La Petite-Patrie

Population : 48,245 people

Low-income people : 13,145, or 27.5% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 12.2% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 11.2% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 26.2% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 4.8% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 11,090

Families with children : 55.5% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 42.0% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 20.6% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 21.2% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 5.5% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 17.5% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 73.2% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 4.2% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 20.6% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 76.6% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 37.1% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 841, or 32.5% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 567 or 21.8% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population