Centre-ville

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Total population: 56,920 people

Youth (0 to 14 years): 6.6% (15.7% Island of Montreal)

Seniors (65 and over): 15.6% (16.7% Island of Montreal)

People living alone: 33% (18.1% Island of Montreal)

Seniors living alone: 46% (36.1% Island of Montreal)

Families with children: 41% (63% Island of Montreal)

Single-parent families: 32.7% (32.5% Island of Montreal)

Immigrants: 37% (34% Island of Montreal)

New immigrants: 10.1% (7.3% Island of Montreal)

Visible minorities: 43.8% (32.9% Island of Montreal)

 

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 6.1% (16.9% Island of Montreal)

Low-income individuals: 20,735, or 37.7% (21.3% Island of Montreal)

Children under 6 from a low-income family: 785, or 36.9% (22.8% Island of Montreal)

Low-income Seniors: 2,445, or 29.6% (21.2% Island of Montreal)

Renter households: 70.6% (60% Island of Montreal)

Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 54.6% (36.8% Island of Montreal)

People who have moved over the past 5 years: 63.8% (43.2% Island of Montreal)

 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population