Saint-Amable

Population : 8,395 people

Low-income people : 772, or 9.2% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Children (0-14 years) : 22.9% (18.1% on the South Shore)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 5.5% (12.3% on the South Shore)

People living alone : 5.5% (10.2% on the South Shore)

Seniors living alone : 1.1% (3.2% on the South Shore)

Families with or without children : 2,500

Families with children : 68.0% (62.4% on the South Shore)

Single parent families : 18.2% (25.9% on the South Shore)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 37.4% (22.6% on the South Shore)

Immigrants : 1.6% (9.9% on the South Shore)

New immigrants : 0.4% (1.9% on the South Shore)

Visible minorities : 1.6% (8.4% on the South Shore)

Mother tongue : 

• French 97.1% (82.9% on the South Shore)
• English 1.1% (7.0% on the South Shore)
• Other 1.5% (8.9% on the South Shore)

Renter households : 15.6% (31.2% on the South Shore)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 39.8% (33.4% on the South Shore)

Low-income single parent families : 70, or 22.9% (17.2% on the South Shore)

Low-income children under age 6 : 55, or 7.5% (9.7% on the South Shore)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population