Sainte-Rose

Population : 30,590 people

Low-income people : 2,043, or 6.7% (11.1% in Laval)

Children (0-14 years) : 22.4% (18.0% in Laval)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 8.2% (13.9% in Laval)

People living alone : 7.5% (10.0% in Laval)

Seniors living alone : 2.4% (3.6% in Laval)

Families with or without children : 8,915

Families with children : 69.3% (63.9% in Laval)

Single parent families : 21.8% (25.6% in Laval)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 16.5% (22.1% in Laval)

Immigrants : 12.0% (20.2% in Laval)

New immigrants : 1.5% (2.5% in Laval)

Visible minorities : 9.2% (14.2% in Laval)

Mother tongue : 

• French 81.8% (66.4% in Laval)
• English 4.2% (6.9% in Laval)
• Other 12.3% (24.2% in Laval)

Renter households : 19.8% (31.1% in Laval)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 37.6% (36.5% in Laval)

Low-income single parent families : 65, or 5.1% (17.1% in Laval)

Low-income children under age 6 : 135, or 5.4% (12.8% in Laval)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population