{"id":94229,"date":"2025-11-19T16:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=94229"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:25:31","slug":"mrc-de-marguerite-dyouville","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/south-shore\/mrc-de-marguerite-dyouville\/","title":{"rendered":"MRC de Marguerite-D\u2019Youville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Snapshot of the<\/span>\n
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(Calixa-Lavall\u00e9e, Contrec\u0153ur, Saint-Amable, Sainte-Julie, Varennes and Verch\u00e8res)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd Population \u2013 strong growth and high proportion of families<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Between 2016 and 2021, Saint-Amable (+10%) and Contrec\u0153ur (+20%) experienced strong population growth, above that of the MRC overall (+4%) and the South Shore average (+6%). The MRC de Marguerite-D\u2019Youville also has a high share of families (41%, compared with 37% for the South Shore).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfda\ufe0f<\/strong> Poverty \u2013 low<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Only 3% of the population, or 2,050 people, live on a low income, slightly below the South Shore average (5%) and the lowest among all Centraide MRCs. Median household income is $82,000, well above the South Shore average ($72,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) \u2013 pronounced in Saint-Amable<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Ten percent of adults aged 25\u201364 (2,995 people) do not have a high school diploma, the same share as the South Shore average (10%). Rates vary strongly across municipalities: 6% in Sainte-Julie and up to 19% in Saint-Amable, which also has the largest number of adults without a high school diploma (1,430 people).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Diversity and immigration \u2013 low but growing<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The MRC has a small share of immigrants (5%) and visible minority residents (5%) compared with the South Shore overall (15% and 16%). Between 2016 and 2021, the immigrant population grew by 47% and the population belonging to visible minority groups grew by 72%.<\/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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