{"id":94237,"date":"2025-11-20T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=94237"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:08:54","slug":"verdun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/verdun\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 Single-parent families \u2013 more common in the Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise sector<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

30% of the neighbourhood\u2019s families are single-parents, a rate comparable to the Montreal average (31%), representing 2,625 families. The picture varies by sector: 24% of families on \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs (Nun\u2019s Island) are single-parent, compared with 37% in the Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise sector, which also has the highest number of single-parent families (1,105 families).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc74<\/strong> People living alone and seniors \u2013 concentrated in Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

22% of residents in the neighbourhood live alone, a rate above the Montreal average (19%), but higher in the Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise sector (26%), which accounts for half of Verdun\u2019s people living alone (7,220 out of 14,974). Among seniors, 53% live alone in Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise, one of the highest rates on the island, whereas in other Verdun sectors, rates are closer to the Montreal average (37%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd<\/strong> Poverty \u2013 slightly below the Montreal average<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

10% of the neighbourhood\u2019s population, or 6,880 people, live on low income, slightly below the Montreal average (11%). Rates vary by sector: 8% in Desmarchais-Crawford, 9% on \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs (Nun\u2019s Island), and 12% in Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise. While adults have the highest low-income rate across Verdun, the youth aged 0 to 17 are the most affected age group on \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs (Nun\u2019s Island) (12%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Immigrant population \u2013 strong presence on \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Nearly half of Verdun\u2019s 16,915 immigrants live on \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs (Nun\u2019s Island) (8,075 people), which also has a proportion above the Montreal average (38% vs. 33%). Rates are much lower in other sectors: 13% in Desmarchais-Crawford and 22% in Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise. The neighbourhood also has a significant number of non-permanent residents (4,265 people), half of whom (2,205) live in Wellington-de-l\u2019\u00c9glise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

24% of residents belong to visible minority groups, a rate below the Montreal average (38%). On \u00cele-des-S\u0153urs (Nun\u2019s Island), this proportion is higher (35%) and has seen notable growth of 31% between 2016 and 2021.<\/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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