4% in Laval)
• English 7.9% (6.9% in Laval)
• Other 27.3% (24.2% in Laval)

Renter households: 13.5% (31.1% in Laval)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent: 47.0% (36.5% in Laval)

Low-income single parent families: 80, or 9.1% (17.1% in Laval)

Low-income children under age 6: 65, or 3,7% (12.8% in Laval)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population