Park Extension

Population : 30,255 people

Low-income people : 12,526, or 41.4% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 19.3% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 13.3% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 12.9% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 3.9% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 7,725

Families with children : 73.7% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 29.1% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 41.5% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 61.6% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 18.1% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 61.0% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 8.2% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 9.6% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 78.4% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 81.1% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 41.1% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 695, or 42.0% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1,336 or 51.6% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population