Saint-Mathieu

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Total population: 2,155 people

Youth (0 to 14 years): 17.8% (17.4% in South Shore)

Seniors (65 and over): 14% (17.1%in South Shore)

People living alone: 8.8% (11.8% in South Shore)

Seniors living alone: 25.4% (26.7% in South Shore)

Families with children: 57.6% (60.2%in South Shore)

Single-parent families: 28.9% (28% in South Shore)

Immigrants: 2.1% (13.2% in South Shore)

New immigrants: 0% (2.2% in South Shore)

Visible minorities: 3% (13.2% in South Shore)

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 25.9% (18% in South Shore)

Low-income individuals: 245, or 11.4% (10.3% in South Shore)

Children under 6 from a low-income family: 25, or 12.5% (10.2% in South Shore)

Low-income Seniors: 45, or 12.5% (14% in South Shore)

Renter households: 10.5% (30.4% in South Shore)

Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 22.2% (32.7% in South Shore)

People who have moved over the past 5 years:  34.8% (34.4% in South Shore)

 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population