{"id":90991,"date":"2025-10-03T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=90991"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:16:08","slug":"le-plateau-mont-royal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/le-plateau-mont-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Plateau-Mont-Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 Population \u2013 strong presence of young adults<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Montreal\u2019s most populous neighbourhood, Le Plateau stands out for its high proportion of adults, especially young adults. Residents aged 18 to 34 represent 37% of the population, while children aged 0\u201317 and seniors 65 and over each account for only 10%. This predominance of young adults is characteristic of central Montreal neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc74 People living alone and seniors living alone \u2013 strong presence<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The neighbourhood has the largest populations of people living alone (30,025) and seniors living alone (6,175) in Montreal. The M\u00e9tro-Est sector stands out with the highest number of people living alone, while all sectors show rates of seniors living alone well above the Montreal average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd<\/strong> Poverty \u2013 neighbourhood at the top of the list<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Le Plateau has the largest number of low-income residents in Montreal (17,495 people). This population is concentrated in large numbers in the Plateau-Ouest sector (4,530 people). The neighbourhood\u2019s low-income rate, one of the highest on the island, is well above Montreal\u2019s average (17% versus 11%) and reaches 24% in Saint-Louis and 35% in M\u00e9tro-Est.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong> Non-permanent residents \u2013 strong presence<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The immigration rate in Le Plateau (23%) is below the Montreal average (33%), but the neighbourhood hosts a significant share of recent immigrants (26% of all immigrants in the neighbourhood) and the largest population of non-permanent residents in Montreal (15,915 people).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe2<\/strong> Housing \u2013 high cost<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the neighbourhood is $1,460 (2024), well above the Montreal average ($1,145). Nearly 15,000 renter households (36%) spend an excessive share of their income on housing, compared to 28% in Montreal. Half of the renter households are concentrated in the M\u00e9tro-Est sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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