Saint-Léonard

Population : 71,495 people

Low-income people : 14,565, or 20.4% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 16.7% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 19.3% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 12.1% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 4.9% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 20,705

Families with children : 63.5% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 30.7% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 31.4% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 41.4% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

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

Visible minorities : 25.1% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 32.8% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 8.8% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 55.5% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 66.0% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 34.6% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 1,044, or 25.9% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1,661, or 32.4% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population