Rosemont

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Rosemont

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📍Population – variable growth and diverse age structure

Between 2016 and 2021, the neighborhood’s population grew by 2.7%, slightly below the Montreal average (3.2%). Growth was much stronger in Cité-Jardin (+47%). The age structure varies by sector: young people are highly represented in Angus and Nouveau-Rosemont, while seniors make up a larger share in Cité-Jardin, Nouveau-Rosemont, and Rosemont-Nord.

👩‍👧 Single-parent families – strong presence in Vieux-Rosemont

34% of families in the neighborhood are single-parent households (4,040 families), above the Montreal average (31%). Vieux-Rosemont stands out with 37% of families being single-parent (1,315 families), the highest rate in the neighborhood.

👵 People living alone and seniors living alone – notable characteristics

All sectors of the neighborhood have rates of people living alone above the Montreal average (19%), ranging from 22% in Angus to 29% in Vieux-Rosemont. A total of 23,350 people live alone in Rosemont, ranking the neighborhood second in Montreal after Plateau-Mont-Royal. Except for Cité-Jardin, at least half of seniors live alone in all sectors. Vieux-Rosemont and Nouveau-Rosemont have the largest populations of seniors living alone.

🏚️ Poverty – rate equal to the Montreal average

11% of the neighborhood’s population, or 9,340 people, live on low income, a rate equal to the Montreal average. Rates vary from 6% in Cité-Jardin to 12% in Rosemont-Nord and Vieux-Rosemont, the highest in the neighborhood. In absolute numbers, the largest low-income populations are in Vieux-Rosemont (3,350 people) and Nouveau-Rosemont (2,345 people).

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