Saint-Laurent

Population : 83,870 people

Low-income people : 18,991, or 22.7% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 18.2% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 16.8% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 12.3% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 5.0% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 22,595

Families with children : 67.4% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 25.5% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 18.9% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 50.6% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 12.7% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 41.5% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 28.9% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 15.8% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 50.9% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 55.7% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 42.4% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 947, or 24.4% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 2,287, or 35.0% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population