{"id":94206,"date":"2025-11-19T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=94206"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:26:24","slug":"west-island-south","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/west-island-south\/","title":{"rendered":"West Island (South)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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(Baie-D\u2019Urf\u00e9,\u202fBeaconsfield, Dorval, Kirkland,\u202fPointe-Claire,\u202fSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue\u202fet Senneville)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc75<\/strong><\/strong> Population \u2013 high proportion of seniors<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The south of the West Island has a particularly high share of seniors, representing 21% of the population compared with 16% in Montreal. Baie-D\u2019Urf\u00e9 (24%), Pointe-Claire (24%) and Senneville (25%) stand out, with nearly one in four residents aged 65 and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/strong> Families and people living alone \u2013 strong presence of families, but more people living alone in some areas<\/strong><\/strong>

42% of households are families, a share significantly higher than in Montreal (31%). Some municipalities approach nearly one household out of two. Conversely, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Dorval have the lowest shares of families and the highest shares of people living alone (16% and 17%, compared with 19% in Montreal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd<\/strong><\/strong> Poverty \u2013 low, but higher in Dorval and Pointe-Claire<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

5% of residents live on a low income, well below the Montreal average (11%). In absolute numbers, over half of the 4,515 low-income residents live in Dorval (1,160 people) and Pointe-Claire (1,375 people). Several municipalities in the south of the West Island have some of the highest median household incomes on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe2 Housing \u2013 among the highest rents on the island<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

In 2024, the average rent for a two-bedroom unit is $1,801 in Baie-D\u2019Urf\u00e9, Beaconsfield, Dorval, Kirkland, Pointe-Claire and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, well above the Montreal average of $1,145. From 2022 to 2024, rents increased by 15%, compared with 13% in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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