Lachine

Population : 40,490 people

Low-income people : 7,340, or 18.3% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 16.3% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 14.0% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 17.7% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 5.1% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 11,090

Families with children : 62.4% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 37.9% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 26.0% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 16.3% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 4.1% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 13.9% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 60.4% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 21.7% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 15.6% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 59.4% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 31.6% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 702, or 26.7% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 526, or 21.2% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population