South Shore
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Total population: 861,030 people
Youth (0 to 14 years): 17.4%
Seniors (65 and over): 17.1%
People living alone: 11.8%
Seniors living alone: 26.7%
Families with children: 60.2%
Single-parent families: 28%
Immigrants: 13.2%
New immigrants: 2.2%
Visible minorities: 13.2%
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS
People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 18%
Low-income individuals: 87,030, or 10.3%
Children under 6 from a low-income family: 5,930, or 10.2%
Low-income Seniors: 18,745, or 14%
Renter households: 30.4%
Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 32.7%
People who have moved over the past 5 years: 34.4%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population