Hampstead

Population : 6,695 people

Low-income people : 671, or 9.6% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 21.3% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 15.1% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 8.4% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 3.2% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 1,880

Families with children : 65.4% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 14.6% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 8.4% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 29.0% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 4.6% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 9.4% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 13.9% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 60.9% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 22.3% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 31.4% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 35.7% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 31, or 17.2% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 65, or 13.4% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population