{"id":93991,"date":"2025-11-07T11:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=93991"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:13:33","slug":"villeray","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/villeray\/","title":{"rendered":"Villeray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The neighborhood is distinguished by a strong presence of young adults aged 18 to 34 (33%), with lower proportions of children (16%) and seniors (12%). In Villeray-Est, the proportions of children (17%) and seniors (14%) are slightly higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/strong> Single-parent families \u2013 more prevalent in Villeray-Est<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

35% of families in Villeray-Est are headed by a single parent (1,005 families), above the Montreal average (31%). Other sectors show lower rates: 29% in Villeray-Ouest and 30% in Villeray-Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The rate of people living alone in the neighborhood is higher than the Montreal average (24% vs. 19%), particularly in Villeray-Centre (28%). Seniors in all sectors of Villeray are more likely to live alone than in Montreal overall, notably in Villeray-Centre, where more than half (56%) do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Poverty \u2013 comparable to the Montreal average<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

11% of the neighborhood\u2019s population (6,525 people) live on low income, a rate equivalent to Montreal. Villeray-Est has both the highest rate (13%) and the largest number of low-income residents (2,800).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270f\ufe0f<\/strong> Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) \u2013 below Montreal average except in Villeray-Est<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

7% of adults aged 25 to 64 lack a high school diploma, compared with 9% in Montreal. The highest rate is in Villeray-Est (11%). More than half of the neighborhood\u2019s adults without a diploma (1,445 people) live in this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Diversity and immigration \u2013 contrasting picture<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The proportion of residents belonging to a visible minority group is significantly lower in Villeray (26%) than in Montreal overall (38%), except in Villeray-Est, where it reaches 39%. Over half (53%) of the neighborhood\u2019s visible minority population resides in Villeray-Est.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consult this dashboard to access a wide range of demographic, socio-cultural\/economic, and living-condition data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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