Pointe-Claire

Population : 29,875 people

Low-income people : 2,359, or 7.9% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 17.6% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 17.3% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 11.8% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 6.2% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 8,410

Families with children : 66.0% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 23.8% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 12.2% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 22.9% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 3.1% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 14.8% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 22.4% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 55.0% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 19.9% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 31.0% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 49.3% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 150, or 11.3% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 111, or 6.6% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population