Sainte-Geneviève

Population : 3,110 people

Low-income people : 735, or 23.7% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 15.0% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 14.1% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 21.9% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 6.4% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 740

Families with children : 66.9% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 34.3% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 22.3% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 29.7% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 8.4% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 27.3% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 43.6% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 26.4% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 28.3% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 60.7% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 34.8% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 44, or 25.6% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 40, or 23.5% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population