Pont-Viau

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Data on the territory served by Laval municipal office (BML) – Sector 2, which covers the districts of Pont-Viau and Laval-des-Rapides. Data by neighbourhood are not available.

Total population: 75,955 people

Youth (0 to 14 years): 15.3% (17.4% in Laval)

Seniors (65 and over): 19.1% (17.2% in Laval)

People living alone: 15.7% (10.2% in Laval)

Seniors living alone: 30.5% (24.3% in Laval)

Families with children: 62.5% (65.7% in Laval)

Single-parent families: 34.5% (26.2% in Laval)

Immigrants: 30.2% (28.5% in Laval)

New immigrants: 6% (3.7% in Laval)

Visible minorities: 30.6% (26.1% in Laval)

 

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 20.2% (19% in Laval)

Low-income individuals: 12,680, or 17.4% (11.3% in Laval)

Children under 6 from a low-income family: 1,020, or 20.7% (12.5% in Laval)

Low-income Seniors: 2,095, or 17.5% (14.6% in Laval)

Renter households: 52.7% (30.6% in Laval)

Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 32.6% (35.6% in Laval)

People who have moved over the past 5 years: 41.1% (32.2% in Laval)

 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population