Varennes
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Total population: 21,260 people
Youth (0 to 14 years): 17.6% (17.4% in South Shore)
Seniors (65 and over): 13.1% (17.1%in South Shore)
People living alone: 8% (11.8% in South Shore)
Seniors living alone: 23.6% (26.7% in South Shore)
Families with children: 62.2% (60.2%in South Shore)
Single-parent families: 25% (28% in South Shore)
Immigrants: 3.7% (13.2% in South Shore)
New immigrants: 0.5% (2.2% in South Shore)
Visible minorities: 3.2% (13.2% in South Shore)
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS
People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 13.8% (18% in South Shore)
Low-income individuals: 1.090, or 4.3% (10,3% in South Shore)
Children under 6 from a low-income family: 60, or 4.3% (10.2% in South Shore)
Low-income Seniors: 240, or 10.2 % (14% in South Shore)
Renter households: 19.7% (30.4% in South Shore)
Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 27.4% (32.7% in South Shore)
People who have moved over the past 5 years: 29.2% (34.4% in South Shore)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population