L'Île-Bizard

Population : 14,115 people

Low-income people : 805, or 5.7% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 21.1% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 7.9% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 5.7% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 1.6% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 4,055

Families with children : 71.4% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 17.3% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 15.3% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 15.3% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 1.1% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 9.5% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 63.2% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 17.6% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 17.0% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 14.1% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 40.3% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 65, or 13.0% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 20, or 2.3% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population