Villeray

Population : 59,400 people

Low-income people : 15,087, or 25.5% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 13.4% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 13.0% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

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

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

Families with or without children : 14,595

Families with children : 59.1% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 39.0% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 23.7% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 29.7% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 8.0% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 23.9% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 64.4% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 3.7% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 32.9% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 73.3% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 36.1% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 960, or 29.6% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1035, or 28.8% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population