Pointe-aux-Trembles/Montréal-Est
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Pointe-aux-Trembles/Montréal-Est
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👩👧 Single-parent families – significant presence in Montréal-Est
37% of families in Pointe-aux-Trembles and 43% of families in Montréal-Est are single-parent households, above the Montreal average (31%). This represents 2,705 families in Pointe-aux-Trembles and 235 families in Montréal-Est.
📍 Poverty – lower than the Montreal average
6% of Pointe-aux-Trembles residents (3,015 people) live on low income, below the Montreal average (11%), while the rate in Montréal-Est reaches 9% (380 people). In both sectors, children aged 0 to 5 are the most affected by poverty (7% in Pointe-aux-Trembles and 18% in Montréal-Est), unlike Montreal overall, where adults aged 18 to 64 are generally the most affected.
✏️ Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) – above average
Among adults aged 25 to 64, 15% in Pointe-aux-Trembles (3,125 people) and 21% in Montréal-Est (535 people) do not have a high school diploma, compared with 9% in Montreal. Three-quarters of undereducated adults in Pointe-aux-Trembles live in Pointe-aux-Trembles-Ouest, the most populous sector of the neighborhood.
🌎 Immigrant population – low proportion but rapid growth
Pointe-aux-Trembles (17%, or 8,030 people) and Montréal-Est (12%, or 520 people) have the lowest immigrant proportions on the island. Immigration in Pointe-aux-Trembles is older, while in Montréal-Est, one-quarter (23%) of immigrants have been in Canada for less than five years. Between 2016 and 2021, both sectors experienced some of the fastest growth in immigrant populations on the island: +36% in Pointe-aux-Trembles and +58% in Montréal-Est, the highest increase on the island.
🎓 Youth graduation – below average but improving
High school graduation rates in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montréal-Est are below the Montreal average: 79% versus 84% in 2023. However, the rates have been improving over the past two years, rising from 71% in 2021 to 79% in 2023.
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